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       Brighton Palace Pier to introduce £1 admission fee
        
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       The admission fee will be critical in helping to meet the unique
       challenges and costs of preserving the pier’s structural integrity
       and fabric, as well as continuing to remain open all year-round, the
       Brighton Pier Group, which runs Brighton Palace Pier says.
        
       It will be in place during peak trading periods in the summer,
       beginning on 25 May, and over the weekends during June, and then
       throughout July and August.
        
       Ms Ackord said the pier had never received any form of financial
       grants.
        
       "I’ve been associated with the pier for 20 years, and in that time,
       absolutely nothing," told BBC Radio Sussex.
        
       She added: "The pier is a substantial structure and in recent years,
       the costs associated with maintaining and operating it to the same
       high levels of upkeep, strength and structural integrity, have
       increased significantly.
        
       "We have, to date, been able to offset and absorb these costs, but we
       have now reached the point where, in our view, it is sensible to
       implement a small admission charge for visitors to the pier from
       outside the local area.”
        
       The admission fee will not apply to Brighton residents who have a
       Brighton Palace Pier local residents card.
        
        
        
        
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