'Stay away from Fylde this Easter', says council

In a social media campaign ahead of a weekend which saw bumper crowds last year, Fylde Council says: “We usually visitors from all over the country for their Easter break, with plenty of events planned, vast beaches to offer as well as lots of restaurants, cafés, parks and open spaces to enjoy. However, this year is very different.

“Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, and the advice to stay home, save lives and protect the NHS, we are asking you not to Discover Fylde this Easter. “Most, if not all the events planned over the next few months have been cancelled, restaurants and cafés are closed, and parks and open spaces are only available to residents who live in close proximity to them for their one form of daily exercise.

“We cannot wait welcome you all back, and the sooner everyone adheres to the social distancing guidelines and the advice to stay home, the sooner this pandemic will be over, and we will be able to do this.

“Please, from everyone at Fylde Council, stay home, save lives and protect the NHS, do not visit Fylde.”

Coun Cheryl Little, chairman of Fylde Council’s tourism and leisure committee, said: “To our visitors who will be disappointed that they are unable to join us here at Fylde this time, I’d like to say that we will still be here in the months to come and ready to welcome you in good health when the time is right.

“I’d like to reassure our tourism businesses - which represent a vital economic driver for Fylde - that we are continuing to work to ensure that you have access to all the information there is to assist you at this difficult time.”