FINAL PHASES WILL KEEP 'NATIONAL TREASURE' SAFE FOR YEARS TO COME

AN appeal has been launched to repair a historic North Wales pier.

- By STEVE BAGNALL

The Friends of Bangor Garth Pier are aiming to raise £40,000 to complete essential work on the substructure of the pier to make it safe “and protect it for generations to come’.

Bangor Garth Pier is one of only three Grade II* listed piers in the whole of the UK and is of architectural and historical significance as a Victorian gem. It is loved by locals and visitors alike as a place to walk to enjoy the Menai Strait since 1896, FBGP say.

Since 2017 Bangor City Council, which owns the pier, has spent £2.2 million on the urgent repairs.

The unseen substructure beneath the planks is the challenge, it has deteriorated since the 1980s when the last significant renovations took place. Without the work it risks further deterioration on the two sections yet to be completed.

Due to rising costs and inflation, the FBGP, in partnership with Bangor City Council, are asking for support to finish the final two phases of the work to future proof the pier.

The £40,000 from the appeal will be matched with funding from Bangor City Council. It will complete the work to make the pier safe and enable it to weather future storms.

The work will be completed by November this year, weather permitting.

With the support of the public and local businesses FBGP are hoping that this incredible structure stands strong for another century for future generations to walk along, fish, paint, propose and dream over the water.