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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19. Blackpool 1999

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Park Officer Manager Brian McCormick used the Pepsi Max Big One pull-up during training for the 1999 Flora London Marathon Photo: submit

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20. Blackpool 1999

Andrew Gibson had won a competition to take photos for the 1999 Club 18-30 holiday brochure Photo: Martin Bostock

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21. Blackpool 1999

Home secretary Jack Straw shares a joke with WPC Julia Benn of Lancashire police before, addressing the Police Federation Annual Conference, at the Winter Gardens Photo: Phil Noble

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22. Blackpool 1999

Blackpool Childrens Tower Ballet 1999 Photo: Submit

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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.

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