Called ‘back to their house’, the project will also provide a safe space for anyone who identifies as LGBTQ+ at the Ferny House – an arts-inspired hotel on the Promenade
A project to deliver more opportunities in the creative arts to members of Blackpool’s LGBTQ+ community has received a £75,000 boost.
. The new venue is an off-shoot of House of Wingz on Back Reads Road, where Skool of Street already has a base.Aish Bell-Docherty, artistic and creative director of House of Wingz, said: “We felt there were no nice places to go in terms of queer spaces in Blackpool, and identified a lack of high-quality creative opportunities for people from the LGBTQ+ community.
“There is no way we could have done it without the grant which will help fund staff and our programme of activities. We also use a lot of freelance artists. But once we have started, it will build a legacy and not be a stand alone project.”
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