Group set up to fund Hastings statue relocation

By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Feb 2016, 09:51 BST
Updated 2nd Feb 2016, 11:40 BST
A mock-up of how the Prince Albert statue would look outside the town hallA mock-up of how the Prince Albert statue would look outside the town hall
A mock-up of how the Prince Albert statue would look outside the town hall

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A heritage group has been created to raise money for the relocation of a Prince Albert statue in Hastings.

The Albert Statue Group needs £5,000 to pay for the statue to be moved to outside the town hall as well as a new pedestal and information board.

It is currently stored in a greenhouse in a service yard in Alexandra Park but the group hopes to move it behind the ramped access to the Community Contact Centre.

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It was consented by the Government’s planning inspectorate in November and Hastings Borough Council support the project but it must be funded from outside its budget.

A Portland stone pedestal will be provided by JF Stoneworks of Battle.

An information board, giving a concise history of the statue, is also being installed, funded by the great, great granddaughter of the statue’s sculptor Kelly Stirling and her family, who live in California.

Donations for the project should be sent to the Albert Statue Group c/o Hastings Voluntary Action, Jackson Hall, Portland Place, Hastings, TN34 1QN.

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