Read MoreOctober 2023 News letter
Red Lion Coffee Morning Wednesday 4th October Our Artist of the Month appearing at the Red Lion on Wednesday 4th October is Pavel Kricka, who has been working locally and displaying at our annual Art show and other local art events, becoming well known and selling well. His work is very appealing. Pavel said: ” Lock down has a lot to answer for but for me it was very positive to be forced to slow down, it was during this time I restarted my interest in ceramics. I began hand building sculptural pieces and refreshed my throwing skills. My inspiration in ceramics is Lucy Rie, Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada. I’m also have a photographic practice that started with sport and has branched out into events and interior photography, you can see some of my work on my web site, and on Instagram. Press this button to see Pavel Kricka’s website SAVE THE DATE: Red Lion Saturday 9th December Our December coffee morning at the Red Lion will be a Christmas special, so please save the date. 2024 Shotley Heritage Calendar Thank you to June Lawford-Randall who has been collating the photos sent in by so many local enthusiasts. It will be ready for sale very soon for £8 It will be the same size as last year which made it easy to post as a gift, will be on sale at Shotley Post Office thanks to Mr Manish Patel. To get this support in the local business community is so helpful, Manish has sold the calendar on our behalf for several years and we are very grateful. We have been fundraising for the new gates to the pier, and we are now over halfway to the amount we need. Some has been donated at local coffee mornings, some direct online.The blue button below is proving a great easy way to send donations, and PayPal adds a donation each time it’s used. Press this button to donate and PayPal will add to your donation ! Podcasts have become a good way to spread the word about all sorts of subjects. Some time ago, Suffolk Money invited us to talk about the pier, hope you have time to listen, it’s part of a series they made about local causes. Podcast about the pier group
Read MoreHappy Christmas 2022
Why not sponsor a plank as a Christmas gift ? Immortalise a loved one for £100 and get this personalised gift token to email or post. Email shotleypier@gmail.com for the order form. Plaques to be installed in January 2023 (weather permitting)
Read MoreBirdwatching from Shotley Pier
Welcome to our information site linked to the display board on Shotley Pier! This has been made possible by a grant from the Coasts & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Community & Conservation Fund, awarded in 2022. Shotley Pier is ideally placed to observe both native and migratory birds who flock to the estuary and tidal margins of this special region. The AONB is active in protecting species such on the Red list and this site is designed to help the public observe and learn more about this very special region. The information panel is a small introduction to some of the birds that can be seen from the pier throughout the year. Please feel free to follow up your interests with either the AONB, the Shotley Pier Group or simply record your sightings on the chalk board on the Pier. Artwork by : Peta Hillier Contacts at : https://www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org/ www.shotleypier.co.uk SHORELINE BIRDS BRENT GOOSE: A small dark goose with a black head, rear end white. Large flocks between October and February from their Artic breeding grounds. Feeds on estuaries and mudflats, sometimes arable grassland. Often take to the air when disturbed. UK conservation status: Amber OYSTERCATCHER: Striking black and white plumage, red eye and an orange bill. Common on shorelines with molluscs such as cockles, mussels, and marine worms. Migrate from northern areas and breed in shallow scrapes in the open. UK conservation status: Amber CURLEW: A large wading bird with a long downward bill with a distinctive sound. Winter habitat of upland moors and in summer on seashores for worms and molluscs. UK conservation status: Amber BLACK HEADED GULL: One of the most common European gulls able to live in most habitats. An opportunistic feeder but marine invertebrates and molluscs are favoured on the shoreline. Adults have a distinctive dark head in summer with a white plumage. UK Conservation status: Amber CORMORANT: A large, hooked bill and a dark appearance, Cormorants are often seen diving under water then perched on posts with wings stretched out to dry them off. Cormorants live around sheltered coasts and eat flatfish and eels. UK Conservation status: Green REDSHANK: Found in estuaries and shores in the winter and coastal marshes in the summer this wading bird has red legs and bill with a grey, brown plumage and pure white underside. Feeds on marine invertebrates and insect larvae. UK conservation status: Amber…
Read MoreClosing the Gap! Fundraising via PayPal
Charitable fundraising just got easier with the help of PayPal. As a charitable society, we are able to receive payments through Paypal without fees, PLUS they add 20% Giftaid immediately so every time kind donors give to the pier renovations, an immediate extra 20% is added, Please help us get to the next stage of our renovations, having achieved the complete renovation of the first 100 feet of the pier, we hope to renovate the next stage in 2022 Donations can be made via our PayPal fundraising link https://www.paypal.com/gb/fundraiser/charity/3340411
Read MorePier filmed by drone
Steve Trumm Film Productions has kindly filmed the pier by drone, which shows the completed pier decking as well as the gappy next section which we are raising funds to renovate.
Read MoreWe are ready to start renovating the pier
We are delighted to announce that Shotley Pier has signed a contract to receive an investment of £144,864 from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. This adds to existing funds raised and other grants such as Coastal Revival Fund which donated £50,000 in March 2019 The purpose of the investment fund is for “support of investments associated with the maintenance, restoration and upgrading of the cultural and natural heritage of the heritage coast.” This investment means we can start work on Land Bridge section of the pier from the pavement edge out into the river. The hard work of the volunteer Directors in preparing for the contract means that work will commence in September 2019. While it is weather dependent, we hope to complete this section of the renovation by spring 2020, and have a section of the pier ready to walk on for our members and the public. Work to apply for planning permission to add side platforms and a visitor centre with workshop for the pier continues. James Cartlidge, MP said: “I am absolutely delighted to hear the news that Shotley Pier has been awarded such a significant sum. As Patron of the Pier Project I am excited that this excellent community initiative will now be able to physically get underway and look forward to seeing it progress. As always, the team deserve praise for their continued energy and dedication.” It’s been a huge amount of work for the volunteers, attending funding meetings and writing papers, gathering evidence – both historical information as well as evidence from the public that they want this project. We conducted more than 30 public consultation events where we asked people what they wanted from the pier project. The top three items which were mentioned over and over again by the public were: Free access to walk on the pier without paying an entrance fee; Shelter, so that the pier can be used all year round in all weather conditions; Celebrate the Victorian heritage of the pier . The pier group is doing its best to achieve these goals. Chairman John Davitt shared the delight of the volunteers by saying: “ We feel so lucky to get this funding, which is a great expression of support for the development of the pier for the public to use once again after so many years. We can’t wait to get on with the work!”…
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