Category: 1931

Norbreck Bowling and Tennis Club Opens

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Norbreck Bowling and Tennis Club (as it is known today) plays an important role in the lives of many local people. Its foundations in the community were laid in October 1931, when the land owner Mr Walter Spencer set out to build a community centre for the local neighbourhood. Today the club boasts superb facilities including a beautifully maintained green, two refurbished all weather tennis courts, snooker room with two full size tables, Pool, Darts & a newly installed Petanque Court. There’s also a large bar and function room. The Club in those days, was on what is now the…

Amy Johnson Visits Her Sister in Blackpool

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Amy Johnson’s connection to Blackpool began when her sister, Mollie, and her husband, Trevor Jones, moved to Newton Drive in the town in 1933. Trevor, who had been appointed Assistant Town Clerk, would later tragically take his own life in 1955, after rising to the position of Chief Town Clerk. Amy herself had a brief but poignant association with Blackpool, which ended in 1941 when she left the town’s aerodrome to embark on her final, fateful journey during her service with the Air Transport Auxiliary in World War II. An accomplished and determined woman, Amy Johnson had already made her… Read more »

Fleetwood Memorial Park

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Memorial Park in Fleetwood was established as a living tribute to the town’s World War I fallen. The Fleetwood Heroes’ Fund Committee, formed in 1918 by the Fleetwood Urban District Council (FUDC), fundraised and purchased the grounds from Fleetwood Estates Limited in 1921. Patrick Abercrombie, a pioneer of modern town planning and later renowned for his post-war work, designed the park as part of a broader civic plan. Combining Garden City principles with formal axes, radii, and vistas inspired by Decimus Burton, the park was envisioned as Fleetwood’s civic centre, featuring a war memorial aligned with its entrance. Initial features,… Read more »