Since 1996 the society has presented an annual Pier of the Year award, as voted by the society's members. The rules state that only piers currently open to the public, and piers which have not won the award in the last five years, are eligible. Past awards have been given to: •
Eastbourne Pier 1997 •
Brighton Palace Pier 1998 •
Clevedon Pier 1999 •
Cromer Pier 2000 •
Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier 2001 •
Southwold Pier 2002 •
Southport Pier 2003 •
Blackpool North Pier 2004 •
Llandudno Pier 2005 •
Worthing Pier 2006 •
Southend Pier 2007 •
Deal Pier 2008 •
Saltburn Pier 2009 •
Boscombe Pier 2010 •
Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier 2011 •
Swanage Pier 2012 •
Clevedon Pier 2013 •
Penarth Pier 2014 •
Cromer Pier 2015 •
Cleethorpes Pier 2016 •
Hastings Pier 2017 •
Southsea South Parade Pier 2018 •
Worthing Pier 2019 •
Clacton Pier 2020 •
Clevedon Pier 2021 •
Garth Pier 2022 •
Southend Pier 2023 •
Cromer Pier 2024 •
Llandudno Pier 2025 •
Great Yarmouth Britannia Pier, 2026 The society also presents a triennial award for engineering excellence, the Peter Mason Award, named after a past Chairman. ==References==