Page 30 • The HERALD • 11th July 2024 v THE HERALD - YOUR COMMUNITY MAGAZINE v Next Level Scaffolding Ash 07702 082961 Next Level Scaffolding Josh 07896 883508 ashcarroll@nextlevel-ltd.co.uk FLAT ROOFING SPECIALISTS All Roof Repairs Tel: 023 8184 5632 Mobile: 07880 508415 Email: steve@braithwaiteroo ng.co.uk THE FLAT ROOF SPECIALIST Kitchen & Bathroom Showroom with free design service Tel: 023 8084 3787 Email: showroom@pcbuildingsupplies.co.uk Web: www.pcbuildingsupplies.co.uk An Update from Hythe & Dibden Community Centre is year marks our 50th year as an Association and our 40th as a Community Centre (19 years in the old building and 21 in the new). A lot has changed since our rst Chairman, Mr J.S Palmer sat, on the 7th of May 1974 and looked across the table at the newly formed Provisional Executive Committee meeting at the Waterside Activities Centre. Could he have imagined that this endeavour would succeed in its goal of having its own six room venue in the centre of Hythe? Perhaps not but his successor, Stan Wade, de nitely could. Ten years a er its formation, and having rented rooms at the soon to be demolished Hythe Court House, the Association was able to settle into Hythe’s water supply, a sink and would be useful for activities that might get a little messy. We are also looking for a hirer to use our Room E as o ce space on a more regular basis. It would suit a hobbyist / small “cottage” business looking to greet clients in a neutral location. Our games a ernoon has now been suspended for the summer. We are considering changing the day to make it more accessible and hope to start again in September. Our café is open for refreshments during the Centre’s opening times, with more snacks being added as demand arises. We are also opening on some Saturdays, when there is a community event in Hythe, to provide a restful place to sit and relax with a hot drink. If there is anybody out there who would like to volunteer a few hours of their time, there is a need for volunteers for the café. It might suit two people who could support each other during quiet times. All our details can be found on our website: hythecommunity. org.uk/Homepage.html or call in and meet us. newest hireable venue: e H&D Community Centre. Twenty years later came a new chairman, Graham Parkes, and a new (current) Community Centre. But that’s history. is year, Chris White, starts her second term as the Chairman of the Association following our Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 15th May. Honouring its 40th anniversary, our Room G (formerly Room A) is now being tidied and has had a lick of paint. e hope is to return it to being a hireable room once more. is room has a Hythe and Dibden Community Centre Work Underway on New Hythe Pier Platform It has been nearly two years since the world’s oldest electric train operating on a pier has been operating from a temporary platform almost 50 metres along the Grade II listed Victorian structure. e rst 50 metres of a programme to replace the whole length of track was completed in December 2023. During early June work commenced on a new platform at the shore end of Hythe Pier with the pouring of concrete. At the time of writing the contractor was waiting for the concrete to cure. Once this has been con rmed, the installation of new hand railing and other steelwork will be undertaken. Finally, Concrete pour (Credit: John Greenwood) volunteers from e Shed (at the Pier), who have been waiting like a coiled spring to get going, will nish the project with the laying of supports and the new decking of the new platform and ramp. It is hoped the project will be nished by the end of July, when the train will once again, be able to operate from the shore end station. e cost of the rst phase of the relaying of the track and the new platform has been considerable, nanced by Hythe Pier Heritage Association (HPHA) from dedicated donations and event fundraising. HPHA plans to renovate the historic pier and iconic pier train will need further donations that can be made through the community bene t society’s website: www.hythepierha.org.uk
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