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Blackpool Arts Festival awarded £70,000 booast on 10th anniversary

Blackpool’s popular arts festival Wordpool has been awarded a £70,000 grant from Arts Council England as it prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The popular local festival of literature and arts, which is managed by Blackpool Council’s Arts and Library Services and traditionally runs in July, has been awarded the funds to help develop the …

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Blackpool present the UK’s first ever Nickelodeon’s SLIMEFEST

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Nickelodeon UK & Ireland have partnered with Blackpool Council to present the UK’s first ever Nickelodeon’s SLIMEFEST. SLIMEFEST will form a part of Blackpool’s world-famous Switch-On weekend with free and paid-for events taking place throughout Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th September. Expected to entertain thousands, SLIMEFEST will feature two live shows, activities, characters, music and …

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Red Arrows to fly in for 2016 Blackpool Air Show

The Red Arrows will grace the skies again at this year’s Blackpool Air Show, it 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 …

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