26/01/2015

£2m Allocated To Upgrade Blackpool Illuminations

The Coastal Communities Fund (CCF) has allocated £2 million to Blackpool Illuminations, the UK's only Grade II listed lido.

The money, from a £36m fund which allocates revenue from marine activity, will be used to create new light shows on the 1930s art deco structure.

(MH/JP)

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