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The National Piers Society (NPS) is a registered charity in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 dedicated to promoting and sustaining interest in the preservation and continued enjoyment of seaside piers.

It was founded in 1979, with Sir John Betjeman as the first Honorary President. Currently the role is filled by Gavin Henderson, CBE, President of Trinity College of Music and an -ex member of the Arts' Council, with Tim Mickleburgh (Chair 1995-2003) as Honorary Vice President.






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The National Piers Society (NPS) is a registered charity in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 dedicated to promoting and sustaining interest in the preservation and continued enjoyment of seaside piers.

It was founded in 1979, with Sir John Betjeman as the first Honorary President. Currently the role is filled by Gavin Henderson, CBE, President of Trinity College of Music and an -ex member of the Arts' Council, with Tim Mickleburgh (Chair 1995-2003) as Honorary Vice President. The NPS became a registered charity in 1999, and as a society publishes two periodicals; a "Guide to British Piers" and a quarterly magazine. The society also lobbies
Lobbying

Lobbying is the practice of influencing decisions made by government. It includes all attempts to influence legislators and officials, whether by other legislators, constituent or organized groups....
 heritage bodies, lottery boards, local authorities and the media on pier issues.

The Annual General Meeting
Annual general meeting

An annual general meeting is a meeting that official bodies, and Voluntary association involving the public , are often required by law to hold....
 takes place at a different resort each year. In addition to establishing regional branches, the society is working to create a National Piers Museum.

The NPS maintains links with the lobbying
Lobbying

Lobbying is the practice of influencing decisions made by government. It includes all attempts to influence legislators and officials, whether by other legislators, constituent or organized groups....
 arm of the pier owners, the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions and the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society.

Since 1996 the society has presented an annual Pier of the Year award. Past awards have been given to:

  • Eastbourne Pier
    Eastbourne Pier

    Eastbourne Pier is a seaside pleasure pier in Eastbourne, East Sussex, on the south coast of England.Work on the pier began on 16 April 1866 and it was opened by Edward Cavendish on 13 June 1870, although it was not actually completed until two years later....
     1997
  • Brighton Palace Pier
    Brighton Pier

    The Brighton Marine Palace and Pier is a pleasure pier in Brighton, England. It was generally known as the Palace Pier for short, before being informally renamed Brighton Pier in 2000 by its owners, the Noble Organisation....
     1998
  • Clevedon Pier
    Clevedon Pier

    Clevedon Pier is a seaside pier in the town of Clevedon, on the England side of the mouth of the River Severn and the Bristol Channel.The landing stage at the end of the pier is occasionally used by ships, notably the PS Waverley and her sister ship, the MV Balmoral, and is a popular spot for angling....
     1999
  • Cromer Pier
    Cromer Pier

    Cromer Pier is a seaside pier in the civil parish of Cromer on the north coast of the England county of Norfolk, 40 km due north of the city of Norwich in the United Kingdom....
     2000
  • Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier 2001
  • Southwold Pier
    Southwold Pier

    Southwold Pier is a pier in Southwold, Suffolk, East Anglia, England.The pier was built in 1900, when it extended for a distance of 810 feet and finishing with a T-shaped end....
     2002
  • Southport Pier
    Southport Pier

    Southport Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Southport, Merseyside, England. At 3,650 feet it is the second longest in Great Britain after Southend Pier....
     2003
  • Blackpool North Pier
    North Pier, Blackpool

    North Pier is the oldest and largest of the three coastal piers in Blackpool, England....
     2004
  • Llandudno Pier
    Llandudno Pier

    Llandudno Pier is a pier in the seaside resort of Llandudno on the coast of North Wales between Bangor, Wales and Colwyn Bay.At 2,295 ft the pier is the longest in Wales and the fifth longest in England and Wales....
     2005
  • Worthing Pier
    Worthing Pier

    Worthing Pier is a pier in Worthing, West Sussex, England. Designed by Sir Robert Rawlinson, it was opened on 12 April 1862 and remains open. The pier originally was a simple promenade deck 960ft long and 15ft wide....
     2006
  • Southend Pier
    Southend Pier

    Southend Pier is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea. Extending 2,158 m into the Thames Estuary, it is the longest pleasure pier in the world. Sir John Betjeman once said that "the Pier is Southend, Southend is the Pier"....
     2007
  • Deal Pier
    Deal, Kent

    Deal is a town in Kent, England. It lies on the English Channel eight miles north-east of Dover, England. It is a small fishing community situated between Dover and Ramsgate....
     2008


The society also presents a bi-annual award for engineering excellence, the Peter Mason Award named after a past Chairman.

In 2005, a limited company - The National Piers Society Ltd. - was created as the NPS trading arm.

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