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WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre and Sir David Attenborough are inviting you to get outside this summer to count butterflies. The Big Butterfly Count runs till Sunday 9 August. You can pick up a spotter sheet at Martin Mere Wetland Centre so that you can tick off what you see, as it’s a great place […]

The Dukes has hit the Bullseye with its latest outdoor walkabout production. Thousands of people have already enjoyed Oliver Twist which runs until August 15 and one particular character has his own fan base – of the doggy variety. Bill Sikes’s dog, Bullseye, can’t go anywhere now without his canine fans bothering him for a […]

Allan Blackburn & wife, Gloria share a passion for antiques. After visiting hundreds of antiques centres in the UK and abroad, they decided they could do better! In August 1990, they opened GB Antiques Centre at Lancaster Leisure Park & that same year, the couple were featured on Granada’s Flying Start programme. Within 8 years […]

The Festival of Stories is a brand new family arts event taking place during Lytham Festival on Friday 7th to Sunday 9th August 2015 at Park View 4U. Featuring professional storytellers; staged and promenade theatre productions; ethereal aerial performances; enchanting puppet shows; sensory storytelling, dub poetry performances, published children and young adult author events, creative […]

Top British bands Lawson and Toploader have been added to the line-up for VisitBlackpool’s 2015 Blackpool iFest Friday night switch-on event. The popular duo are added as special guest stars to a line-up headlined by superstar band, The Vamps. Lawson, whose debut album Chapman Square went platinum, have scored five top ten hits including “Juliet”, […]

Automobile aficionados are being given the chance to get hands-on with luxury Porsche models including the iconic 911 at a St Annes Hotel. The Dalmeny Resort Hotel will welcome Porsche Centre Bolton to its Atrium venue from Monday August 3 until Friday August 7. Guests and visitors can explore the model range and get a […]

The Emporium re-opened on Thursday 23rd July after a much anticipated refurbishment. The property had been closed for 11 days from Monday 13th July.  Standing in the heart of Clitheroe and arranged over three floors, it includes a café, wine bar, brasserie and home décor store. Part of the James' Places group it was the […]

A garden showcasing the materials used by Lancashire's textile industry to produce cloth has won a prestigious award at the recent RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park. The 'Field to Fabric' feature garden won a bronze medal in the respected Show Gardens category. The display was created as part of a Lancashire museums project in […]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, the home of Nickelodeon Land in the UK, has teamed up with Europe’s first Nickelodeon flagship store at 1 Leicester Square, London to offer visitors to either venue great discounts at the other.  This unique cross-promotional offer is part of the continued working relationship between these two much-loved entertainment brands.   From […]

A social gathering for professionals from the creative sector is taking place in Preston this week. POWWOW takes place at Glovers Bar from 6pm to 8pm on Thursday 30 July. The networking event was launched a year ago and takes place every other month. It is a unique networking event bringing together businesses, freelances and […]

Freeport Fleetwood Celebrates By Inviting Shoppers To Submit Their Pictures And Anecdotes For Use In Celebratory Memory Wall Freeport Fleetwood shopping outlet is celebrating its 20 year anniversary by inviting customers to submit their anecdotes and special memories in the form of stories, videos or images of visits to the centre from the past 20 […]

The Ribble Valley will hold two events for aspiring young knights and princesses in August. Families are invited to a 'Noble Knights and Powerful Princesses' party at Clitheroe Castle. The events will take place on Tuesday 4 August and Tuesday 25 August from 5.30pm to 7.30pm and are suitable for children aged six to 10. […]