You may already be aware of, if you haven't actually seen it happening, the dismantling of the Royal Sovereign Lighthouse in the English Channel, after more than 50 years of service as an aid to local maritime navigation, and the lighthouse being decommissioned on the 21st of March 2022 (Trinity House). Well... the charity Bexhill Maritime 'has acquired the lantern tower section' of the lighthouse to be part of a new maritime centre, that is, the proposed Maritime Coastal Environment Centre (website), to be sited at the far eastern end of the Bexhill Promenade, where the Bexhill Sea Angling Club (BSAC) now sits; indeed, this will become the first building you reach in Bexhill, if you walk along the seafront from Hastings.
Bexhill Maritime has the goal of educating local people and visitors about the marine, coastal, physical and natural environment, and about the effects of climate change on the maritime environment (website). The new building will be on the site now occupied by the BSAC, and there will be a community space with exhibition and refreshment areas, as well as providing a new home for the BSAC.
Something to look forward to! 👍
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