Rachel Hove Civic Society started campaigning for a plinth in 2012. Its aim was to reintroduce public sculpture to Hove inspired by the success of the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square. The campaign is very close to realisation and on Saturday Hove Plinth received The Argus Star Award for Contribution to Arts and Culture at a … Read more
Sections of the Brighton i360 pod began to arrive on site from France on Monday. Frustratingly the wind has delayed their unloading so far but finally there was a lull this morning and the pod started to make its first appearance! See the photo here
In case you missed it here’s the latest newsletter from the Trust – read more
Andy Dawson has sent us some charming photos of himself on the pier in the 1960’s and 70’s. You can see lots of classic West Pier features very clearly such as the famous seat backs and, in the first photo, part of one of the six 1866 octagonal kiosks. It’s one of these that the Trust … Read more
Last week we posted some beautiful photos of the pier by Justin Hill. He has a profound love of the pier which is reflected in the elegant, atmospheric images he creates. Here is a charming picture from the early 1970’s (before the pier closed in 1975) of him with his mum and a telescope. We love receiving personal … Read more
Yesterday we posted a beautiful photo by Justin Hill taken last week at a very low tide. Here is another of his stunning pictures from February this year. Justin writes Shot on 17/02/2015 at 18:53 pm from high up on the beach. The sea had a eerie mercurial look to it due to the beautiful sunset. … Read more
Justin is a Brighton photographer who regularly tweets stunning photos of the pier. Their hallmark is a powerful atmosphere of faded beauty in a remarkable natural landscape. Last week he posted one taken during an extreme low perigee tide. Justin wrote: Perigee tides occur three to four times a year. They don’t always coincide with … Read more
Solly often posts amazing, surreal photos of the pier on our Facebook page. Tomorrow there’s an exhibition of his work at Artista Studio, 42 Waterloo Street, Hove, BN3 1AY from 5pm to 12 midnight.
A few weeks ago we mentioned this beautiful film of the pier captured by Sam Moore using a drone – click here to see it again. It was spotted by our local NHS Trust who noticed its calming effect. Sam’s permission was sought and now its showing in the A&E waiting area at Sussex County … Read more
A few weeks ago we mentioned this delightful novel, the first of a trilogy set partly on the West Pier in the 1930’s and partly on Corfu in the 1980’s. It’s available to download from Amazon and here is the book cover
On Tuesday at the Grand Hotel i360 Chief Engineer John Roberts gave a fascinating talk about designing and building Brighton’s newest landmark. About 130 people attended, mostly Trust members but also i360 enthusiasts, local engineers and others interested to hear the technical story behind this extremely challenging project. John made all sorts of complex engineering conundrums accessible … Read more
This uplifitng painting is by Richard Allman, based in Plymouth
