Campaigns

27 April 2021

Fight to save angling on Admiralty Pier

Sign the petition to save angling on Admiralty Pier, Dover.

 

Admiralty Pier has been a mecca for sea anglers for over 100 years. Since 1903, the Dover Sea Angling Association have held events on the Pier. When the pier was damaged in the 1987 hurricane the DSAA invested over £180,000 repairing the pier and took on its management. Now Dover Harbour Board are threatening to close Admiralty Pier to angling, for good.

The Angling Trust is working with the Dover Sea Anglers Association to stop this happening.

Richard Yates, Chairman of the Dover Sea Angling Association, said, “When the Harbour Board told of their intention, we couldn’t believe it. This has been an important angling spot since 1903. Thanks to the hard work and passion of members of the DSAA we have created the best sea angling spot on the south coast. It is enjoyed by the people of Dover and by anglers who travel from all over the country to fish here. It brings valuable business to our town. We welcome over 4,000 angler a year to this spot.”

Yates went on to say, “With access to the Prince of Wales closed to angling we were able to support disabled anglers by creating facilities for them on Admiralty Pier. This gives access to many anglers who would have nowhere else to go. To lose Admiralty Pier will be a blow to all angler, but it will be a kick in the teeth to disabled anglers.”

The Angling Trust and Dover Sea Anglers need your support to stop the closure of the pier. A petition has been launched and we encourage everyone to sign it.

Stuart Singleton-White, Head of Campaigns at the Angling Trust, said, “The Harbour Board have made up some excuse that they have to close the pier because of a government consultation on the Protect Duty. This is no more than that, an excuse. The reality is this is a cynical move to kick anglers off the pier. We will be supporting Dover Sea Angling Association and taking this fight to the Harbour Board and to parliament.”

Both the DSAA and the Angling Trust are seeking a meeting with the Harbour Board to discuss their plans. We will be contacting the Dover MP, Natalie Elphicke, to seek her support in opposing this move. Keep an eye on our website and sign up to our Sea Angling Newsletter for updates and more ways you can support the campaign to keep Admiralty Pier open for angling.

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