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17 Apr

Gallery: Comic Con World

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal NewsBlackpool comic con, comic con, comicon, star wars, Stranger Things, Wednesday Addams

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Photographer Kris Cook went along with his camera to meet storm troopers, wrestlers and other weird and wonderful characters who descended on the town centre this weekend. Cosplayers came out in force this weekend as the Wintergardens hosted Comic Con World 2023. The family friendly event was hosted in the Olympia Exhibition Hall and included displays of movie memorabilia and props, live acts, a gaming zone and classic cinema screenings. Highlights included Titan the Strongman who mixed traditional strongman feats with some sideshow acts that were not for the fainthearted. As well as Stranger Things, which has dominated comic…

15 Apr

The Vocal Local: For the love of gulls

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsColumns & OpinionBlackpool, conservation, seagulls

Police are investigating after a man was pictured cruelly pulling a seagull with a lead in Blackpool this week. Elizabeth Gomm says the maligned birds are friends, not pets, and asks you to throw them a bone Three years ago, in the earliest days of the first Covid 19 lockdown, I forged a new friendship. Victor came into my life at precisely the time we were being told to restrict the time we spent away from home and to avoid social contact. All this time later, he's a firm friend and I enjoy the pleasure of his company for a…

12 Apr

Music Q&A: Sky Valley Mistress

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsMusic & Gigs

After the world collapsing, Sky Valley Mistress finally return to the stage to break it down again. Like an adrenaline shot in the hands of John Travolta, the new two-piece line is ready to hit you in the chest with a sound they say will make you feel electrified, sexualised and spiritualised. They play Bootleg Social this Friday with a revived set of alternate arrangements and fresh jams. Kayley "Hell Kitten" Davies tells us more. Tell us about sky valley mistress. Sky Valley Mistress are Kayley “Hell Kitten” Davies and Maxwell Harvey William Newsome III. We were originally a four…

08 Apr

The Vocal Local: Scott Benton’s Tory sleaze is not welcome here

Blackpool Social Club2 CommentsColumns & Opinion, Local News

We get vocal following the suspension of Blackpool South’s MP In 2019, Yorkshire-born Scott Benton found himself elected to parliament as Blackpool South’s newest MP. The shock displacement of Labour’s long-standing representative Gordon Marsden certainly made the event a memorable one, but who could have anticipated what was to come? In the years that followed, the not-so-honourable member has painted a clear picture of his values, his politics and the vision he has for our town. And now, in a fall from grace worthy of Benton’s very own muse, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, enough is surely enough. The lobbying…

06 Apr

What’s on: Easter Weekend

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsGuide

From 25 punk bands in one venue over three days to the Twirlywoos, we round up the best in family and live entertainment across the Fylde Coast this weekend Ryland Petty Live Kid magician and Britain’s Got Talent’s semi-finalist Ryland Petty joins the house of secrets with his dad Craig Petty for an evening of amazing close-up magic and stage illusions. 5th-10th April (excluding the 8th), Russ Brown’s House of Secrets Shrek The Musical Everyone's favourite ogre Shrek is back in the hilarious stage spectacle based on the Oscar-winning smash hit film. Presented by Blackpool Operatic Players. 5-8 April, Blackpool…

04 Apr

Artist Q&A: Queercoaster’s Joseph Doubtfire

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsHeritage

Joseph Doubtfire is the artist behind Queercoaster, an augmented reality walking tour which allows participants to experience and learn about queer history in Blackpool in an immersive and captivating way. Told through fragments of archive footage of news reports and stories collected from locals, this map guides you to six landmarks within the Claremont ward of Blackpool, which are transformed into interactive scenes where you can explore the history that didn’t make it into books. Photos: Claire Griffiths Those unfamiliar with augmented reality don’t need to worry. The StoryTrails app is easy to download and then, as if by magic,…

04 Apr

Beats, grime and strife

Blackpool Social Club1 CommentMusic & Gigs

They were pitted against each other in diss tracks but neither one of them came out on top. Soph Aspin and Millie B – two women who were once girls at the centre of the controversial grime scene – tell Gary Ryan how they’re reclaiming their story and their friendship. Photos: Will Durocher Sitting together at the House of Wingz, a hip-hop arts collective in the shadow of the Blackpool Tower, Millie B and Soph Aspin are a picture of friendship. As they chat about their children and nights out they’ve enjoyed together, you would never guess that they were…

08 Mar

Interview: Imogen Evans

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsMusic & Gigs

Over the past few months you’ve probably seen Imogen Evans’s name cropping up on the burgeoning live music circuit in Blackpool. The 16-year-old has gone from teaching herself guitar in her bedroom to being one of the go-to names for support slots for bigger acts in bars like Bootleg and the Waterloo and has been performing her original songs in front of packed out audiences and at open mic nights. On Saturday 25th March she plays alongside Daisy Atkinson at Reclaim SLAG – a fundraiser held by the Skate Like A Girls Collective at Bootleg for Reclaim Blackpool – the…

01 Mar

Reclaim SLAG: fundraising for women’s safety

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal News, Music & Gigs

SLAG Collective has announced a fundraiser in support of Reclaim Blackpool – a project mapping sexual harassment in the town. Hosted between two venues – Aunty Social on Topping Street and its next door neighbour Bootleg Social – craft workshops, live music, DJ sets, a raffle and creative stalls will form the fundraiser on Saturday 25th March. Proceeds will go to Reclaim Blackpool, which began life as a Blackpool Social Club article in 2021. Following the brutal murder of Sarah Everard and the national outcry from women for street safety, we put out a callout for women to share their…

22 Feb

Theatre review: Rock of Ages

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsTheatre, Dance & Performance

Rock of Ages has one final blast at the Winter Gardens Opera House this week before hanging up its skinny jeans for good. Catch it until Saturday if you fancy one last hit of nostalgia, Ricky Stack writes. Photo: the other Richard. Some 18 years since its inception, jukebox musical Rock of Ages is catching the midnight train away from theatre stages. After gracing Broadway, the West End and touring the world, the 80’s glam metal themed show is currently on its final tour in the UK this year. Born shortly after Queen-based musical, We Will Rock You, Rock of…