Southend Pier has been closed as of Tuesday the 6th of September 2011, as a result of an impact by a barge. High winds on Tuesday caused the 80 foot barge  that was being used by contractors doing work on the pier, to crash into the end of the pier. For more, see the video [...]

Thanks to those who made the trip to the end of Southend Pier today, to see the Sarfend Visitors Book placed in the safe custody of the team at the RNLI Gift Shop. The idea for a Sarfend Visitors book came from  ex-pat Brian Mendes, who now lives in Ontario, Canada. Brian is a regular [...]

A quick reminder that the Sarfend Visitor’s Book Signing Event takes place tomorrow, Thursday the 18th of November 2010. We’d like to encourage all of our site visitors and forum regulars to visit Southend Pier, where The Worshipful the Mayor of Southend-on-Sea, Councillor Ann Holland will be signing the Sarfend Visitors Book at 1pm. We’ll [...]

It’s firework season, and we’re down at Southend seafront blogging live from Southend Council’s Festival of Fireworks. 8pm tonight, Saturday the 30th of October, saw the start of the free fireworks display, with fireworks launched from a barge moored just to the East of Southend Pier. Attached is a pic, live from the top level [...]

News of a local Puppet Festival. If puppets are your thing, look out for the Puppet Festival on July 31st, August 1st and August 2nd. There will be a number of free shows on and near Southend Pier. Kids; bring your grown-ups to see Punch. Grown-ups; bring your kids to see Judy. The shows, from [...]

Epic World Leisure, the local firm with plans to revitalise Southend Pier, has had to withdraw its plans, to avoid rejection by Southend Council. This is yet another setback in plans to get the pier back to a major tourist attraction, and once again leaves the future of our pier ‘open’. We’d love to get [...]

In July 2006, the Southend Podcast team were given an exclusive presentation of Epic World Leisure’s plans for the redevelopment of Southend Pier, complete with a rollercoaster, brand new trains, extreme sports, restaurants a conference centre, and much more. As a pilot for our series of upcoming podcasts, we’ve just uploaded a 15 minute exclusive [...]

The Southend Pier head is to open on 5th August 2006 for the first time since the 2005 fire. More on this story

A local businessman has plans to revamp Southend Pier, including new trains, and a reason to visit the end of the pier. Learn more about Atlantis City over on our new Pier Page

Whale sited off Southend Pier – Believed to be connected to the northern bottle-nosed whale that sadly died on 21st January during an attempt to move the stricken creature from Battersea.

Pier on Fire – On 10th October 2005, a fire on Southend Pier head caused millions of pounds of damage. More