Archive for October, 2008

Fun at the Illuminations

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Snippet of personal history about experiencing the Illuminations.

Moved to Blackpool

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Snippet of personal history

Norman Memorial youth Band 1950s

formed in the Revoe ,back Ribble Road about 1949 by jos taylor ,moved later to Threlfall road [back] many members from Revoe and Threlfall road district.Many couples married in the band

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Click the link to listen.  Interviewer Mike Edwards talks to Simon Grennan, manager of the Bloomfield Talks project, about what “Bloomfield Talks” is all about.

A painted face and a big heart

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Click the link to listen.  Simon Grennan, manager of the Bloomfield Talks project, talks to interviewer Mike Edwards about how the project tries to reveal the hidden lives behind Bloomfield’s outer “painted face”.

St Chad’s Headland

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Click to listen.  Interviewer Mike Edwards talks to guesthouse owners Noreen and Steve about how they started in the hotel business, and the entertainments that have been put on at the new St Chad’s Headland during 2008.

This will be the “in” place!

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Mayor Mary Smith talks to guesthouse owners Steve and Noreen, about how things are improving in Blackpool for guesthouse owners.