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Tram Sunday

1985 establishments in EnglandCulture in LancashireFestivals in LancashireFleetwoodJuly
Recurring events established in 1985Summer festivalsSummer in EnglandTourist attractions in the Borough of Wyre
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Tram Sunday (also known as the Fleetwood Festival of Transport) is a festival held annually in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. Held on the third Sunday in July, the festival was established in 1985 to celebrate the centenary of the Blackpool Tramway. The event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 (due to the COVID-19 pandemic), and in 2023 (due to weather). The festival showcases various forms of transport, including trams, buses and vintage cars and motorcycles. The festival's logo includes a silhouette of Fleetwood's Pharos Lighthouse.

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Tram Sunday
Poulton Road, Borough of Wyre Larkholme

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FY7 7AW Borough of Wyre, Larkholme
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Affinity Lancashire

Affinity Lancashire is a shopping and leisure outlet in the port town of Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. It is owned by Global Mutual Ltd and managed by Savills UK.Affinity Lancashire is located adjacent to Wyre Dock and marina. Retailers include - Body Shop, Cadbury, Claire's Accessories, Clarks Outlet, Mountain Warehouse, Hallmark Cards, Regatta, Home Bargains, Next, Sports Direct, Moss Bros, The Fragrance Shop and The Works among others. They currently home over 40 named brands.The centre promises up to 60% off RRP all year round, with new season and outlet stock available in all stores. It is home several other hospitality retailers, including McDonald's, Subway, Costa Coffee and the Coffee Box & Bistro. The site opened 11 July 1995 as part of a regeneration scheme for the docks. In 2006 the outlet received a £8.6 million revamp which included the opening of new stores and dozens of new jobs. In 2018 the centre went through a re-branding. This involved the renaming of the site to become Affinity Lancashire, leaving behind its former name Freeport Fleetwood. Ironically this wasn't the centre's official name, it had just been a Freeport branded site, in Fleetwood. This change gave the site a much needed relaunch, and inclusion into a group of outlet centres across the UK; Affinity Lancashire, Affinity Staffordshire, Affinity Devon and Affinity Sterling Mills.The outdoor centre is dog-friendly and is known for its seasonal, free family events. Affinity Lancashire has parking spaces for up to 700 vehicles and ten coaches. It is served directly by the Blackpool Transport bus service 1 and is a five-minute walk from the Fisherman's Walk tram stop on the Blackpool Tramway. The centre is fully accessible and provides free wheelchair hire.

The Mount, Fleetwood
The Mount, Fleetwood

The Mount is a pavilion in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. Built between 1902 and 1904, to a design by Decimus Burton, the structure has been Grade II listed by English Heritage since 1989. The building, which stands atop a large sand dune originally known as Tup's Hill overlooking the Irish Sea, replaced a pagoda, also designed by Burton, around which he planned the layout of Fleetwood. The pavilion is constructed of roughcast brick with tile roofs. It has an octagonal dome with a copper roof. Part of a 7-acre (2.8 ha) site, it is located between The Esplanade to the north and Mount Road to the south. The original construction played an important part in allowing 19th-century Fleetwood to operate as a 24-hour port. Its flagstaff was used to send flag signals out to sea, while the building was used as a coastguard lookout. In 1886, the Met Office installed an anemometer on the building to record wind speed and rainfall. Information was dispatched daily to Greenwich via telegraph. In 1919, a World War I memorial in the form of a clock was installed at the Mount. It contains two bells. When Fleetwood was hit by a flood in October 1927, putting 90% of the town under water, only the higher areas around the Mount escaped. The wall on the inland side of the Mount is built from pebbles, in traditional Fylde style. The Mount and the entire length of Fleetwood Promenade has an uninterrupted view across Morecambe Bay, a view described by author Bill Bryson in chapter 23 of his book Notes From a Small Island as "easily one of the most beautiful in the world, with unforgettable views across to the green and blue Lakeland hills: Scafell, Coniston Old Man, the Langdale Pikes." Directly across the Esplanade from the Mount lies the Marine Hall and Marine Gardens, Wyre Borough's largest entertainment venue, opened in 1935. The upper floors of the building were converted into apartments in 1990.An adjacent building to the west is named the Mount Hotel. It is also Grade II listed.