27-06-2025
Weston's Birnbeck Pier plan 'in jeopardy' as RNLI pulls out
Plans to restore a historic pier are "in jeopardy" after key partner the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) pulled out of the Somerset Council confirmed it would have to delay the process of appointing contractors to renovate the current plans, the RNLI would have established a new base on the pier and was committed to raising £5m towards the cost, according to the Mike Bell, Leader of North Somerset Council, said: "I want to reassure residents that the council, along with our funding partners, remain committed to saving Birnbeck Pier."