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24/11/2023
The cast of Aladdin broke off from a dress-rehearsal to launch a ‘books on busses’ giveaway outside Blackpool Grand Theatre on Church Street.
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00:00
[laughing]
00:02
- Hang on, we've got a package.
00:04
- Can we just--
00:05
- Sorry, we've got to sort this out.
00:06
- Yeah, that's not--
00:07
- Packages.
00:08
- Which is such a--
00:09
[mimicking car noises]
00:12
- I've got it upside down.
00:14
Feels stupid.
00:15
- We were on the buses today
00:18
to promote a reading project for Blackpool.
00:21
- Get Blackpool reading.
00:22
- Yeah, absolutely.
00:23
- So we were there with the original story
00:27
that birthed the story of Aladdin
00:29
and the pantomime of Aladdin,
00:30
which was Arabian Nights and lots of other short stories.
00:33
So we were checking out that book.
00:35
- 'Cause what people don't realize
00:36
is most times Blackpool children
00:39
only have the inside of rock to read.
00:41
That's all they have.
00:42
And when they have a full story to tell,
00:44
it's a lot of rock.
00:45
So they'll have to do each piece
00:48
shown by the teacher like that.
00:49
So what I think the council have done
00:52
is brought books into Blackpool for the first time.
00:55
So it's all there in one, easy to handle thing.
01:00
- Less sugar as well.
01:01
- Less sugar as well.
01:02
So it's a bonus both for the reading,
01:04
for the education and for teeth.
01:06
- Yes, for dentists.
01:07
- Well, it's bad news for dentists
01:09
'cause they're not gonna--
01:10
So listen, that's the case for most of these things.
01:13
It swings, no, that's at the Pleasure Beach.
01:16
- All right, yeah, sorry.
01:16
- That's the Pleasure Beach.
01:17
You're getting totally confused now.
01:18
- Yeah.
01:19
[laughing]
01:20
Teeth and libraries.
01:21
- That is comedy gold.
01:22
That's the kind of thing we do.
01:23
That's the kind of things we create.
01:25
- But it's a story of magic and love and--
01:30
- Lamps.
01:32
- Lamps and--
01:33
- Genies.
01:34
- Silliness and genies and villains.
01:37
- Lot of washing.
01:38
- And Twanky's laundrette.
01:39
- Washing.
01:40
- Loads of washing.
01:41
- Washing.
01:42
- Some amazing kids.
01:43
- Washing.
01:44
- Doing some incredible backflips and dancing
01:45
and doing really impressive stuff.
01:49
Then we'll just come on and make everybody laugh.
01:52
[crowd chattering]
01:55
- The Books on Buses initiative is between,
02:04
a partnership between Blackpool Transport
02:06
and Blackpool Grand Theatre,
02:07
where we have a number of books,
02:09
usually correlated to the pantomime that's on
02:11
here at the Grand Theatre.
02:13
And these are placed on buses early mornings
02:15
for all of our customers,
02:17
especially school children, to read.
02:18
It's all about getting Blackpool reading,
02:20
having that chance to read on the bus.
02:22
Children and families can take these books
02:23
home with them to finish,
02:25
or maybe pop them back on the seat
02:26
for the next person to enjoy.
02:28
So anything that we can do within the community
02:30
and the social needs for the town
02:31
is something that's actually really important to us.
02:33
So getting involved in initiatives such as this,
02:35
which really do support families and children,
02:38
is something that's at the core of our values
02:40
and how we want to be presented
02:41
across the town and the Fylde Coast.
02:43
So the books will be available
02:44
from the beginning of next week.
02:46
They'll be on the buses for up to four weeks,
02:48
depending on stock,
02:50
'cause like I say, families can take these home.
02:52
But you will start seeing these appear
02:54
in your morning commutes,
02:55
and especially at school times
02:57
with school children and families travelling on the seats.
03:00
So when you're bored, pick one up and have a read.
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