Hythe Pier Ferry bought by Red Funnel
Isle of Wight ferry operator Red Funnel has taken over a passenger link across Southampton Water. The operator of the Hythe Ferry, Blue Funnel, had suffered from rising costs and low passenger numbers since the Covid pandemic.
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Repair work at Dunoon Pier to cost £10 million
Liberal Democrat councillor Ross Moreland, who represents the town’s council ward, added that the funding would have to be sourced externally as opposed to coming from the authority’s own funds.
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Jaunty ‘Pier Galop’ is to be played for the first time in 150 years!
To celebrate this most unusual piece of music, The Cleethorpes Brass Band were approached to record The Pier Galop for the 150th anniversary year. Musical director Brian Harper said: “As the piece was originally written for the piano, I have turned it into a brass band arrangement. It is a traditional, light-hearted piece, nothing serious but it will encourage some foot-tapping!
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New restaurant to open at Totland Bay Pier
The Wooldridge Group intends to start work this winter and open the restaurant in Spring 2024. In addition to the restaurant, the owners are revisiting the purpose of the Bay Cafe located at the pier’s dry end.
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Southport Pier to remain closed until funding for repair is found
The pier has been visited by the National Piers Society, which is working with the authority to help find “an immediate and long term solution to its reopening and long term maintenance”.
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Owners of Mumbles Pier reflect on recovery from pier fireFred said: “You’re left there really wondering, ‘are we doomed?’. We’ve spent about £17 million on the pier all together over the last ten years with the RNLI, so we’ve been working pretty hard to get the site looking pretty nice. We weren’t prepared to lose a big chunk and not be insured for it.”
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Does Morecambe need a new pier? Residents and visitors have their say
Thirty years have passed since Morecambe’s last seaside pier was demolished, prompting memories of the town’s two former piers but also ideas about Morecambe’s future development – and comparisons with other seaside towns.
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Routine maintenance continues at Worthing Pier
Worthing Borough Council said the photos showed its contractor, Mackley, ‘in the process of doing routine maintenance’ on the pier. A spokesperson added: “This includes bolt tightening and the replacement of clamps and timbers at the southern end of the pier and the landing stage substructure.”
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£10 million of Levelling Up funding to be spent on Bournemouth Pier
BCP Council plans to allocate £9.626 million towards the structural engineering of the pier and its leisure offer. It is anticipated repairs will extend the life of the pier’s concrete pillars by 30 years and the timber landings by 15 years. Currently, without investment, the structure would be “at risk of closure”.
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Restoration work for South Africa’s Whalebone Pier
Some of these enhancements will include reinforcement and restoration, breathing new life into the pier by addressing the wear and tear due to the elements causing erosion. The spalling concrete will be reinstated and a product by the name of Penetron will be applied, ensuring a solid foundation for generations to come.
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Renovation of Scheveningen Pier ‘in sight’
Large parts of the Pier are in poor condition. The cast-in-concrete foundation in particular is coming to an end and may become unsafe in the near future, even before 2025. A simple renovation is not realistic for the owner of the Scheveningen icon, so with the help of the municipality, the area will be given a makeover and the Pier will be completely renovated.
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Hythe Pier Heritage Day takes place this weekend
Free train rides, a heritage bus, model railway demos and a children’s treasure trail are some of the activities lined up for the Hythe Pier Heritage Association’s Heritage Day on Saturday from 10.30am.
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Restoration of Weston Birnbeck Pier begins!
Restoration work to the landward side buildings will be delivered in 2024/5 as the project successfully secured some of the government’s Levelling Up funding. Repairs to the legs of the pier structure and the partial restoration of the deck, which will create safe access to Birnbeck Island, will also occur.
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PS Waverley returns to Southend Pier
Waverley Excursions are set to start operating river cruises from Southend Pier once again from September 22 until October 8. Services from the pier will include trips along the River Blackwater and River Medway, as well as excursions to Tower Bridge and the Second World War Maunsell Forts.
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Mumbles Pier lifeboat slipway remains closed
The Mumbles Lifeboat Station is located at the end of the pier, but in January its slipway was deemed unsafe and the crew were moved to a temporary station further along the coast. The pier owners said they did not currently have the funds to restore the structure.
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Fairport Convention return to Cromer Pier folk festival
Fairport Convention, who were central to the start of the annual Folk on the Pier event, will play at the pier’s Pavilion Theatre on Wednesday, November 1. This year marks the band’s 56th year on the British folk-rock scene, and they plan to play some old favourites as well as new material at the gig.
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Cost of living hits Blackpool Piers’ profits
The Blackpool Pier Company, which owns the South, Central and North piers on city’s Promenade, has posted pre-tax profits of £354,231 for 2022, down from the £4.7m it achieved in 2021.
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Difficult year for Brighton Palace Pier
The owners of the East Sussex attraction highlighted cautious consumer spending and high inflation as the primary reasons behind the “weaker than expected” sales. The group’s chief executive, Anne Ackford, said weekend train strikes reduced visitor numbers on the pier by 18% compared to 2022.
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Multimillion-pound revamp for Scarborough’s West Pier
A “high quality” seafood restaurant and public events space are part of multimillion-pound plans to revamp Scarborough’s historic West Pier. The £11m proposals are “a once-in-a-generation” opportunity, according to North Yorkshire Council.
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PS Waverley returns to Clacton Pier
Tim Wardley, Chairman of the National Piers Society with a 30-year association with the paddle steamer, said that Clacton is a vital calling point in the Thames schedule. “We are extremely grateful to the owners and management at Clacton Pier for their continued support and hospitality afforded to Waverley,” he added.
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Detailed views of Brighton West Pier for the first time in 20 years
The footage shows that decorative sections are still intact and decades-old concrete sleeves remain, protecting the original struts and piles screwed into the seabed in 1866. Staircases used to board the pleasure steamers are still clearly visible and sections of the old promenade walkways survive.
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‘Branbourne Pier’ to make its screen debut!
Stand-up Sean McLoughlin is working on an adult animated sitcom set on a coastal English pier. Set in the forgotten seaside town of Branbourne, the comedy revolves around loveable but dim pier manager Peter Gregg and workshy 25-year-old Jean, whose ‘summer job as an assistant manager has lasted for eight years’.
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West Pier ruins to last for ‘generations’
Fred Gray said: “The West Pier will never be rebuilt. We cannot restore it. The ruin is going to change over time. But part of the joy of looking at the West Pier over any period of time is that it is constantly changing. It gets people to think about the past, present and future.”
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It’s an event-packed autumn and winter for Great Yarmouth Britannia Pier
The pier’s new owners, Joseph Abbott and Joseph Manning, said they wanted to bring the popular attraction to its former glory. Now the duo are adding more seasonal events to the town’s calendar, including a weeklong Oktoberfest party, a family-friendly Trick or Treat evening and a messy adult bingo event.
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