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Current membership 72
Carols on the Pier Sunday 16th December 2012
3pm on the Pier. Festive accompanied communal singing with the friends and a buy one get one free on a glass of mulled wine at Urban Reef to follow. If the weather is fine we will also be joined by a spectacular sunset
Art on the Pier
Thanks to all the artists who come on Sundays throughout the
year, we hope that the sun will shine and our local artists are inspired to display their works.
Join our facebook group "Art on the Pier" to chat with the Artist's directly
Pier of Year 2010
Boscombe was voted Pier of the Year for 2010 by the National Piers Society?
“Winning the Pier of the Year award is a great honour and everyone involved in the pier’s restoration, reopening and the events held on it since can feel very proud.”
See the full article in the Echo Best Amongst Its Piers
Kiosks
The Kiosks include a café with outdoor and indoor seating, an ice cream parlour, takeaway and shop that importantly carries newspapers. Opened in March 2011 they completed the regeneration of the land based elements of the Boscombe Spa Project.
What better place can there be to enjoy your cuppa or ice cream than under the shade or shelter of the iconic windbreak
More details of the services are available on their website:
www.reefsidecatering.com
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 worked with the council to help represent resident's views. We are activley promoting the pier and it's surroundings as space for artistic and cultural events.
With ever increasing interest in Boscombe seafront and with the development of the
surf reef our membership is continuing to grow.
Events
Free events for the local community on and around the Pier
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Event
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Description
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Carols
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16th Dec 2012
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3 pm on the Pier - wrap up warm
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News
The Art
We are committed to developing the Pier as a venue for Artists to display their work. We hope to see more success stories like local craftsman Wayne Willets, who was inspired to create a range of mirrors with a surfing theme. Thank you to Wayne for featuring the Pier on his website
www.surfmirrors.com .
To enquire about exhibiting your work on the Pier contact Linda Hiles
linda.hiles@bournemouth.gov.uk, or drop into the Boscombe Sea Front Services office just past the Harvester on the sea front.
The Surf
The Pier is an excellent vantage point for viewing the Surfing up close.
Following the launch of the Reef on the 2nd November 2009 the reef was damaged last winter (2010/11) and is still currently out of use.
The RNLI have to be commended for providing life gard cover through the winter.
Sorted Surf Shop run several surfing and Stand Up Paddleboarding related events. When the surf's up the pier is a fantastic vantage point for spectators and photographers to get right on top of the surfers.
To find out more about the reef follow the link to their web site
www.thesurfreef.co.uk
Seating
The council provided 4 new benches in 2010 thanks to various local funds and wards. One of these benches is dedicated to some much loved local surfers who are no longer with us.
Membership
Please join or renew to help support the group. Fees remain unchanged from last year. Join or renew on line or by post using the printable form on the site.
Click here to renew now.
Membership means that you get all
our newsletters throughout the year which give you
advance warning of upcoming events, the chance to
give your views on the Pier and take part in the events,
exclusive member offers at Urban Reef and discounts
at Reefside catering. Artist members get the chance to
exhibit on the Pier on Sundays and at special events all
for just the small price of an anuual membership. (£3 - £5)
Hot Topics
The recent topics brought to the attention of the committee are:-
- Repair work to the pillars
- Problems with the lighting
- More seating is needed on the pier
- Charges for casual fishing
- Using the end of the pier as an Exhibition / Event space
