GLENYS Jamieson was spot on (letter 9/3/17), they should have based Penarth Pier Pavilion on the successful Chapter Arts Centre model.
I now live in Cardiff but was quite excited, recently, to return to Penarth and its esplanade to enjoy a nice cup of tea and a light lunch at the Pavilion cafe. What was I thinking?
The cafe – and the cinema – were both closed.
One word came instantly to mind – pathetic.
With the right minds and vision behind the project, Penarth Pier Pavilion could have of been a lucrative and thriving social hub – and open.
Is it only a matter of time before we read the headlines: ‘Pier Pavilion closes, Pier Pavilion abandoned and Pier Pavilion derelict’, followed by an interval of 20 years before the Penarth Times reports, either: ‘Pier Pavilion luxury flats go on sale, Pier Pavilion Oxfam mega-store opens or Pier Pavilion crumbles into the sea?’
At least the latter will prove interesting for future archaeologists.
They should make a film about it all – but go to Chapter to see it as the cinema at the Pier Pavilion will probably be closed.
James Hayes-Carter
Cardiff
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