News

Lord Briggs of Lewes (Asa Briggs) by Geoff Lockwood The Trust lost one of its longest serving supporters when Lord Asa Briggs died peacefully at home in Lewes on 15th March. Asa was the leading, and most prolific, social historian of his age, with a special interest in the Victorian period. He was also one of ... Read more

Mike Mendoza interviewed West Pier Trust Chief Executive, Rachel Clark earlier this week.  Rachel has been at the operational helm of the Trust for over 20 years and talks through this history of the Pier since its closure in 1975,  and hopes and ideas for a new pier.  Watch here.

For the Trust’s February newsletter and our highlights of the month, read here

A small section of the central part of the pier ruin collapsed this morning. As always, sad to witness but not surprising after the huge winds on Monday.

Using a drone, Daniel of High Flying Lens has recently created this mesmerising film of the pier – it’s stunning and shows the pier ruin in glorious detail. Watch it here. www.high-flying-lens.co.uk highflyinglens@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/Highflyinglens?ref=aymt_homepage_panel  

2016 will be an exciting and important year for the Trust – read the latest newsletter here

A wonderful and exciting start to the new year this afternoon with the completion of the BAi360 pod Congratulations to the team!  

We’re taking a holiday from our regular newsletters in December so this is to thank you for your support during 2015 and to wish you a very happy and peaceful Christmas and New Year. 2016 promises to be one of the most important in the Trust’s history with the opening of the BAi360 in the ... Read more

Did you see November’s newsletter? Here it is.

James has been photographing the the pier for many years and his pictures of the starling murmurations are famous. He is selling limited editions of the prints through his website and has generously offered to donate a percentage of profits to the Trust. A perfect Christmas present for pier lovers? Here’s one of the fabulous ... Read more

Great news announced today that British Airways is the principal sponsor for the i360 read more 

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