blackpool

• population from 2021 census→141,100
• location→north west coast of England, Lancaster
• locale→seaside town, used to be industrial, tourist location due to promenade, entertainment hub
• 1846 → first railway, turned Blackpool into a major European holiday resort
• 1863 → n.pier - huge success
• 1863 → n.pier - huge success
• • 1868 → central pier
• 1878 → winter garden
• 1878 → winter garden
• 1878→winter garden
• 1879 → illuminations
• 1893 → only seaside resort with 3 piers
• 1894 → BP tower
• 18th century → fishing village
• 19th century → railways - changed everything
• • 1930 → 7 million visitors per year, golden age
• 1979-88 → lost 39 million visitor nights, led to stagnation
• • BP → associated with holidays
• • cultural characteristics → 'b side of the seaside'
• sub-culture → Blackpool illuminations, Grand theatre performances, winter gardens, grundy gallery, art exhibitions
• tries to pander to → art enthusiasts and families to show the place is rich in culture and history
• b side → aims to focus on everyday culture in Blackpool from opera carnivals to knitting
• b side quotes → "alternative, hip, experimental" "Blackpool excites, engages and inspire'
• • leftcoast → arts council's creative people and places project
• showtown → created a brand new social dance inspired by a long tradition of novelty dances in Blackpool
• • heritage blackpool → runs history centre
• • worldpool festival → blackpool's arts and libraries festivals of words
• • old rock factory → venue, prominent in rock
• demographic changes in Blackpool → population size has decreased by 0.7%, from around 142,100 in 2011 to 141,100 in 2021. biggest age group - 50-59 years
• aging changes → Since 1981 there has been a 32% increase in very elderly residents (aged 85 years and over) in Blackpool. At the time of the census 2001, there were 3,500 such residents. average age increasing for past 20 years from 42.5 to 44.5
• mortality rate → deaths have been greater than births from 2005 to 2017
• %working age → less than UK average
• sex population → fairly even between male and female
• population density → 1.4k
• • GM largest age band → 45-49 years
• 1990s → sharp decrease in tourist numbers
• • 2000s → £300 000 000 investment, rejuvenation
• • most deprived ward in Blackpool → Bloomfield
• most deprived ward population → 7,566 - 2021 census
• av. age for Bloomfield → 71% aged between 16 and 64