5 things to do next week (12/5- 18/5)

5 things to do next week across Central Lancashire & the Fylde Coast

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00:00Hi, I'm digital reporter Amy Seddon and welcome to another edition of Five Things to Do Next Week

00:07Across Central Lancashire and the Fouled Coast. First up in Preston, the Lancashire Science

00:14Festival returns to the University of Central Lancashire on Saturday May 17th. This is a

00:20biannual celebration of all things science, technology, engineering and maths which aims

00:27to infuse, inform and inspire the next generation with a spectacular showcase of the wonders of STEM.

00:34Running between 9am and 4pm, Lancashire Science Festival is free to attend but you must book a

00:40ticket online. A small number of workshops do however cost £1.50 but all proceed to go to the

00:47University's Harris Bursary Fund. The comedian Tom Lawrenson is then bringing his new show Buried

00:56Alive and Loving It to the Chorley Theatre on Friday May 16th. Everything is awful but that's okay,

01:03argues Tom in his ridiculously entertaining show about family and growing up in a Spanish subterranean cave.

01:11Buried Alive and Loving It promises to be for siblings who shared a rubbish childhood

01:16and comedy fans alike. The show starts at 8pm and tickets are still available costing £16.

01:25Over on the Fouled Coast, Pig Heart Boy is on at the Blackpool Grand Theatre between Wednesday May 14th

01:31and Friday May 16th. This is a bold and beautiful stage adaption of the 1997 novel from multi-award

01:38winning writer Mallory Blackman OBA. Pig Heart Boy explores the thought-provoking themes of childhood

01:45illness, identity and profound choices we make to survive. Tickets start from £15.50 with group and

01:53concession rates available. Also in Blackpool, the Blackpool Dance Festival starts on Saturday May 17th

02:03and continues until Friday May 30th. Taking place at the Winter Gardens and covering a period of 13 days,

02:10the May Blackpool Dance Festival is by far the largest of the five festivals held in Blackpool.

02:16The festival covers ballroom and Latin American dancing, incorporating the British Open Championships

02:22for adult, amateur and professional couples, plus formation teams. Tickets are £45.75.

02:32Finally, in Livingston Anne's, Fairhaven Lake is hosting a Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday May 17th.

02:40The charity boat race raises money for the Blue Skies charity at Blackpool Teaching Hospital's NHS

02:46Foundation Trust. Running between 10am and 4pm, the event sold out last year, so be quick

02:52if you want to take part in the race this year. Whether you're a seasoned paddler or a newcomer

02:57eager to experience the thrill for the first time, the festival promises to be an unforgettable adventure

03:03that will make your heart beat like a drum. It's up to 17 people in a boat,

03:08with registration costing £425 per team, which is £25 per person, and the minimum sponsorship

03:16required by boat is £850, which is £50 per person. So there are five top things to do next week.

03:24What was Heather you up to? Have a good one.