We are Super Weston Becky Walsh

2023 has been designated the 'Year of the Pier', and in our final podcast of the season, we are celebrating Weston's piers. Of the 60 piers left in the UK, four can be found on North Somerset's 19-mile coastline, and three of them are in Weston!We chat to pier experts Michelle Michael, one of the owners/directors of The Grand Pier and Revo, and Simon Talbot-Ponsonby, Director of Birnbeck Regeneration Trust, about the history and future of Weston's three very different, iconic piers. The...

This week, we talk to Simon Price, a partner at Alder King, and Jane Harrison, Head of Economy at North Somerset Council, about the increasing appeal of Weston-super-Mare as a place to locate a business, and for developer investment.During the episode they discuss:Trends for business growth and interest in Weston, including industrial sector growth, particularly in advanced manufacturing. How KMW and Rockhaven are collectively developing sites of over 130,000 sq. feet, speculating on pos...

This week, host Becky Walsh chats with guests Fay Powell and Alan Smith, to discover what Weston has to offer this Christmas.Alan Smith, Manager of The Sovereign, shares what the shopping centre has been up to over the past year, and their grand festive plans for December, including late night shopping and a Christmas light switch-on (30th November 2023).Fay Powell, Central Services Manager of Weston Town Council, shares the Christmas activities she has planned with her family including...

The Stable is a vibrant hub that has woven itself into the fabric of the community in Weston-super-Mare. A multifaceted space, it offers everything from co-working offices, to a board game cafe, hot desks, a pub, pop-up food shop, artisan markets and more.In the latest episode of the We are Super Weston podcast, Councillor Jemma Coles - the driving force behind the remarkable transformation of the building and ongoing community initiatives - tells us about her journey and how The Stable got t...

The West Country is fast becoming a hotbed for entrepreneurial food and drink producers thanks to food and drink innovation centre, Food WorksSW, which opened in 2020. If you have an idea for a new food or drink product, or have a small food business you want to scale-up, Food WorksSW can help you innovate and grow.Located just off the A370 into Weston-super-Mare, The Food WorksSW offers food-grade business units and development kitchens, as well as hands-on food technical and spe...

With house prices considerably lower in Weston-super-Mare* than the West Country capital, Bristolians are moving to the North Somerset seaside town in their droves. In this week’s podcast, we talk to David Plaister - owner of the family-run Weston Estate Agency that bears his name - about this growing trend, where the best places are to live in Weston and what’s going on with the property market in general.Becky and David discuss: The trend for people moving to Weston from Bristol&...