Blackpool on the Up: The changing face of one of Britain's favourite resorts
Reporter Lucinda Herbert takes a look at the changing fortunes of Blackpool in a new film on ShotsTV. The seaside resort in Lancashire once synonymous with drunken hen and stag nights has smartened up its act, and the future is looking bright
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00:27 Blackpool. I'm proud to call it my home. I feel lucky to have this beach right on my doorstep.
00:33 Of course we have our problems, but Showbiz plays it doesn't, and I'll give you this stick of rock.
00:39 We have a new hotel complex, an IMAX cinema, an exciting new Showbiz museum called Showtown, all due to launch in 2024.
00:49 So, is it possible that Blackpool is on the up?
00:54 And nobody will ever say a bad word about Blackpool unless they'll have me to deal with.
00:58 Other places are allowed to be many things to different people.
01:03 You have Barcelona and Prague, which is stag doof, but also have history.
01:07 But somehow Blackpool isn't allowed to, you know, or why shouldn't we be?
01:11 We can be those things. We can be a really successful family resort.
01:18 And then we've got the Chai Kamara collaboration behind us now, which is so Blackpool in so many ways.
01:26 It's so, you know, it's just so elevating. It's so energising. It's so much fun.
01:33 Is there anywhere else you like in Blackpool?
01:36 Where do you like the Eiffel Tower?
01:39 The Eiffel Tower? The Blackpool Tower!
01:41 The Blackpool Tower!
01:42 I love it. I love the vibe of the place. I think Blackpool's needed a marketplace that's undercover with the drinking and the social vibe of it.
01:51 I think it's been needed for a very long time.
01:53 The biggest and best shows from the West End, they're all here at the Grand and you don't need to go further than a tram stop or two to get here.
02:01 There's a whole, whole host of entertainment and fun to be looking at. It really is quite an incredible new attraction.
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