A petition has been set up calling for the i360 on Brighton seafront to be turned into a Wetherspoon pub.
The 531ft (162m) landmark closed last week, owing more than £51 million and costing 109staff their jobs just before Christmas.
Yesterday (Sunday 22 December) a petition was started on Change.org – headed “Turn the i360 into a spoons” – and saying: “Give the people what they want.”
By midnight, 31 people had signed it – and the number has been steadily climbing today. One supporter said: “Win win situation. £1.99 pints at 400 feet.”
But anyone hoping for a good value pint of draft beer or a pitcher of Pimm’s in place of a glass of Nyetimber sparkling wine can think again.
Rather like beer goggles, the viewing tower may have distorted the way some view the prospect of one of Britain’s best-known brands taking over another unique vacant building.
Wetherspoon spokesman Eddie Gershon said: “Wetherspoon is well known for converting a range of buildings into its pubs included theatres, churches and post offices.
“However, there are no plans to develop the i360 into a Wetherspoon pub although we appreciate people’s desire for that to happen.”
The i360’s main creditor, Brighton and Hove City Council, has no plans to reopen or operate the tourist attraction itself.
The joint administrators, from Interpath Advisory, hope to find a buyer.
To see the petition or to sign it, click here.
concerning petitions be aware theres a petition on the uk parliament petition page call a general election read it carefully to be aware of the facts it currently has over 3 million signatures i advise resharing it widely all over the uk but only use e mails as they cant be censored or suppressed fact
Brian, can we have a re-vote on Brexit at the same time?
Unfortunately, just because a democratic election doesn’t go your way, doesn’t mean those who lost should simply write a petition to overturn the result.
I think you need to find a better candidate, Brian. Nobody wants Sunak, or Badenoch for that matter. Also, Cameron and Clegg brought in a law fixing parliament to 5 years. We don’t run the country by petition. Even if we did, I think 3 million is a long way off a majority.
The Tories repealed the fixed term Parliament Act.
As to petitions we don’t run the country via petitions or via which group shouts loudest.
We run the country via elections and the Party which wins gets to rule for 4 or so years.
I’ve consistently found petitions to be quite underwhelming and largely ineffective. It’s easy to add your name to a list opposing any cause, but this minimal effort often doesn’t translate into a robust foundation of genuine support. Petitions frequently amount to little more than lip service.
Nobody has censored you, I notice.
On topic, I’m sure we’d all like cheaper beer – but don’t forget that the i360 has no toilet.
Mobile toilets can be put on in 5mins.
Why can’t we just ask president elect Elon Musk to buy it – he’s bonkers enough…
It was always a blot on the landscape – had nothng to recommend it aesthetically or socially. Please tear it down as soon as possible. Let it go – what an architecutral, social and financial disaster. I’m sure the residents of Adelaide Square will be happy that it’s going to be demolished. I shall be there to dance on its grave. Bye and thanks for nothing.
Do you mean Regency Square? Different town you know.
I think you will find it’s all the same city not town! Tbh wherever you can view it from, it’s still a blot on the landscape and the financial books.
Personally I think it looks OK and what else are they looking out to in adelaide sq anyway,the main fact is it was a total waste of money and was never gonna succeed financially what it did do was make it much smarter around that area above and below the promenade which may or may not have happened,obviously the money would have been much better spent on marine parade but that Brighton Council, no idea.
A petition by people that have absolutely no clue to how the real world operates……..
But by that extension, if we only allowed informed people to vote and take part in discussions, we’d have very little engagement! If the premise is incorrect, I would suggest that the explanation is weak, personally.
Always thought the sliding donut on a stick was symbolic of the way in which the good citizens of Brighton & Hove are shafted by successive administrations.
Brighton, its really just Blackpool for pretentious people. Less milky coffee outlets and more weatherproons wouldn’t go amiss