Pavilion Illuminated for One Night Only
On 10th February Tiger Beer will celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Tiger by mounting a spectacular laser show illuminating the Pavilion island from 6pm to 10pm. The Trust is delighted that the iconic structure will be celebrated days after the removal of the wrecked Concert Hall.
Demolition of the Concert Hall Attracts Media Interest (Including Photographs)
The recent removal of the Concert Hall wreckage, has attracted much media interest on the internet, TV and newspapers.
The Times published at article on February 4th including the fantastic photograph by Mark Baynes . There was another article in the Argus and the Brighton and Hove News website.
The local BBC news programme, South Today, ran two [...]
Concert Hall Wreckage to be Removed
The West Pier Trust is pleased to announce that the collapsed remains of the Concert Hall will be removed during the next two weeks.
The work will be carried out by specialist demolition and salvage contractor Dorton Demolition and project managed by the Trust’s consultant engineers, Hemsley Orrell Partnership. The work [...]
Home Movie Roadshow
BBC TWO is launching a new series which will travel the country in a hunt for the nation’s home movie archive.
This is the nation’s story through the eyes of its most important historians: the British people.
We are looking for any amateur-filmed footage that reflects the events of the last seventy years. It might be footage [...]
West Pier Artefacts at the Brighton Fishing Museum
The Brighton Fishing Museum, located on the seafront between the piers, has an arch dedicated to an exhibition of artefacts rescued from the West Pier. The story of the pier is explained and information about the i360 is also available. The museum is an integral part of Brighton’s Fishing Quarter, www.brightonfishingmuseum.org.uk , and well worth [...]