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Photographer, Alex Bamford will be exhibiting this and others in the Horizons Series at the West Pier Centre from Saturday 8th September 2018 to January 2019. (Please check website for Autumn/Winter opening times).

  Listen to Rachel Clark, West Pier Trust’s Chief Executive talking on Radio Reverb on 16/8/18 about Brighton, West Pier artefacts for sale on eBay and the future of piers in the 21st Century.  

We are restoring an original octagonal 1866 pier kiosk to reinstate on Brighton seafront close to its original site. This exquisite structure will be the oldest pier building in the world and the UK’s first seaside learning centre. To raise funds, we are holding a number of online auctions of pier artefacts. Every purchase will ... Read more

Eugenius Birch was the most prolific pier builder of his generation. To celebrate the bicentenary of his birth in 1818 Dr Kathryn Ferry  will share new research about the life and work of the man who designed the West Pier. Kathryn Ferry is a historian specialising in the history and architecture of the seaside. She has published ... Read more

  Misty Buckley is a production designer for live touring shows, TV and large scale events. She works as creative director for many parts of Glastonbury Festival and won Set Designer of the Year at the TPi Awards in 2013 and again in 2014. Recently Misty designed the amazing West Pier structure for Rag ‘n’ Bone Man’s ... Read more

As Pleased As Punch in Brighton – June 21st – September 7th at the West Pier Centre, an exhibition celebrating the centuries-long career of the little wooden Lord of Misrule. Queen Victoria may not have been amused by Brighton’s Pavilion but she loved its Punch and Judy Show which performed for her by Royal Command. ... Read more

During the summer the centre is open 11.00 am – 5.00 pm  every day except Tuesday & Wednesday. Occasionally, in bad weather or to hold Trust meetings we may have to close. Please contact 01273 321499 or info@westpier.co.uk to check.  

Andy Garth, a Brightonian and local historian, has created  an Aladdin’s cave of Brighton, Hove and Sussex history.  His shop Brighton and Hove Stuff is an ephemera of pictures, maps, from a bygone era. The shop is based in one of the city’s main shopping districts of Hove and is regularly visited by enthusiasts, residents and tourists alike. It plays an important role ... Read more

We were recently visited at WPT by 97 year old Dorothy (Dot) Medhurst. She visited with her granddaughter Anja, to share with us some of her early memories of Brighton seafront. Dot lived in Brighton from 1921 – 1940 after which she moved to Rodmell. It was fascinating to hear her recollections of Brighton in the ... Read more

West Pier Trust’s Chief Executive, Rachel lives in Lewes and has worked for a range of non-profit organisations since leaving London University in 1981. She has worked at Brighton’s West Pier Trust since 1993.  As a child what did you want to be when you grew up? Film star – failed the screen test. Who ... Read more

What an amazing tribute to Brighton and the West Pier.  Rag’n’Bone Man performs at the Brits  – 21 February 2018.   

We have recently relaunched our education programme aimed at primary  schools in the local area. Working in partnership with arts and heritage charity The Fedora Group, sessions are aimed primarily at KS1 and KS2. They feature video, hands-on activities, and a fun packed show from a real Punch and Judy ‘Professor’. Sessions can also be tailored on request to ... Read more