The high profile of the Save Millport Pier campaign is continuing with a number of events planned for Easter.
North Ayrshire Council are undertaking a dive survey at seabed level, sometime in March,and will then consider the future of the pier.
Mari Wallace, co-ordinator of the Save the Millport Pier Group said: “Our Mind The Gap campaign is to remind North Ayrshire Council that 9,236 people would like Millport to have a working pier and are not prepared to wait several years until something may be provided through the Flood Protection Scheme.
“We would like our old pier repaired and maintained at least until an alternative is in place. At present there is absolutely no place in Millport to land safely from a boat. Mind the Gap!”
“NAC have confirmed that an underwater survey is being commissioned and once the extent and costs of repairs required to re-open the pier on an interim basis are confirmed a decision on the most appropriate way forward can be taken.
“A couple of Save Millport Pier events are being planned for Easter Weekend”
North Ayrshire Council agreed to investigate ways in which Millport Pier could form part of a new flood protection scheme for the town.
The council have been developing extensive plans for a major flood protection scheme for Cumbrae.
Campaigners handed over a petition containing more than 9000 signatures to North Ayrshire Council who agreed that their officers will continue to engage with the local community to develop a potential flood protection design option which involves the reconstruction of the timber pier structure.
This would potentially take the form of a steel or concrete pier structure, complemented by an appropriate offshore rock breakwater, with the budget funding for the develpoment having been delayed until 2020/21.
A NAC spokesman said: “The dive survey has been commissioned after discussions with local community representatives to determine the condition of the masonry and timber sections of Millport Pier. The dive survey itself will cost £11,031.16 with further costs arising from the brief to carry out other work and is essential to inform potential flood protection measures.
“Through our consultation process, Millport residents expressed a desire for alternative options for flood protection works. 
"This has involved a significant amount of additional work in modelling these options and to look at the environmental and economic issues surrounding them. 
"It is essential that the final project is well supported by local people and the change to the timetable reflects the essential consultation process.”