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True Colours – the Trinity Colour Splash returns this July
Blackpool’s most colourful beach event is back again for another colourful burst of fun running as the Colour Splash returns on Sat 27th July. The Coloursplash is fun a fun event taking place every year to raise funds for Trimity Hospise, it’s a 3k run, jog or walk on the beach with the participants being […]
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Wyre the champions – Wyre Sports Awards 2019 nominations open
Do you know someone who is a sporting star? Someone who always gets a group or team motivated? Then nominate them for the Wyre Sports Awards. Wyre Council is looking for sports personalities to showcase the borough’s sporting passion and hopefully go forward to represent the region at this year’s Lancashire Sports Awards. Wyre’s Sports […]
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I want to break free – Breakpoint 2019: Sport in Mind /Raising Funds for Disability Tennis/Raising awareness of Mental Health
Breakpoint 2019 – Sport in Mind /Raising Funds for Disability Tennis/Raising awareness of Mental Health Moorland Tennis Club is pleased to be a venue for the Breakpoint 2019 national challenge in which Robyn Moore will aim to hit 200,000 shots in 30 days in June. That’s 1 metre for every adult in UK who currently […]
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Plastic Beach – LOVEmyBEACH collect tonnes of litter from the coast in one year.
The St Annes North LOVEmyBEACH BeachCare group have collected an astonishing two tonnes of litter from the coast in one year. This is the equivalent of a new-born blue whale, an adult great white shark or large car.On Thursday 2nd May, the group weighed the rubbish they found on the beach, which they have done […]
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Sleeping with the Illuminations On – Busted to play switch on party
One of the UK’s best-loved pop bands, Busted, are heading to Blackpool for a dazzling Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On concert. Brit Award-winners Busted will be joined by the multi-talented singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt, and Sigma, the British drum and bass DJ and record production duo who have twice topped the UK singles charts. Britain’s top dance group, […]
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Don’t Go Baking My Heart – show off your baking skills with new charity competition
Trinity Hospice is looking for local star bakers who fancy their chances at being crowned the Fylde coast’s ultimate baking champion, and walking away with a top-of-the-range mixer. The Bispham based hospice has launched the first ever ‘Great Fylde Coast Bake Off’, which is being fronted by TV baking star Rosie Dummer from Channel 4’s […]
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Walk This Way – explore the great outdoors at this year’s Garstang Walking Festival
Springtime has arrived which means it’s almost time for the Garstang Walking Festival! The festival is coordinated by the Friends of Garstang Walking Festival, supported by Wyre Council and it features nine days of walks for all ages and abilities. With almost 50 walks to choose from, the festival allows everyone to experience the best […]
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Back in Blackpool – resort’s new season announced
Europe’s premier civilian jet formation team is to make its debut at Blackpool Air Show this summer. The Breitling Jet Team will perform an extraordinary display of high-speed aerobatics on both days of the free weekend event, Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August. The French-based team, which has attracted huge audiences all over the world, […]
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OK Computer – Laptops, Phones and Tablets sorted in Fleetwood – FREE
Laptops, Phones and Tablets sorted – FREE! Whatever the technology, this local community group will try to help! The West Fleetwood Computer Clinic, an initiative of Emmanuel Church West, has handled all kinds of technologies in its first five years of operation. Some clients now make it a regular date! Whether it’s a virus riddled […]
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Bands on the run
Blackpool Music Run 2019 10k/5k returns to the promenade again this year with a whole host of running, family activities and bundles of great music Blackpool Music Run is a 10K and 5K fun run along the world-famous Blackpool Promenade, which will be closed to traffic during the event . Entrants to either event will […]
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Wallace & Gromit’s Musical Marvels comes to Blackpool
Wallace & Gromit’s Musical Marvels UK tour comes to Blackpool on 17th and 18th May at the Pleasure Beach. In May and June 2019, Carrot Productions will tour Wallace & Gromit’s Musical Marvels to 38 major venues across the UK, including London’s Barbican Centre, Manchester’s The Lowry, and Birmingham Symphony Hall. The tour will feature […]
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Libraries to go fine-free
Following World Book Day, Blackpool Council has announced that Blackpool libraries are set to become fine-free zones in a move designed to attract readers back to the town’s eight facilities. From April 1st they will no longer impose fines when items are late being returned or renewed. In addition all historical fines will be wiped. […]
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BBC Antiques Roadshow will be filming at Lytham Hall on Tuesday 11th June!
Lytham Hall is pleased to announce that they have been chosen as one of the few nationwide locations for the upcoming 42nd series of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow. Managers at the Hall have been in negotiations with the BBC for many months, and they are thrilled to be one of the nine places to be […]
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Check out Blackpool Access Guides on the new AccessAble App!
The disability organisation that provides Blackpool’s Access Guides has launched a brand new mobile App which aims to transform the quality and availability of accessibility information. AccessAble has worked alongside VisitBlackpool and Blackpool Council for more than a decade to ensure that people with a disability can get the best possible experience during their visit. […]
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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 […]