i360 bosses ask to defer all repayments for whole of 2020!

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

This was just so predictable - and so widely predicted. The regeneration argument holds up to examination fleetingly. That part of the seafront is greatly improved. How much though would they have needed to borrow to tart up the area without building the pole - 25% of that?

I appreciate the council probably had to agree to this flight of fancy to secure the funding in the first place and there’d need to be some way repaying the loan. But, for me, it falls into the ‘world’s gone mad’ category. Seems like a private company uses the council to obtain the money it needs, then takes the profit if the venture’s a success. If it fails, the taxpayer’s left with a slightly improved seafront (marred by what will become the world’s tallest rusty flagpole) and a gigantic bill. Surely I must be missing the bit where this somehow makes sense.

If the West Pier is anything to go by, the rusty flagpole will just be left to, er, rust. Tho unlike the West Pier, it'll pose a hazard to public health if left to the elements to destroy. So the council will doubtless be faced with another enormous bill to tear the thing down safely

 

[PeterT]

Been getting an increased volume of emails from them recently about different events and things to see at the i360. Obviously doing their best to drum up business but doesn’t look promising.

 

[Badger]

If the West Pier is anything to go by, the rusty flagpole will just be left to, er, rust. Tho unlike the West Pier, it'll pose a hazard to public health if left to the elements to destroy. So the council will doubtless be faced with another enormous bill to tear the thing down safely

If it falls down into the sea that will make a new West Pier. Problem solved.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

If it falls down into the sea that will make a new West Pier. Problem solved.

That's the problem tho. If it was guaranteed to fall into the sea then the council would be more than happy to do nothing for the next hundred years. Trouble is tho, it could fall in any direction. So they have to do something

 

[Official Old Man]

This could make so much money. They've made sure there is no retail or catering competition permitted within a few hundred yards but don't take advantage of it. Even if tourists don't go on the ride there's a coffee bar, cafe and shops that should be busy. But they've no idea how to run the business.

 

[portslade seagull]

Money would've been better spent restoring the pier which would have paid much more back

 

[osgood]

That's the problem tho. If it was guaranteed to fall into the sea then the council would be more than happy to do nothing for the next hundred years. Trouble is tho, it could fall in any direction. So they have to do something

If they make a horizontal and diagonal cut from the south side it should fall in that direction

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Money would've been better spent restoring the pier which would have paid much more back

But the owners of the palace Pier would have fought that in the courts because they would see it as unfair competition.
If it did fall into the sea it would still leave the debt ….. and a reasonably large trough in the foreshore.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

This was proposed in 1964 by Brighton Skydeck. £1m, 1000ft tower with restaurants and observation decks for 1000 people.

 

[Bozza]

Naked flight anyone?

Clothing Optional Tours with Nothing On - i360, Brighton - 24th March 2023 - Nothing On Events

Clothing optional flight on Brighton i360 including a drink of choice. Early bird price available if booked before 14th Feb. Open to all 18+

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(Bring a towel to sit on)

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

Naked flight anyone?

Clothing Optional Tours with Nothing On - i360, Brighton - 24th March 2023 - Nothing On Events

Clothing optional flight on Brighton i360 including a drink of choice. Early bird price available if booked before 14th Feb. Open to all 18+

nothingonevents.co.uk

(Bring a towel to sit on)

This event is in serious danger of going tits up.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Naked flight anyone?

Clothing Optional Tours with Nothing On - i360, Brighton - 24th March 2023 - Nothing On Events

Clothing optional flight on Brighton i360 including a drink of choice. Early bird price available if booked before 14th Feb. Open to all 18+

nothingonevents.co.uk

(Bring a towel to sit on)

NSC meet up ?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

• The cost of the ticket includes food and drink of your choice from;
  • 1x Nyetimeber English Sparkling Wine
  • 1x Brighton Gin & Tonic
  • 1x Meat & Two Veg

 

[A1X]

This event is in serious danger of going tits up.

Someone's going to make an arse of themselves

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

Someone's going to make an arse of themselves

Certainly people on the ground will see a hole lot more than they might want.

 

[Bold Seagull]

People are really killing this thing making it the butt of their jokes.

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

People are really killing this thing making it the butt of their jokes.

So much so you crack up with laughter?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Went on the i360 on thursday morning. Always take my staying guests on there if they really really insist. OK it was a bit misty and it was the first slot of the day, but there were only four of us paying customers rattling around inside the thing. Which, has to be said, was quite fun Must be losing money hand over fist tho. It's far from cheap, even with a residents discount pass

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Went on the i360 on thursday morning. Always take my staying guests on there if they really really insist. OK it was a bit misty and it was the first slot of the day, but there were only four of us paying customers rattling around inside the thing. Which, has to be said, was quite fun Must be losing money hand over fist tho. It's far from cheap, even with a residents discount pass

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Were they filming Dt Who there, because I can see a person in that photo emerging from another dimension

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Were they filming Dt Who there, because I can see a person in that photo emerging from another dimension

I blurred the photo for privacy reasons. Tho yes, yes it did have a Tardis-like feel to it