There aren’t many wedding venues where you get to go on the dodgems just after saying ‘I do’, but that’s exactly what you can do on Weston-super-Mare’s Grand Pier.
The Grand Pier, which re-opened in October, hosted its first wedding in December. Hannah Love and Ben Hoskin were the first couple to be married on the Pier.
The couple exchanged their vows in the third floor Regency Suite, which has stunning views across Weston bay. The Regency suite has a huge balcony, which is also licensed for weddings, so couples can marry outside if they wish.
Ben and Hannah chose to hold their wedding breakfast for 150 guests in the Tiffany Suite. The Tiffany Suite is situated right at the end of the Pavilion building and has spectacular sea views on all three sides. The room is set apart from the main Pavilion and is a very tranquil setting.
In all, the Grand Pier offers four licensed rooms for weddings and civil partnerships. One of the most unusual wedding venues is the North Tower. This semi-circular room has floor to ceiling views of the shoreline and comes with a bridal day room, for last minute final touches.
For further information on weddings at the Grant Pier email weddings@grandpier.co.uk
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Wednesday 22 December 2010
Tuesday 14 December 2010
GRAND PIER TO HOST CAROL CONCERT
Weston-super-Mare’s Grand Pier will host a Carol Concert at 4.30pm on Sunday 19th December.
Four churches in the town have joined together to organise the event. St Paul’s, Holy Trinity, H Church and Hope Church in Worle are working together to organise the Christmas celebration.
The concert will feature traditional carols, acts from Weston’s Got talent and local schools.
Vicar of St Paul’s Andrew Alden said: “We wanted to hold the carol concert on neutral territory, and what better place than the Grand Pier. It is a fantastic venue and we are all indebted to the owners Kerry and Michelle Michael for the speed with which they re-built the Pier. The Pier is at the heart of the town and it is the ideal venue to celebrate Christmas”.
The rides will be running as normal and the Pier will be serving up turkey dinners plus Christmas pudding at a special price of £5.95 (for one day only).
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Four churches in the town have joined together to organise the event. St Paul’s, Holy Trinity, H Church and Hope Church in Worle are working together to organise the Christmas celebration.
The concert will feature traditional carols, acts from Weston’s Got talent and local schools.
Vicar of St Paul’s Andrew Alden said: “We wanted to hold the carol concert on neutral territory, and what better place than the Grand Pier. It is a fantastic venue and we are all indebted to the owners Kerry and Michelle Michael for the speed with which they re-built the Pier. The Pier is at the heart of the town and it is the ideal venue to celebrate Christmas”.
The rides will be running as normal and the Pier will be serving up turkey dinners plus Christmas pudding at a special price of £5.95 (for one day only).
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Wednesday 8 December 2010
SOMERSET TOURISM CONFERENCE A BIG SUCCESS
Minister for Heritage &Tourism, John Penrose MP addressed over 300 delegates at the Somerset Tourism Association (STA) annual conference held at Weston-super-Mare’s Grand Pier in late November.
He spoke about the major changes taking place in the way destinations are marketed and praised the Somerset Tourism Association for getting together as a group to jointly market Somerset. Many of the Government’s Destination Marketing Organisations (DMO’s) are being closed down and the STA has joined together to market themselves as a destination.
He said: “The UK is excellent at promoting London, but once the tourists get there, they seldom leave. The STA is a fine example of how, in working together, they are promoting the whole of Somerset, not just the smaller towns and attractions. I see this as a model which I would like to be duplicated in other regions across the country”.
The conference was attended by all the owner operators of Puxton Park, Brean Leisure Park, Cheddar Caves, Wookey Hole Caves, Pontins and the West Somerset Railway.
Delegates were given a talk by Pier owner Kerry Michael. He spoke about the logistics of building a structure a quarter of a mile out to sea and the challenges the team have had to overcome to get the new Pavilion completed.
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He spoke about the major changes taking place in the way destinations are marketed and praised the Somerset Tourism Association for getting together as a group to jointly market Somerset. Many of the Government’s Destination Marketing Organisations (DMO’s) are being closed down and the STA has joined together to market themselves as a destination.
He said: “The UK is excellent at promoting London, but once the tourists get there, they seldom leave. The STA is a fine example of how, in working together, they are promoting the whole of Somerset, not just the smaller towns and attractions. I see this as a model which I would like to be duplicated in other regions across the country”.
The conference was attended by all the owner operators of Puxton Park, Brean Leisure Park, Cheddar Caves, Wookey Hole Caves, Pontins and the West Somerset Railway.
Delegates were given a talk by Pier owner Kerry Michael. He spoke about the logistics of building a structure a quarter of a mile out to sea and the challenges the team have had to overcome to get the new Pavilion completed.
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