{"id":10964,"date":"2015-04-21T17:36:32","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T17:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=10964"},"modified":"2015-05-02T09:35:31","modified_gmt":"2015-05-02T09:35:31","slug":"centenary-641-blackpool-fc-celebration-tram-plans-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=10964","title":{"rendered":"Centenary 641: Blackpool FC celebration tram plans progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

As previously reported on British Trams Online the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust are currently progressing with plans to create a Blackpool FC celebration tram with Centenary 641<\/strong> due to be repainted tangerine with a gallery of images from the glory years of Blackpool FC also added. Despite recent controversy over the current state of affairs at the football club \u2013 with relegation from the Championship confirmed and regular protests against the owners \u2013 the plans are still well on course with significant support from individuals and community groups.<\/p>\n

The Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust is underwriting the costs of the presentation and members of the public, community groups and businesses who would like to know more and offer their support can visit the Trust\u2019s website at www.tramtalk.co.uk<\/a> or pick up a form from Bloomfield Road ticket office or Club Shop with donations starting at \u00a315.<\/p>\n

Work has already started on preparing 641<\/strong> \u2013 which is currently stored in Fleetwood Docks \u2013 for its starring role in the 2015 Illuminations and painting will begin later this month along with the installation of the first sponsors\u2019 panel. The tram will then be moved to the display site at Pleasure Beach as the Illuminations approach. The tram will be official unveiled at a special ceremony as part of the \u201cRide the Lights\u201d event in the week before the 2015 Illuminations switch-on and will remain on display throughout the Illuminations period.<\/p>\n

Obviously the controversy surrounding the football club has not gone unnoticed by the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust as trustee John Woodman comments: \u201cWe first looked into the possibility of using one of the trams from our collection in this way, well over a year ago. We\u2019re all local residents and Blackpool fans too so it\u2019s tough to see the Club struggle but it\u2019s about celebrating nearly 130 years of football in the Town and that means ups and downs. The response so far is very encouraging. The Club has been very supportive with publicity, their archivist John Cross has been sourcing images for the final design and we are also working on joint-initiatives with the Club\u2019s Community Trust team.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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