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FAMILIES flocked to Chorley this weekend to glide, pirouette and whirl across Chorley’s real ice rink when it opened as part of Chorley’s Winter Wonderland on Saturday.

Here’s a few of the fantastic things going on this weekend in Lancashire.

Plans for the biggest single investment in Blackpool’s tourism industry for more than a century are unveiled today.

An historic Clitheroe attraction will feature in a new BBC documentary programme, River Walks – The Hodder.

Get your skates on this Christmas and glide, pirouette and whirl across Chorley’s real ice rink as it opens this weekend (Saturday 8 December).

The Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library’s annual celebration of local artistic talent is fast approaching. Three top floor galleries will display the diverse talents of Preston-based artists and makers of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.

Major industry, contemporary artists, diverse communities, artisan and modern makers will come together again for a summer of invention as Lancashire looks forward to June 2019 and the return of acclaimed ‘must-visit’ festival.

Following the triumphant 2010 and 2011 UK theatre tours and 2013 10th anniversary world arena tour, the smash hit Queen and Ben Elton musical, ‘We Will Rock You’ announces the show has been reimagined for 2019 and will embark on a brand new UK & Ireland tour, heading to the Opera House Blackpool from Mon 06 – Sat 11 January 2020.

Lytham Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2019 with its biggest line-up ever.

Ian McKellen is to celebrate his 80th birthday next year by raising funds for theatres, with a new solo show which will play on 80 stages across the UK, and Blackpool’s Grand Theatre is on the list!