It’s not often that you get to work so close to home. But over the last six months I’ve been collecting the oral histories of those who remembered Hastings Pier before it burnt down. The amazing new pier opens this month and here are just some of the digital stories I’ve made to be displayed inside the visitors centre.

STILL DANCING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS from Jake Bowers on Vimeo.

THE BLACKSMITH AND THE FLYINGCARPET from Jake Bowers on Vimeo.

LOVE ON THE PIER from Jake Bowers on Vimeo.