Work starts at the Tropicana
Work starts today (Thursday 30 October) on the Tropicana in Weston-super-Mare as part of North Somerset Council’s renovation plans.
Work starts to further improve Weston’s Marine Lake
Work starts today (Wednesday 1 October) at Marine Lake in Weston-super-Mare as part of North Somerset Council’s plans to further enhance the tidal lake. However, the lake itself will remain open until Monday 6 October.
Temporary footbridge swung into place on Winterstoke Road
This weekend saw exciting scenes outside of Weston-super-Mare, as a large crane put in place the temporary footbridge that will maintain pedestrian access throughout the replacement of Winterstoke Road Bridge.
Work starts at Grove Park in Weston
Work is starting today (Monday 22 September) at Grove Park in Weston-super-Mare as part of North Somerset Council’s plans to improve the town centre green space.
£5.54m Lottery lifeline secures future of Birnbeck Pier restoration
North Somerset Council’s bid for an additional £5.54m in funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the restoration of Birnbeck Pier has been successful, it was announced at full council today (Tuesday 16 September). Councillors, who were made aware of this news immediately ahead of the meeting, voted in favour of awarding the contract to restore the structure of the Grade II* Listed pier in Weston-super-Mare.
Access in Weston Woods temporarily restricted due to hillfort protection work
Some Public Rights of Way in Weston Woods are due to close temporarily next week to allow North Somerset Council to carry out important work to protect Worlebury Camp Hillfort.
Future of project to restore Birnbeck Pier structure set to be discussed
North Somerset Council will on Tuesday 16 September consider the future of the restoration of the Birnbeck Pier structure and the major funding gap placing that element of the project at jeopardy.
£111k grant secured to save historic Birnbeck Pier Toll House
North Somerset Council has successfully bid for a grant worth £111,496 from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Heritage at Risk Capital Fund, delivered by Historic England.
Second phase of physical work starts and car park to close at Birnbeck Pier
North Somerset Council’s second phase of physical work on the Birnbeck Pier project starts this week (w/c Monday 14 July). To enable the work, the car park next to the pier in Weston-super-Mare is planned to temporarily close from Tuesday 29 July.
RNLI pull out of Birnbeck Pier project, putting historic restoration at risk
This morning (Friday 27 June), the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) informed North Somerset Council they no longer wish to be involved in the delivery of the project to restore Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare.