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Jill Carruthers
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Museum professional, project manager and trustee.
All my thoughts and reflections are my own.
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🎖️ New Exhibition Alert! 🎖️
Wartime Blackpool: Bright Lights in Dark Times
📍 Opening 2 April at Showtown, Blackpool

Discover Blackpool’s untold WWII story in our powerful new exhibition—where resilience, entertainment and community spirit took centre stage during some of the darkest days in history.
March 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Last week, our wonderful North Area team had a visit to Blackpool. It’s a privilege to meet up in person & see first hand the impacts of #NationalLottery investment. Finally got to see the delight that is #HeritageFund supported Showtown, an immersive, fun & engaging museum - a true must visit!
An image of the Novelties display at Showtown. A case is mounted in a link surround with a range of words associated with Blackpool in varying fonts and colours. In the case are a range of objects, from comedy glasses to plates and postcards. A wall with the phrase “it’s better with the lights on” mounted on a yellow hatched wooden frame. The words lights on are white bulbs mounted within pink letters and light up brightly. The front of the Imperial Hotel Blackpool. A large red and white brick building, with cars parked in front. The sky is grey. An image from the inside of the Blackpool Tower Ballroom. An ornate ceiling of delicately painted images is surrounded by swirls of plaster and gold gilt. It is lit by many chandeliers.
December 23, 2024 at 11:57 AM