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23 Feb

Junior Bake Off – Looking For Star Bakers From Blackpool

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsFood and Drink, Opportunitiesbake off, Blackpool

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We all like to think we know our sweet from our savoury, our biscuits from our cakes or our genoise sponge from our Victoria sponge. For many people across the country the combination of lockdowns and home-schooling led many families to delve into their cupboards and whisk up some sweet treats. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For many people across the country the combination of lockdowns and home-schooling led many families to delve into their cupboards and whisk up some sweet treats. This summer bake off is back for our Juniors for its 7th season! The junior spin off of the legendary Great British Bake…

18 Feb

Calling Fylde Coast Creatives!

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal News, Opportunitiesartist, Blackpool, Blackpool Council, funding, fylde, heritage, research, wyre

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Artists, creatives and organisations on the Fylde Coast are being invited to take part in new research to inform Blackpool Council’s Heritage Action Zone plans. The research aims to understand what creative skills and resources are available in the area and ensure that artists don’t miss out on opportunities to be commissioned as part of the project. Blackpool based organisations Aunty Social and Abingdon Studios are leading the research on behalf of the council and are encouraging as many people as possible to take part. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Catherine Mugonyi, Director of Aunty Social, said: “The council knows that there’s a wealth of…

16 Feb

Transforming Education in Blackpool: Literacy for all

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal NewsBlackpool, education, literacy, literature

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “We all want our children and young people to thrive, and to be happy, healthy and successful.” That's what Cllr Kath Benson, Blackpool Council's Cabinet Member for Schools, Education and Aspiration says. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Blackpool Council has released its latest plans to transform education in Blackpool and enable children to reach their potential. The Education Vision and Strategy 2020-30 set out its goals of improving the quality of education and outcomes for families focusing on two key priorities: improving standards of literacy and promoting inclusive practice. This strategy is the vision of the joint efforts of Blackpool Council and partners including…

07 Feb

Help Blackpool’s young people discover creative careers during National Careers Week, 1-5 March 2021

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal News, Opportunitiescareers, Creative Arts and Futures

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 2019, Blackpool's creative sector worked with the Creative Careers Programme to successfully deliver a Discover! Creative Careers event in Blackpool that saw over 100 students meet with 30 creative professionals from local creative industry employers, to learn about their job roles and the career pathways available.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="31704" img_size="large" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For 2021, Blackpool's Creative Career's week is moving online for a digital edition, making sure young people across Blackpool have insight into the range of roles that exist across the creative industries on their doorstep. Discover! Creative Careers in National Careers Week 2021 is an opportunity to give students meaningful online encounters with industry professionals and workplaces…

05 Feb

Aunty brings Aardman Animations workshops to the Fylde Coast

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal News, Visual Arts & ExhibitionsAardman, animation, Blackpool, children, clay, families, Fylde Coast, model making, online, workshops, wyre

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This February, Blackpool-based community arts group Aunty Social are hosting online model making workshops with the fantastic Aardman Animations. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Fylde coast residents are invited to join expert model maker Jim Parkyn for a fun, hands-on clay modelling workshop where participants will make their very own model of Shaun the Sheep – The unusually bright and clever sheep who lives at Mossy Bottom farm. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jim has been a freelance sculptor and model maker for Aardman Animations for over 20 years. He's lead on several series of Shaun the Sheep and you can see his work in a variety of Aardman…

03 Feb

Work reaches completion at the Mount Pavilion and Gardens in Fleetwood

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal Newscommunity, creativity, fleetwood, heritage

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The restoration work at the Mount in Fleetwood is very near completion with only a few finishing touches of the project due to be completed. Wyre Council was delighted to have been awarded a £2 million ‘Parks for People’ grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund in 2018 to continue its work to revive the Mount Pavilion and Gardens in Fleetwood. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The seaward side was restored in 2017 thanks to a £1m personal donation from Mrs Doreen Lofthouse. This involved work to reinstate the Victorian railings, restore the shelters, repair the pathways and create…

01 Feb

New treats for young readers from Purple Parrot Publishing

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLiterature & Spoken Word, Local Newsbooks, children, library

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Fylde coast-based Purple Parrot Publishing has some new titles for children and young people that are sure to brighten up winter lockdown. Take a look below to discover the latest books from Purple Parrot, these great titles are all out now.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] Charlie and Mrs Wigglebottoms’s Leg Mike Taylor, with illustrations by Tony Holland Charlie and Mrs Wigglebottom’s Leg is a children’s book for ages 4-8 years (although it is perfect for Cocker Spaniel lovers everywhere). Charlie is a typical, young Cocker Spaniel. He leaves the kennels to live with his new owners, Walter and Heather, and their boys.…

21 Jan

Grundy Art Gallery unveils its 110th anniversary events calendar

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsArt, Blackpool, Covid-19, drawing, Exhibition, online, painting, photography, The Grundy Art Gallery

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Back in 1911, local brothers and artists John and Cuthbert Grundy put their hands in their wallets and made a substantial financial gift and a donation of over 30 paintings to establish the Grundy Art Gallery for the people of Blackpool. 2021 marks the 110th Anniversary of the gallery opening its doors and this milestone will be celebrated through a programme of special exhibitions and events. During construction, Blackpool’s coat of arms, which is emblazoned with the word ‘Progress’, was embedded into the brickwork above Grundy Art Gallery’s front door. Guided by this motto, the gallery continues to honour…

17 Dec

Give a little: Big Issue North gift guide, Christmas and beyond

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal Newsbig issue, gift guide

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Give a little: Big Issue North gift guide Blackpool Social Club is proud to support Big Issue North, a magazine bought and sold by the homeless and vulnerable housed vendors who choose to work, not beg. Normally Christmas shoppers would purchase a copy making the festive season their most lucrative time of year, but this year with many of them forced off the streets, you can support them without leaving the comfort of your own home. From subscriptions to the weekly and glossy quarterly magazines to handcrafted and recycled jewellery made from unsold issues, Big Issue North’s Bronte Schiltz…

01 Dec

A Small Corner: Buzz Bury explores the gift of Music

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsColumns & OpinionMusic

In this instalment of Small Corner, I will explore and share the purchasing experience of several possibilities for playing and buying music online. As people’s thoughts start to turn to the festive season…finding that perfect gift of music for those special people in your life. It seems Spotify and Amazon are leaders in the new music purchasing and streaming landscape with Apple’s i-Tunes and Google Play coming in third and fourth. However, there are other possibilities and new platforms also looking to challenge the big four. My first port of call was charity shop browsing through Oxfam Online. The search…