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Blackpool Social Club

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Rob Mason: The poet who didn’t know it
25 Oct

Rob Mason: The poet who didn’t know it

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLiterature & Spoken Word
A housing crisis shelved his debut collection for a year. Then a call from the Southbank Centre changed everything. Rob Mason writes for BSC on self-publishing, losing faith in his work and finally admitting he’s a poet. I’ve finally admitted to myself this year (2026) that I’m a poet. It wasn’t something I’d considered back when I wrote the first poem for myself in 2021, but the flood gates had been opened and a new channel for my energy was rapidly developing. Add to this collaborating with local poet Nathan Parker and taking the poetry I’d written to stage with…
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Abingdon Post Office earmarked for cultural hub as Blackpool launches plan to preserve heritage
24 Oct

Abingdon Post Office earmarked for cultural hub as Blackpool launches plan to preserve heritage

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsHeritage
Government cash for the former Abingdon Street Post Office arrives alongside a five-year plan to make the town’s history work for its people Blackpool has a new plan for looking after its past, and the money is already coming in to act on it. The council has approved a new Heritage Investment Strategy for 2026-31 in the same week government funding was announced to protect two of the town’s historic buildings. Blackpool Council will use £850,000 from the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund to start restoring the former Post Office on Abingdon Street, in the first phase of a wider…
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London’s award-winning LGBTQ+ literary salon comes to Blackpool
23 Oct

London’s award-winning LGBTQ+ literary salon comes to Blackpool

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsGuide, Literature & Spoken Word
London’s celebrated LGBTQ+ literary salon is heading to Blackpool as founder Paul Burston brings poet Joelle Taylor, novelist Stephen May and performer Hook to Aunty Social on 23 November Polari lands at Aunty Social in Blackpool on Monday 23 November, with an evening of words that are written, spoken or sung. Founded in 2007 by the author Paul Burston, Polari has appeared at the Southbank Centre, the British Library and Heaven nightclub, as well as at book festivals, bars, museums and theatres across the UK and beyond. Named after the gay slang of the same name, it is a celebration…
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Culture Chats: Locals have their say as Blackpool is shortlisted for City of Culture
22 Oct

Culture Chats: Locals have their say as Blackpool is shortlisted for City of Culture

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal News
As the town goes through to the final four in the City of Culture 2029 competition we find out what local people who helped shape the bid want from it.Blackpool has been shortlisted for UK City of Culture 2029, joining Wrexham, Sheffield and Milton Keynes in the final four of the competition.The announcement follows the Expert Advisory Panel’s assessment of the longlisted bids. Its chair, Sir Phil Redmond, praised Blackpool’s “highly creative and compelling bid”, highlighting its vision and concept and its commitment to community engagement among its strengths.He noted that the bid embraced a broad definition of culture, and…
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‘A myth-making moment’: The artist building giant hay creatures on Mereside
21 Oct

‘A myth-making moment’: The artist building giant hay creatures on Mereside

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitions
Ivan Morison began planting a crop on neglected land without knowing what it would become. On Friday, its harvest comes to life as the Dreamers – part of Lightpool’s 10th anniversary celebrations. Some of the best conversations Ivan Morison has had in Blackpool have taken place at the top of a ladder, stacking hay that smelled terrible. “They’re beautiful conversations that I don’t know how else to have,” he says, “about place and about people’s lives.” Morison is speaking while he works on the sculptures that will take over a Mereside meadow this week. He’s works closely with Heather Peak…
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Sweetness and Light: Grundy serves a three-course feast for Autumn
20 Oct

Sweetness and Light: Grundy serves a three-course feast for Autumn

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsGuide, Visual Arts & Exhibitions
Three autumn exhibitions, including a confectionery-inspired glass show by Liverpool artist Linny Venables, open as the gallery marks its 115th birthday Rock, ice-cream and illuminations have long been Blackpool’s trade. This autumn, Grundy Art Gallery is making them the centrepiece of a trio of exhibitions. Threy open at the Queen Street gallery on Saturday 24 October, timed to tie in with Lightpool and to the gallery’s 115th anniversary. The centrepiece is Sweet Factory by Linny Venables, a Liverpool-based Disabled artist whose glass sculptures are modelled on confectionery. They celebrate shared histories of sweet-making, working-class food traditions and seaside culture. Venables…
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Inspired by Stripes: Green Libraries Week Workshop
19 Oct

Inspired by Stripes: Green Libraries Week Workshop

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsGuide
Join nature artist Winston Plowes - Land Artist for a playful and relaxing workshop intuitively making art from nature’s resources at your local library. In a ‘Pop up Artists Studio’ you will use printing techniques using natural pigments and handmade stamps. In Inspired by Stripes we will be making marks in new ways and laughing in the face of mistakes in a place where art is for everyone. Think of zebras and birch bark, furrowed fields and fingerprints. This is a free workshop, the session lasts approx 2 hours and you can stay for as long as you like. 📌…
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Graphic Novel drawing workshop with Mollie Ray, Young Comic Laureate
19 Oct

Graphic Novel drawing workshop with Mollie Ray, Young Comic Laureate

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsGuide
Calling all budding artists, storytellers and comic fans! Join Mollie Ray for a fun and creative comic making event. Bring your ideas to life, create your own characters, develop stories and discover the magic of making your own comics. Whether you are already a comic book expert or have never picked up a pencil before, everyone is welcome! 29 October, 10am-12 noon, Palatine Library. Call to book: 01253 478050 / 1pm-3pm, Library @TheGrange/ Call to book: 01253 478270.
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Birthday Week Library Tour
19 Oct

Birthday Week Library Tour

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsGuide
To celebrate Central Library's 115th Birthday there will be a special tour of this beautiful public building, and a showcase of library artefacts from the Showtown collection too. There will be some stairs involved if you want to delve into the basement with us, but otherwise the tour will be accessible to people with mobility issues. Booking is essential, so call on 01253 478080 to reserve your spot. 28 October 2-3pm, and 31 October 10.30-11.30am, Central Library. Free.
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