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Ice rink to return as part of bumper programme of Fylde festive events
Blackpool Gazette
|September 24, 2025
Outdoor ice skating is set to return to Lytham this Christmas for the first time in years, while festive markets are to come back to St Annes.
An artist's impression of the ice rink planned for Lytham this Christmas. It is hoped that the rink will be in place after November's lights switch-on
The festive features are highlights of plans by local business leaders and councils to make it a real Christmas to remember in the area.
Lytham Business Partnership chair Suzanne Taylor said: “Our big news for 2025 is that plans have been put into Fylde Council to host an ice rink in Clifton Square.
“The proposed bespoke real ice rink would be put in place after the Christmas lights switch-on and be open to the public from Saturday, November 22 to Sunday, January 4, 2026.
“The town and the Lytham Christmas organisers await a planning decision on whether the ice rink can go ahead.
This story is from the September 24, 2025 edition of Blackpool Gazette.
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