THE MALL BLACKBURN BRINGS BLACKPOOL ZOO TO YOU!
The Mall Blackburn is bringing Lancashire’s local zoo direct to shoppers on Sunday 21st October.
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 as part of its popular Zoo to You scheme.
Loraine Jones, General Manager at The Mall Blackburn, said: “This will be the second time that Blackpool Zoo has brought its creepy crawlies to The Mall and we had a fantastic response last year.
“Sunday 21st October is set to be a very exciting day and we are looking forward to welcoming the team back to Blackburn.
“We are sure that the Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches 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: “We had a fantastic time at The Mall Blackburn last year and people of all ages loved meeting our creepy crawlies and seeing our animal artefacts.
“The majority of people are surprised by the experience of holding our Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches and it is sessions such as this that allow us to prove they are not at all scary!
“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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Notes to Editors:
Picture Caption: Cyril the Madagascan Hissing Cockroach (please click on the link below to download image) Please email paula@icgonline.co.uk if you have experience any problems downloading the image. Thank you.
More information about The Mall
The Mall is the UK's leading community shopping centre Fund. Managed by Capital & Regional and Aviva Investors, The Mall Fund owns 8 shopping centres across the UK - home to approximately 1162 retail units and attracting approximately 1.7 million shopping visits every week.
Shopping as it should be…………. www.themall.co.uk
More information about Blackpool Zoo:
Blackpool Zoo celebrated its 40th anniversary on Friday 6th July 2012. It was in 1972 when 3543 visitors attended the launch, which saw TV’s Johnny Morris ride in front of the Mayor’s car on Tower Circus elephant Katsula.
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-
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:
Paula Holden or Julie Hackett at ICG on 01772 679383 or email
paula@icgonline.co.uk or julie@icgonline.co.uk Out of hours contact: Paula Holden: 07772268378
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