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If you go down in the woods today…..
Unlike other Historic houses, Leighton Hall loves littlies! Children are not “hushed” or steered away, in fact, quite the opposite. Younger visitors to Leighton Hall have space to play, let off steam and see how we used to live. Teddies, swings, dens, competitions and a maze and slide, are all activities to give your children […]
Marketing Contemporary Art at the Harris Project Brief
PROJECT OUTLINE Develop a marketing plan including strategic, operational and tactical elements to effectively promote Art from Elsewhere (10 October – 30 November 2015) and Beyond the Sublime (February-May 2016)* to existing and new audiences and assist the Harris’ Audience Development Officer to deliver the plan through a process of oversight and mentoring. Explore new […]
Take part in Lancashire’s brand new festival
Artistic Commissions Call Out Background Building on the fantastic cultural legacy of Preston Guild 2012 and the Harris Flights 2013, Preston’s Cultural Framework board are launching an exciting new festival for Lancashire. The aim is deliver a dynamic, high quality and large scale event for Lancashire rooted in Preston that celebrates and explores connectivity, mobility, […]
Late Night Riding at Blackpool
With balmy Summer evenings well and truly upon us, Blackpool Pleasure Beach is giving guests the chance to make the most of the glorious weather by opening the UK’s *number one amusement park late into the night! On Saturday, July 18th all the rides at Blackpool Pleasure Beach will be open until 10pm for some […]
Freeport Fleetwood Introduces Beauty Outlet
Shopping at Freeport Fleetwood is now even better than it was before following the opening of its brand new Beauty Outlet store. Packed with the best beauty brands including Elizabeth Arden, Calvin Klein, St Tropez, OPI, TIGI Bed Head, Rimmel & Maxfactor to name a few, the new store opened on Saturday 20th June. […]
Calling all Nature Explorers, Become a Modern Day Adventurer
This summer holiday, children of all ages can discover their inner adventurer by becoming fully fledged Nature Explorers at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre. Here, they can follow in the footsteps of Scott of the Antarctic (father of WWT’s founder Sir Peter Scott) by going on an array of ‘wild’ adventures and recording them in […]
Once-in-a-lifetime chance to see historic paintings
Visitors to the new Chorley Flower Show will get a unique opportunity to see paintings in the historic Astley Hall like they have never seen them before in a specially commissioned exhibition on 1 and 2 August. The ‘Up close and personal: portraits from the Great Hall at eye level’ exhibition will be a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ […]
Extra places for £5.6m Lancs training scheme
A £5.6m programme which offers Lancashire companies access to free workforce training has announced more than a thousand extra training opportunities. Lancashire Skills Support for the Workforce (LSS) has been so popular that it has been awarded the extra places from the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). Firms are being urged to act quickly to secure […]
LEP Reveals Successes and a Foundation for Growth
Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) chair Edwin Booth has revealed vital information about the organisation’s progress and initiatives in the pipeline at an exclusive event hosted by ICAEW Chartered Accountants North West yesterday (8 July 2015). The LEP was established four years ago and after an admitted stuttering start, has found its feet with some significant […]
Progress on Lancashire Enterprise Zone shows the county is playing a full role in Northern Powerhouse
Minister James Wharton visits BAE Systems at Samlesbury MINISTER for Local Growth and the Northern Powerhouse James Wharton visited the Lancashire Enterprise Zone at Samlesbury, one of two sites making up the Lancashire Enterprise Zone, for a progress update. The visit was hosted by the leader of Lancashire County Council Jennifer Mein and […]
Let The Wax, See The Figure
Fans can now leave their light on for funny man, Paddy McGuinness, at Madame Tussauds Blackpool, and get the ultimate selfie as the comedy actor-turned-presenter is the latest celebrity to be immortalised in wax. The loveable Lancastrian’s wax figure was unveiled today (8 July) at Madame Tussauds Blackpool as Paddy came face-to-face with his wax […]
Unique Restaurant Dreams Become a Reality for Lancaster Leisure Park
When the owners of Countrystyle Meats, Alan Beecroft and Heather Cornthwaite set their minds to something, they not only get the job done, but they do it in style. Next month sees the completion of their dream, 4 years after its conception. In August they open a huge, brand new restaurant next to their already […]