Just a thought Taj with the boards yes its nice seeing posters about whats going to be there but I wonder if perhaps you could see if local schools would like to decorate the panels (paint wise) with what Skegness means to them? could be part of SO Skegness festival maybe

Yes,
Thats an interesting one, would be better than the blank space.

I have seen posters as drive by but haven't paid a lot of attention to them. I think the best thing and it may be what you are doing. would be poster saying come back next year and see this fantastic new iconic seafront building.....

I think the ones you're referring to Admin are the ones for the Royal Hotel etc?

They have been up for a long while I think. But yes, some 'coming soon' banners would be fab.

I would like to Challenge Tajbola at this point to please give us some realistic assessment of what will be the features that will be included in the new building.

He has put forward some speculative plans of what will be included if as he puts it funding is made available and I would like to believe that an ice rink/roller skating rink is a realistic proposition but I am still not convinced he is being totally open with the public, with building plans very near commencement I am sure he now must have a realistic plan of what Skegness is going to get, so how about it Taj, what will we get.

Hi Skeggy,
The plans are moving ahead for the detailed design, I think I should have a pretty accurate answer for you in about 4 weeks, maybe a little longer.
As you can imagine, I'd like to keep some of the features secret as it may take away some of the wow factor on opening.
But as soon as it's appropriate I'll update this forum.

taj, has this new developement got a name already or is it something that you could run a competition for on lincs fm which will also help promote the grand opening and facilities that will be on offer in skegness. if a name has been mentioned somewhere on this thread then forgive my ignorance

Thank you Taj. wow factor is good, I was more concerned with the dissappointment that would be felt in the town if the plans came to nothing, so many are pinning there hopes on this Ice rink venture being successful

With so much going into the building, its taking alot of detailed planning, open spans for the Ice Rink etc, locations, sizes and so on.

In response to your question about the name, the building will be called the Skegness Skypier.

Can you give us any details about the proposed Ice Rink please, such as its size and wether you will be using propure Ice or the floor panels that didnt go down very well last year at the side of the pier. Thank you.

S47, if you go back to page 5, the size of the rink was discussed there, giving all the details you should need.

Thanks for pointing that out Martyn I must admit I didnt check back and i must have missed that area of the thread when it was posted

skeggy47 wrote (View Post): › What is happening on the site, I read today that a fair ground has been set up on the site and that the Council issued an order to close down the illegal fair. What is happening here ? who authorised this Fair and when is building going to start? This is not what we want to see happening on the site.

Apparently this is an illegal operation that has not been granted planning permission. The council have put a "stop notice" on this but it would appear that it is being ignored. As the council quite rightly point out the planning permission on the site says nothing about a temporary fairground type attraction. Other businesses in the area are not happy with this and quite rightly so. They have to pay their normal business taxes etc. and this is not the case with the cowboy operation.

I am not sure what Taj is actually trying to do here. I thought from his previous posts that the only thing he was waiting for, before beginning building, was planning permission which he has now got and has had for some time. Temporary fairground attractions are not what is needed on that site, a new building is.

Looking for the debate on the Donkey Derby in the site. You will find it here >> http://www.visitskegness.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=33159#33159

Lets keep this back on topic.
Imp sorry for leaving your post here. I missed it when moving them all, but can't move it now.

impetuous wrote (View Post): › They have to pay their normal business taxes etc. and this is not the case with the cowboy operation.

Cowboy operation ????

Thay are trying to make a living, and judging by the visitors reaction it is proving very popular.

Some people in Skeg do not like a bit of compatition, that is what all of the fuss is about..