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Watch Eurovision 2024 on big screen on Colwyn Bay Pier! THE Eurovision Song Contest is coming to Colwyn Bay next month - on the big screen! The big entertainment event of the year will be relayed live from Malmo, Sweden, on a giant screen on the town’s new pier. There will be a chance to dance the night away to the sounds of a DJ who performed at the Eurovision village in Liverpool last year. D J Kels will be keeping the energy high throughout the evening spinning plenty of vintage and recent Eurovision songs. Amy Dyke of the Colwyn Bay Pier Trust said: "Everybody loves the Eurovision contest and its special social atmosphere, so we thought local people would relish the chance to see it larger than life with other local fans. "The atmosphere will be fantastic and we hope people will embrace the Eurovision Fanzone by dressing up, bring their friends and family with them and really make a night of it.” The event is brought to fans jointly by ‘Together for Colwyn Bay’ and ‘The Colwyn Bay Pier Trust’. Proceeds from ticket sales will go towards their mission to explore and develop plans to extend the pier into an exciting visitor destination. A hundred free tickets are available to residents of Glyn Ward (two per household). They can be collected from Sheldon’s Cafe Bar in Penrhyn Road, Colwyn Bay. Residents must take ID that shows their your postcode. Entry to the big Eurovision night on May 11 is from 7.30pm and will be part of a fun-packed weekend being held on the promenade with the annual ‘Prom Xtra’ event on Saturday and ‘Pride' on Sunday the day afterwards. Tickets for the Eurovision Fanzone event are available on ‘Ticketsource’. Type in ‘Colwyn Bay’ to find it. A big thank you to The North Wales Pioneer For this article, to read the original article see HERE

Pier Bae Colwyn,are proud to announce the following... On Sat 11th May 2024 7:30PM Colwyn Bay, LL29 8HH Colwyn Victoria Pier Trust are delighted to be collaborating with Together for Colwyn Bay to bring you Colwyn Bays's first Eurovision Fanzone. Whether you're a die-hard Eurovision enthusiast or just looking for a fun-filled night out, this event promises something for everyone. Live Screening : Watch all the Eurovision action unfold on a giant screen right by the picturesque Colwyn Bay coastline. Cheer for your favourite acts and experience the magic of the Eurovision with fellow fans. DJ Kels will be keeping the energy high throughout the evening - fresh from their 2023 performance at the Liverpool Eurovision village there will be plenty of vintage and recent Eurovision songs turned on the decks for your enjoyment to compliment this much loved song contest. There will be a selection of food and drink stalls available on the night - for you to enjoy during the festivities. Why not make a night of it with your friends and family. Please note - All tickets are standing. ​ Event Details Starts at 7:30PM Location Pier Bae Colwyn, Colwyn Bay, LL29 8HH See LInk HERE

A big thank you to Louie for taking these wonderful pictures, I will post a new one every few days. Louie stated the following.. Hello I don’t live in Colwyn Bay but I visited last February and took some photos, these are probably my favourite photos out of all the pictures I’ve taken! So I thought I’d share them here my Instagram is @louiesnellarchives if you want to check out more!

A big thank you to Gareth Ellidge for this fantastic drone picture of our beloved Pier at night.  Gareth also has some other fantastic Pictures which cn be found on his Facebook page called Welsh Skies by Gareth see HERE

Great to see this work starting, Thank you to North Wales Pioneer for the article. Llandudno Pier undergoes work to ensure safety for ‘decades to come’ THE FAMOUS Llandudno Pier is undergoing essential maintenance work to ensure it operates for several more decades. Owned and operated by Tir Prince Leisure Group, the Grade II listed Victorian pier is the longest in Wales (at around 700 metres) and was first opened in 1877. Now, the iron and steel beams and cross members that support several sections of the top of the pier are being replaced and repaired, in what the group called a “thankless and tiring” task. The work is done alongside routine maintenance work throughout the year, particularly on benches, tables and decking. A Llandudno Pier spokesperson told the Pioneer: “We are carrying out essential maintenance work to replace and repair some of the iron and steel beams and cross members underneath several sections at the Pier Head. “This is to ensure the Pier is able to operate for decades to come. “We carry out routine maintenance all year long from repainting all the benches and tables to replacing any worn timber decking. “It is a thankless and tiring job, however we have an amazing, dedicated maintenance team who keep on top of it all year long come rain or shine.” To see original article please click HERE .

Llyfrau Cymraeg yw ein ffenestr newydd, Welsh books are our new window display. Pop down to our fundraising shop at 18 Station Road Colwyn Bay and get a bargain.

You can see clearly the Pier behind the happy children on the minature railway ride in 1961! Thank you to Berwyn Davies for posting these pictures on Facebook.

This is wonderful news, well done to North Somerset Council and the Trust. Birnbeck Holdings Ltd have agreed to sell Birnbeck Pier to North Somerset Council today (Thursday 13 July), avoiding the need for a legal Compulsory Purchase Order Public Inquiry which was scheduled to take place in August. At a sale price of £400k, funded by the RNLI, the purchase now means North Somerset Council can start work jointly with the charity on the restoration of Birnbeck Pier immediately, avoiding further delays. Work will start on site in the coming weeks at pace, starting with tidying up the car park area, fencing and putting up safety signage. Studio Four Architects and engineers have been appointed by the RNLI to develop a detailed proposal for the pier restoration and the new lifeboat station on the island. Haverstock Associates Architects have been appointed to develop proposals for the island and landside restoration and associated buildings. Cllr Mike Bell, Leader of North Somerset Council, said: “It’s taken years of planning, negotiation and sheer determination but we’re thrilled to announce Birnbeck Pier’s future is firmly in our hands and it’s once again looking bright. Thanks to our partners' unwavering support along with millions in funding, we will now be working as quickly as possible to get on site, prevent any further collapse and renovate the pier and its buildings for future generations to enjoy. We look forward to returning Birnbeck Pier to the people, present and future, of Weston-super-Mare as soon as possible.” The sale includes North Somerset Council agreeing to lease an area on the pier approach for parking to Birnbeck Holdings Ltd as well as providing permits in the Madeira car park should a development on the former Royal Pier Hotel site be completed before July 2033. Cllr Bell continued: “We agreed to these terms in the interest of Birnbeck Pier which now means the Compulsory Purchase Order Public Inquiry will not take place. Although our case was very strong, there was always a risk that Birnbeck Holdings Ltd could have challenged the decision in the High Court. Time which the pier and the other buildings don’t have.” North Somerset Council will own Birnbeck Pier with an area of the island leased to the RNLI for a new lifeboat station to be built. An updated formal agreement has been put in place which sets out how the Council and RNLI will work together in future years to return public access to the pier as quickly as possible and reinstate the RNLI’s vital life-saving service direct from the island. Duncan Macpherson, RNLI Principal Estates Manager, said: “Securing ownership of the island is a culmination of years of hard work and has been incredibly challenging. The RNLI is grateful for the support and commitment of North Somerset Council in its determination to secure a long-term base for the RNLI’s lifesaving in Weston-super-Mare. “This is an exciting and crucial step for the charity and our dedicated team of volunteers at Weston RNLI. “After many years of investigation of over 20 alternative sites in and around Weston, Birnbeck Island offers the charity the safest and most effective place for our volunteer crew to launch and recover their lifeboats. It is the only place that our volunteers can safely provide a lifesaving service for the town at all states of tide. “We’re delighted to be able to forward with the next stage of engineering and design works to restore access and reinstate a lifesaving facility on the island.” Three phases of funding for the pier have been announced - emergency funding from the National Heritage Memorial Fund of £3.55m to strengthen the pier ‘legs’ and create an interim walkway onto the island. Alongside this, The National Lottery Heritage Fund has initially supported the project with a grant of £234,761 to enable plans to progress for a full grant application of £4.3m at a later date. As part of this, detailed proposals for the restoration and reuse of Birnbeck's buildings will be created. The project has also received £4.4m from the government’s Levelling Up Fund. Duncan Wilson CBE, Chief Executive of Historic England, said: “This is wonderful news for Birnbeck Pier. We applaud the Council, the RNLI and many other partners for their hard work in securing its future. It’s great to know that the repair of this beautiful historic structure, one of the most important Victorian piers in the country, can now get under way.” Dr Simon Thurley CBE, Chair of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, said: "Birnbeck Pier is one of the greatest memorials to Victorian ingenuity and engineering in the UK. We are delighted to hear of this fantastic milestone in the pier's restoration journey thanks to the hard work of North Somerset Council, the RNLI and their partners. We are proud to be supporting those plans with a £3.55m National Heritage Memorial Fund grant, which will strengthen the pier structure and create an interim walkway onto the island." Cllr John Crockford-Hawley, North Somerset Councillor and Heritage Champion, said: “Today is a key date in Weston-super-Mare’s history – a day when we can finally start work on renovating Birnbeck Pier so residents and visitors alike will be able to enjoy it once again. We are very grateful to our partners and funders, RNLI, Historic England, Birnbeck Regeneration Trust, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Levelling Up Fund for supporting us reach this momentous day.” For more information about the Birnbeck Pier project, please visit HERE

This is very sad news, the benches look lovely and have only been recently installed by the council. Sadly the council will have to repair the bench. People are often seen sitting on the benches and enjoying the Pier and the wonderful views. Maybe CCTV might need to be installed.