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BLACKPOOL ILLUMINATIONS ANNOUNCES ARTS LOTTERY AWARD FOR NEW ARTIST COMMISSIONS

Blackpool Illuminations is delighted to announce it has been successful in applying to the Arts Council for a £48k national arts lottery award to deliver an exciting new artists’ research and development programme. It will lead to new works being created for the Blackpool Illuminations, Grundy Art Gallery and Lightpool Festival from 2021.   The […]

Fylde Coast YMCA launches its best ever membership sale to celebrate the reopening of centres

Wyre Council and Fylde Coast YMCA are celebrating the reopening of the borough’s leisure centres this week and are delighted to welcome residents back safely to swimming and the gym.   After the huge public interest in the reopening of the centres, the YMCA is offering their best ever membership at their lowest ever sale […]

Fundraiser completes 60 miles in 6 days in memory of Godfather

A Blackpool woman walked more than 60 miles in less than a week in memory of her Godfather, and raised vital funds for local hospice care. Nadia Ardern, 27, put a twist on a 10km virtual fundraising challenge and decided to walk 10 miles every day for six days to represent each day Steve Weir […]

Trinity Hospice to open two new charity shops on Fylde coast

Retail staff at Trinity Hospice have been busy preparing for the reopening of their shops on the high street, and the grand opening of two new shops for the Fylde coast. On Monday, as well as its 16 existing charity shops across Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre, the hospice will be opening the doors to its […]

Wyre’s leisure centres set to reopen

Wyre Council is pleased to announce that their bid for the Government’s National Leisure Recovery Fund has been successful, resulting in a £220,000 grant. This money, in addition to the £1 million of additional funding provided by the council to Fylde Coast YMCA, means that leisure centres across the borough can begin to reopen soon. […]

Blackpool 10k will be Ian’s 100th lockdown medal

A charity supporter who completed his first ever virtual event last year, at the start of the pandemic, for Trinity Hospice is close to achieving his 100th event medal. Ian Lindsey, 40, works for Beaverbrooks the Jewellers, which regularly promotes charitable events and activities to employees. When the company advertised the Virtual Beaverbooks Blackpool 10k […]

BLACKPOOL ILLUMINATIONS EXTENDED AGAIN FOR 2021 SEASON

Blackpool’s annual Illuminations display is to be extended by two months for a second consecutive year. VisitBlackpool announced today that the Illuminations season will start on Friday 3 September and run until Monday 3 January, 2022. The two-month extension is intended to give the resort’s hard-hit tourism industry an added boost with the COVID-19 pandemic […]

Festive lights raise thousands for local hospice

Neighbours on a Thornton close have raised nearly £6,000 for their local adults and children’s hospice with a spectacular display of Christmas lights, attracting visitors from around the resort and as far afield as Manchester.   Residents of Borage Close – renamed Christmas Close during the festive season – held their usual Christmas lights display […]

Heart attack survivor plans marathon

Heather was a novice runner five years ago, and started her journey through a Couch to 5k programme. Now she is encouraging locals to join Trinity Hospice’s Couch to 5k to find their love of running, while raising funds so people across the Fylde coast can access outstanding hospice care whenever, and wherever they need […]

‘Project Neptune’ launched to kick-start Wyre’s econom

Wyre Council has approved capital investment as part of ‘Project Neptune’, a plan to build new commercial space on the ABP land on Fleetwood Dock. The investment was approved by Wyre Council’s Cabinet at a meeting on 2 December. The project includes, subject to planning permission, new build commercial floor space to accommodate a new […]

Work reaches completion at the National Lottery-funded Mount Pavilion and Gardens in Fleetwood

Wyre Council was delighted to have been awarded a £2 million ‘Parks for People’ grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund in 2018 to continue its work to revive the Mount Pavilion and Gardens in Fleetwood. The seaward side was restored in 2017 thanks to a £1m personal donation […]

Marine Hall looks forward to welcoming you back safely

You may have seen the new government guidance for theatres which states they are now able to reopen with social distancing and other Covid secure measures in place.   We welcome this news and have been working hard to get our venues ready to reopen safely.   Since we have been operating as a Food […]

Don’t forget to use your voucher for FREE entry to Fleetwood Museum for up to 5 people. You can find it on Page 23 of your Fleetwood LINK-MAG August edition. The new exhibition for 2020 is ‘ Take A Deep Breath’ – the story of the world famous lozenge, Fisherman’s Friend. The exhibition, sponsored by […]

BLACKPOOL: WE’RE GOOD TO GO, DONKEYS AND ALL!

One of Blackpool’s most enduring attractions has joined the growing list of tourism businesses signed up the new We’re Good To Go COVID-safe industry standard. Around 300 businesses across the resort have signed up to the VisitEngland standard within a week of its launch including hotels, B&Bs, visitor attractions, restaurants, bars and amusement centres. And […]

BLACKPOOL CANCELS 2020 RIDE THE LIGHTS

Blackpool’s annual Ride the Lights event has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, which gives cyclists of all ages and ability an opportunity to ride on a traffic-free promenade a few days ahead of the official Switch-On of the Blackpool Illuminations, attracts up to 15,000 people. It was due to take place […]

BLACKPOOL – WE’RE GOOD TO GO

RESORT’S BUSINESSES SIGN UP TO NATIONAL MARK OF CONFIDENCE Blackpool’s tourism industry has finally reopened – with around 150 businesses already signed up to a new COVID-Safe industry standard. Many of the resort’s key attractions – including Blackpool Pleasure Beach, The Blackpool Tower, Blackpool Zoo, Blackpool Piers, Coral Island and Madame Tussauds – put out […]

Blackpool prepares to re-open for business Resort launches “Know Before You Go” reassurance campaign

Blackpool is preparing to officially reopen its doors to tourists after more than 100 days of lockdown with a message of reassurance.   Many of the resort’s key attractions, hotels, restaurants and bars will be allowed to reopen on Saturday 4 July.   Ahead of that reopening, VisitBlackpool has created a Know Before You Go online platform […]

Blackpool Illuminations season extended to end of the year Annual Switch-On celebration goes virtual for 2020

Blackpool’s annual Illuminations display is to be extended by two months to provide an invaluable boost to the resort’s tourism season. VisitBlackpool has also revealed that the traditional Switch-On concert will be replaced this year by a free-to-access streamed event in association with MTV. The annual Switch-On concert was scheduled to take place on the […]

Work gets back on track at the Mount in Fleetwood

Last month work was able to begin once again on the restoration project at the Mount, Fleetwood.   Work on site was initially put on hold in March after supplies became unavailable due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The project, overseen by Wyre Council, is being carried out by contractors Rosslee Construction who are now back […]

Fleetwood Virtual Carnival 20th June 2020

As you are aware many community events including Fleetwood Carnival have been cancelled this year due to Covid 19. However, you are invited to take part in the Fleetwood Virtual Carnival on 20th June 2020 Everyone is invited to join in with the following ‘Virtual Carnival’ competitions and activities. Group/Individual Fancy dress Any theme. Design […]

Keeping Wyre’s award winning beaches clean this summer

The dog ban on Wyre’s bathing water beaches is being reinstated from  Friday 5 June. Usually from 1 May until September 30, dogs are not allowed on parts of the beach in Fleetwood and Cleveleys that are used for bathing. This year, the council temporarily relaxed the rules as people were not allowed to sit […]

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NICKELODEON BRINGS SLIME MUSIC AND MAYHEM TO BLACKPOOL

Nickelodeon UK and VisitBlackpool bring Slime, Music & Mayhem back to Blackpool Pleasure Beach Arena on 17th – 19th October  Tickets go on sale  Friday 6th March at 10am at www.nickslimefest.co.uk  Diversity’s Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely return to their hosting duties and will be joined by ‘The X Factor: Celebrity’s’ Max and Harvey and […]

Junior Bake Off

We are looking for young budding bakers between 9 -15 years old. Filming would take place from July 2020, but our applications close on Sunday 5th April 2020. Interested bakers can apply online at – WWW.APPLYFORJUNIORBAKEOFF.CO.UK.

Register Now for Free Switch-On 2020 Tickets!

The free ticket ballot for the 2020 Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On event is now open! It follows the overwhelming demand for last year’s event when thousands of people packed into the Tower Festival Headland Arena to watch a spectacular five-hour concert, culminating in an unforgettable switch-on by home-grown actress, Coronation Street’s Lucy Fallon. Since then, the […]

Back by popular demand, ‘The Billy Fury Years’ Stage Show comes to Marine Hall this March!

Taking place at the venue on Saturday 7th March at 7.30pm this show is not to be missed and it will be a night to remember! One of the best-selling recording artists of the 1960s, Billy Fury enjoyed a string of hit singles totalling a remarkable 332 weeks in the British charts. Health problems since […]

SALE OF LAND AGREED FOR BLACKPOOL CENTRAL

Further to agreeing terms with developers in September 2019, Blackpool Council can confirm that the final terms of the legal contract for the land release at the Blackpool Central site have been signed by all parties and initial development works on the 17 acre plot can get underway.   The land disposal is based on […]

Good causes sign up to Wyre’s new lottery

More than 80 people from community groups and good causes in Wyre came to the launch of Wyre Council’s new community lottery. The first to sign up to the scheme were N-Vision and First Carelton Scout Group. Good causes across Wyre are now being encouraged to sign up to benefit from the lottery, which was […]

The Blackpool Resort Pass is back for 2020!

The Blackpool Resort Pass is back for 2020! Visitors will once again have the opportunity to make big savings on their favourite attractions whilst having fun in the UK’s most popular seaside destination. The Blackpool Resort Pass, created in 2013, has increased in popularity over the years as tens of thousands of families have enjoyed […]

GET SET FOR AN ALL-STAR PRIDE BLACKPOOL WEEKEND!

A host of internationally-acclaimed music stars are lined up for Pride Blackpool’s biggest ever weekend. The festival will open on the night of Friday 5 June on the Tower Festival Headland with performances by two of the UK’s most enduring music acts – Right Said Fredand Marc Almond. Then, on the Saturday night, June 6, […]