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Nickelodeon Land to open at Pleasure Beach, Blackpool

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:19:09 +0000

Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, is delighted to announce the launch of Nickelodeon Land which will open at Britain’s favourite tourist attraction in April 2011. Nickelodeon Land represents an investment of £10.3m.

This collaboration between Pleasure Beach, Blackpool and Nickelodeon, the number one entertainment brand for kids, will see a 6 acre area of Pleasure Beach [...]

The Albert and the Lion

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:41:44 +0000

JD Wetherspoons are set to open another of it outlets this time in Central Blackpool practically next to and under the iconic Blackpool tower.

The Albert and the Lion will be its second pub in the resort after The Auctioneer which is sited in Lytham Road South Shore.

Conversion work is now well underway [...]

With my Little Stick of Blackpool Rock George Formby

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:00:57 +0000

George Formby was born at 3 Westminster Street, Scholes, Wigan, Lancashire, as George Hoy Booth, the eldest of seven surviving children (four girls and three boys). His father (James Booth) was George Formby, Sr. (1875-1921), whose stage name was adopted from the town of Formby, Liverpool, was one of the great music hall [...]

Blackpool Tower and The Empress Ballroom

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:59:36 +0000

Empress BallRoom

Blackpool Tower and the Empress Ballroom

Blackpool boasts one of the longest and most varied theatre seasons in the country with an amazing array of hit West End musicals, sell-out touring concerts, elegant ballets, opulent operas, tributes to the brightest stars, circus, illusion and cool, contemporary productions all enjoyed by thousands [...]

Wakes Weeks and the Influence They Had in Building Blackpool

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:04:55 +0000

During the Industrial Revolution the economy of the United Kingdom moved from being primarily agricultural to a manufacturing base.

This had profound implications for how communities and towns were created throughout the land. Prior to industrialisation the vast majority of the UK population lived in rural settings literally living off the land. As factories [...]

admin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:10:51 +0000

Susan Ashby asked:

Blackpool is the number one tourist resort in the UK and its history suggests that it always seemed destined for this kind of greatness.

Before the 18th century, Blackpool was simply a quiet hamlet by the sea surrounded by forests and impassable bogs. Then, in the 1700s, the upper [...]