News

Here’s a link to Friday’s excellent programme about Hastings Pier (& piers in general), featuring Trust historian Prof Fred Gray http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03t8vx6/The_End_of_the_Pier_Show/  

BRIGHTON WEST PIER TRUST Newsletter to Members   i360 Constructive funding discussions continue to take place between the Trust, the Council and Marks Barfield.  It has been widely recognised that the i360 will act as a catalyst to the regeneration of the seafront, not only creating many new jobs but also encouraging investment in the ... Read more

It’s shocking and very sad to witness the pier’s collapse but it’s also a tribute to Victorian engineering that it’s survived this long. Since 2003’s arson the structure has been too dangerous to maintain.

Thanks to Chris Mortimer for sending these photos

The structure has suffered significant damage this winter and last night’s winds took their toll. It’s still extremely windy and that combined with high tide in an hour’s time could result in further damage http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10987392.Large_chunk_of_Brighton_s_West_Pier_falls_victim_to_the_sea/

Brighton resident and long time Trust member Selma Montford responded to Simon Jenkin’s recent piece about Brighton in the Guardian, her letter was published on Tuesday • Simon Jenkins blames Brighton and Hove city council for the West Pier “left to rot in the sea” (Comment, 24 January), but the West Pier does not belong to ... Read more

Local playwright Matt Thompson has written a stage adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s novel ‘The West Pier’. He’s planning to hold a literary salon as part of the Brighton Festival featuring selected scenes with commentary from an expert panel. Trust historian Fred Gray will speak about the historical context of the piece. It will be well ... Read more

There will probably be quite a few public screenings of the film during the next four years, but the first in Brighton, organised by MOOT (Music of our Time) will be on 17th May https://www.facebook.com/events/1405847552981182/

The collapsed fencing was annoying but it triggered some lovely photos, like this one by Hayley Chainey

Wind damage to the root end during the holiday break! Many many thanks to Lorraine and Stuart for sorting it all out while I was away.

The Trust’s intrepid consultant engineer, Jon Orrell climbed the Concert Hall roof each year in the late 1990’s carrying a Christmas tree!

Have you seen the West Pier marker buoy washed up on the beach just west of the site? It happened in the winds on Wednesday night. Trinity House (whose buoy it is) will put it back at the end of the pier after Christmas.