The National Piers Society is a registered charity in the United Kingdom dedicated to promoting and sustaining interest in the preservation and continued enjoyment of seaside piers. This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

The society was founded in 1979 by Sir John Betjeman. It publishes two periodicals a "Guide to British Piers" and a quarterly magazine. They also lobby heritage bodies, lottery boards, local authorities and the media on pier issues. The society hosts an annual seaside AGM weekend. This page refers to the year 1979. ... Sir John Betjeman CBE (28 August 1906 – 19 May 1984) was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in Whos Who as a poet and hack. He was born to a middle class family in Edwardian London. ... A lobby can be: An entryway or waiting area, such as a foyer, from the Latin word lobium, or vestibule. ... AGM can refer to: Annual General Meeting Air-to-ground missile Missile Range Instrumentation Ship (US Navy hull classification symbol) Attack Guidance Matrix Absorbed Glass Mat Area General Manager Association Genevoise des Malentendants Arithmetic geometric mean Assistant GameMaster This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages...

In addition to establishing regional branches, the society is working on creating a National Piers Museum.

The society maintains links with the lobbying arm of the pier owners, the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions and the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society. Lobbying is the professional practice of public affairs advocacy, with the goal of influencing a governing body by promoting a point of view. ...

Since 1996 the society has presented an annual Pier of the Year award. Past awards have been given too: 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

• Eastbourne Pier 1997
• Brighton Palace Pier 1998
• Clevedon Pier 1999
• Cromer Pier 2000
• Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier 2001
• Southwold Pier 2002
• Southport Pier 2003
• Blackpool North Pier 2004
• Llandudno Pier 2005
• Worthing Pier 2006

The society also presents a bi-annual engineering award for engineering excellence. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Brighton Marine Palace and Pier is a pleasure pier in Brighton, England. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Clevedon Pier is a seaside pier in the town of Clevedon, on the English side of the estuary of the river Severn. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Llandudno Pier Llandudno Pier is a pier in Llandudno a town in North Wales. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External Links

National Piers Society web site

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