37 memories of 1999 in Blackpool bring the end of a decade to life again through retro pictures

From Miss Blackpool and Highfield High School celebrations to nights out at Heaven and Hell and abseiling the Big One, 1999 was a year to remember.

Every picture in our gallery was taken during that year as Blackpool geared up for the Millennium. So much was going on and there were plenty of picture opportunities to be had. You might remember some of them and you might even be pictured…

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13. Blackpool 1999

Category winners in the Blackpool Community awards, from left, Len Earle, George Holden, Carol Gradwell, Scott Bradley, Joanne Burke, Joanne Rainford and Basil Newby. Photo: Mike Foster