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Comedy Carpet Live

February 1, 2012

Comedy Carpet Live, a new festival of events that will take place appropriately on April Fools weekend, 31st March and 1st April 2012. It is set to become an annual celebration the week before Easter, linking in to Blackpool’s latest piece of public artwork, The Comedy Carpet on Blackpool Promenade

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Flexity 2

October 5, 2011

At last the new trams have started to arrive in Blackpool.  This is the final stage in a  £101 million restoration project to improve Blackpools 125 year old tramway, which has included changes to the stations, track and a brand new tram depot on Starr Gate. Blackpool has become the first location in the world [...]

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Illuminating facts

August 30, 2011

The Illuminations started with a display of eight arc lamps back in 1879. The event was so innovative it even preceded Thomas Edison’s patent of the humble electric light bulb which didn’t arrive until the following year. In 1879 the Illuminations were described as artificial sunshine and 100,000 people came to see this first great light [...]

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Switch on

August 30, 2011

The biggest and brightest night of the year in Blackpool sees one star have the honour of flicking the famous switch to launch the 66 night light extravaganza. TV’s hottest funny man, Mr Keith Lemon. will this year flick the famous switch to launch the 2011 Blackpool Illuminations. Joining him for what is guaranteed to [...]

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Ride the lights

July 16, 2011

Get on your bike…Ride the Lights!! An exciting preview of Blackpool Illuminations between 7pm and 10pm. Ride at any point along the promenade from Starr Gate at South Shore to Red Bank Road in Bispham. You can ride as much or as little of the route as you are able. Ride the Lights is not [...]

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Hot ice

July 16, 2011

Hot ice Hot Ice returns for the 2011 season with a fantastic new production running until 4 September. This show is fast moving and thrilling, with skaters who have travelled from every corner of the globe to entertain you with speed, grace and elegance, whilst balancing on the fine edge of steel.

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Breakfast Award

April 30, 2011

After a recent overnight stay from a Visit England( Quality in Tourism)  representative we have just recieved our three star rating only just missing out on a four by 2%, ( Read our full report on this site) but even more important than that was the fact that we was also awarded a Breakfast Award, [...]

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Baby Zebras born in Blackpool zoo

April 19, 2011

  ZEBRAS at Blackpool Zoo have certainly earned their stripes – bringing a very special bundle of joy into the world. The three week-old baby, a Hartmann Mountain Zebra, born to proud parents Fernando and Helene in the zebra enclosure, is the first to be born in the UK in nine years. And grateful keepers [...]

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Big Wheel

April 19, 2011

ROLL up, roll up! An iconic new attraction is set to bring the buzz of the Golden Mile into the heart of the town. Thousands more visitors are expected to descend on St John’s Square after Blackpool’s very own 33m high big wheel took pride of place in the recently revamped area. The wheel will [...]

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New rides take shape

April 8, 2011

FROM SpongeBob’s Splash Bash to Diego’s Rainforest Rescue – Blackpool’s newest family attraction is rapidly taking shape. Hundreds of hoteliers were given a sneak preview of the £10.3m Nickelodeon Land set to officially open on May 4 at the Pleasure Beach. All 12 new rides are now in place on the six-acre site within the [...]

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