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SCHOOLS OUT – EVENTS ARE IN! ………..you’ll find them in Marketing Lancashire’s handy summer calendar, The Big Event with hundreds more on the visitlancashire.com, an easy to use, searchable database of things to do and places to visit – many of which are FREE. Fetes, festivals, outdoor performances and even a world record-breaking attempt make […]

The Sparrowhawk in Fence, is the final venue in Marketing Lancashire’s Taste Lancashire Produce spring/summer dining programme, and offers a truly traditional Lancashire menu for diners on Wednesday 11 July 2012. Marketing Lancashire’s Taste Lancashire Produce dining events, in partnership with some of the county’s finest restaurants, help demonstrate the abundance of superb produce available […]

Marketing Lancashire today announced the shortlist of top tourism businesses going forward to the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2012/13, the annual regional awards that celebrate the best of Lancashire’s £3.25billion tourism industry. This year the awards ceremony will take place in Preston Guild Hall, on Thursday 13 September, following the official civic celebrations of the first […]

Recognising The Best of British Experiences To celebrate the launch of the new Acer Ultrabook™ series, the cream of British talent have been selected to embark upon a 14-day once-in-a-lifetime UK expedition, courtesy of Acer.  The first stop was ‘The Pendle Witch Tour’, led by Lancashire’s favourite ghost expert Simon Entwistle. Watch the video including […]

Brockholes Nature Reserve has won three awards at Britain’s architecture Oscars. The Visitor Village, at the Lancashire Wildlife Trust reserve, off the M6 at Preston, was chosen as the North West’s Building of the Year by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) at a ceremony at the Queens Hotel in Leeds, last night. And […]

Taste Lancashire Lune Valley Smokehouse Spectacular  Marketing Lancashire is delighted to announce a very special lunchtime Taste Lancashire Produce event which will take place at The Redwell Inn, Arkholme, Nr Carnforth on Saturday 23 June 2012. The Redwell Inn is currently Lancashire’s Taste Lancashire Restaurant of the Year 2011/12. The tourist board’s new dining events, […]

DOES YOUR MENU NEED A REVAMP? – CHANNEL 4 WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU Channel 4’s Fabulous Baker Brothers are back with a brand new series but this time they are giving traditional British food a makeover. Do you have a tea shop, café or restaurant in a tourist hotspot that needs a menu makeover? […]

MAKE, TASTE & TALK AT THE GUILD FOOD FESTIVAL! Taste buds are set to be tickled all over Lancashire, on 1 and 2 September, as the Preston Guild 2012 SQUARE FOOD FESTIVAL on Preston’s beautiful Winckley Square showcases some of the region’s finest food and drink. The festival, which is set to be a fitting […]

Sand, Sea & Spray – Urban Art live in Blackpool It will be a case of Spraywatch as the Sand, Sea & Spray Urban Art Festival returns to Blackpool on 15, 16 and 17 June 2012. Huge names from the world of Urban Art are due to descend on the resort for three days when […]

BRITS GET INTO THE JUBILEE SPIRIT WITH 4 MILLION TAKING A BREAK IN THE UK 4 million Brits (8 per cent of the adult population) plan to make the most of the forthcoming double bank holiday weekend by taking at least one overnight stay in the UK, with 3.4 million people (7 per cent) planning […]

Marketing Lancashire, is celebrating the news that six of our members are celebrating their success at last night’s national award ceremony. These winners of the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards were finalists in The Enjoy England Awards for Excellence, which took place on Tuesday 22nd May 2012 at Athena, Leicester, an art deco gem located in […]

Nationally renowned restaurateur Paul Heathcote MBE has been announced as the new Chairman of Marketing Lancashire today. Mr Heathcote, a proud Lancastrian who worked under legendary chef Raymond Blanc, has been chosen to lead the new organisation, which replaces the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board. Paul is a well respected businessman who runs The Olive […]