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The proposed new gig shelter viewed from Coombe Road


The proposed new gig shelter viewed from the North Embankment


By Ginny Farrell


DART GIG CLUB SHELTER APPEAL D


ART Gig Club has launched a fundraising campaign to pay for a much-needed shelter to protect its beautiful, traditional wooden gigs.


The club is aiming to raise £30,000 so it can start building a shelter big enough to store its three Cornish pilot gigs on Coronation Park. Members already have £56,000 towards the


estimated £90,000 cost thanks to a £6,000 grant from Dartmouth Town Council and a substantial donation from a charitable foundation that wishes to remain anonymous and have launched a ‘sponsor a plank’ campaign in a bid to raise the remainder. There are four levels of sponsorship:


bronze £25, silver £100, gold £500 and platinum £1,000. The name of each sponsor will


relevant permissions to build a shelter for our gigs on Coronation Park. “This will enable us to provide much needed


protection from the elements for our beloved traditional wooden pilot gigs, and also give the club a base.” Peta added, “We are committed to building a


“We are a vibrant


Dartmouth club with a proud history and we’d like to ask readers for their help in securing our future.”


be listed on the ‘sponsorship roll of honour,’ with platinum sponsors being offered the chance for two people to row a gig on the scenic River Dart, together with a stop off for cake and bubbles. Chairwoman Peta Chivers said, “After over 20 years of waiting, we have been given the opportunity and


shelter which is fit for purpose and blends into the environment of the park. We now have the task of raising enough money to complete this project. “We are very fortunate and grateful


to have some generous sponsors and we are committed to completing some of the work ourselves, however we still need to raise a substantial amount. “We are really hoping that all


gig rowers, past and present, and members of the Dartmouth community will support us.”


Currently, the club’s gigs are stored in the open air


on Coronation Park, where they are vulnerable to the weather. A shelter would allow the gigs to be properly stored in a dry, secure and weatherproof environment, along


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