Blackpool’s entertainment season kicked off with the stars of Summer Holiday in a photo shoot whilst in George Street, there was an armed police seige going on. Eternal switched on the lights and Blackpool had its own Mastermind champ.
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1. Blackpool, 1996
Mounted police lead a demonstration in support of a proposed 4.26 pound per hour minimum wage during the Trades Union Congress conference Photo: Steve Eason
2. Blackpool, 1996
The stars of Summer Holiday musical opening at Blackpool Grand on June 6 1996, including Darren Day, Faith Brown, Ross King Photo: submit
3. Blackpool, 1996
The 1996 private gardens competition winner Mrs Jeanne Harvey of Midgeland Road, Blackpool Photo: submit
4. Blackpool, 1996
Pop group Eternal light up the 1996 Blackpool Illuminations with a bang with the help of Radio 1 DJ Lisa L'Anson at a packed Talbot Square Photo: Iain Lynn
5. Blackpool, 1996
Eastenders stars Martine McCutcheon and Patsy Palmer in Blackpool, Jul 1996 Photo: Martin Bostock
6. Blackpool, 1996
The scene in Talbot Square during the build up to the switch on of the 1996 illuminations Photo: Mike Foster