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 157

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

Free events for the local community on and around the Pier

Event Date Description
Post Card Competition 15th March Closing date for photos to be entered into our 2010 post card competition
Watersports Festival 20th – 21st March The first surfing competition on the reef and other supporting events organised by Sorted Surf Shop click here for more details Sorted Surf Festival
BCG Family Fun Day 3rd April Boscombe Chine Gardens Family Fun Day. Come down and meet Inspieration at the Pier and find out how you can get involved with this year’s events
Beach Fun Day 24th April A fun day for local families down at the beach. Including art, crafts, games, surfing and music from 11:00.
Art on the Pier 2nd May Art on the Pier starts up again for the summer season.
Pier Society AGM 12th June The national Pier Society hold their AGM in Bournemouth
Event in the Gardens 17th July Friends of Boscombe Chine Garden host an information day for local families
Air Show Bands 19th – 22nd August Music every evening of the Airshow to dance your way home to

Latest News

Postcard Competition

Closing Date Extended! Dig out your best 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 now 15th March 2010. Details of how to enter are on the Flickr site and in the newsletter. The winner will be announced at the Fun Day on 24th April. Add your pictures to flickr and link to our page Inspieration.org on flickr

The Art

Art is planned again for this summer's Sunday afternoons starting on the Fun Day on April 24th. This year should see the Pier become an established venue for local artits, including local craftsman Wayne Willets, who has created 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 Brian Cummings Brian.Cummings@Bournemouth.gov.uk,

The Reef

The Pier is an excellent vantage point for viewing the Surfing up close. Following the launch of the Reef on the 2nd November we have not yet had the Winter storms needed for the best waves to be produced. The RNLI have to be commended for providing cover through the winter. Sorted Surf shop are planning a Watersports Festival in March with the first competition on the Reef. To find out more about the reef follow the link to their web site www.thesurfreef.co.uk

Seating

Many of you have raised the problem of seating on the Pier and we still have this in mind at every committee meeting. We are keeping the issue on our agenda with the council and hope that a way can be found to provide more benches this year.

Membership

Join or Renew on line or by post using the printable form on the site. Click here to renew now. We are currently seeking discounts for our members at local outlets, look out for more news as the season gets underway. Join or renew your membership now to get a full 12 months from April as we need your support to keep going.

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