Dad’s Army!
February 27, 2008
Starring: Leslie Grantham (Dirty Den, EastEnders)
Showing Monday 03 March to Saturday 08 March 2008 at Blackpool Grand Theatre
They were Britain’s last line of defence! They were Dad’s Army!
Don’t Panic! They’re back! An hilarious treat for the whole family with the welcome return of one of the most popular and revered British comedies of all time, Dad’s Army. The original BBC TV series first screened in 1968 soon became a comedy classic, running for nearly ten years and capturing the hearts of millions with its gentle, timeless humour and bulldog spirit.
Lovingly recreated for the stage, this lavish new production with a starstudded cast, including Leslie Grantham (Dirty Den, EastEnders), breathes new life into the misadventures of our Home Guard platoon in their fictional South Coast town of Walmington-on-Sea. This production will offer a unique opportunity to see the lost episodes after the originals were erased by the BBC. So, unless you saw them back in 1969, this will be your only chance!
This is gentle – ultimately life-affirming comedy – so who do you think you are kidding Mr. Hitler?
What’s happening to Fleetwood’s pubs?
February 26, 2008
Fleetwood has always had a thriving pub scene - in fact, there’s an old joke which has a visitor asking directions, first from a priest, who directs him via all the local churches, and secondly from a drunkard, who directs him via all the local pubs. Read more
Cloverfield - big, scary, and out of focus
February 25, 2008
Cloverfield has been billed as Godzilla meets The Blair Witch Project, and it’s time for the verdict - can this big-budget beast successfully combine blockbuster action with mystery and horror? Read more
Street drinkers to be targeted
February 25, 2008
Police across Wyre are set to be granted new powers to combat drinking in public.
A new Designated Public Places Order (DPPO) would target large areas of Fleetwood, Cleveleys and Poulton, allowing police to challenge anyone seen drinking on the streets within a specific area. Read more
Mary Isabella
February 6, 2008
The incidents related here are taken from the book “The Ramsey Lifeboats 1829-1991” by W.N.Seybold of the Isle of Man.
We turn the pages of history back to the last century for the first story which concerns the last Ramsey Lifeboat service of 1899. Read more
Davara
February 6, 2008
Within days of the declaration of war four Fleetwood trawlers had been sunk by German submarines.
In six days in September 1939, the Davara, Rudyard Kipling, Arlita and Lord Minto were lost.
All four crews – 51 men – were saved. And so Fleetwood was plunged into war – her fishing fleet sailing into unknown perils.
Lois
February 6, 2008
Winter gales around the coasts have claimed many lives of local fishermen. A loss often described as “the price of fish”.
Today’s fishermen have to battle against Government policy, quotas and de-commissioning. Read more
Pasages
February 6, 2008
It was over 60 years ago that the crew of the Fleetwood trawler Pasages was rescued – thanks to the bravery of the ship’s cook! Read more
Dean Swift
February 6, 2008
It was a robust little iron trawler which, had she survived, would have been celebrating her centenary.
But the Dean Swift (built in 1898) did become the port’s oldest steam trawler before she was scrapped in 1959. Read more
Eileen Wayman
February 6, 2008
In September 1943 the Fleetwood trawler Eileen Wayman safely reached port after steaming 321 miles home with a makeshift rudder. Read more
