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30 Sep

Film Review: Broker at Fylde Film Society

Mully0 CommentsFilmfamilies, Film, the island

How do you create sympathy for characters who sell babies on the black market? That’s the central question at the heart of Broker. Fylde Film Society continues on its mission to bring world cinema to our coast with South Korean drama Broker. Written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, who people are most likely to know from his award-winning film Shoplifters, this movie tells the story of two men who illegally sell babies on the adoption black market. Seems a grim premise when laid out like that without any context, but the film and its characters carry more benevolence then you…

14 Sep

Blackpool to host Word Fest Literature Festival

Linda Hampton0 CommentsLiterature & Spoken Word, Theatre, Dance & PerformanceBlackpool, book, books, bookshop, celebrity, children, Comedy, entertainment, families, literature, podcast, Spoken Word, Winter Gardens

Blackpool is getting its very own literature festival this autumn in Word Fest, a weekend of literary events and spoken word where literary heavyweights and popular authors host events side by side with celebrity writers. Running between Friday 7th until Monday 10th October 2022, the festival takes the form of a series of ticketed events to hear authors talk about their love of writing and their books, answer questions and sign books for fans. Most ticket prices include a copy of the latest publication by the author. Hosted and held in the Winter Gardens and co-produced by Kirkham's independent coffee…

06 Dec

Little Spud Shines Magic Light on Diversity

Linda Hampton0 CommentsLiterature & Spoken Wordbooks, children, childrens book, community, families, literature

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Marie Stell’s book about her brother, Christopher, who is on the autistic spectrum, delights and inspires. Unless we know someone who is on the autistic spectrum, it is hard to really know what life is like for them. We still have far to travel to ensure that people who feel different to their peers can be accepted by others around them. Marie Stell’s book is helping to change those perspectives. Little Spud is a friendly blue dragon and like no other. He is on the autistic spectrum and sometimes life can be difficult. But then something happens - Little Spud finds…

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…

09 Jul

Fun in the Park with Wordpool Family Day 2018

Jill Reidy0 CommentsLiterature & Spoken WordArt, artist, Blackpool, books, dance, entertainment, families, Film, heritage, Music, musical, performance, Theatre, wordpool, workshops

Walking, talking trees; huge flying birds; giant spiders; theatre in suitcases; elephants and mice; stories and action; crafts; films; kayaking; dancing; singing; face and arm painting .......what more could you wish for on a sunny Saturday in Stanley Park in July? Yes, it was 2018's fabulous Wordpool Family Day - and what a great day it was! Big Top Marvels and Mayhem Schools Project, the Flying Sun Birds, the puppetry of Adambara and Zhim, the walking trees, Aunty’s Pop Up Picture Show, SOS RescueShip’s Nixies, singalong with the Grand Theatre Community Chorus, clown faces in the Grundy’s Big Top, circus skills…

06 Jul

Wordpool’s Most Marvellous Family Day

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsBlackpool, books, children, community, dance, entertainment, families, heritage, Music, performance, poetry, Stanley Park, The Grand Theatre, wordpool

This Saturday, tomorrow in fact, Stanley Park hosts the excellent Wordpool Family Day. If you have never been, this year is definitely the year to visit with the sunshine blazing down and 2018 going down in history as "that long hot summer". The event is so amazing and FREE, visitors to the park will need to register to take part in the days activities but once you have you are in - expect a treat. This years event is circus themed alongside Circus250 celebrations so expect Big Top Marvels and The Mayhem Schools Project, a promise of the Flying Sun…

07 Jun

Family Fun at the Big Pier Watch Day

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsHeritageBlackpool, entertainment, families, heritage, local history, Music, Pier

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside! That's why we're heading down to the first Big Pier Watch Day at North Pier on Saturday 9 June. Blackpool Council in partnership with the Blackpool Pier Company and World Monuments Fund are hosting a family day to celebrate Blackpool's fabulous piers. Doors open at 11am and the day will include lots of fun activities and entertainment for families and the best part is that it’s all free. The day will include live music and entertainment, Punch and Judy shows and a traditional barrel organ. The Carousel, Jets and Helter-Skelter rides will be…

07 May

Peppa Pig’s Adventure

Jill Reidy0 CommentsTheatre, Dance & PerformanceBlackpool, children, entertainment, families, Peppa Pig, performance, The Grand Theatre, Theatre

Peppa Pig and her friends are back in a brand new live show Peppa Pig’s Adventure, featuring a new story, loads of songs and heaps of fun! Produced by leading children’s theatre team Fiery Light, in partnership with licensor Entertainment One (eOne), Peppa Pig’s Adventure marks the ninth consecutive year of Peppa Pig live theatre tours since 2009 and the fifth Peppa Pig stage production in total. Join Peppa as she gets ready to go on an exciting camping trip to the woods with George and her school friends, including Pedro Pony, Suzy Sheep and Gerald Giraffe. With lunch-boxes packed and…

01 May

Marking the Martyrs – an exhibition at Blott Studio

Jill Reidy0 CommentsHeritage, Visual Arts & ExhibitionsArt, artist, Blackpool, Blott Studio, entertainment, Exhibition, families, Music, musical, performance, Theatre

Coinciding with major celebrations and events nationwide, on the 4th June 2018, Blott Studio will be hosting an exhibition marking the death of Emily Wilding Davison, the first martyr to the Suffrage cause. Curated by Corrine Streetly, Marking The Martyrs will focus on the sacrifices our foremothers made and the ongoing struggle that women still face, and will feature work produced by three regional artists, Zoe Cox, Tina Warren and Corrine Streetly, and three national and international artists. Hazel Reeves, MRBS SWA FRSA, winner of the Emmeline Pankhurst sculpture commission 2017 will be exhibiting one of her acclaimed maquettes of Emmeline, titled ‘Rise…

26 Mar

Let’s Party on the Prom

Jill Reidy0 CommentsMusic & GigsBlackpool, children, entertainment, families, Festival headland, Music, Party on the Prom, workshops

The new family festival ‘Party On The Prom’ launches as part of this July's Blackpool Festival. Party On The Prom is Blackpool’s first family festival set to take place at the stunning seaside location, the Tower Festival Headland. Party On The Prom will be bursting with entertainment that all the family can enjoy. Kids and parents alike will be spoilt for choice with a smorgasbord of fun-filled activities including Raver Tots & DJ Slipmatt, tons of music and workshops, a Tiny Tots area, circus skills, arts and crafts, food and drink, and much, much more. Beneath the iconic Blackpool Tower, this debut event…