Roker pier restoration

[Nooo Fish]

Alreet everyone.

I'm sure I've just heard on the radio at work that they are starting work to restore roker pier on Monday? Is that right and if it is will the pier be closed till its finished? If it is I'm gonna have to try shields pier. Never fished there before so it'll be a change of scenery.

[toonboymc]

not sure if they are closing the pier all together m8 think its just sections but im not 100%

[Nooo Fish]

Cheers toonboy. They mentioned the lighthouse was getting work done as well. I think the best way to find out will be to go down n have a look. Unless I find somewhere else this weekend while I'm avoiding the airshow.

[the cod one]

Just read about it just the round head my be the bunker later on

[codfather145]

It's just the light house they will chain it off but if people climb over they will shut the whole pier.

[eddie t]

That's what they said the last time.

it was shut for months did they not fix it then.

[big phil 123]

That's what they said the last time.

it was shut for months did they not fix it then.

Hahaha there idea of closing the round head is that silly black chain lol mint they done a propper job of the ratty

[eddie t]

That's why they use that chain cos they are skint now spent all
the money on the ratty fence.

[Nooo Fish]

I hope they don't close the whole thing.

They properly stuffed the ratty for fishing. I don't know why they didn't just put a decent railing on it instead of just fencing it all off. I used to get loads of whitey off there in winter when I was a youngun.

[eddie t]

The old north pier is dropping to bits mate that's why its fenced off easy way
instead of fixing it.

cos the council wont fix it all ya get off the council is we have no money crap.

[Nooo Fish]

The old north pier is dropping to bits mate that's why its fenced off easy way
instead of fixing it.

cos the council wont fix it all ya get off the council is we have no money crap.

They've got no money cos they've spunked it all on them daft wooden domes. They are meant to have cost 170k each!!!! Idiots.

[Geordie-UK]

The old north pier is dropping to bits mate that's why its fenced off easy way
instead of fixing it.

cos the council wont fix it all ya get off the council is we have no money crap.

I have heard that they are going to repair and renovate the old pier, as they were waiting for funding to do it, it was included in the total budget to fix roker lighthouse, pier, and seafront, the reason it was fenced off is because they originally fenced off the end which was collapsing, in order to allow fishermen to still fish off it, but a section of the pier sunk and collapsed about twenty foot from where the new fence gate is, I am normally first to curse unnecessary closing or far too strict rules at fishing marks, but I have to say in this case, after seeing what had happened myself, they were bang on to close it.