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Shutter Films recently filmed this brilliant aerial footage of the pier using an octocoper click here to view it. For more information on Shutter Films click here .

From Saturday’s edition

The recent posting silence is due to pre marathon nerves and post marathon exhaustion! Done and dusted now and over £2000 raised for the Trust’s heritage and education fund, £635 for Mind.  Thank you all for your generosity, support and best wishes – it made a great difference. Here I am with my training partners ... Read more

i360 can propel us into the future 5:20am Thursday 27th March 2014 in Letters I have been following the progress of the plans for the i360 as I did with the London Eye, which I remember as being a similarly contentious issue. Years of campaigns for and against, approval and disapproval etc, finally gave way to permissions granted ... Read more

Here’s a link to Marks Barfield’s latest Q&As on i360 http://www.marksbarfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/BHCC-QA.pdf

Here’s the text of the piece in today’s edition Thank you for supporting the i360  There were people who had doubts that the London Eye would ever work, be a waste of money, spoil the view, ruin the skyline and would never happen. All these doubts turned out to be unfounded. We are backing the ... Read more

This was in the Argus last Saturday

The West Pier Trust is delighted that Councillors have voted in favour of a funding scheme that will cost the tax payer nothing, regenerate a key but blighted city site and send out a loud message that Brighton is open for business. i360 construction will start in weeks and a new era can finally begin. ... Read more

The i360 proposals make financial sense and would benefit taxpayers 5:00am Wednesday 5th March 2014 in Letters There seems to be a lot of confusion and misunderstanding about the “Council loan” for the i360 that is being discussed at the Policy and Resources Committee meeting tomorrow. Perhaps I can cast some light on this. The loan will be ... Read more

P R E S S  R E L E A S E  Grab this opportunity with both hands The Economic Partnership urges the council’s Policy & Resources committee to agree the funding for the i360 which is not only a fabulous potential addition to Brighton’s tourism offer but also exactly the sort of business deal ... Read more

i360 PROPOSAL – Q & A WITH GLYNN JONES, CHAIR OF THE WEST PIER TRUST Why the i360? As owners of the site of the old West Pier, we have been striving for the last ten years to find a suitable replacement.  The i360 is a 21st century version of the Victorian pier, representing the ... Read more

This article was published today – we hope it will dispel some of the misunderstandings surrounding the pier, the trust and the i360. WPT Statement Feb 14