Thursday 20 October 2011
BBC Children in Need – Live from the Grand Pier
Monday 17 October 2011
Grand Pier Celebrates Its First Birthday
The Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare celebrates its first birthday on 23rd October. In the first year of opening the attraction has welcomed just over 3 million visitors.
To celebrate the birthday the Grand Pier will be putting on entertainment and special ride offers over the party weekend of 22nd – 23rd October.
Visitors to the Grand Pier will be greeted by clowns, mascots and fire eaters. Throughout the weekend dancers, children’s entertainers and gymnasts will perform and a giant ‘special birthday offers wheel’ will be spun. Each segment of the wheel will have a very special offer including cheap rides, and food and drink. Wherever the wheel stops will decide what’s on offer at the time.
Face Painters will be in the Adventure Cove soft play area all weekend and a selection of musicians will perform in Captain Jack’s bar.
Grand Pier owner Kerry Michael said: “It seems hard to believe it is a year ago that we opened the gates on a dark, rainy morning to see the thousands of people who had queued overnight to get a first glimpse of the new pier.
“This is the first time in its history, that the Pier has been open continuously throughout the year. I didn’t know what to expect, but there have certainly been some surprises along the way. Boxing Day and New Year’s Day were very busy and in April we had over half a million visitors, which was fantastic, and nobody could have predicted the bumper weekend we enjoyed when the sun shone a couple of weeks ago.
“The Grand Pier is now firmly established as a wedding and concert venue and we have the largest ballroom in the area.
“This year’s Christmas parties and concerts are selling out fast and we are already turning our attention to the concert and events programme for next year, which will be even bigger. It feels great to have got the first year under our belt and to be looking to the future.
To celebrate the birthday the Grand Pier will be putting on entertainment and special ride offers over the party weekend of 22nd – 23rd October.
Visitors to the Grand Pier will be greeted by clowns, mascots and fire eaters. Throughout the weekend dancers, children’s entertainers and gymnasts will perform and a giant ‘special birthday offers wheel’ will be spun. Each segment of the wheel will have a very special offer including cheap rides, and food and drink. Wherever the wheel stops will decide what’s on offer at the time.
Face Painters will be in the Adventure Cove soft play area all weekend and a selection of musicians will perform in Captain Jack’s bar.
Grand Pier owner Kerry Michael said: “It seems hard to believe it is a year ago that we opened the gates on a dark, rainy morning to see the thousands of people who had queued overnight to get a first glimpse of the new pier.
“This is the first time in its history, that the Pier has been open continuously throughout the year. I didn’t know what to expect, but there have certainly been some surprises along the way. Boxing Day and New Year’s Day were very busy and in April we had over half a million visitors, which was fantastic, and nobody could have predicted the bumper weekend we enjoyed when the sun shone a couple of weeks ago.
“The Grand Pier is now firmly established as a wedding and concert venue and we have the largest ballroom in the area.
“This year’s Christmas parties and concerts are selling out fast and we are already turning our attention to the concert and events programme for next year, which will be even bigger. It feels great to have got the first year under our belt and to be looking to the future.
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