Pier pledge as

www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk The Gazette, Tuesday, April 12, 2011 

facelift begins
By SHELAGH PARKINSON
“WE’RE going to look after it
– and love it.”
That was the pledge from the new
owners of North Pier as they un-
veiled the first phase of work carried
out on the Victorian landmark.
Less than two weeks after purchasing
the Grade II listed structure, Peter Sedg-
wick and family have already started the
massive restoration project.
Seating and metalwork within the
main entrance has been repainted in the
pier’s new signature colours of maroon
and cream.
Work will now continue
to repaint the seating along
the rest of the boardwalk. Watch video of the pier
Other plans include the relaunch at www.black-
re-introduction of a tram
poolgazette.co.uk
service to take visitors to
the end of the pier.
It is also proposed to illu- NEW START: Peter Sedgwick and his wife Sue with
minate it at night, while the daughters Gayner and Renee toast their purchase
50p admission charge has n Which is your favourite
been dropped. “Removing the ad- Resort entertainer Joey Blower said:
pier? Vote now at www. mission charge is al- “Peter and his family are dedicated to
Mr Sedgwick, who already
blackpoolgazette.co.uk ready making a differ- making Blackpool the top UK visitor
operates rides on South and
Central piers, said: “We ence and last weekend destination, and top visitor destination
want to keep it Victorian style. We are go- it was very busy.” worldwide.”
ing to paint it, look after it and love it. Blackpool Mayor Coun Don Clapham The Sedgwicks bought North Pier,
“We will be refurbishing every day. We praised the Sedgwicks for their belief in which opened in 1863, for an undisclosed
know it’s going to take three or four years the town. sum from Six Piers, part of the Trevor
to get it where we want it, but we have al- He said: “It’s fantastic to see a local Hemmings stable of companies.
ready started. family investing in their own town in
“The people who come here this sum- this way, and it will pay, there is no doubt shelagh.parkinson@
mer will see a difference. about it.” blackpoolgazette.co.uk

New law for

INSPECTORS are set to tour sunbed law is enforced.
shops to raise awareness of a new law. Micky Duck, senior environmental
The Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010 health officer, said: “I believe the in-
bans under-18s from using sunbeds, and troduction of the Act will give valuable

sunbeds health and safety inspectors from Fyl-

de Council’s commercial community
services team will be making sure the
protection to young people who are par-
ticularly vulnerable when it comes to
contracting skin cancer.”