Appeal for photos of Ramsey Queen’s Pier – can you help?
An author is seeking old photographs of a Victorian pier in the north of the Isle of Man. Locally based writer Bob Stimpson wants the pictures to be put in a forthcoming book about the Queen’s Pier in Ramsey.
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Date set for compulsory purchase of Birnbeck Pier
The CPO will take place between August 8 and August 10, 2023, and has been confirmed by The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
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Plans approved for Skegness Pier rejuvenation
For Skegness Pier, the application will support the first phase of a multi-million pound redevelopment project, led by the Mellors Group, to restore it as a significant new visitor attraction and cultural platform. A new multi-use ampitheatre space will be built on the pier and abandoned beach huts will be salvaged and restored.
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Southend Pier’s diesel trains make a surprise return
Derek Jarvis, councillor responsible for arts, culture, heritage and leisure, says: “There has been a fault with the pier train compressors, which our contractors Severn Lamb are looking into, and we hope to have some answers later this week. In the meantime, and until the new trains can go back into service, we will be using the diesel train”.
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Sailing boat crashes into Ryde Pier
The large boat became trapped among the supports of Ryde Pier on Saturday evening after its anchor failed to hold. The 200-year-old pier was closed to traffic after the boat stayed wedged under the pier overnight.
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New owners for Birnbeck Pier!
North Somerset Council was attempting to acquire the structure from CNM Estates through a Compulsory Purchase Order. CNM Estates has now withdrawn its objections to the CPO and the pier has been sold for £400,000.
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You can now get a ticket to Ryde!
Trains are running again on a Victorian-era pier after stopping for nearly nine months. The Isle of Wight’s Island Line was closed between Ryde Esplanade and Ryde Pier Head while the 143-year-old pier it runs along was repaired.
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Waverley set to return to Southend Pier
The timetable for the popular cruises this year has been revealed, as the steamer returns from Friday September 22. Waverley will be offering sailings from Southend Pier up the River Thames to London Tower Bridge, the Maunsell Forts, Clacton, Gravesend and both a River Blackwater cruise and a River Medway cruise.
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Rocking the Pier at Hythe this weekend!
Rock The Pier is returning to Hythe tomorrow (Saturday) with a packed programme of live music. Musicians will appear throughout the day on a specially erected stage on the Promenade behind the Lord Nelson public house.
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A fantastic look back at Blackpool Central Pier
The original design of the Pier was 1,518ft long and included a 400ft long water jetty, but this was demolished in the 1970s and today’s Pier stands at 1,118ft long. It became known as ‘the People’s Pier’ because it was popular with poorer visitors who stayed in central Blackpool.
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Waves to return to Deal Pier
A distinctive piece of artwork left “languishing” in storage for years is set to return to Deal Pier. Dover District Council says it plans to reinstall a waves sculpture which previously sat above the site’s entrance.
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Council ‘committed’ to restoring Southport Pier
The leader of Sefton Council said the local authority was “committed” to ensuring Southport’s historic pier is repaired but refused to be drawn on a timetable for work to be carried out.
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Summer cinema returns to Hastings Pier
Hastings Pier will be transformed into a cinema over the summer holiday with open air screenings of big movie hits such as Jaws, Frozen and Pirates of the Caribbean.
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St Helier Pier to get floating accommodation
Plans are being drawn up to create six new ‘floating accommodation pods’ next to the Albert Pier in St Helier’s Marina. The four-berth pods are set to be connected to the electricity and water mains and are intended to be rented out to people arriving by RIBs.
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Hythe Pier is a rocking success!
Rock the Pier music festival returned to Hythe as hundreds of people came together for the annual event.
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Beach erosion threatens Blackpool’s three piers
The loss of sand around the steel footings of North, Central and South Piers has accelerated in the last 15 years, the Blackpool Pier Company said. The level of the beach has dropped up to 3m (10ft) since the structures were built more than 100 years ago.
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Sightseeing cruises to run from Southend Pier this summer
Popular cruises are setting sail from the end of Southend Pier this summer taking passengers on tours to the Maunsell Forts and a quaint fishing village in Kent.
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Weston Grand Pier to become more accessible and inclusive
Individuals with sensory sensitivities can now minimise potential stress triggers by using the newly introduced noise-reducing headphones and tinted glasses. This ensures that everybody can enjoy the full pier experience.
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Celebrating Cromer Pier lifeboat station’s 100th anniversary
The RNLI is hosting a week-long exhibition in collaboration with the seafront Henry Blogg Museum to mark the milestone, featuring exhibits and photographs from 1923 to 2023, and volunteers will be on hand to explain more about the past century of lifesaving.
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Potential new owner for Hythe Pier ferry
Blue Funnel director Lee Rayment said discussions with the potential new owner were “progressing”. He added: “We are pushing for an end-of-August completion but these things are never simple. We are being financially underwritten so the ferry remains in service.”
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New pier for Burnham-On-Crouch!
Nex Architecture will revise existing consented plans for a new houseboat pontoon for up to three dwellings and will also draw up plans for a new ‘ambitious and engaging’ pier nearby to replace a previous structure lost during Storm Eunice in February 2022.
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3d imaging help structural repairs planned for Blackpool North Pier
The latest computer technology is being harnessed to safeguard the future of Blackpool’s historic Victorian piers. Mark Marshall, health and safety officer for the Blackpool Pier Company, said “Having 3D surveys of each of the piers is a massive help in assessing and prioritising where the work has to be done.” The next major investment in the steelwork will see three trusses being replaced at North Pier, behind the North Pier Theatre, as well as some main support beams beneath the pier.
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The story of the Birdman of Llandudno Pier
The town was home to a gentleman who earned the title “The Birdman of Llandudno”. The man is remembered with a faded red plaque at the entrance to the resort’s famous pier.
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