Pre- Civic Week
Tour of History Centre
Tuesday 10 June at 11am
Talbot Room, Blackpool Central Library, Queens Street.
In celebration of Civic Week, the Heritage Team are delighted to offer tours of the newly opened History Centre at Central Library. Small groups will be taken around the stores and will also have a chance to see the Blackpool Charter.
In support of the conservation of the Blackpool Charter, there will be a collection bucket for the conservation of the wax seal which is in a poor state. The Heritage Team will share with us on the day details of the conservation needed to maintain it for the future.
In addition, we will have cake and drinks in the Talbot room.
Please book your place by emailing me on Rachelsykes@hotmail.co.uk
CIVIC WEEK 14th -21st JUNE
During Civic Week
TRAM TOWN VISIT
New to 2025, visitors will be able to walk round the Engineering works as part of an exhibition hall experience. Visitors will be able to see a number of Heritage Trams, as well as the machinery that looks after them as well as a history of Blackpool Tram system and its future. All money raised will go in to the restoration fund of the Tram Shed and engineering works.
Cllr Paul Galley will be delivering a tour in Tram Works, the workshop with new displays and hopefully a café.
Details:
Monday 16 June 2pm
To book please email me at rachelsykes@hotmail.co.uk
Entrance fee: £5 per person- if you are able to drop the money off, please email me for my address or, as many of you prefer to pay into the bank, the bank details are below. Please drop me an email if you have paid through the bank.
Blackpool Civic Trust account: Sort Code is 20 10 03 AC No. is 30189626
The team have been working hard to continue their passion for Blackpool Heritage trams and their continued fundraising efforts, so if you are unable to go on our tour, please do book on a separate tour.
BELL RINGING – new date
Adrian Page has kindly invited BCT members to try bell ringing at St Cuthberts Church in Lytham. St Cuthberts Church • The Parish of JC Lytham
St Cuthbert’s church is the western church in the Parish of JC Lytham.
Details are:
Wednesday 25 June at 7pm
To book please email: Rachelsykes@hotmail.co.uk
People who have previous booked onto this event have been transferred over onto the new date. Please let me know if you are unable to attend.
BLACKPOOL REGIMENT – SHOWTOWN
Cllr Adrian Hoyle kindly mentioned the talk on the Blackpool Regiment at Showtown by Mike Coyle.
The Blackpool Regiment was short-lived. The story of its fight for survival at the Fall of Singapore is compelling and tragic, but it forms a part of Blackpool’s heritage. This talk will explore the formation of the Regiment and some of its untold stories.
Details:
Thursday 26 June at 2pm
Tickets available at £5 each by following the link below
Showtown Blackpool
TRIP TO THE ILLUMINATIONS DEPOT
Richard Williams will be offering us tours of the Illuminations depot on Friday 11 July at 1:30.
For those who haven’t been it’s a great way of seeing the working of the Illuminations department and to see what they have planned for the Illumination in 2025 season.
To book email -rachelsykes@hotmail.co.uk
I look forward to receiving your emails stating which trip you would like to attend and how many places you would like.
For more information about our Civic Week see our page linked here