Pleasure cruises launch from Southend Pier for the summer season
Jet Stream Tours takes customers on a trip from Southend-on-Sea to the Kent coast. Leaving from the end of the seaside town’s famous pier, you can enjoy a day trip out to some of the nicest spots in our neighbouring county. There are trips to Gravesend, Rochester, Chatham and the Red Sand Towers.
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Chicago’s Navy Pier to unveil a Cleethorpes classic attraction!
A ride from Cleethorpes theme park Pleasure Island, which closed in 2016, has been announced as the newest attraction in one of America’s best-known cities. The Hyper Blaster was confirmed as the newest addition to Chicago’s Navy Pier and will be opened next week being renamed as Drop Tower.
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New novel inspired by the Cromer Pier show!
The drama takes place both on and off the stage in a new novel, which centres around the Cromer Pier Show. Author Martin Gore has penned his second book about the ‘Seaside Special’ titled The Road From Cromer Pier – a sequel to his 2019 volume.
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New ‘truncated pier’ at Colwyn Bay opens!
Cllr Abdul Khan, Conwy Council chairman, opened Colwyn Bay Pier to the public. He said: “It is with great pleasure that I open the pier today. Due to Covid restrictions we can’t have the big community celebration we’d have liked, but it’s still important that we mark this day and this connection to Colwyn Bay’s seaside history.” He added: “By constructing this pier we acknowledge the legacy of the Victorian engineers and also provides a focus for people to relive their many happy memories at this site.”
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Time to book your ‘summer session’ at Weston Grand Pier!
The Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare is to play host to weekly live music events throughout July and August. The gigs have been labelled as ‘Summer Sessions’, with the first concert due to take place on Saturday. Nights such as Retro Electro, rugby after parties and a Pink tribute are all on the list of scheduled events.
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Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens awarded £10 million for restoration
More than a decade after the seafront Winter Gardens closed amid safety fears its revival is finally secure thanks to a vision that stays true to its horticultural heritage, backed by enthusiastic local support. Under its reinvention the UK’s last surviving glass and iron winter garden, dubbed ‘the People’s Palace”, is being brought back to life as a year-round, free attraction billed “as a place of celebration, enjoyment, well-being and relaxation for all.”
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Parsley, sage, rosemary and…Ryde Pier!
Thanks to volunteers from Aspire Ryde, a herb garden is now flourishing at the end of Ryde Pier. Disused planters have been brought back into life by the charity to brighten up the Pier and support biodiversity. Once the herb garden is established, commuters will be welcome to pick a few herbs on their way home to use when preparing meals.
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Ramsey Queen’s Pier reopens after 30 years!
Part of the Isle of Man’s Queen’s Pier has reopened to the public for the first time in more three decades. Hundreds of people attended a ceremony for the opening in Ramsey. Work to restore the Victorian structure was entirely funded by donations and carried out by members of the Queen’s Pier Restoration Trust.
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Your views needed on plans to restore Skegness Pier
The Mellors Group, owners of Skegness Pier, have aspired to restore Skegness Pier to its nineteenth-century glory and to create a visitor attraction fit for the twenty-first century, helping to create new jobs and attract more visitors to Skegness. Find out more about the plans and complete the survey.
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Clacton Pier prepares to celebrate 150th anniversary
The owners of a historic attraction have vowed to continue using the landmark to help the community ahead of its milestone anniversary. Clacton Pier is set to celebrate its 150th anniversary on July 27 while also commemorating the beginning of the seaside town.
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Delay for new trains at Southend Pier
The installation of the new electric pier trains, which were scheduled for a summer 2021 launch has been delayed due to an issue with paint sourced by the contractor, Severn Lamb. The delay means the new trains are now not expected to arrive until September 2021.
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New cafe opens at Clevedon Pier
Clevedon Pier has launched its Glass Box Café which will offer residents panoramic views of the pier and a takeaway menu.
The café opened to the public on July 21, serving a gourmet seaside menu with some seaside classics such as fish and chips from the grade one-listed structure. Clevedon Pier’s manager hopes that visitors are able to take in the “spectacular views” when dining with the Glass Box Café.
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Ryde Pier scraps car toll
A toll to drive on to the country’s oldest seaside pier is to be abolished, ferry operator Wightlink has announced. Drivers currently pay £1.30 to access Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight before taking the FastCat passenger service to Portsmouth. The 207-year-old listed structure costs around £250,000 a year to maintain.
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Candid photos capture a day-in-the-life of Paignton Pier
Since 1879, Paignton Pier has been a place where memories are made. Whether known as a permanent landmark in daily life, or a distant childhood memory from former holidays, the pier is a point of reference for all that’s become synonymous with opportunistic seagulls, the smell of doughnuts, and long, warm afternoons. The following is a series of photographs of those that choose Paignton Pier for their summer holiday and those who call it work or home.
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Postcard failure sees Weston Grand Pier relocated to Plymouth!
Postcards of Plymouth in a WH Smith store in the city have been removed after it emerged pictures on the postcard were not of Plymouth. Mr Barton said he thought the bottom right image was Weymouth, in Dorset, and the top right was Weston-super-Mare, in Somerset. In a statement, a WH Smith spokesperson said: “We apologise to customers in our Plymouth store for this error”.
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An Uber with a difference from Gravesend Pier!
Kent day trippers can enjoy a new way to get to the capital with a summer Uber Boat service. London’s leading river bus provider, Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, will be running a special Saturday service this August. The trip will depart from Town Pier in Gravesend, it will call at North Greenwich Pier before terminating at London Bridge City Pier.
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National Piers Society’s Kathryn Ferry provides a grand tour of the best seaside architecture
Britain’s best seaside architecture: The playful details that shaped our coastal towns, from funicular railways to Victorian masterpieces. What is it that makes the buildings of the seaside so distinct? Kathryn Ferry looks at the vibrant architecture of our coastal towns and the way our perception of it has been shaped by early-20th-century appreciation.
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Blackpool Central Pier’s Terrace Bar to be closed?
It could be last orders at a seafront bar in Blackpool after councillors have been recommended to refuse planning permission for the outdoor venue. It emerged in May this year the Terrace Bar, alongside Central Pier, was operating without council approval.
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Southampton Royal Pier restaurant reopens
Kuti’s Brasserie, housed in the city’s impressive Grade II listed Royal Pier gatehouse, is now welcoming back delighted diners old and new. Following a Covid closure and repairs to the iconic building, the award-winning restaurant has once again opened its doors to customers and is set to host a VIP relaunch early next month.
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Lowestoft Claremont Pier lights up the sky to celebrate the first year under new ownership
A stunning laser light show illuminated the night skies over a prominent Lowestoft landmark. Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Claremont Pier on the south beach in Lowestoft. The laser light display took place to mark the end of the first year of the pier being in the ownership of the Mayne, Manning and Llewellyn family.
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Herne Bay Pier is now powered by solar energy
A pier that was once Britain’s second-longest has become one of the first to be powered by sunlight. A new roof has now been fitted, with solar panels that can power the pier’s attractions.
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Crabbing at Cromer Pier to go plastic-free?
Every year thousands of people flock to Cromer Pier to try their hand at catching crabs off the famous landmark. But, as part of its bid to move towards becoming a plastic-free community, Cromer Town Council has agreed to ask North Norfolk District Council, which owns the pier, to ban the sale and use of plastic crab lines on the landmark.
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The top ten piers that are doing it for the ‘gram!
The research reveals Bournemouth Pier as the most Instagrammed Pier in the UK, with an impressive 43,200 posts under the hashtag on Instagram. Somerset’s Burnham-On-Sea falls in second place as the second most Instagrammed pier with over 40,600 posts, only a small amount behind Bournemouth’s pier.
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Lowestoft South Pier secures sponsorship deal
CityFibre, the UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform, is sponsoring the South Pier in Lowestoft for the next 12 months to help protect the future of the local landmark.
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