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EVENT: Goosnargh and Longridge Agricultural Show (Saturday 10th July)
 The event starts at 9.00am and runs throughout the day.
Matcham Monkey will be appearing throughout the day at the Goosnargh and Longridge Agricultural Show.
For more information visit: http://www.glashow.org.uk/

EVENT: Great Eccleston Agricultural Show (Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th July)
Matcham Monkey will be appearing throughout the day at the Great Eccleston Agricultural Show. 
For more information visit: http://gtecclestonshow.blogspot.com/

EVENT: Guess How Much I Love You Tea Party (Monday 26th July)

Matcham Monkey will be at a very special “Guess How Much I Love You” Tea Party. The event starts from 2pm at Central library, Blackpool. For more information visit: http://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/information/6/1254/MATCHAM-MONKEY-Events.htm



SHOW: The Gruffalo (27th and 28th July)


Matcham Monkey will be outside the Grand Theatre to greet the guests. 
For more information or bookings: Call 01253 290190 or visit http://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/shows/1/2104/The-Gruffalo.htm



EVENT: Mascot Olympics (31st July)

A Matcham Monkey Event. 
The event starts at 1.00pm and will finish at 3.00pm. For more information visit: http://www.visitblackpool.com/site/events/blackpool-mascot-olympics-p590680

SHOW: Fireman Sam (1st August)

Matcham Monkey will be outside the Grand Theatre to greet the guests. 
For more information or bookings: Call 01253 290190 or visit http://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/shows/1/2201/Fireman-Sam-LIVE---PONTYPANDY-ROCKS.htm

EVENT: Party in the Park! A Matcham Monkey Event!

This will be held sometime between 1st - 15th August! 
The event will take place at Stanley Park with the cast of panto. For up to date information of the progress of this exciting event please visit: http://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/information/6/1254/MATCHAM-MONKEY-Events.htm

EVENT: Garstang Agricultural Show (Saturday 7th August)

The event starts at: 8.00am and finishes at 6.00pm
For more information visit: http://www.garstangshow.org/



SHOW: Guess How Much I Love you (23rd and 24th August)

Matcham Monkey will be outside the Grand Theatre to greet the guests. For more information or bookings: Call 01253 290190 or visit http://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/shows/1/2268/Guess-How-Much-I-Love-You-Live-on-Stage.htm 


EVENT: Westmorland Farmers Market (Thursday 9th September)

The event starts at: 3.00pm and finishes at 7.00pm. 
For more information visit: http://www.morelandfarmersmarket.org/ 


EVENT: Heritage Open Day at The Grand Theatre, Blackpool (Sunday 12th September)

The event starts at: 10.00am and finishes at 6.00pm.

SHOW: Room on a Broom (Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th September)


Matcham Monkey will be outside the Grand Theatre to greet the guests. For more information or bookings: Call 01253 290190 or visit http://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/shows/1/2197/Room-on-the-Broom-LIVE-ON-STAGE.htm



SHOW: Basil’s Swop Shop (15th October)


Matcham Monkey will be outside the Grand Theatre to greet the guests. For more information or bookings: Call 01253 290190 or visit http://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/shows/1/2277/Basil-s-Swap-Shop.htm

SHOW: Aladdin (3rd December)

Matcham Monkey will be outside the Grand Theatre on numerous performances to greet the guests. For more information or bookings: Call 01253 290190 or visit http://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/shows/1/2277/Basil-s-Swap-Shop.htm

National Family Week (31st May to 6th June)  is the UK's biggest annual celebration of family life aiming to highlight the importance of quality time together and promote the benefits of a healthy, active lifestyle. Backed by all major political parties, National Family Week represents the largest coalition on family issues in the UK, working with hundreds of partners and supporters from major national charities to community organisations to help bring families together.

Enter the Grand Theatre, Blackpool’s fantastic National Family Week competition with the chance for your family to WIN ONE OF TEN FAMILY TICKETS to one of the following shows; Little Big Club Live In Concert, The Gruffalo, Fireman Sam, Guess How Much I Love You, Basil’s Swap Shop, Room On The Broom, George’s Marvellous Medicine, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Oklahoma! and our panto this year Aladdin starring Alex Ferns (Marco’s Kitchen Burnout) and Steve Royle (BBC Radio Lancashire).

Draw your way to a great prize for your family!

How to enter: It’s simple. Just send us a picture of you and your family enjoying yourselves during National Family Week! Clearly write your name, address, telephone number and email address on the back so we can contact you if you are one of the ten winners! Then either post your picture to us at: The Grand Theatre, 33 Church Street, Blackpool FY1 1HT or hand it in to the Theatre or at the Information Desk at the Houndshill Shopping Centre. CLOSING DATE Sunday 13 June 2010. Winners will be notified Monday 14 June 2010.

This year, thousands of record-setting, action-packed and fun-filled family events are taking place in every corner of the country so families everywhere can enjoy eating, learning, playing, exploring and getting out and active together. National Family Week 2010 will make the summer half term holiday a walk in the park… or a piece of cake... or a home run with everything from picnics in the park to large-scale sports days, huge giveaways, great competitions and loads of special offers for families to enjoy!

For more information on any of the shows featured visit www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk. A family ticket is four seats (Min one adult, one child).

National Family Week (31st May to 6th June) – bringing families together and The Grand Theatre, Blackpool is happy to be part of it!

MATCHAM MONKEY'S 2ND BIRTHDAY PARTY

FANCY DRESS BIRTHDAY BASH

11 APRIL 2010 - MATCHAM COURT, GRAND THEATRE

11.00AM until 2.00PM

Blackpool Grand Theatre children’s ambassador Matcham Monkey would like to invite everyone to a very special FREE Birthday Bash to celebrate his 2nd Birthday!

Matcham Monkey’s very special 2nd birthday event is taking place at Matcham Count (rear of the Grand Theatre) on Sunday 11th April from 11am to 2pm. Matcham Monkey has one of the best FREE FAMILY FUN DAY's every year.

Are your little chimps looking for something fun to do this Easter Holidays?

More than 2000 lucky people came to the official Matcham Monkey launch at the theatre in 2008, then in 2009 hundreds of you came to celebrate his 1st Birthday at the Hounds Hill Shopping centre. This year Matcham had so much fun on the launch he wanted to do it all over again! And you’re all invited!

There’s lots of exciting and entertaining FREE things to do for everyone including face painting, a big bouncy castle, storytelling, dancers, costume characters, theatre tours, balloons, stickers, fab free giveaways and some VERY BIG surprises!

Fancy dress as always is optional but we know you all love it so knock your socks off! Matcham Monkey loves dressing up, in fact he has already picked out two VERY SPECIAL outfits for the day! We will have an amazing prize for 'Best Dressed' on the day and watch out for The Galactic Knights.

The paparazzi will also be all over this fabulous free event, following Matcham Monkey everywhere he goes - so see if you can get in on the shot!

Blackpool’s Grand Theatre launched the Matcham Monkey Club in 2008 to offer children aged 2 to 12 the chance to get more involved with the live theatre experience.

The Matcham Monkey Club at the Grand offers lots of exciting benefits for members including a FREE exclusive membership card, special discount for pantomime tickets, an opportunity for free show tickets, birthday treats, special events and the chance to meet the characters from your favourite children’s shows! And it’s free to join!

Matcham Monkey can’t wait to see all of his friends. He’s cute and cuddly and can’t wait to meet even more…

Grand Theatre General Manager, Neil Thomson, said: “The Grand launched the Matcham Monkey Club to encourage young people to engage in the theatre and to encourage their parents to bring them. The launch of the club also coincided with a marked increase in children’s programming at the theatre.

“We designed Matcham Monkey ourselves and named him after the original architect of the Grand, Frank Matcham, as it’s important our club members are aware of the wonderful history of the building. I think we are one of the first theatres in the UK to have a costume character and we decided to go that way as they are so popular with children. He’s already proved to be a huge success in his first year.

“So go ape! Join us to wish Matcham Monkey a VERY HAPPY SECOND 'BIG BASH' BIRTHDAY!”

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