Christmas Is Coming…..

Breaking news….. the Winter Gardens Trust is teaming up with Crown Entertainment’s Centres Ltd to buy a big Christmas Tree for the Floral Hall this year. 

The tree will act as a collection point for gifts aimed at giving those less fortunate a better Christmas through the Give a Little Help a Lot campaign….

Who thinks we should have mince pies under the Tree when it goes up?

How to get your hands on our lovely Tickets…

We’re just having tickets printed for all the forthcoming events and they should be available to buy from the Winter Gardens Box Office on Church Street later next week.  Remember though, if you use a credit card, there will be a small processing charge.

Ticket available from next week will be for

Annual Dinner 25^th Oct                                   £40

Torchlight Tours 29, 30, 31^st Oct                     £6.50/£3.50

Big Divali Party 10^th Nov                                 £20.00

Tea With The Trust 6^th Dec                               £10.50

So get booking and support us!

2013 Programme of Events & Projects

Well, having just finalised our programme for the last quarter of 2012 we will be looking to announce the spring programme for 2013 at the annual dinner.  There will be some great events coming up so if you want to be in the know first, get booking your tickets ….……

We are also hoping to welcome the new trustees at the dinner and announce details of our upcoming membership scheme along with more information about the potential projects fro next year.

Even if you can’t make the dinner, you should log on after the event to catch the news items here on the blog.

Annual Dinner – More Details

In honour of the Diamond Jubilee, we’ve opted for a Diamond theme.

This is Blackpool so we know you ladies have tons of bling to choose from.  Best Tiara will get a prize and if you’re looking to lay your hands on a little princess number check out Kiss and Make Up on topping Street or Secret Garden on Cedar Square.  We have it on good authority that both stock a bit of dazzle….

Gentlemen, for you its simple; black tie is the order of the evening and the only decoration we require are your companions (but don’t forget your wallet)…

Annual Dinner Bookings

You can now reserve places for the Annual Dinner by emailing us at wintergardenstrust@gmail.com.   

Tickets are £40.00 and will be available from the Winter gardens Booking Office from the 14^th September where you will also be able to pay*.  Alternatively if you wish to book by post, you can send a cheque made payable to The Winter Gardens Trust to our office at:

The Winter Gardens Trust

81 Central

77-81 Church Street

Blackpool

FY1 1HU

Your tickets will be sent out to you by return post.

*If paying by credit card there will be small fee

Application Process Open!

So do you think you’ve got what it takes?  We’ve opened the process for applications for additional Trustees… 

At the moment, the Council has a small board of nominated official looking after the trust on a day to day basis but wants expand the range of skills at the Trust’s disposal in the move to full independence. 

The Trust is looking for exceptional people with established skills and experience in areas like fundraising, volunteer organisation, finance and business administration. 

If you’re interested and would like to get a copy of the job description and application form, send an email to wintergardenstrust@gmail.com or write to; The Winter Gardens Trust, 81 Central, 81-77 Church Street, Blackpool FY1 1HU

Trustee Update

Just to let everyone know that we’re shifting the dates back for opening up applications for new Trustees.  Because we want to reach the biggest audience, we’re waiting for the issue date for the next Heritage Alliance e-bulletin so the new opening date will be the 22^nd August.

Put the date in your diary……