Museum is mainly aimed at local people, and will not turn town ‘middle class’, says council leaderBlackpool is to get its first museum – telling the story of Britain’s first mass seaside resort and its place in the history of popular culture – after winning a £4m lottery grant. Scheduled to open in March 2021, Show Town: The Museum of Fun and Entertainment will be situated on the promenade, near Blackpool Tower. As well as £4m from the Lottery Heritage Fund, the museum has also received £4m from the Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund and £1.5m from a government growth fund. The new museum will house over 100,000 items of the town’s collections, featuring Britain’s first permanent displays of circus, music, variety and ballroom dance. Stockton Town Centre Northern Gateway – just over £1.8m to “complete the jigsaw” of heritage-led regeneration and redevelopment on the High Street.

Source: The Guardian June 24, 2019 04:52 UTC