Rap artist Tinchy Stryder is to play a concert at Weston-super-Mare’s Grand Pier on Friday 28th January. It is the first major music concert to be held at the venue since it re-opened to the public in October 2010. The Rapper will play to 2,000 people in the Pavilion’s Great Hall.
Tinchy Stryder rose to popularity with the song ‘Take Me Back’ which reached number three in the UK Singles Chart in January 2009. His next hit‘Number 1’ (a collaboration with N-Dubz) which entered the charts at number one in July 2009. His second number one ‘Never Leave You’ featured Amelle Berrabah from girl-group, the Sugarbabes.
Pier owner Kerry Michael said he was thrilled to have secured such a famous, chart topping artist for the first concert.
He said: “I always envisaged the Grand Pier becoming a major venue on the music scene in the South West and to have been able to sign up Tinchy Stryder is a major coup and is absolutely fantastic for us. This is the first of many big-name concerts we are planning for the Pier and I am sure the tickets will sell out very quickly”.
Tickets, which are standing only, will be on sale from 9am this Wednesday the 12th January are on sale now – click here to buy priced at £19.50 each. Tickets are only available through this official Grand Pier website.
Exclusive VIP tickets will be available at £75 each. The VIP reception will be held in the Regency Suite with canapés, bar and of course, the best view in the house closest to the stage.
Doors open at 5.30pm until 7.30pm. The bars and restaurants will be open as usual and all Grand Pier rides and attractions will also be operating.
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Friday, 21 January 2011
Friday, 7 January 2011
Karting School For Pier
The owners of Weston’s Grand Pier are launching a junior karting school on their 300 metre long Go Kart track.
Children aged eight to fifteen, who enrol in the school, will be taken through beginner, intermediate and advanced driver training.
Lessons can now be booked on either Saturday or Sunday mornings from 9.30am to 10.30am.
Each child will be issued with its own driving licence, which charts their progression through the school and includes ‘endorsements’ for bad driving. They will be trained in safety, kart control and race technique.
The racing school will also be staging its own championship held over a series of rounds for drivers who have completed the advanced training course.
The Junior School will be launched on Saturday 5th February and the price is £25 per lesson or courses of three lessons can be purchased for £60. For more information visit our website www.grandpierkarting.co.uk
Grand Pier Go Kart track manager Russell Mabley said: “I am sure the karting school will be very popular. It’s a must for aspiring Jensen Button’s everywhere.”
To register your interest in the karting school email russell.mabley@grandpier.co.uk
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Children aged eight to fifteen, who enrol in the school, will be taken through beginner, intermediate and advanced driver training.
Lessons can now be booked on either Saturday or Sunday mornings from 9.30am to 10.30am.
Each child will be issued with its own driving licence, which charts their progression through the school and includes ‘endorsements’ for bad driving. They will be trained in safety, kart control and race technique.
The racing school will also be staging its own championship held over a series of rounds for drivers who have completed the advanced training course.
The Junior School will be launched on Saturday 5th February and the price is £25 per lesson or courses of three lessons can be purchased for £60. For more information visit our website www.grandpierkarting.co.uk
Grand Pier Go Kart track manager Russell Mabley said: “I am sure the karting school will be very popular. It’s a must for aspiring Jensen Button’s everywhere.”
To register your interest in the karting school email russell.mabley@grandpier.co.uk
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Thursday, 6 January 2011
Stargazing Live at the Grand Pier
The BBC Stargazing Live team paid a special visit to the Grand Pier to film in December.
The programme presenter, Professor Brian Cox, wanted to talk about horizons – and what better place as a backdrop than Weston bay and the Grand Pier.
Brian Cox also talked about gravity and why planets are spherical. He even used some of the arcade machines to demonstrate gravitational pull.
The programme was aired as the first programme in three on BBC 2 on Monday 3rd January. The programme is available to watch on the BBC iPlayer web site until Wednesday 12th January.
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The programme presenter, Professor Brian Cox, wanted to talk about horizons – and what better place as a backdrop than Weston bay and the Grand Pier.
Brian Cox also talked about gravity and why planets are spherical. He even used some of the arcade machines to demonstrate gravitational pull.
The programme was aired as the first programme in three on BBC 2 on Monday 3rd January. The programme is available to watch on the BBC iPlayer web site until Wednesday 12th January.
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Wednesday, 22 December 2010
WESTON’S GRAND PIER HOSTS ITS FIRST WEDDING
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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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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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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