Interesting sites that feature the pier

See more of Sean's work at www.sean-gardiner.com

According to this site the pier is Britain's coolest Nothing To See Here

Some amazing images here in the Inspieration Photography Galleries

Useful Links

Current membership 150

Inspieration

Inspieration - the Friends of Boscombe Pier was officially formed in September 2008 following the ratification of the constitution at the first open meeting held at The Chine Hotel. Since then we have successfully offered support to grant applications for the sea front, and used our voice to stop developments on the pier not in line with our collective view. With ever increasing interest in Boscombe seafront and with the development of the surf reef our membership is continuing to grow.

Events

We are organising free events for the local community

Event Date Description
Art on the Pier Every Sunday Local artists display their work on the Pier from 11 AM to 4 PM every Sunday weather permitting.
Christmas Carols 13th December Come for a festive promenade, from 3pm on the pier we will be singing Christmas carols accompanyied by various musicians followed by a warming drink

Latest News

The Reef

The Boscombe surf reef was officially launched on the 2nd November. This followed the completion of the lifeguard training over the weekend. The RNLI will provide cover 365 days a year including Christmas day! This is a first in the UK. To find out more about the reef follow the link to their web site www.thesurfreef.co.uk

The Art

Art has continued on after the summer with the good weather and has proved successful especially for one local craftsman, who has created a range of mirrors with a surfing theme, you might spot a few of them around locally. To enquire about exhibiting your work on the Pier contact Brian Cummings Brian.Cummings@Bournemouth.gov.uk,

Christmas on the Pier

We are in the process of organising a carol singing festive promenade on the Pier on Sunday 13th November at 3pm. All are welcome to come and sing along, any musicians who would like to take part please contact me in advance to make sure we have music etc. email Duncan Chambers or call 01202 485 412

Seating

Many of you have raised the problem of seating on the Pier and we have this in mind. We are currently exploring options with the Council to see what they can provide. Commemorative benches are also an option but the cost is quite high. Currently the committee does not have sufficient funds to purchase one but we are considering this as a fund raising theme for next year. Please let us know if you have any suggestions or would like to let us know.

Membership Discounts

We are currently seeking discounts for our members at local outlets

Postcard Competition

Dig out your fantastic photographs of the Pier or take one especially for the occasion. we are going to produce an official Inspieration post card for sale locally. Entries should be all your own work; closing date will be in February 2010. Details of how to enter coming soon. Add your pictures to flickr and link to our page Inspieration.org on flickr

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