OUR MISSION
SAVING HERITAGE FOR THE FUTURE!

Preserving for the benefit of the people of Weston-super-Mare and the nation, the natural, historical, architectural and constructional heritage of Birnbeck Pier, Island and surrounding local area, together with associated buildings and structures, and the land and buildings adjacent to, and above the shoreline.

This also further encompasses any other natural, historical, architectural or constructional heritage that may exist in and around the town of Weston-super-Mare, including buildings of particular interest or relevance. (’Buildings’ as defined in Section 336 of the Town and County Planning Act 1990)  

Company Registration Number - 05077252 / Charity Reference Number - 1103012

SAFETY

PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO VISIT BIRNBECK ISLAND AT WHAT SEEMS TO BE LOW TIDE. THE WATERS HERE ARE VERY DECEPTIVE AND THERE ARE UNSEEN RIPTIDES TRAVELLING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN EASILY HAPPEN TO THE UNWARY. THEY WERE VERY LUCKY. HAD THEY NOT BEEN SPOTTED THE OUTCOME OF THIS UNFORTUNATE EPISODE, ALMOST CERTAINLY, WOULD HAVE BEEN OF A DIFFERENT ORDER OF SERIOUSNESS.

Click on the Lifeboat logo to see how serious it can be, they were very lucky.

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