Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. A group from the Blackpool Civic Trust! Mum with Friends, 1945 (from left: Mary, Joan and Joan (mum) on holiday together. Sometimes you don't know what you've got till it's gone. Bringing a little bit of New York to Lancashire, this Ciceley Lane club was opened by then mayor Bill Taylor in 1989. On the beach – Noel Edmond’s “Airborne” Helicopter rides. Blackpool Labour Party and Blackpool Trades Council, a campaigning force in the town for over 100 years. This photo was taken between ’41-’44 outside 85 Alexandra Road S.S. My Grandparents B+B. My Gran, Sarah Morris, was sat on the side door. Date: Mid May 1958.’. Mum was 8 years old. Blackpool had one club that was all about rock music. The photos show the banners in Hyde Park London in the 1970’s and at Cheltenham G.C.H.Q in the 1980’s. Switch nightclub opened in its place in October 2017 - with three rooms, all completely different to one another. My Mother & Father met in Blackpool during the war 1944 and got married in 1946 (married 63years). Calvert 4, submitted by Loraine Calvert. The pleasure holds of lots of special memories for us all so take a look at some of these pictures kindly supplied by Blackpool Pleasure Beach and feel free to share your special memories of the park in the comments. Download Topless model stock photos. His “Stand” was North Station. Those memories of my Mum’s childhood holidays were passed when she had her own family. Group eating Ice Cream, 1955 (approx) – Sister Joan (front) and cousins Jane and Janet (left_. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Blackpool in the 1970s. Above: Submitted by Christine Williams After a long illness this shows how I had recovered & epitomises the wonderful place Blackpool was to grow up in. Formerly Cavendish, and later Utopia, once upon a time this place would be packed to the brim every weekend. Our. He also had 7 children, one of which was my Husband, now deceased, but his eldest daughter, Eileen, is still alive in Perth, Western Australia. Evoque nightclub in Preston - formerly 'Tokes', among others, Brooks Nightclub in the premises of the former Ritz cinema on Church Street, Revolution on Market Street. The Preston club first opened in 1967, and was known to host Preston and Blackburn footballers, as well as snooker stars. Enjoying a donkey ride – brother and sister on August Bank Holiday 1980. ” My Grandparents Joseph Morris and Sarah Melling (short skirt) used to visit Blackpool in the summer of 1929 in their ‘courting years’. Based on the 'Your Father's Moustache' pub years earlier in Marton, The Tache opened on Cookson Street in 1983. Discover More . Edward and Lisa on their way to watch the match at Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 2010. The boy jumping off the sea wall photo was taken in 1973 or 1974, near to Trafalgar road. Blackpool in the 1990s Memories of our family shop business. Typical of shows seen on the Golden Mile during the 1920’s and 30’s. Just a few months later the club closed its doors. The site was once Brannigans, Foresters Hall student accommodation - the one time Flamingo Club, "Let the bodies hit the floor": Inside the head of a DJ at The Warehouse, A look at 10 of the best independent restaurants to visit in Lancashire, Everything you need to know about Resort Passes and Blackpool attractions, Jaegar set to open in Affinity Lancashire Outlet Shopping Centre, 10 pubs on the market right now in Lancashire that you could own, At the moment, Lancashire has a variety of properties on the market from contemporary gin bars to countryside inns, The historic Blackpool theatre you've probably never heard of. The boys were with their dad, my fiancé, the day it was taken and the three of them were soaked through minutes later-but had lots of fun!”.