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Working together to tackle crime in Wyre
A new integrated team hub has been created at Wyre Council’s Civic Centre as two policing teams have moved to the offices. The neighbourhood policing team for Poulton le Fylde, Stalmine and Knott End on Sea will now use the base along with the police’s community safety team for Fylde and Wyre, allowing them to […]
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20,000 free wristbands up for grabs for Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On night
Are you ready to party on the Prom? The good news is that MTV will once again be associated with the Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On concert. The free show will take place on Friday 30th August on the Tower Festival Headland, one of the most iconic outdoor music venues in the UK. Details of the acts […]
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Try something new in Wyre this half term
With spring fast approaching, Wyre Council has put together a host of family friendly activities to keep everyone entertained this half term. Take part in Xplorer Orienteering at Memorial Park, Fleetwood on Saturday 16 February from 1pm to 3pm. Xplorer is a family friendly navigation challenge using a simple map. The aim is to find […]
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‘Men’s Shed’ community group has been launches in Fleetwood to help tackle social isolation
A new ‘Men’s Shed’ community group has been launched in Fleetwood to help tackle social isolation by giving men a place to share skills and knowledge and meet new people. The group is part of the UK wide Men’s Shed movement. These groups have been set up at locations all over the country to give people […]
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Through the Decades with Roy Orbison & Buddy Holly coming to Thornton Little Theatre this February.
Taking place at the venue on Friday 15th February at 7.30pm until 10.00pm with the bar and ticket office opening at 6.30pm, this is a show not to be missed. Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly both grew up in the same part of Texas. They recorded their earlier work in the Norman Petty Studios in […]
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Good clean fun – Bubble Rush returns to raise money for for Brian House
Blackpool’s bubbliest event is back for its third year as Bubble Rush returns to Lawsons Showground in April, raising money for Brian House Children’s Hospice. Bubble Rush is a 5km course which can be run, walked, hopped, skipped or jumped, interspersed with four coloured bubble stations, bellowing out heaps of frothy bubbles from high-powered foam […]
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Let’s fly a Kite – as the Kite Festival returns to St Annes this August
Fylde Council in partnership with kite festival organisers, SmileFactor10, is delighted to announce that the hugely popular St Annes International Kite Festival will return on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th August 2019 with illuminated ‘Kites By Night’ and Fireworks on Friday 9th August to mark the start of this incredible event. Taking place on the […]
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Anton’s message is ballroom dream for Irene
A Trinity Hospice patient got an extra special surprise as staff arranged a personal message from ballroom dance sensation Anton du Beke. Irene Cooney told staff at the hospice’s Day Therapy Unit that she was a huge fan of Anton, and just loved ballroom dancing. So they quickly got to work to see if they could […]
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Local league ‘nets’ £1800 for charities
The Fylde Netball League announced at the start of the year that they raised £1800 as part of its charity efforts throughout 2018. The Fylde netball league currently has over 50 teams and 350 women from the Blackpool and surrounding region playing in it, and in 2018, through various tournaments organised throughout the year, players […]
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The Blackpool Destination Guide 2019 is Now Available!
The 2019 Blackpool Destination Guide showcasing the myriad of attractions in the resort is now available. The free 84-page guide puts special focus on the 125th anniversary celebrations of two of the resort’s most iconic heritage assets – The Blackpool Tower and The Grand Theatre. To mark these historic milestones, the cover of the guide […]
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Admiral Nurse at Trinity Hospice will help people access dementia care
People living with dementia are being given more support thanks to a new role at Trinity Hospice after Trinity welcomed its first Admiral Nurse, Lorna Webber, in collaboration with Dementia UK. Admiral Nurses are specialist dementia nurses who can offer one-to-one support and guidance to help families live more positively with dementia and to face […]
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47th Victory day of Bangladesh
Annually on the 16th of December, the victory day of Bangladesh is celebrated. After a gruesome, blood curdling nearly 9 months of relentless war, an independent country was finally born in 1971 and Bangladesh successfully embedded it’s name onto the world’s map. Bangladeshi Society Blackpool Wyre & Fylde, hosted an event at Spencer Court, Blackpool […]
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A taste of Lapland came to Lytham St Annes
A taste of Lapland came to Lytham St Annes when residents at an award-winning care centre were surprised by a festive visit from one of Santa’s elves and two of his reindeer. Sweeping in from Lapland, the beautiful reindeer brought the elf to The Hamptons to join the care home’s Christmas party celebrations. Residents […]
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Poulton & Wyre Railway Society
The railway line to Fleetwood became one of the world’s first holiday resort railways when it opened in 1840. For 130 years it carried holiday and Irish Sea ferry passengers into Fleetwood, and the port’s once-massive fish trade to the junction for the national network at Poulton-le-Fylde. The line carried its last passengers in June […]
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Chariots of the gods – Blackpool’s new £300 million visitor attraction
Plans for the biggest single investment in Blackpool’s tourism industry for more than a century were revealed at the end of November. The £300m Blackpool Central development will bring world-class visitor attractions to a landmark site on the famous Golden Mile along with new hotels, restaurants, food market, event square, residential apartments and multi-storey parking. […]
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School receives communication friendly status
A Blackpool school which teaches children outside of mainstream education has been recognised for the work its staff does to build their communication skills. The school named ‘Educational Diversity’ has been awarded communication friendly status by the speech and language training company Elklan. The school is the first secondary Pupil Referral Unit to have achieved this […]
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Commercial opportunity at Fleetwood’s Marine Hall
Wyre Council is looking to build on improvements already made to Marine Hall in recent years, and on the 28th November launched a soft market test to determine if there is a commercial partner who can help to maximise the potential of the venue and secure future investment. Expressions of interest from appropriately qualified partners […]
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New memorial bench
Last month Wyre Council installed a new memorial bench in Cleveleys, kindly donated entirely by local residents Paul and Sharon Riley-Clarke. This is the second memorial bench that the couple have funded. Both are on Victoria Road and are a fitting tribute to veterans. This latest bench marks the centenary of the end of […]
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Fleetwood Market!
A series of family friendly events are happening at the Market throughout December! Don’t miss out on this children’s Christmas Extravaganza! Enjoy a magical family visit to meet Father Christmas in his traditional Living room. Boys and girls can meet Father Christmas in his festive fun grotto situated in the art unit of the main […]
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Artwork at Wyre’s ecology site
Over the coming weeks Wyre Council will be putting the finishes touches to the Rossall Coast Defence Scheme in the form of artworks from West Way to Chatsworth Avenue. The 1.5km strip of land now known as Larkholme Grasslands is already classed as a Biological Heritage Site because of the rare species of flora and […]
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Lions clean the Beaches
Once a month members of Fleetwood and Cleveleys Lions Club spend a couple of hours cleaning an area of Fleetwood Beach. Members of the public come up to them and comment on what an excellent job they are doing. Some give them a funny look as with the members wearing Hi Vis jackets they think […]
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Team Yabbitus get sponsored by Livall Helmets for upcoming fundraising challenge
Livall smart helmet manufacturers are sponsoring Team Yabbitus in their latest challenge to cycle through 7 countries in 7 days and raise a total of £100K for their local charity Brian House Children’s Hospice based in Bispham. The group of friends from Blackpool have already raised over £72K for the charity but they hope to […]
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Have yourself a messy little Christmas
It’s not going to be a silent night on Saturday 22nd December as 17 local acts take to the stage at Bootleg Social for A Very Messy Christmas 11 to help raise funds for the Blackpool Food Bank. For the 11th year (not in a row) ‘A Very Messy Christmas’ returns with around 17 […]
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Wyre’s bathing waters ‘good’ for third year
Wyre’s bathing waters have been awarded two stars and classified as ‘good’ by the European cleanliness standards for the third year in a row. The bathing water season runs from 5 May to 30 September each year when the Environment Agency tests the water each week for levels of bacteria, taking 20 samples at each […]
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Fleetwood Market wins Retail Experience of the Year
Fleetwood Market wins Retail Experience of the Year at the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2018! The market is visited by around 250,000 people each year and boasts stall occupancy of 90 per cent, making it one of the most successful markets in Lancashire. Group visits are commonplace, with approximately 10,000 people arriving on 400 coaches in […]
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And the finalists are…
The deadline has closed and the entries are in; this year’s Wyre Business Awards finalists have been decided and will join Wyre Council and radio personality compere Sally Naden on Thursday 29th November at the Marine Hall to discover their fate. A selection of judges have scored each category and shortlisted some of the best businesses in […]
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The Wyre Business Survey
Wyre Council wants to hear your views about doing business in Wyre. The Wyre Business survey is now open until Friday 14th December for you to submit your comments. The survey includes questions such as, ‘what’s good about doing business in Wyre?’, ‘do you have any barriers to growth?’ and ‘are you aware of what […]
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Armistice Day Homecoming in Fleetwood
Wyre Council, Fleetwood Town Council and a host of partner organisations are coming together to host homecoming commemorations across Wyre this November. The final homecoming is a project marking the centenary Armistice Day, which will include a series of events culminating in a final homecoming parade on Monday 12 November in Fleetwood. The project is […]
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Pages of the Sea to commemorate Lance Corporal John Edward Arkwright
Lance Corporal John Edward Arkwright to be commemorated with sand portrait on Blackpool Beach for Danny Boyle’s Armistice Commission ‘Pages of the Sea’ Lance Corporal John Edward Arkwright (08 September 1890 – 26 August 1914), who lost his life in the First World War, will be commemorated by a large-scale sand portrait for Danny Boyle’s […]
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GO FOR AN ‘ELFY’ RUN – with the Elf Run for Brian House
Schools across the Fylde coast are gearing up to get ‘fit and elfie’ by taking part in an Elf Run for Brian House Children’s Hospice this festive season. It’s the second year the Bispham-based hospice has organised an Elf Run, inviting schools to do a sponsored run, walk or dance for the charity. Last year […]