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Beach races are popular in the United Kingdom, and one of the most famous beach races is the Weston Beach Race, (previously known as the Weston Enduro) held on Weston-super-Mare beach in Somerset. The event which features quad, sidecar, solo and junior races, has been held since 1983, and regularly attracts entries of over 1,000 riders, with ...
Weston-super-Mare is a tourist destination, with its long sandy beach, Helicopter Museum, [84] Weston Museum, Grand Pier and seasonal Wheel of Weston. [85] A 2009 survey by Visit England placed the Grand Pier in the top ten free attractions in England. [ 86 ]
The grass also began to grow on the beach at Weston-super-Mare, but was removed by the local council. In the 1980s, part of the beach at Sand Bay was raised to prevent flooding by pumping sand from the Bristol Channel up onto the beach. [2]
See Monster (stylised in all capitals) was a temporary outdoor art installation in Weston-super-Mare, England.It was part of the nationwide arts festival Unboxed: Creativity in the UK and consisted of a converted decommissioned offshore platform featuring a garden and artworks that promoted sustainability.
Brighton Beach Motordrome, also known as the Brighton Beach Stadium, was a racing facility in Brighton Beach, New York. The Motordrome was originally named the Brighton Beach Race-Course , and became the Brighton Beach Motordrome in 1909. [ 1 ]
Weston-super-Mare Association Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. Nicknamed "The Seagulls", [ 1 ] the club is affiliated to the Somerset County Football Association and are competing in the National League South , the sixth tier of English football.
The Grand Pier is a pleasure pier in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, situated on the Bristol Channel approximately 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Bristol.It opened in 1904 and has been Listed Grade II since 1983. [1]
The Brighton Handicap was an American thoroughbred horse race run annually from 1896 through 1907 at the Brighton Beach Race Course in Brighton Beach, Coney Island, New York and in 1910 at Empire City Race Track. Open to horses age three and older, it was contested on dirt over a distance of a mile and a quarter (ten furlongs).