THE MALL BLACKBURN BRINGS BLACKPOOL ZOO TO YOU!

The Mall Blackburn is bringing Lancashire’s local zoo direct to its customers on Sunday 26th June.

For one day only Blackpool Zoo will be giving visitors to The Mall the chance to get up close and personal with its huge Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches from 10.30am until 4pm in Victoria Court.

The multi-award winning attraction will also be bringing a whole host of animal artefacts including genuine skeletons, skulls and shed skins from animals that hail from around the globe.

Loraine Jones, General Manager at The Mall Blackburn, said: “The visit from Blackpool Zoo is set to be a very exciting day and we are looking forward to welcoming them to Blackburn.

“We are sure that the Madagascan Hissing Cockraoches in particular will draw a lot of attention from our customers and staff alike.”

Jude Rothwell, Marketing and PR Co-ordinator at Blackpool Zoo, added: “The Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches are a firm favourite in our Creepy Crawley Corner at Blackpool Zoo and we are hoping the people of Blackburn and the surrounding area will give them a very warm welcome.

“The majority of people are surprised by the experience of holding them and it is sessions such as this that allow us to prove they are not at all scary!

“We are also bringing a collection of animal artefacts for shoppers to touch and learn more about.

“Our Zoo to You scheme continues to grow in popularity and we visit schools and nurseries all over the North West throughout the year.”

It’s going to be an action packed day of fun for the whole family so the people of Lancashire are being urged to put the date in their diaries for a really wild adventure in The Mall Blackburn!

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Picture Caption: Cyril, the Madagascan Hissing Cockroach, is looking forward to his trip to The Mall Blackburn.

More information about The Mall Blackburn

The Mall is the UK's leading community shopping centre fund. Managed by Capital & Regional and Aviva Investors, The Mall Fund owns 11 shopping centres across the UK - home to approximately 1400 retail units and attracting approximately 2.3 million shopping visits every week.

More information about Blackpool Zoo

A bumper year of momentous first time births, huge investment and a hat-trick of awards saw Blackpool Zoo’s visitor numbers hit new record heights in 2010.

An investment of over £1million during the year led to the grand opening of the UK’s biggest sea lion pool, which completes the zoo’s Active Oceans attraction, a brand new Wallaby Walkabout and a redeveloped home for the zoo’s resident Aardvarks Laurel and Arnie.

Blackpool Zoo won three prestigious awards during 2010. Visit Blackpool crowned Blackpool Zoo its Visitor Attraction of the Year, The Be Inspired Business Awards hailed it Tourism Business of the Year and it was also voted Large Visitor Attraction of the Year at Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards.

Blackpool Zoo is owned by Parques Reunidos, the second largest European leisure parks operator and a leading world-wide player. The zoo is home to over 1,500 mammals, birds, reptiles and invertebrates set amidst thirty-two acres of mature woodland and lakes. 

The zoo’s signature animals include elephants, giraffes, big cats, gorillas, orang-utans, sea lions, primates, zebras and kangaroos. It is open every day of the year, apart from Christmas Day, from 10am.

For further editorial information about The Mall Blackburn or Blackpool Zoo please contact Denise Dawson, Julie Hackett or Paula Holden at ICG on 01772 679383.

denise@icgonline.co.uk, paula@icgonline.co.uk Julie@icgonline.co.uk.  Out of hours contact: Paula Holden: 07772268378

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