EXCITING TIMES!! This is the model of the #DinoBridge design we're been working on with our architects Tonkin Liu, engineers Arup and fabricators Cake Industries. And its been selected to be displayed at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition! We're really thrilled by it, and hope you are too - watch this space (and social media) for consultation dates in July when you'll get the chance to see the bridge designs in more detail and give your opinions. Hope you are all having a great (and not too soggy) summer. Best wishes from all at FCPD

Hello all Just an update on the last post. For most people, the money you pledged should have left your bank accounts now, either via Paypal or 'GoCardless', whichever you selected. For those of you who chose 'GoCardless' it will show on your bank statement as a Direct Debit - however please be assured that this is a one off payment. You should have received an email from Spacehive telling you that they would be collecting your money, but if you would like a receipt for your payment as well, please contact Spacehive and they will be happy to provide you with one. There are a few people who, for some reason, the usual payment mechanisms didn't work - if you are one of those people you should have had emails from Spacehive and me (Charlotte Wightwick) in order to get things sorted out. Thank you to you all for your patience in getting this sorted. Finally, thank you all again for your support for the Dino Bridge. We're making good progress in our plans for the Bridge, and we have our next FCPD Board meeting tonight when we'll be discussing next steps. My next update will give you some more details on progress! Best wishes Charlotte

You should have received an email from Spacehive today to let you know that they will be taking the money you pledged for the Dino Bridge in the next few days. Its taken a few weeks, as Spacehive wait until they know which of the Crowdfund London projects have been successful, and then we've had to do the paperwork - signing contracts etc - to help ensure that your money will be spent properly. Thank you again for pledging, and do get in touch if you'd like to chat about the Bridge or anything else Dino-related.

Happy New Year from all at FCPD! We hope you all had a 'roar-some' Christmas - we certainly did! Thank you again for your support to help us re-instate the Bridge to the Dinosaurs. Over the next few weeks and months we'll keep you updated on how its going. Do also keep an eye out on social media - we're active on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @cpdinosaurs. First of all, some admin: your money won't have been taken from your bank accounts yet! Don't worry about this, we're just sorting out the paperwork behind the scenes with Spacehive and the GLA before it can be released to us. However it should happen soon, so don't be surprised when it does - we haven't forgotten you! January has been a busy time in Dino Towers - and not just with sorting the paperwork. Early in the month we found a bright and sunny (but cold!) day to do a site visit with our wonderful architects Tonkin Liu and engineers Arup, as well as our friends and colleagues from ID Verde (who run the Park for LB Bromley) - photo attached. Much debate was held about the different options for the bridge. We talked about security, accessibility, practicality for future conservation and maintenance, how it'll look from the 'shoreline' and what it'll be like when you're on the island. Following on from this, Arup and Tonkin Liu have started to work on designs - if you look on our social media, you can see two of our Trustees, Sarah and Jeremy, looking slightly puzzled when presented with the more techincal aspects of bridge design! (They're learning quickly, don't worry.) We've also started discussions with LBB and Historic England about planning and making sure that we protect the historical landscape. Finally, Alison (our new, impressive and very lovely project manager) and Jeremy got to go and hob-nob with the great and the good, and all the other successful Crowdfund London projects at City Hall last week. We're planning to stay in touch with the other projects to learn from their experiences as we get on with delivery this year! Do watch out for our future updates, and get in touch if you would like to chat about how the bridge project is going, or indeed anything else CP-Dino related - we'd love to hear from you. You can contact us via social media or by emailing us at crystalpalacedinoaurs@gmail.com

YOU ARE AMAZING! Thank you so much for your support - we have reached our crowdfunding target! We are all chuffed to pieces and can't wait to get going on actually building the bridge. On saying that, we're all also quite knackered, so we might take Christmas off first... In the New Year we're hoping to sit down with partners such as Tonkin Liu, Arup and Bromley to agree a more detailed project plan - with a fair wind behind us, we're hoping that the Bridge will be built by the summer. We promise not to bomabrd your inbox with too much stuff, but as you have supported the Bridge by pledging to it, we hope you'd like to stay in touch to hear about its progress. (If you don't want to hear from us, please let us know and of course we'll take you off the list.) Thank you again for pledging towards our bridge - with your help we will be able to show more people the Dinosaurs up close, and improve their maintenance and conservation! Have a wonderful Christmas.