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[DaemonX]

The much loved pier at Weston is no more.


Now where am I going to play

So much history...

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[carlosgee]

gary chandler cleaned all machines out only way to recoup losses is insurance lol seriously tho is a big shame i remember pier at hunny going up, still smoking a week after

[Liverpool2008]

one of my fav arcades .. i remember seeing the big king kong in the centre of the arcade ...

is that still there i wonder ?

maybe not

[JACCIBOB]

some 1 get the marshmallows out lol

[cardie]

The much loved pier at Weston is no more.


Now where am I going to play

So much history...

ohhh great i was planning on going there in the near future

[ForYouToEnvy]

Wouldnt be suprised if it was bored kids:(

[fruitmachineemu]

overheated andycapp it happened in our arcade started smelling of burning rubber

[todd1970]

Ive heard of taking revenge on a PTA cos its just screwed you for £70 odd..but thats taking it a bit far.

Massive blaze though as these pics show.

BBC NEWS | In Pictures | Your pictures: Weston pier fire

[Johnnyafc]

It was the DONKEY!

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[Mark]

Ever think that the heatwave may be the cause of it?

[ady]

It was the DONKEY!

hahaha yeah, don't they say the offender always hangs about?

Tis a massive shame though, I know how sad it was when One of Brightons went up in flames....and that was a wreck anyway.

[cardie]

Ever think that the heatwave may be the cause of it?

Im pretty sure am explosion caused it
Then again the heatwave might of set off the explosion but me recons the donkeys behind it all

[Guitar]

How many stadium PSU's did they have?

[cardie]

How many stadium PSU's did they have?

haha that was me next question

[mabby2000]

i worked on that very peir for a nearly a year back in 2002, as a fruitie tech and ride repairs so on. At the time they changed the outer building from wood to plastic to save the trouble to keep on paiting the wood white! it may have been all these old brenco ticket marts overheating!!

[Pook]

Heard this on GWR this morning on the way to work at half 7. Doubt scally kids would be up that time of the morning. Local news reported that they think it was a chip pan.

Arcades on the main streets must love it, their business will go up.

[lincs1]

they suspect the course was a deepfat frier prolly one of the cafe assistants left it switched on




i think there chips will be cook now....

[spa]

gary chandler cleaned all machines out only way to recoup losses is insurance lol seriously tho is a big shame i remember pier at hunny going up, still smoking a week after

Me too, heard it on the news in the morning and went up to see it . So gutted. I have some photos i'll dig out and post

Still, quite like the new pier

[spa]

Heard this on GWR this morning on the way to work at half 7. Doubt scally kids would be up that time of the morning. Local news reported that they think it was a chip pan.

Arcades on the main streets must love it, their business will go up.

I heard the same. Rumor has it that the same thing took the Hunstanton pier aswell.

[cardie]

I heard the same. Rumor has it that the same thing took the Hunstanton pier aswell.

ARSON I SAY