{"id":4405,"date":"2011-05-30T12:17:03","date_gmt":"2011-05-30T11:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=4405"},"modified":"2011-05-30T12:17:03","modified_gmt":"2011-05-30T11:17:03","slug":"penarth-pier-gets-thumping-big-grant-from-heritage-lottery-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/penarth-pier-gets-thumping-big-grant-from-heritage-lottery-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Penarth Pier gets thumping big grant from Heritage Lottery Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/wales\/images\/penarth-cardiff-45.jpg\" alt=\"Penarth Pier gets thumping big grant from Heritage Lottery Fund\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I spent a fair bit of my childhood summer holidays visiting Penarth (and the nearby <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/wales\/barry-island-photos.html\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Island<\/a>), so it&#8217;s great to hear that the pier and pavilion will be enjoying a\u00a0substantial\u00a0\u00a31.65m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/wales\/images\/penarth-cardiff-26.jpg\" alt=\"Penarth Pier gets thumping big grant from Heritage Lottery Fund\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Grade II-listed Art Deco seafront pavilion fell into disrepair after being\u00a0closed to the public some 20 years ago, but spurred on by a\u00a010,000-strong petition, the funding offers an exciting future for the 1929 building.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/wales\/images\/penarth-cardiff-43.jpg\" alt=\"Penarth Pier gets thumping big grant from Heritage Lottery Fund\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once restored, the pavilion will offer a dedicated exhibition area honouring the area\u2019s maritime heritage, while the\u00a0first-floor balcony will be redesigned to create an auditorium for lectures, conferences and film screenings.<\/p>\n<p>Best of all, there&#8217;ll be a new cafe overlooking the seafront.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/wales\/penarth-pier-cardiff.html\" target=\"_blank\">more photos of Penarth pier and\u00a0pavilion\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[story: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/wales-news\/2011\/05\/30\/penarth-pavilion-will-be-restored-to-splendour-91466-28786146\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wales Online<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spent a fair bit of my childhood summer holidays visiting Penarth (and the nearby Barry Island), so it&#8217;s great to hear that the pier and pavilion will be enjoying &hellip; 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