We are seeking to interview people who have memories of the Pier. The Board has always wanted to celebrate the personal stories of people who care about the pier. We’ve teamed up with author Robert Ashton, for whom this will be his 20th published book. As a child Robert lived at Brantham and so used to visit the pier himself more than 50 years ago. His book will be an exploration into the pier’s past, its present, and the hopes people have for its future. He’s describing the book, which will be titled ‘River of Hope’ as a collective biography, sharing the stories of those he meets or speaks to, both by design and also by chance. Robert takes his inspiration from George Ewart Evans, who wrote about rural Suffolk before the Great War. He too wrote the stories of people he met, capturing them before they were lost. Robert is currently researching the book and conducting interviews, some face to face and some over the phone. If you would like to share your story about the pier, please contact Robert by email, robert@robertashton.co.uk or get in touch with us and we’ll make an introduction. He hopes to have the interviews completed by mid-September, so that the book can be published in time for Christmas. The book will be a fundraiser for the pier, as well hope, as spreading word about why this project is so important. Contact robert@robertashton.co.uk
Read MoreShare Certificates go to Holland
As share certificates start to be issued to our 520 investors, one special group in Holland were having a very special family reunion, and our volunteer Casper took the opportunity to present certificates to all those he had persuaded to take part Clan Holland as we call them, are all related to Casper de Boer who has lived in Shotley for many years, becoming a well known dutch settler. He has enthusiastically introduced the idea of sharing ownership of the pier with his clan, and we are looking forward to putting a cluster of celebratory plaques up for them. Here is the family video of Casper presenting the share certificates to his relatives in Holland, thank you all for your kind support of our community project.
Read MoreAugust Coffee Morning
Coffee Morning at the Red Lion, Main Road Chelmondiston, IP9 1DX Our regular coffee mornings at the Red Lion are always popular, and August’s event will have the added attraction of fine weather – so the courtyard is available too – with sunny and shady spots its perfect for mingling and chatting. £5 gives you tea or coffee, and a slice of cake to enjoy in the lovely environment of this Michelin-listed restaurant. There is no need to spend more, but our coveted Shotley Seals in ceramic form are available to buy for £10 as is the Art on offer. The artist of the month is invited to show their work, which is displayed on the wall for 1 month. Each artist brings a different style, always interesting and enjoyable to meet the artist. The cakes are home made by volunteers and are considered a real treat – from fresh fruit cream cakes, to gin and tonic cake, there is something to appeal to all, including a savoury sausage roll if you don’t like cake ! We thank Mandy and Dougie of the Red Lion for their very generous donation of time and refreshments each month as this allows us to donate 100% of the £5 ticket price to the Pier fund.
Read MoreThe Rural Business Awards 2018
Shotley Heritage is a finalist in the Eastern Region Social Enterprise category, being the only one from Suffolk ! Other shortlisted social enterprises are: Anglia CareFarm, Cambridgeshire; BigBarn CIC, Cambridgeshire; Creative Arts East, Norfolk; and the Askefield Project, Lincs. We are thrilled to be considered and feel all the finalists are great social enterprises
Read MorePayPal now available to make payments
We are now able to receive payments by PayPal If you would like to make a donation, or purchase an item in our shop, please click on the link paypal.me/ShotleyPier
Read MoreWeds 4th July Coffee Morning at the Red Lion, Main Road Chelmondiston IP9 1DX
Our regular coffee mornings at the Red Lion are always popular, and July’s event will have the added attraction of fine weather – so the courtyard is available too – with sunny and shady spots its perfect for mingling and chatting. £5 gives you tea or coffee, and a slice of cake to enjoy in the lovely environment of this Michelin-listed restaurant. The artist of the month is invited to show their work, which is displayed on the wall for 1 month. Each artist brings a different style, always interesting and enjoyable to meet the artist. The cakes are home made by volunteers and are considered a real treat – from fresh fruit cream cakes, to gin and tonic cake, there is something to appeal to all, including a savoury sausage roll if you don’t like cake ! We thank Mandy and Dougie of the Red Lion for their very generous donation of time and refreshments each month as this allows us to donate 100% of the £5 ticket price to the Pier fund.
Read MoreSuffolk Day 21st June 2018
Come to one of our events and celebrate Suffolk Day Lunch at Red Lion, Main Road, Chelmondiston, IP9 1DX from 12-2 Picnic by the Pier 4pm – 9pm, some people will bring their children after school, others will come after work,
Read MoreG D P R has arrived at the Pier
We registered to protect data last year, and our team take protecting investors’ personal data very seriously. So GDPR wasn’t a big shock to our systems. Of course, we needed to update our Privacy Policy, which is now on this site. Get in touch with us if you have any queries or concerns about this issue. We do not sell your details to anyone, we send newsletters by consent, and we already comply with investors requests for how we contact them – if snailmail is requested, that is provided ! Privacy Policy
Read MoreRed Lion coffee Mornings first Wednesday of each month
Fund raising play at Shotley Village Hall
Horizons Theatre Group kindly offered to perform “Bette and Joan” short play as a fund raiser at Shotley Village Hall on Wednesday 25th April and Thursday 26th April 2018. Two wonderful evenings were enjoyed by all. The intensity of sitting so close to the action was quite unusual and felt quite different to seeing a performance on a far away stage. Refreshments included cake and biscuits which were very popular. Tickets are available to book online or pay on the door £10 each and there will be refreshments in the interval
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