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James Hamilton of Vertigo Shots has sent us some lovely recent photos of the pier. james@vertigoshots.com

We had a great weekend at Paddle! Thanks to everyone who dropped by to say hello. It was lovely to meet so many people and to experience first hand their curiosity and  enthusiasm for what we and @Brightoni360 are doing.

Don’t forget to visit us at the stand we’re sharing with our partners Brighton i360 at this weekend’s festival on Hove Lawns. Trust historian, Professor Fred Gray, will be giving a talk on the story of the pier at 16.45 on Saturday in the lecture theatre read more

We’re delighted to be taking a stand at this year’s festival (4th & 5th July). Trust historian Professor Fred Gray will be giving a talk on the ‘History of the West Pier, Past and Present’ on Saturday at 4.45. Hope to see you there! Read more  

If you’ve been on Brighton beach recently you’ll have seen the huge jacking tower which is crucial to the building of the i360 tower. A fascinating article has been posted on the website explaining how it works – read more

Brighton i360 have made a wonderfully atmospheric video  of the first beach landing on 11th June – click here to view it. Come to the West Pier beach early tomorrow morning (23rd June) to witness the second.

Have you had a chance to see how the i360 build has progressed this week? There’s been lots of action with the  first two cans, the first part of jacking frame and the pod chassis in place ahead of schedule. If you can’t get to Brighton seafront the Brighton i360 website contains regular updates, read more The Argus ... Read more

We conducted a public consultation through the autumn and winter on whether, if the success of the i360 generates interest in building a new West Pier, one should be built and if so what form it should take.  We met many people during the process and received lots of fascinating responses to our questionnaire from Trust members, ... Read more

Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce hosted a lunch at Alresco’s restaurant to celebrate the arrival of the the first sections of the tower by barge last Thursday. Watch the video of the event – it includes some lovely aerial shots of the pier, the barge and the cans!  

Read the Trust’s latest news here  

Checkout the brand new site here

Brighton i360 has released this great new promo video