BUSINESSES in the weddings and events industry have said it is like “the floodgates have opened” for bookings since the Prime Minister set the roadmap out of lockdown. Since the announcement on Monday, February 22, event venues across East Lancashire say they have had an influx of enquiries for events after June 21, when it is hoped that most Covid restrictions will be dropped. Some venues are fully booked every weekend from mid-June until November, with some couples even booking weddings on a Tuesday or Wednesday – something that is ordinarily unheard of. Gisburne Park in Gisburn hosts weddings in a teepee on its grounds and wedding co-ordinator Robyn Isherwood has said that not only have couples who have already booked been calling to get plans set in stone, new couples have been calling to organise dates for their big day.
Vintage market offers free stalls to makers as Gisburne Park Pop Up extends Christmas festival Following two successful weekends at Gisburne Park Pop Up Festival, purveyors of the finest markets in Lancashire, Crafty Vintage, have decided to carry them on right up until Christmas Eve. And as a thank you to all local makers and creators, they will be offering free trader spaces at the festival on Christmas Eve when booked in conjunction with the remaining dates. Thousands of families have safely visited the famous Lancashire markets at the Gisburne Park Estate already this month, with many exhibitors achieving record sales.
IT’S the most wonderful time of the year. Okay, so Christmas 2020 is not quite panning out the way we would have liked but the fabulous team at Gisburne Park Pop Up are pulling out all the stops to bring some festive cheer to Lancashire. The Christmas event follows on from the success of the summer’s socially distanced festival which brought top DJs and family shows to the beautiful Ribble Valley countryside. Along with pigs in blankets, tumblers of Baileys and rubbish cracker jokes, nothing quite says Christmas like the much-loved tradition of the pantomime. As Lancashire continues to be in Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions, all indoor entertainment venues remain closed so the panto has been taken outside – oh yes it has!