Lancashire Bloggin'

Keepers at Blackpool Zoo have got another feather in their collective caps after gaining official recognition from the Avicultural Society for their outstanding achievements in breeding Eastern white pelicans.

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

Blackpool is gearing up for a spectacular finale to a summer of music with up to 40,000 people expected on Friday 31st August and Saturday 1st September for the annual Illuminations Switch-On concert followed by the final UK tour performance by global pop icon Britney Spears.

Get up close and personal with nature and pop along to the Binocular and Telescope Open Weekend at RSPB Leighton Moss in Silverdale on 25 and 26 August.

Lytham is busy preparing for its ninth annual Lytham 1940s Wartime Weekend, taking place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th August.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is giving guests the chance to make fantastic savings on their next day out by offering a free return visit in September to everyone who purchases a wristband or Pleasure Beach Pass in August.

Wild Discovery at Ribby Hall Village, in Wrea Green is a small zoo that opened two years ago to give people the opportunity to learn about the amazing animal kingdom through interactive and educational activities. 

The countdown is on for the biggest night of Blackpool’s summer – the Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On concert which takes place on Friday 31^st August!

The Festival organisers are pleased to announce detailed plans as Burnley Canal Festival returns for a weekend of canalside delights.  

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rae Morris is to return to Blackpool to perform at her hometown’s biggest night of the year.