Southsea South Parade Pier is 2018 Pier Of The Year!
The National Pier Society said the Grade II listed South Parade Pier in Southsea, Hampshire, had been brought “beautifully back from the brink”.
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Putting the Palace back into Brighton Pier!
These are the first images of plans for the new BRIGHTON PALACE PIER sign.
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Folk and Ale – a winning combination at Southend Pier!
The Folk and Ale Festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday April 14 and 15, at the Royal Pavilion at the end of Southend Pier.
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Hastings Pier launch photo competition!
The competition, which was the brainchild of the pier’s volunteers, is open from Friday, April 6 to Wednesday, April 25, and will consider photos from or of the pier since it reopened in 2016.
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National Piers Society present Southsea South Parade Pier with Pier Of The Year Award!
Tim Wardley, chairman of the NPS, added: ‘The pier has undergone a remarkable transformation and I’m absolutely delighted on behalf of our members at South Parade Pier for earning this award.
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Find out more about the history of Isle of Wight’s Yarmouth Pier
Yarmouth Pier has a fascinating heritage and the Friends of Northwood Cemetery is delighted to host a talk about it by Dr Ruth Waller on Tuesday 8th May 2018 at 7:30pm
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Cromer Pier’s Crabbing Festival back for 2018!
The festival, which takes place between Cromer and Sheringham, will be held from Friday May 18 to Sunday May 20. The weekend’s entertainment begins with the Crab and Lobster Festival Grand Opening Concert at Cromer Pavilion Theatre.
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Competition launched to rename Clacton Pier’s Jolly Roger
The closing date for entries is Tuesday, May 8, and suggestions should be emailed to info@clactonpier.co.uk.
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Colwyn Victoria Pier Trust energised after successful AGM meeting
The trust held its AGM on Wednesday, March 28 where discussions were held around the development of the ongoing scheme for the Colwyn Bay Pier, progress with the dismantling and the working relationship with the Conwy County Borough Council.
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TV celebrities line up for Bournemouth Pier zip line challenge!
The group were raising funds for Entertainment Workshops, an East Sussex charity that helps children pursue alternative media-based education up to BTEC level.
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Multi-million refurbishment of Mumbles Pier to begin on 1st June!
The reconstruction will cost £3.2 million and see the installation of additional decking, designed to enlarge the amount of public space nearer the foreshore, the following year.
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Remembering the glory days of Southampton Royal Pier
The pier proved a great success with steamers travelling to the Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands and to St Malo and Le Havre in France where train connections would take passengers to many other European destinations.
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PS Waverley to set sail from Llandudno Pier this summer!
Waverley will sail from Llandudno pier on Tuesday and Wednesday, 28 and 29 August, at lunchtime on both days, steam to the north Anglesey coast before returning to the pier in time for tea.
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Tea on Sea terrace plans prove controversial at Southsea South Parade Pier
The proposed beach terrace for Tea on Sea at South Parade Pier would provide an extra 19 tables and 76 chairs for the kiosk which adjoins the southern end of the historic pavilion and would be reached from the prom.
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Friends of Hastings Pier group need financial backing for ownership bid to proceed
A group seeking to keep Hastings Pier in public ownership says it has less than a week to raise £1 million or else it will be removed from the bidding process.
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Dismantling at Colwyn Bay sees Pier split in two
The structure has been divided to create a firewall in case a blaze breaks out during the dismantling process.
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Wonderful look-back at Southsea Clarence Pier through the ages!
Photographs chart the Pier’s history from 1871
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Friends of Hastings Pier request more time to raise £1 million
Two spokespeople from FOHP – who were elected to the role on Monday – met with the administrators and asked for a 30 day extension to get everything in place to show they can run the pier.
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Lowestoft Claremont Pier for sale!
If you have a spare £2.5m one of Lowestoft’s most recognisable landmarks could be yours.
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Whatever happened to Plymouth Hoe Pier revival plans?
In 2011, ambitious plans were drawn up to place a new “futuristic” structure on the footprint of the old pier.
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Southsea South Parade terrace plans given the go-ahead!
At a planning committee meeting Portsmouth city councillors voted unanimously in favour of a decked area for tables and chairs next to South Parade Pier.
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Royal Pier Hotel site at Weston Birnbeck goes up for sale!
Weston-super-Mare’s Royal Pier Hotel site has been put up for sale, seven months after an independent firm took control of the derelict land.
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25 years since Cromer Pier was sliced in half!
A 30m gap was left in Cromer pier after it was ripped apart by a runaway rig in November 1993
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Want to see one of Britain’s best views? Head to Bangor Pier!
Bangor Pier featured in The Guardian newspaper last weekend for having one of the best views in the UK
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Cromer Pier to lighten-up!
The decision to allow three illuminated, and one non-illuminated signs, to be put up on the Grade II listed Cromer Pier was approved by the North Norfolk District Council.
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Look-back at Lowestoft Claremont Pier
Lowestoft’s Claremont Pier is up for sale after nearly 50 years of family ownership and is available for £2.5m.
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