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After sell out performances in London’s West End, an appearance on Broadway and many international dates, the exceptional Barricade Boys bring their show to King George’s Hall for one night only this March!
Fabulous harmonies, incredible vocals, dashing good looks and fantastic personalities; The Barricade Boys showcase the UK’s finest male voices from the world’s longest running musical: Les Misérables. As seen on ITV’s This Morning and The Paul O’Grady Show, The Barricade Boys are quickly securing their place as theatre land’s newest and most exciting show!
Don’t miss this spectacular group that promise “an unmissable show with talent, flair and fun.” (West End Frame)

“These guys are fantastic… DON’T miss this show!”
Alfie Boe
“Do you hear the people sing? Yes! With dashing good looks, incredible voices and outstanding musical magic!”
Elaine Paige, BBC Radio 2

EVENT DETAILS
VENUE: King George’s Hall, Northgate, Blackburn. BB2 1AA
DATE: Sunday 24th March 2019
TIME: 7.30pm
TICKET PRICE: £23.50
BOOKING INFORMATION
Tickets are available
Online here.
By Phone: (01254) 582579
In Person: King George’s Hall Box Office, Northgate, Blackburn

Lancashire News, Lancs What's On

Punk Fest 2019 is a tripled distilled show with three mixed flavours from the punk rock era of the British music scene. After their successful Anarchy Show last year at King George’s Hall, they are back with a twist for March 2019. Blended with music from Small Weller, one of the UK’s best Jam tribute bands, playing all the sounds of The Jam, such as ‘Going Underground’ and ‘Down in the Tube Station at Midnight’.

Small Weller have been invited to play across the UK in pubs, clubs, festivals and private functions. They have shared the stage with many, including The Bootleg Beatles, T-Rextasy, The Real Thing and The Bay City Rollers. What sets the band apart is their delivery and passion, the precision in the musicianship, the authentic equipment and the styling, which all together provides a high energy live show.

Next, we have one of the UK’s best Clash tribute bands, The Complete Clash. Playing all the classic tunes as they should be played, these guys have played sold out shows at the 100 Club in London; headlined The Punk Weekender at The Grand in Clitheroe; supported The Sex Pistols Experience at the O2 Academy in Newcastle and Manchester and twice played at the Butlins Alternative Music Festival in front of 2000 people alongside Toyah, Boomtown Rats, The Vapours and Ten Pole Tudor.

Close your eyes and go back in time: you will think you’re listening to the real thing!

Finally, The Sex Pistols tribute band, The Sex Pistols Experience will take the audience back to 1978, not only in sound but with the true likeness in character. One of the world’s number one professional tributes to the most outrageous and controversial band of all time. From their early beginnings performing pubs and clubs around England, they have worldwide reputation built from over 1,000 performances. Having toured extensively across the USA, Europe, and Brazil, in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, El Paso, Rio De Janeiro, Berlin, Barcelona, Bradford and everywhere in between!

So convincing is their live show that the BBC, Sky TV, Channel4, Fox TV and lately the film, Who Killed Nancy? have all hired this band for re-enactments. ‘The Sex Pistols Experience are the only band to of had the approval of the original Sex Pistols. Whilst on tour in America, they were invited as special guests on Jonesy’s Jukebox, the acclaimed radio show of Pistols guitarist, Steve Jones.

Spending the afternoon being interviewed and playing a few Sex Pistols favourites live on air together to millions of listeners throughout Los Angeles and across the worldwide web! Not to be missed! Relive your youth with music you have never forgotten!

EVENT DETAILS
VENUE: King George’s Hall, Northgate, Blackburn. BB2 1AA
DATE: Saturday 16th March 2019
TIME: 7.45pm
TICKET PRICE:
Advance: £16.50
Door: £21.50
BOOKING INFORMATION
Tickets are available
Online here.
By Phone: (01254) 582579
In Person: King George’s Hall Box Office, Northgate, Blackburn.

Lancs Leisure

The Family Business Network is the latest organisation to move into what is fast becoming a thriving hub of businesses at Cumbria Tourism’s headquarters. As well as being home to the county’s official Destination Management Organisation, the building in Staveley is already a permanent base for long-term tenants Land & Lakes and Lambert Smith Hampton. The Family Business Network now joins two other recent additions: wealth management business Raymond James and placemaking, destination marketing and business development specialist Tapir Ltd. There is also room for further expansion, with a newly converted 600 sq ft (56 sq m) office space currently available for lease and offering desk space for up to 10 people.

The Family Business Network, founded by Sue Howorth, represents a large and growing community of family businesses, which began in Cumbria in 2014 and now covers Yorkshire, Lancashire and Lincolnshire.

Managing Director of Cumbria Tourism, Gill Haigh, says, “It’s a pleasure to be welcoming another leading organisation like the Family Business Network to our impressive and contemporary Staveley HQ. Not only does having a variety of businesses in the building help generate a real buzz and sense of community, but it is also great to be working alongside complementary businesses which all share a common goal of working towards a stronger, more forward-looking Cumbrian economy.”

Founder of the Family Business Network Sue Howorth, add, “The move to a new office space within Cumbria Tourism has given us a rather exciting start to what promises to be a very busy new year for The Family Business Network. The location is perfect for us with its proximity to the M6 and a big advantage of the new premises is the ability to use the internal Conference room. Many of the businesses that we work alongside are already familiar with the building and it offers pleasant surroundings for hosting meetings and events”.

Lancs Leisure

A major maritime-themed show will spearhead ambitious plans to transform Anglesey into the events capital of North Wales.
Tourism chiefs have hailed news that the All-Wales Boat and Leisure Show is coming to the Anglesey Showground as an economic boost for the island. The event from Thursday, May 30, to Saturday, June 1, is expected to attract boat lovers from across the UK. It’s grown out of the All-Wales Boat Show that’s previously been staged in Conwy and Pwllheli.

According to organiser Davina Carey-Evans, managing director of Beaumaris-based Sbarc Event Management, the showground is a great venue with huge potential to be developed while Anglesey is the perfect setting.

The marine sector is growing faster in Wales than any other part of the UK and boating generates an annual tourism spend of £282 million. Anglesey is also popular with surfers and scuba divers, who pump £7.8 million into the local economy.

Davina, who has previously been involved with marine events such as the One Ton Cup, a world-renowned sailing event which was based in Pwllheli in 2001 and the annual Round Anglesey Race, said: “The All-Wales Boat Show has evolved and grown and the 2019 event will also include a strong leisure element. “Moving the show to Anglesey showground will hopefully be a catalyst for our plan to turn the island into a major events hub. “We certainly have all the right ingredients. Anglesey is already a destination for 1.8 million visitors every year looking for things to see and do while, the venue is ideal, with 3000 square metres of undercover buildings, parking for 3,000 vehicles and excellent accessibility as it’s just off the A5 and A55. “The show will connect together industry leaders in boat and leisure products and services across Wales, with not only watersport and boating enthusiasts but all those that have a passion for the great outdoors. “The level of interest from the marine sector is unprecedented for the next event, with over 17 of the best-known brands already signed up.
“Among them are Robalo, Bayliner, Finnmaster, and Ocean Master, to name a few. “Anglesey is already a mecca for water sports that’s surrounded by 146 miles of brilliant coastline. “We’re aiming for the enthusiasts in the middle of the market, we’re not going for the high-end multi-millionaire yachtsmen or women.

“This event is designed for the people who tow their boats behind their cars, not to mention the kayakers, surfers, wakeboarders and scuba divers.
These are the people who do it for the fun of it. “It’s going to be a must-visit for boat owners, water sport-lovers or families looking for a great day out. “Eighty 80 per cent of the people who come to Anglesey are repeat visitors, which means they probably have access to a boat and certainly have access to the water with all the available slipways. “I’m really excited by the potential of the event and how it can be the start of something even bigger.”
It was a sentiment endorsed by Phil Scott, who is chair of the Destination Anglesey Partnership and a Director of the award-winning RibRide Adventure Boat Tours, who are based in Menai Bridge.

He said: “Anglesey is defined by its coastline so this is the perfect place for the event to be held. “We’re also very lucky to have Snowdon very close to us, and we always think of Anglesey as the best place to visit Snowdonia from. “RibRide has just recently been honoured as the best tourist attraction in North Wales at the Go North Wales Tourism Awards and we have also been named as the number one boat tour in the UK on Trip Advisor.
“The success that we’re enjoying is a good pointer to the huge potential of staging the All-Wales Boat and Leisure Show here on Anglesey.” Jim Jones, the Managing Director of North Wales Tourism, is equally excited.
He said: “Maritime tourism is on the up here because North Wales generally and Anglesey specifically has so much to offer. It’s second to none.
“We already have fantastic attractions on the Menai Strait, includingRibRide and the brilliant facilities at the National Outdoor Centre for Wales, Plas Menai, which excels in delivering the ultimate in water sports courses and outdoor adventure activities. “North Wales is undoubtedly the European capital of adventure tourism and marine tourism is a big part of that.

“There is so much confidence in the industry, so much investment going into North Wales, and we’re now reaping the rewards.
“The plan to stage the All-Wales Boat and Leisure Show at the Anglesey Showground heralds another economic boost for the region and underlines that we are now in a golden age for tourism.”

Lancs Leisure

This new exhibition at Storiel brings together some of Brenda Chamberlain’s paintings and drawings which are held at Storiel and Bangor University art collections. On view are three oil paintings ‘Chapel and Ruined Abbey, Bardsey’, ‘The Fishing Net’ and ‘Still Life with Fish; ‘Doves’, a large mixed-media work; a charming ink sketch ‘Girl with Siamese Cat’, and various other pencil and ink studies on paper. These works date from between 1949 – 1953. An oil painting ‘Grey Breast’ shows how during the early 1960’s her paintings became more abstract.

Brenda Chamberlain (1912-1971) was born and educated in Bangor. She knew from a very young age that she wanted to be an author and an artist. After leaving school Brenda spent six months in Copenhagen, where the paintings of Gauguin influenced her early works, before she then attended the Royal Academy Schools in London. She returned to north Wales, to Llanllechid with John Petts where they set up the Caseg Press in 1937.
Brenda also lived and worked on Bardsey Island between 1946-62, spent many winters with friends in Germany and lived on the Greek island of Hydra(1962-67). Wherever she lived she would paint, write and keep illustrated journals.

Although she had lived in numerous places, she rarely painted landscapes. It was people that fascinated her, and she would draw them at every opportunity. During her lifetime Brenda Chamberlain twice won the Gold Medal in fine Art at the National Eisteddfod and held several exhibitions in London and Wales.

To discover more about her life and see her work the exhibition can be seen at Storiel until 6 April. Storiel is open Tuesday – Saturday – 11:00 – 17:00.

Lancashire News, Lancs Leisure

A historic Accrington park is set to have a large new £120,000 play area installed soon. Milnshaw Park, opened as Accrington’s first park in 1880, will soon boast a brand new play area for local children to enjoy, when a brand new facility is opened there in the summer.

Local children were asked what they’d like to see in their park and as a result the project will see an aerial runway, basket swing, large rotator, swings and a ‘skynet’, a pyramid shaped large net and a climbing wall installed. For the younger children there’ll be a colourful climbing structure in the shape of a train, with a slide at one end.

The Hyndburn Green Spaces Forum, working closely with Hyndburn Borough Council have secured a grant from the Lancashire Environmental Fund for £30,000 with Hyndburn Council providing the remainder to help deliver this dream. Councillor Paul Cox, a member of Milnshaw Residents Association, said; “Providing the new play area within Milnshaw Park compliments other recent improvements to the park including a large multi-use games area. This new addition is part of a long term plan to improve the park for the local community and one we’ve been working on for many years. Huge thanks to local children and community groups like the Milnshaw Residents Association and Hyndburn Green Spaces Forum, who have helped us to deliver this vision”.

Tom Dunne, Chair of Milnshaw Residents Association; said; “It’s great that the park will soon have a new and improved play area for local children to enjoy.”

Cath Holmes from the Hyndburn Green Spaces Forum, said; “This is fantastic news for one of Hyndburn’s much loved green spaces and the children in the area.”

Lancashire News, Lancs Leisure

Ellerbeck Narrowboats was established in March 2005. Owned and run by Lucien Burkhardt and Adam Pope. Adam is a long term served engineer in all types of diesel and gas powered engines whereas Lucien has an administration background, so Adam concentrates on carrying out the work and Lucien concentrates on running the business. Adam and Lucien started P B Mechanical Services from a larger than normal garden shed from their then home in Swinton, Manchester. Lucien left his job as an Insurance Underwriter and Adam left his as a Service Engineer to set up the business in January 2002.

Initially the business was set up to trade as Corgi registered domestic and commercial gas engineers. It wasn’t until one day when Adam and Lucien were out fitting one of their re-manufactured BMC engines that the customer showed them a copy of Waterways World magazine with an advert that L&L Cruisers Ltd in Chorley was up for sale. They decided to give the sale agents a call to arrange to have a look as it was only 20 miles from Swinton so keeping all of their existing customers was possible. They met the previous owners, explained their predicament, and the previous owners offered them a deal to rent the workshop for six months, decide if they liked it and then buy the workshop, the rest of the business.
This was a fantastic offer, one they could not refuse to investigate. They moved into the workshop in October 2003 and agreed to purchase the workshop after the six month rental period. So in April 2004 Adam and Lucien owned a canal side workshop. One of there customers was a couple from New Zealand who purchased a boat to live on in England. The boat needed quite a lot of mechanical repair work, in turn Lucien and Adam became good friends with the owners of narrowboat “Aroha”.

In March 2005 the owners of “Aroha” decided to move off the boat to live in Scotland and offered Adam and Lucien the opportunity to use “Aroha” as a weekly hire boat. As L&L Cruisers Ltd was one time a big narrowboat hire company this seemed a good idea. This lead to the creation of Ellerbeck Narrowboats.

The weekly hire boat business went well, with lots of happy customers, but complications arose when “Aroha”‘s owners decided that they needed to sell her. With the purchase of the rest of L&L Cruisers Ltd looming, which included the day boat hire business, Adam and Lucien couldn’t afford to buy “Aroha” and provide the necessary deposit for the next stage of buying the boatyard. It was decided the the weekly hire business would no longer be in operation from January 2008. It was an amicable decision and Adam and Lucien are still good friends with them today. In April 2008, Ellerbeck Narrowboats daily and evening hire began operation. Today you can enjoy a day on the canal with your friends, family or work colleages. Ideal for family days out, friends, reunions, birthdays, anniversaries, work outings, etc.

Ellerbeck Narrowboats are available to hire during the day or for the evening. They are easy to handle, so no previous experience is necessary. Ellerbeck pride themselves on our training and are RYA Inland Waters Helmsman certified. When you arrive we will conduct a safety brief, demonstrate how the boats works, offer everyone in the group bouyancy aids and will offer to come out with you to show you how to steer the boat, turn it around, moor up, tie up and explain the rules of the waterways. We are in the middle of a 12 mile stretch of canal between locks as the boats are not permitted to travel through the locks. A detailed explanation of how to hire a boat from the initial enquiry to the time you get home from your day out can be found by visiting www.boatstohire.co.uk/boat-hire

Lancashire News

Local people are being asked their views about how they want the Borough to develop in the future. Following initial consultation last year 2018, the Council has been preparing the next stages of the new Local Plan. Local people are now being asked to take part in further consultation on two key documents, to spark debate and discussions in order to plan ahead for the Borough.

Councillor Miles Parkinson, Council Leader, urged people to take part, saying; “The Council has to maintain up-to-date plans to support growth, so there is enough land for homes, jobs and the infrastructure necessary to support them. We’re urging as many people as possible to take part in the debate and help shape the plan which will take the Borough up to 2036.”
Cllr Parkinson added; “The Council is putting forward draft policies for distribution of growth around the Borough and the amount of housing and employment land to plan for each year.

A key element of the growth strategy builds on the Council’s existing commitment to develop the Huncoat Garden Village. We are also seeking views about sites which might be considered for allocation later in the process. At this stage no decisions have been taken and so it is important that as many people get involved as possible and have their say about this.”
The consultation is open now and will run until Monday 8 April. Six public drop-in events will also take place around the Borough during March where people can see a presentation, view information boards and discuss the documents with Council Officers.

Events as follows:
• Rishton Conservative Club – Monday 4 March (3.30pm-6.30pm)
• Clayton-le-Moors Arthur Wilson Centre – Wednesday 6 March (3.30pm-6.15pm)
• Accrington Town Hall – Thursday 7 March (3.30pm-6.30pm)
• Great Harwood Churchfield House – Wednesday 13 March (3.30pm-6.30pm)
• Oswaldtwistle Hippings Vale Centre – Thursday 14 March (3.30pm-6.30pm)
Huncoat Primary School – Tuesday 26 March (3.30pm-7.30pm – joint event with the Huncoat Masterplan)

See a short video explaining the key points of the local plan and how you can get involved in the consultation on the Council’s website here: https://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/hyndburn-local-plan-consultation-video-2019/

You’ll also find more information about the consultation on the Councils website at www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/localplan or call Planning on 01254 388 111.

Lancashire News, Lancs Health & Care

Gordon Marsden MP for Blackpool South and Shadow Minister for Higher and Further Education and Skills, visited Beaumont College in Blackpool to meet staff and students and see the fantastic work being carried out at the campus.

Beaumont College of Further Education, which is based in the Health and Wellbeing Centre on Highfield Road, provides a person-centred curriculum to young people with physical and learning disabilities, ages 19 to 25.

During the visit Mr Marsden was given a tour of the college’s facilities, discussed the curriculum and watched a showcase of work from a dance session.

Mr Marsden said: “I was really struck by the dedication of Laura and the other tutors at Beaumont. It is a challenging job but the passion and hard work from her and other colleagues shone through. I could see from the smiles on the students’ faces that they enjoy the curriculum and other activities they do there.

“When I was there, some of the students performed a dance routine, which they had choreographed themselves. Laura told me dance, music and other interactive forms of learning were a big part of the curriculum at Beaumont.  This particularly helps with their interaction skills when some go on to do work placements. One of these was Koby who has really gained confidence from his time here and has also been getting experience working in a charity shop.”

“Laura told me that the college works closely with Blackpool Council’s Transition team, but also local schools such as Highfurlong and Woodlands, who work with younger students. I was pleased to hear this is happening. These partnerships are vital for the students so they have a smooth transition through the various stages of their education and have the opportunities to succeed when they complete their studies.”

Laura Spencer Lead Tutor at Beaumont College Blackpool said: “We were delighted to welcome Mr Marsden to Beaumont College.

“It is always a pleasure to be able to showcase the work we do and share the enthusiasm of our students.”

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For further information contact Caroline Walker on 01325 363436

Lancashire News, Lancs Health & Care, Lancs Sport

Carly Evans – whose daughter and son were both born naturally at 29 weeks – is running London Landmarks Half Marathon in March 2019 for charity, Bliss.

Miss Evans said of the charity: “The main reason I’m running is to give back for what Bliss do medical wise, to make sure our babies are here today, fit and healthy.

“They are miracle workers and if I can give something back and maybe help another family, even if it’s in the slightest, I will be happy.”

Bliss – which was founded in 1979 – is a charity in the UK for babies born premature or sick.
It was founded after a group of concerned parents noticed that no hospital had the equipment or trained staff to safely care for vulnerable babies.
Their mission is to be as involved as possible in the process of caring for sick or premature babies, supporting research that will enable better outcomes, and supporting neonatal professionals to deliver high quality care for babies.

In 2011, Carly gave birth to her first child, Daisy-Rae, in Liverpool Women’s Hospital.
Her daughter weighed 3lb 4oz at birth but dropped down to 2lb 6oz.
Daisy-Rae was on the unit for just over seven weeks but was able to go home almost four weeks before her due date.

Carly said: “I witnessed first-hand how stressful it is for parents’ to support their baby while being so far away from home.

“I was lucky enough that I lived close to get to and from the unit, but families travelling far were given phenomenal support by Bliss.”

The 27-year-olds second child, Jude, was born in 2017 at Arrowe Park Hospital, weighing 3lb 2oz.

He was transferred to the Liverpool Women’s Hospital when he was one week old and remained there for five more weeks.
Carly said: “Daisy took a long time to gain weight and strength after dropping down to 2lb 6oz.

“Jude was like a mini superman. He only lost 2oz and gained weight straight away.”

Miss Evans spent a lot of time on the neonatal unit alone and spoke to numerous consultants, doctors and nurses.

“The information they give you is a lot to take in all at once and remember”, she explained.

“But the staff at Bliss help you to understand exactly where the babies are up to and are there to reassure you.

“The care my own two had was unbelievable and I will be forever grateful to everyone involved in getting them stronger and back home with me both times.”

You can donate to Carly Evans’ charity half marathon here:

www.justgiving.com/fundraising/carly-evans29?utm_campaign