Seaside Heritage Network

Scarborough, this morning @thesjt.bsky.social

De La Warr Pavilion

If you like #vintage #swimwear then #Southend is the place for you! The Beecroft Gallery has a collection of more than 500 swimsuits and I was lucky enough to see a few yesterday. Thanks to the opening of their new Collections Centre last weekend these pieces will be more accessible to researchers

Great news!

We ❤️Blackpool!
Off to go and get a copy of this mag now
the-modernist.org/collections/...

📢Last chance to nominate for the 2026 #bucketandspadelist
Do you have a favourite #seaside attraction, activity, food or experience which makes the seaside special to you?
👉🏽To submit your nomination, please click here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

We've really enjoyed collaborating with @hbap1924.bsky.social
If you have time to give them some feedback it would be most welcome 🔽

Spring in the air so our next online seminar will be all about #seaside #gardens. For more details and to book your *free* place go to seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...

It's going to be a fantastic venue and we've got some great speakers lined up from right around the coast to join us in #Brighton and #Saltdean.
Put the date in your diary seaside lovers!
📣26 June 2026

The birth of the travel guide In the 19th century travel evolved from an aristocratic privilege to middle-class reality. Explore how rail guides made this possible.

This is a delight.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...

All the more reason to support living heritage @seasidenetwork.bsky.social

Have you shown your support for the Seaside Holiday as Living Heritage? Encompassing everything from a stroll on the pier to the tang of vinegar on your fish & chips this initiative seeks to recognise cultural heritage as it is practised.
Here's the quick form 🏖️🌊🍦
forms.office.com/pages/respon...

John Hassall created his famous Jolly Fisherman poster for Skegness in 1908. Today, statues of the character stand in the public realm of the seaside resort.

Everyday Ladybird things.

The dreaded swimming cap.
Artist: Harry Wingfield (1970)

We like the sound of this very much! Follow @danthompson33.bsky.social to find out more

Beach wildlife and strandline finds from an early morning walk last month. (Hartlepool, northeast England).
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We're supporting the nomination by
@allanbrodie.bsky.social to include the #Seaside #Holiday on the UK's #LivingHeritage Inventory. It's easy to add your support - just complete this short form:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Be one of the first to experience Aviktas The exclusive VIP ride preview

A new ride is coming to #Blackpool Pleasure Beach this year - are you brave enough?
For our May seminar we're going to looking into the heritage of our #seaside #amusementparks. Watch this space for details

www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com/events/avikt...

Pier washes away and railway sea wall crumbles as storm lashes South West Part of a historic pier washes away and a sea wall next to a railway line crumbles as Storm Ingrid lashes Devon and Cornwall.

One for @seasidenetwork.bsky.social and @seasideferry.bsky.social: the end of the Victorian Teignmouth Pier has gone.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thank you so much for your feedback Kim, glad you enjoyed our last seminar. It's available to watch here
seasideheritage.org.uk/events/past-...

#Brighton for ladybirds

Tomorrow 😀

Thanks to all our speakers and everyone who listened in. See you for the next seminar on #seaside #gardens in March 🌊🌸🌻

We're supporting the nomination by @allanbrodie.bsky.social to include the #Seaside #Holiday on the UK's #LivingHeritage Inventory. If you believe holidays at the seaside should be recognised as part of our shared heritage please complete this short form:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...

102 people online at this evening's seminar! A great talk to start from Bryce Stewart about fisheries and the benefits of the inshore fleet for our coastal places #bemorescallop

Wouldn't it be great if a seaside town became the UK's first #TownofCulture! 🤞

Brighton Palace Pier up for sale, chief executive says Brighton Palace Pier is now on the market after warnings of

Brighton Palace Pier is now officially on the market. Owners blame a fall in tourism to the city which is bad news for all seaside places.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Next month we're heading off-shore to explore the 'Wonders of the Deep' in our bi-monthly online seminar. We'll have speakers on fishing fleets, mythical serpents and architectural seahorses 🪸🧜⚓ Sign up here for free - seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...

📣We are now officially a registered charity!
This means we can keep banging the drum for our nation's #seasideheritage even louder.
And we've got lots planned for 2026 including in-person events in #Brighton and #Scarborough so watch this space...

Well done @seasideferry.bsky.social and @allanbrodie.bsky.social for sharing our work and some #artdeco seaside gems at this evening's webinar with @artdecosocuk.bsky.social 👍

Our next event in collaboration with @artdecosocuk.bsky.social