White Rock Promenade Kiosk Now Open, Honest!

Yesterday, I noticed that the kiosk that was first mooted in the plans for the regeneration of the White Rock Promenade nearly 2 years ago, is now open to provide refreshments! 

This is how it was envisaged in the plans (see my blog of 11th June 2015). I'm sure they were talking about it as an 'information kiosk' at the exhibition at the White Rock Hotel that day. Though, with even more cut-backs to funding to local councils, particularly for Hastings, from Central Government, plus noting that, despite the Borough Council keeping its own annual council tax increase to 2%, the overall increase for Hastings council tax payers in 2017/18 is 4.3%! Subsequently, I can understand that, I presume, this kiosk is now being used as a way of making income for the Council... fair enough.

The Second New Seafront Kiosk

Back in September (blog) I reported that a second seafront kiosk, between the Pier and Warrior Square, was planned and 'expressions of interest' were being sought to manage it. Well, it appears to be being built now...

My original estimate may have been wrong

New Kiosk, Seating et al...

I've given up waiting to post this image, the new kiosk just on the seafront, at the end of the America Ground, to the left, as you look at the photograph, is a new wooden staircase down to the beach, where tons of enormous (Norwegian, I have been advised) rocks are being shaped into 2 groynes! At the public presentation at the White Rock Hotel in June last year (link to relevant blog) I was told that this would be an 'information' kiosk, but artist designs around during the many months this was being constructed appeared to show food and beverages being sold, we'll see...

I had really wanted to wait until this seating, in front of the old baths/Source Park, was available to the public, but, what the heck...

Seafront Kiosks...

Excuse me for being away, no access to a laptop (I really do like having a break!), but I'm back in Hastings and, this morning, well, the kiosk at the bottom of the America Ground on White Rock Promenade is still nowhere near finished, I've seen houses built 3 times as fast! Surely this should have been completed before the Summer season started, but then, it will be, I presume... Summer 2017!

Now I see that there is a proposal for another kiosk to the west of the Pier, above Bottle Alley (see HBC website for details regarding "Expressions of Interest"). The closing date is  the 28th of October 2016... and built by 2018, if the other kiosk is anything to go by!

Early morning walks...

It's been so warm recently (I'm a cool dude, as in, I prefer cool weather!), I've changed my sleep pattern, and have been out early doors for walks...

Quite frankly, it's also spectacular at times, I even saw a half-rainbow this morning, and it wasn't even raining, yet (the photograph was rubbish, so not here, sorry)! 

Coming up to the Pier, but a shame the sunrise hasn't come out better here...

What I have noticed, though, is that the circus lights appear to have been on all night!

SEE!

Back of the kiosk

Oh, and I noticed the kiosk at the bottom of Robertson Street, on the promenade towards White Rock and the Pier, is getting there-ish. 

See you in the early morning sometime, maybe