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The best show in Brighton, and totally free. From November through to March, thousands of starlings gather every night and perform their incredible dance. Alex Bamford is one of many Brighton photographers who head to the seafront training his camera on the action, hoping to capture these fleeting moments in rapidly failing light. The best ... Read more

WPT’s 2021 AGM will be held via Zoom, 6.30pm on Thursday 25th November. Details have been emailed to members. If for some reason you have not received this, please check your spam folder. A Zoom invitation will be sent with the second mailing w/c 1st November. We look forward to seeing you on the 25th ... Read more

This exhibition is to celebrate the architectural jewels found along or near Brighton and Hove’s seafront. The artist, Amalia Sanchez de la Blanca working under her brand name Linescapes, wanted to pay homage to the buildings that inspired her to change her life. Amalia had worked as an architect for many years but she always ... Read more

  See our beautiful West Pier through the eyes of an expert with a 30 minute walking tour suitable for all ages. Full of facts, characters and fun! Walking tours start outside the West Pier Centre, 103-105 Kings Road Arches, Brighton BN1 2FN, east of BAi360 every Saturday and Sunday at 10am and 5pm. Book ... Read more

The Attenborough family name is to be associated with Brighton’s iconic West Pier once again, 52 years after Richard, Lord Attenborough filmed Oh! What A Lovely War on the historic Grade I-listed structure. Lord Attenborough also starred in the 1947 movie Brighton Rock and now his son, the acclaimed theatre director Michael Attenborough CBE, has joined the board of ... Read more

Artist, Sarah Mitchener is exhibiting her work at the West Pier Centre, on the seafront until September 2021. As well as having framed originals, giclée prints and original monotypes on the wall, she will also have a browser full of all original ‘studio sale’ sketches and paintings in watercolour and mixed media all in mounts ... Read more

We’re delighted to announce that Brighton Artist Alej ez will be in residence every Thursday at the West Pier Centre on the seafront starting 15th April. Alej ez exhibited his work at the Centre in autumn 2019. Come along anytime between 11am – 5pm and meet Alej ez as he creates art prints and drawings with the ... Read more

Solo exhibition, Shoreline by photographer John Brockliss reopens on 17th April 2021. Featuring over 30 original colour and monochrome marine landscape photographs, the exhibition will  run until May 23rd with prints available to buy. Using class Leica 35mm rangefinder cameras and lenses, John images are printed and presented uncropped, just as they were composed in-camera. ... Read more

Brighton before the Pavilion looks at aspects of the town that were important before the arrival of the grandees; the physical geography that ensured it was the largest town in Sussex, the social geography that gave it the liberal spirit and its radical edge and the psycho-geography that makes Brighton…Brighton! Geoffrey Mead was born and raised in ... Read more

Watch The West Pier Trust’s second online talk featuring Faye Davies talking with Fred Gray about ‘Restoring a Seaside Jewel: The West Pier Kiosk Project’. Faye discusses the history and importance of the kiosk, the world’s oldest surviving pleasure pier building.  As a specialist conservation architect, Faye has a fantastic understanding of the kiosk and ... Read more

Two Centuries of Walking on Water: Fred Gray and Michael Farthing in conversation about Fred’s new book The Architecture of British Seaside Piers. West Pier Trust had established a regular and popular monthly talk programme which took place in West Pier Centre until Covid-19 forced us to cancel all events in the Centre. We plan to resume the ... Read more

Talking To The Moon was published in March by Nosy Crow: https://nosycrow.com/product/talking-to-the-moon/ Although listed as being for 8-12 year olds, many other readers will enjoy the sensitive story. The locally-based author, S.E. Durrant, explains that the story ‘is narrated by ten year old Iris who is staying with her grandmother, Mimi, in Brighton. As Mimi ... Read more