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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…

Council asks for residents’ views ahead of setting next year’s budget

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsLocal NewsBlackpool Council, budget, community

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Blackpool is a special place coastlines, victorian piers, and an award-winning park. But how do we live, work and make the most of our surroundings? I admit to dreaming of wilder green spaces or a few trees in the town centre, pop up exhibitions, smaller boutique businesses on the high street, more amazing independent coffee shops like The Upsidown and Hive whose efforts through lockdown have lead to creating space for plant sales and fruit and veg on-site only adding to their curb appeal. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]It feels unique to live in a place that was designed for tourists and sometimes…

Blackpool Football Club urges us to ‘Get Vocal’ about mental health

Jill Reidy0 CommentsLocal News, Sports & Wellbeingbfc, Blackpool Council, Blackpool Football Club, documentary photography, Football, mental health, sport, wellbeing, wellness

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] For a second consecutive year Blackpool Football Club has partnered with the Council’s Get Vocal campaign. The campaign was launched in 2018 and aims to encourage residents in Blackpool to look after their mental health. The message is directed at all adults in Blackpool, particularly to men and middle-aged people, who may be at risk of poor mental health, but who might not seek help. This partnership will see the branding for the Get Vocal campaign on the front of the team’s third kit away shirts for the 2020/21 football season. The team will wear the new shirts for the…