Lytham Archives - Blackpool Social Club

05 Dec

Gig Review: Peter Hook and The Light

Louise Ashcroft0 CommentsMusic & Gigsgig, live music, Lowther Pavilion, Lytham, Peter Hook

Earlier this month Stephen Dunstan interviewed Peter Hook ahead of this gig at Lowther Pavilion, Lytham. (Stephen's chat with ‘Hooky’ can be found here). During this conversation he explained that the set in Lytham would be a full performance of the New Order album 'Get Ready', followed by the greatest hits of Joy Division and New Order. Nearly three hours of rock music performed by a 69-year-old frontman - How would that pan out? Superbly, it turned out. It would be remiss of me not to mention there were issues with the PA system during the 'Get Ready' part of…

24 Oct

Interview: Peter Hook, bassist of Joy Division and New Order

Stephen Dunstan0 CommentsMusic & Gigsgigs, Joy Division, Lowther Pavilion, Lytham, Music, New Order, Peter Hook

Blackpool Social Club writer, Stephen Dunstan caught up with Peter Hook ahead of his upcoming gig in Lytham. I wasn’t sure what to expect from interviewing Peter Hook, but I was pleasantly surprised. He was an extremely engaging interviewee, as I asked him about Manchester music, the Manchester club scene and even Manchester United, ahead of his visit next month to the Fylde coast. For anyone coming to the Lowther Pavilion gig on 28th November, what can they expect from a Peter Hook & The Light Gig? An honest, passionate rendition of the sound of Joy Division and New Order.…

06 Sep

Gallery: Lytham’s 1940s Festival 2023

David Simper0 CommentsHeritage1940s festival, Lytham, militaria, ww2

It seems a lost age and a foreign land, but growing up in the '70s one was surrounded by the 1940s. Most of the World War II veterans were still around, boys comics featured stirring war stories, TV featured war movies, still shown at bank holidays. My mum was an infant for most of it, but born in 1934, my dad remembered the war all too well. Sometimes you'd think he'd fought in it, even though he was just short of eleven when it finished. Victor comic was my entry drug to military history, although it should be noted that…

14 Jul

Photo Essay: a Sunday trip to Lytham

David Simper0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitionsblack and white photography, Lytham, photo essay, rangefinder camera

I've been singing the praises of Soviet camera lenses in my last few photo essay pieces and I hold to this. However, the overall camera mechanics have proved not to be so good and after two failed Zorki 4 bodies with faulty shutters, that camera has been swapped for a Yashica Electro 35. So on Sunday 25th June 2023, it was time to load up this new toy and look for a subject on which to expend the first 36 frames. Lytham was definitely it, having not been there for a while and I had subjects in mind. I caught…

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…