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Boxing night at the Winter Gardens

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Saturday 1st September 2012 sees the return of boxing to Morecambe Winter Gardens after an absence of 48 years.

Coastal Boxing Promotions will be staging a 17-fight evening of white-collar boxing featuring a number of local fighters including Morecambe’s former Central Area Bantamweight Title holder, Marcus Duncan. The event is being staged in support of local charities.

Full details of the event, including contact details for tickets, can be found on the Coastal Boxing Promotions website: http://www.coastalboxingpro.co.uk/

You can also download a poster for the event: Boxing Event Poster

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“Ladies of Note” Choir performing at the Winter Gardens (Photo by kind permission of Doug Armitage)

August 12th saw the latest successful event at the Winter Gardens, with a performance by local choir, “Ladies of Note.” An appreciative audience were delighted by an afternoon of beautiful singing in the stunning setting of the Morecambe Winter Gardens theatre.

Make sure you don’t miss out on future events by regularly checking our website. You can also join The Friends and you will be sent regular newsletters with all the latest news, including details of forthcoming events.
 
 

Morecambe Beer Festival

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The first Morecambe Beer Festival comes to the Winter Gardens from 23rd – 25th August 2012.

Organised by the Lunesdale CAMRA group, the event will see fifty cask ales and ten ciders/perrys available. There will also be food and entertainment during the weekend.

For details of the full programme, download the poster below:

Beer Festival poster

You can also visit the Lunesdale CAMRA website:

http://lunesdalecamra.org.uk/

Diamond Jubilee Concert

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To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, The Friends of the Winter Gardens are working with Cre8 and local schoolchilden, dancers, musicians and entertainers to bring a weekend of free entertainment to the historic Winter Gardens theatre.

With a varied programme across both Saturday and Sunday, there will be something for everyone. The new refreshment facilities in the theatre will also be open over the weekend and there will be opportunity to view the latest restoration work, pick-up some Winter Gardens souvenirs, or become a member of The Friends.

The event starts at 10.30am on Saturday 2nd June and the full programme for the weekend can be downloaded below:

 

Scooter fans flock to Morecambe

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VFM scooter rally

Scooter fans from across the country converged on Morecambe this weekend to enjoy the latest VFM scooter rally. The Winter Gardens hosted a parts fair, scooter jumble and trades exhibition, with hundreds visiting the theatre to socialise and pick-up some scooter goodies. The promenade was buzzing with the sound of scooters and the theatre formed a dramatic backdrop to an impromptu display of scooters along the pavement outside.

To keep up-to-date with future events at the Winter Gardens, check our events page.
 

Morecambe Variety Festival

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Morecambe Variety Festival

As part of the first Morecambe Variety Festival, the Winter Gardens will be hosting a weekend of traditional seaside entertainment on 5th & 6th May 2012, with something for all ages. As well as free events across the weekend, there will be a Saturday teatime Family Variety Show, followed by ”King Neptune’s Ball”, an evening burlesque show for adults. Expect circus acts, family friendly entertainment, jugglers, singers, Victorian side shows, sword swallowers, contortionists and much more. This exciting new festival is sure to bring a memorable experience to Morecambe’s majestic Victorian palace of variety!

Tickets for the evening shows (both are on Saturday 5th May 2012) can be purchased from Skiddle.com.  Please click on the links below:

Family Variety Show (6:00pm-7:30pm)

King Neptune’s Ball (8:00pm-midnight)

For enquiries, please call Neil Kendall on 07776 198332.

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