Sports & Wellbeing Archives - Page 4 of 6

26 Oct

Yoga Blackpool Opens New Studio

Melanie Whitehead1 CommentLocal News, Sports & Wellbeing

Angela Ross is the driving force behind Yoga Blackpool and, last week, she opened a brand new yoga studio in Bispham (above the RBS on the corner of Red Bank Road/Promenade). Angela has been teaching in Blackpool for the last three years; she started offering sessions for friends but then has gradually built up her practice and out of that Yoga Blackpool was born, however, this is the first time she has had her own dedicated premises and she’s keen for it to become a home for authentic yoga practice in the area. Originally from London, she moved to Blackpool…

25 Oct

Ramp City Loses Artist Designed Ramps

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsLocal News, Sports & WellbeingSkateboard

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Full Pipe in Ramp City in Blackpool, Lancashire UK is currently being dismantled along with it’s very cool kidney pool. The end of an era. The full pipe when initially installed was the only full wooden full pipe of its kind in the UK. It arrived with much excitement and was initially procured from artists produced as art installations and touring internationally, including Berlin, LA and ended up in Blackpool for 9 years. To see more about the international artists who created the pool and pipe visit simparch.org After studying Fine Art in Northampton which then had the biggest Skate…

12 May

Jobs, Friends and Houses at the Grand Theatre

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsLocal News, Sports & Wellbeing

Thursday 5 May saw the culmination of Jobs, Friends and Houses amazing progress, held at Blackpool's Grand Theatre. It was busy; the atmosphere tangible with hope, laughter, friendship, some tears but best of all a supportive unity of people who fully embraced each other and their hopes for the future. Jobs, Friends and Houses is an amazing scheme and the day saw a number of endorsements and recommendations. JFH, if you are unaware, train their employees; the individuals on their programme commit to abstinence-based recovery and are given the opportunity to invest in themselves through development of skills and trades to…

10 Apr

Blackpool Embroiderers’ Guild

Clancy0 CommentsSports & Wellbeing, Visual Arts & Exhibitions

Blackpool Embroiderers' Guild is the local branch of a national organisation which has been running for over 100 years. Originally, the guild was aimed at teachers but for many years it has welcomed anyone who is interested in embroidery and other textile related arts and crafts, whatever their level of expertise. I spoke to guild chairman, Seonaid Elliot, to find out what it’s all about: What is Blackpool Embroiderers’ Guild? The aims of the guild overall are to: nurture an enjoyment of embroidery and enable anyone to participate at any level, whether they are young people learning to stitch, a professional artist,…

30 Mar

Yoga to the Beat of a Different Drum

Melanie Whitehead0 CommentsSports & Wellbeing

On Friday 27 March, on the back of a stressful week, with the early spring sun’s rays that promise so much, yet rarely deliver, I entered the brick carbuncle that is The Hilton, Blackpool with a mind that had to be wedged open with a crowbar. However, on entering the Royale Suite with its ambient lighting and elaborate crystal chandeliers coupled with the candles, incense and coloured mats splayed out in a rainbow-coloured flower that the organisers had arranged, my cynicism melted away and I happily took my place for the Yin, Yang and Sounds 1½ hour yoga and live…

26 Mar

Yoga with a thumping beat

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsSports & Wellbeing

Yin, Yang and Sounds is the new yoga and live music event in Blackpool where a yoga class is accompanied by live music from local musicians. This month the music will be African drumming by 3 members of Tidal Beats, Blackpool’s community drumming organisation. The event will take place on Friday 27th March at 6.30 - 8.00pm at The LivingWell Health Club, Hilton. The class, taught by Angela Ross of Yoga Blackpool, will begin with a 45 minute Yang practice. Yang is a traditional hatha yoga which helps to develop muscular strength, stamina and flexibility. Djembe drums and percussion from…

19 Mar

Festival Feel Good

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsLocal News, Sports & Wellbeing

This weekend, Lytham will host a festival promoting well-being and alternative therapies. It's an unusual approach to feeling good but I am all for ways to improve quality of life (although travel and chocolate are my preferences). I quite like angel card readings and although very girlie, the idea of suggestion, visualisation and positive affirmations sit comfortably with me. The Fylde Feel Good Festival, based at Lytham Cricket Club on 20 to 22 March, marks the Angel Lounge's first anniversary. The centre practices reiki, crystal and angel meditations and is run by a husband and wife team with backgrounds in theology,…

09 Feb

Live Music Yoga Bearable

Melanie Whitehead0 CommentsLocal News, Music & Gigs, Sports & Wellbeing

Good intentions for achieving fitness and wellbeing are all too easily thrown off track. As a serial one-time-visitor of different classes and sessions, the choice of music is a key contributory factor for how long I’ll stay the course. The mere sniff of hardcore cheese accompanying any kind of aerobic class loses my goodwill faster than you can say squat-thrust and at the other end of the spectrum, I can’t quite articulate how roof-of-the-mouth-itchingly aggravating I find the sound of pan pipes - their almost obligatory inclusion in all yogic activity drives me to the point of downward dogging out…

27 Sep

The Dapper Side – Art vs Football

Brendan Bunting0 CommentsColumns & Opinion, Sports & Wellbeing, Visual Arts & Exhibitions

Art vs football. It's a beautiful, if not contemporary game. Being a fan of both football and art I always find it interesting when a topic is raised involving them both. L S Lowry's Going to the Match will always be one of my favourite paintings, even if it does feature fans of Bolton Wanderers. The way it captures the anticipation of the entertainment that lies ahead, as well as perfectly illustrating the everyday people of the day shows why it was a winner of the Football Association competition of the day. This week it was refreshing to read a…

28 Aug

Review: Light Cycles

Elizabeth Ward1 CommentSports & Wellbeing

Earlier this week, on a boring Bank Holiday Monday, I received an email, asking if I would help out with something the next day. "Ooh yes, sounds interesting," I replied, "What does it involve?" The response informed me that the annual Ride the Lights was due to take place along Blackpool's grandiose Promenade, between 8pm and 10pm. I would be taking part. I set off on Tuesday afternoon at 4pm, meandering slowly along to the Promenade, to meet at 5pm on the Comedy Carpet, under Blackpool Tower, for the briefing. At said briefing, we (Sean Payne, Claire Griffiths, Liz, Victoria,…