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28 Nov

Hive Arts: creative Christmas market

David Simper0 CommentsGuideartisan shopping, Blackpool, christmas market, hive arts collective, the hive urban farm shop

Unusually having leave together, my wife and I caught the service 61 bus to Blackpool town centre and dropped in on The Hive creative Christmas fair on the 25th November 2022. The market sadly only ran for two days but the artists, crafters and makers showcased are mostly available online so there's still time to fill stockings with unique goods from locals this year. There was a good variety of stalls and all the work and products were of the highest possible quality. I drooled over Roots Plant Life's collection, restraining myself as we're a bit out of plant…

31 Oct

Coffee, cats and cake at Cafe Meow

David Simper0 CommentsFood and Drink, Guidebirley street blackpool, blackpool cat cafe, cafe, cat cafe, cats, felines, moggies

David Simper spends a perfect hour in Blackpool's newest coffee shop alongside some friendly felines My cats are long gone and I've never been able to replace them, so I was immediately attracted to the idea of a cat cafe, where you can take a snack and sit with cats. After long experience in hospitality, proprietors Katie Buchanan and Richard Marsh, have established Cafe Meow on Blackpool's Birley Street, the one with the stainless steel arches. I had thought that the need to book online might put people off, but there was a full complement of people waiting to enter…

30 Sep

What’s On Guide: October 2022

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsGuideArt, art exhibition, Exhibition, gigs, live music, Music, performance, photography, what's on

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We know you've missed it, so here's the Blackpool Social Club What's On guide for October... Tap the date to see that day's listings.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion color="white" active_section="1" css=".vc_custom_1664380592238{border-top-width: 10px !important;border-right-width: 10px !important;border-bottom-width: 10px !important;border-left-width: 10px !important;background-color: #ffe758 !important;border-left-color: #ffe758 !important;border-right-color: #ffe758 !important;border-top-color: #ffe758 !important;border-bottom-color: #ffe758 !important;}"][vc_tta_section title="Saturday 1st October" tab_id="1664380069018-7611342f-7c06"][vc_single_image image="36100" img_size="large" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"][vc_column_text] Aunty Social – new venue preview A chance to preview of Aunty Social’s new community art space on Topping St. Aunty is heading onto the high street so that it can bring its community arts offerings together under one roof and provide a space to explore…

09 Dec

Something for the weekend? 11/12 December 2021

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsGuideAbingdon Studios, Art, contemporary art, Exhibition, Lytham, what's on

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a some top picks from the cultural happenings taking place on the Fylde Coast on 11 & 12 December. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Present Absence [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="34219" img_size="large" alignment="center"][vc_column_text] Exhibition runs until 20 Jan 2022.Open Thu-Sat, 11-4pm.Except between 17 Dec - 7th Jan.Free entry It's not often that you get contemporary painting shows on your doorstep, but Abingdon Studios has come up trumps with this new exhibition from Parham Ghalamdar. Curated by Garth Gratrix, this show exhibits works across the Project Space and Window Gallery, located on Abingdon St right in the heart…