Blackpool’s new promenade has a huge sea wall which is made up of hollow interlocking hexagonal concrete blocks – sounds horrible – but in fact these blocks make up a huge geometric pattern which looks quite good from the beach. Even better sea weed, barnicles and other sea creatures have...
About half of Blackpool’s promenade (about 2KM) has now been regenerated and although it’s dominated by concrete it still provides great views of the beach and the sea and also has a lovely smooth surface which is ideal for cycling. It also has some amazing art work all long its...
I live in a small town just down the road from Blackpool. When I first moved here the image of Blackpool I had assured me that I would never visit it, but over the years I have gradually mellowed and now find that like almost everywhere Blackpool has a plus...
I spend a lot of my time working in Cafe’s. Once or twice a week I find myself at Boaters Landing. I tend to get to Boaters at about 9:30 and unpack my Tablet PC and work there for an hour whilst having my breakfast. I know all of the...
I have always lived a pretty active life, never for example having any interest in a spectator sport. Now with 4 kids and Arthritis I find it’s even more important to keep active and living by the sea gives me a great excuse. We all have bikes of course but we...
We get thousands of birds landing on the beach as they migrate and of course some gulls says all year round. The sight of hundreds of them glistening in the sunlight as they poke around in the sand just after the tide has gone out is one of my favourite...
The sands stretch for tens of miles along our coast, but very near our house there is a small – very sheltered – area that is perfect for chilling our with a good book, beach games and exploring. We tend to go there a couple of times a week during...
It can get pretty windy by the coast, but that’s no excuse for not getting out their and having fun, in fact we all enjoy braving the elements now and again. I suppose I am a bit obsessive about it because I really do need to get quite a bit...
My eldest two girls have a difficult – love/hate – relationship like most sisters, and very unlike the twins who are more like best of friends and always have been since the shared the same cot when we bought them home from hospital. They continue to enjoy each others company,...
We have extensive sand dunes which provide our main sea defences but more importantly provide a wonderful place for the kids to play, we often walk home from the park in the evening along the dunes, which means quite a lot of difficult climbs. By the time we get home...