25 unseen retro photos of Blackpool in May from Star Wars parties to Bank Holiday weather

The month of May has a lot going for it.

It’s when the weather finally begins to warm up and most of us get extra days of work with two Bank Holidays. For Blackpool it’s when the summer season really begins to kick off with the Golden Mile fully open to welcome the millions of visitors to our town. These pictures rewind the years to happenings in May, from weather to football, pubs, clubs and events.

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