5 things to do next week (18-24 Sept 2023)

Lancashire Post

Assistant editor Iain Lynn with his entertainments guide to five things to do next week in and around Lancashire

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00:00 Hello and welcome to our latest guide to 5 things to do and as we continue to hurtle

00:10 through September at the speed of sound, it's important to remember to relax, to take a

00:14 break and enjoy yourself, perhaps with one of these 5 things happening next week.

00:20 We start gently with some calming poetry because the weekend of the 22nd to the 24th sees the

00:25 return of the Morecambe Poetry Festival. A host of world-class names have been announced

00:30 for the festival which is back for a second year after winning plaudits from poets and

00:34 audiences alike for its inaugural event. Taking place at Morecambe's Winter Gardens across

00:39 three days, the festival features a packed bill of acclaimed poets including Carol Ann

00:44 Duffy, Jackie Kay, Brian Bilston, Roger McGough, Henry Normal and Attila the Stockbroker.

00:51 This year the festival is working with poetry organisation Big White Shed to offer poetry

00:56 performance workshops in the local community in the run-up to the event and they promise

01:00 the most exciting vibrant spoken word being produced today in the UK. Weekend tickets

01:06 offer access to all shows with standard seating priced at £65 plus booking fees and gold

01:12 passes offer priority seating priced at £75.

01:17 Now then, all aboard for a wee tipple on a tram, partnering with local brewery West Coast

01:21 Rock to create a unique ale experience you'll only get in Blackpool. Take a 60 minute tour

01:26 on a heritage tram while enjoying two bottles of locally brewed craft ale. You'll take a

01:31 trip along Blackpool's coastline from North Pier to Little Bisbam with your chilled craft

01:35 ale in hand. From there you'll travel all the way south to the Pleasure Beach before

01:39 returning to North Pier. When booking your tour you can opt in to visit the West Coast

01:44 Rock Brewery after your tram ride for an exclusive look behind the scenes at how the ale you

01:48 just drank is made. It's on the 23rd of September and it'll cost you £12.

01:55 We stay in Blackpool now because on Saturday, September 23rd it will be exactly 50 years

01:59 since Wigan Casino opened their doors and in that time has touched the lives of hundreds

02:04 of thousands of Northern Soul fans. The Winter Gardens in Blackpool are celebrating this

02:08 golden anniversary of these amazing sessions with a unique Wigan Casino 50th anniversary

02:13 weekender over three days. Lined up are many of the original DJs to appear at the weekender

02:19 from both Wigan Casino and its sister venue, the much loved Oldies Room, Mr M's. You can

02:24 dance the night away from the 22nd to the 24th of September and weekend tickets are

02:28 priced at £77.40.

02:32 Now also on Saturday 23rd is Preston Pride. Year on year this event delivers an inclusive

02:37 celebration which promotes cohesion and celebrates diversity. Established in 2012 this year will

02:43 mark the 10th annual Preston Pride event. The festival will see a variety of music,

02:48 market stalls, family friendly fun activities and a community expo area all based around

02:53 the flag market in the city.

02:56 Lastly we turn to comedy as Mark Watson brings his one man show to the Atkinson Theatre in

03:01 Southport. Mark Watson's 12 year old son has just got a phone and his 70 year old dad has

03:06 been through the most frightening experience of his life. Both a dad and a kid himself

03:10 around the midpoint of his life the Taskmaster star, multiple award winner, now also famous

03:15 for one third of YouTube, cult sensation No More Jockeys returns. He'll consider the search

03:21 for meaning that we're all on, with or without Google. There'll be a lot of jokes and he

03:25 promises a show that's very different every night. He's on the 22nd of September and tickets

03:31 are priced at £20.

03:32 There you are then, you just need to take your pick out of that little lot and go and

03:36 enjoy yourselves.

03:37 Join me next time for another Five Things To Do but until then have a fantastic week

03:41 and I'll see you next time.

03:42 (upbeat music)

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