Fylde’s Health Protection Practitioner is urging residents not to abandon all precautions in the wake of easing Coronavirus restrictions. Richard Hurt says: “The national data showed a promising decline in Coronavirus cases in the two weeks following July 19th and as restrictions continue to ease, we’re keen to get out and enjoy Fylde’s many attractions and…

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We want little litter pickers to send their rubbish selfies!

We are delighted to introduce Bin it to Win it - a competition to celebrate ‘little litter pickers’ as part of our Take It, Don’t Leave It summer initiative. We’re asking under-18s who take part in litter picks, either individually or as part of a group, to…

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Working closely with the volunteer litter picking group ‘Tossers in Lytham St Annes’, Fylde Council have facilitated the implementation of a ‘bucket and spade trade’ scheme on St Annes beach. Following requests from the group to implement the scheme having seen other coastal council’s adopt the strategy, Members and Officers have created the trade-in area for…

Read more Fylde Council urges beachgoers to recycle their used buckets and spades to reduce the amount of plastic on the beaches.

Almost exactly a year after the project completed and re-opened to the public, the sea defence scheme from Fairhaven to Granny’s Bay was officially ‘opened’ on 22nd July. The project, which stretches from Fairhaven Lake to Church Scar promenade on Seafield Road is designed to protect up to 2,400 properties from coastal erosion and flooding. Work…

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Fylde Council is launching a new campaign to tackle the amount of litter left in the borough. The ‘Take it, Don’t Leave It’ programme of events, competitions, targeted social media campaigns and more will run throughout the summer and focus on raising awareness and combatting the problems of littering both on the coast and in Fylde’s…

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Fylde Council has been helping to keep the borough’s high streets bustling, incentivising businesses to take advantage of available retail spaces. The ARG Vacant Premises Grant enables businesses locating to, or expanding into, vacant town centre premises to apply to receive 50 per cent of the set-up, shop fit, refit or branding costs at a value…

Read more Fylde Council has awarded local businesses more than £73,000 – and there’s more on the way

Fylde Rugby Community Foundation is delighted to announce that Tilney, Smith and Williamson is the sponsor of a major new initiative to encourage more older people on the Fylde Coast to keep active and participate in sport. The UK’s leading Wealth Management company has agreed a three-year deal to sponsor the Foundation’s Over 55’s Walking Rugby…

Read more Tilney, Smith and Williamson Sponsor Fylde Rugby Community Foundation’s ‘Over 55’s Walking Rugby’ Programme