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Red Arrows to fly in for 2016 Air Show
The Red Arrows will grace the skies again at this year’s Blackpool Air Show has been announced. The first planes announced to fly at this year’s Blackpool Air Show include the Typhoon, Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster Bomber, as well as the world famous Red Arrows display team. The free seafront show, which features a whole […]
Virgin Trains supports Marketing Lancashire
Virgin Trains supports Marketing Lancashire with their campaign to boost tourism in the county where life feels good. Virgin Trains is supporting Marketing Lancashire’s ‘Lancashire is Great’ campaign in an effort to promote tourism in the county. Virgin Trains, who operates passenger services on both the East Coast and West Coast is offering an exclusive […]
Northern Powerhouse Tourism Reception
On Tuesday 09 February, Politicians and Business Influencers attended a House of Commons reception celebrating the on-going success of the £20M Northern Tourism Growth Fund (NTGF). The event was hosted by VisitEngland Chair Lady Cobham CBE, on behalf of 38 Northern England Destinations and their business partners. Invited guests heard from Minister for Tourism the […]
Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck
Live at the Grand Theatre Blackpool 22 – 26 March 2016 Of Mice and Men—the classic tale of humanity, friendship and dreaming big—travels to Blackpool Grand this Easter. Based on John Steinbeck’s 1937 novella, Of Mice and Men is still topical today, tackling what it means to be human against a backdrop of economic turmoil […]
Explore Morecambe Bay
Lancaster City Council has launched a new attractions and events guide to provide visitors with an at-a-glance menu of inspirational ideas of what you can see and do in and around Morecambe Bay in 2016. The full colour leaflet complete with map takes you on day trips to Piel Island, Furness Abbey and the Dock […]
Illuminating prospects for businesses
Every year more people see the Blackpool Illuminations than visit Old Trafford to watch Manchester United. Now local-lad Dave Riche has been tasked with working with local, national or international businesses to get their name in lights. Dave has been appointed Business Development Manager for the Blackpool Illuminations and specifically the ground breaking LightPool project […]
£5 million flood repair programme announced
Lancashire County Council has announced a £5 million programme to repair transport infrastructure damaged in the December floods, funded by the Department for Transport. The December floods were unprecedented in their widespread impact across the county and the county's highways and other transport infrastructure, including roads, bridges and footpaths, suffered significant damage. The initial estimate […]
February half-term family fun at Blackpool Zoo
There will be plenty of fun for all the family at Blackpool Zoo this February half-term! The chance to fly a barn owl, hand feed one of the zoo’s majestic giraffes and even meet and greet the family of Californian sealions are just a few of the daily animal encounters families can get involved in […]
Blackpool to host national tourist awards
Blackpool’s Winter Gardens will host the national VisitEngland tourism awards this year, it has been announced. Tourist figures from across the country will descend on the resort for the Awards for Excellence 2016 ceremony, which will take place on Tuesday 8 March. With sixteen categories to compete for, hundreds of nominees are set to visit […]
Free half-term fun for all in The Mall
Half-term is jam packed with free fun at The Mall, with crafts for Mother’s Day, a Chinese lantern parade and fairy tale lovers of all ages. As the first, and possibly coldest and wettest, of 2016’s school holidays gets underway The Mall is offering parents the chance to keep the kids entertained for free. […]
Comedy Revived For 20th Anniversary Celebration
The Dukes will launch the 20th anniversary production of the worldwide comic theatre sensation – Stones In His Pockets – from February 25-March 12. Performed at a breakneck pace, Stones In His Pockets has become internationally renowned and deeply loved among audiences in more than 30 countries since it was premiered in 1996. Two actors […]
Q&A Erica Whyman, director of A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Play for the Nation
Why is your production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream ‘a play for the nation’? We are making the show with a unique combination of participants from all over the country: 18 fabulous professional actors, 84 amateur actors from 14 different amateur theatre companies, and 583 schoolchildren. And, we will open the show in Stratford and […]