Tag: young people

Children invited to read through Lancashire this summer

Children aged four to 11 are invited to take part in the Lancashire Reading Journey and meet a wonderful collection of colourful characters. This new initiative runs from Saturday 18 July to Saturday 26 September and is organised by Lancashire County Council’s library service, with all 74 branches taking part. The Reading Journey is free …

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Blackpool’s popular festival of literature and arts, 1 – 4 July

Blackpool’s popular festival of literature and arts, Wordpool, is back for 2015. The always popular festival – which runs from July 1 to July 4 – is now in its ninth year and will again feature a host of top authors, poets and speakers as well as a free family fun day known as Story …

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Blackpool’s LOVEmyBeach Competition for schools

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The LOVEmyBEACH campaign has teamed up with Blackpool Council and their Illuminations curator Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen to launch a competition for schools. The competition is open to schools in Blackpool, Lancashire, Cumbria, Sefton and Wirral for Key Stage 1 and 2 children to design a LOVEmyBEACH message for the 3million people who will visit the illuminations …

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