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As part of the White Night celebrations on 30th October there will be a ‘mini murmuration’ on the West Pier beach.  The instalation, formed of wind generated LED lights, takes inspiration from the resident starlings which roost on the West Pier at dusk and will be visible from nightfall tomorrow.

Weekly West Pier and Brighton Seafront tours have finished for the season. However if you want to arrange a private tour or talk about the history of the pier and seafront it can be easily arranged. Please call 01273 321499 or write to info@westpier.co.uk

Today’s Argus carried this piece about the i360. The Trust is frustrated by the i360 funding delays but is still optimisitc that it will be built. Designers and developers, Marks Barfield Architects, are completely committed to the project and all involved parties continue to work hard on its delivery. The Trust is using this period ... Read more

Scheduled over a 2 hour period, this event is designed to help us enhance our West Pier archive and is part of Brighton & Hove Heritage Open Day. Date:  Sunday 12th September Time:  12 noon – 2pm Place:  Fishing Museum (Brighton seafront between the piers) Come along with your memories, reminiscences and any records you ... Read more

Nicole Carman is a Brighton-based photographer who finds the sculpture of the West Pier a fascinating subject. Her most recent works are high contrast black and white photographs where tone and shadow create vivid compositions. Nicole is a member of the Brighton and Hove Camera Club been accepted into  Hove Arts. She exhibited at the ... Read more

International best selling crime writer Peter James has been a supporter of the Trust for many years.  A a fund-raiser for the Trust he generously offered to talk about his latest book and his colourful experiences researching his novels with the Brighton police. The event, which sold out, took place at Alfresco Restaurant on 23rd June. It was a ... Read more

The Trust runs tours, talks and activities for schools either on site or classroom  based. Activities are be tailored to the National Curriculum and the needs of invidual groups of children – e.g. the West Pier and the Brighton Seafront Story fits neatly into the Development of Brighton as a Seaside Town. Costs are kept to a minimum. Please ... Read more

F10 Studios in Brighton have created a virtual model the West Pier in its heyday. A video and photos of this exciting project is now available on the website.

International best-selling local crime writer Peter James is a long-term supporter of the Trust and has generously offered to give a talk at a fundraising social event at Alfrescos Restaurant on 23rd June. Peter sets his novels in and around Brighton and an atmospheric photo of the pier often features on the front cover of ... Read more

The Trust’s consultant engineer and pier expert, Jon Orrell of Hemsley Orrell Partnership will be leading a special tour on 25th April at 11am on the engineering of piers in general and of the West Pier in particular. This will be a fascinating insight into the unique engineering of the pier and not to be ... Read more

Stroll the prom and hear the fascinating, glamorous and tragic story of Britain’s finest pier in the context of the history of Brighton seafront. Tours every Sunday at 11am from 11th April (lasts approximately an hour). Meet in front of the West Pier Rock Shop on the upper prom, King’s Road Tickets £5. Children under ... Read more

The Trust is launching a new drive to build up its archive with the aim of creating as full a picture as possible of the operating West Pier. We are especially interested in personal photographs, film and memories of people who used the pier from pleasure or worked for the pier company. Do you have ... Read more