supernatural events wins top award
30 April 2009
SUPERNATURAL SUCCESS STORY FOR BLACKPOOL-BASED SUPERNATURAL EVENTS!
Supernatural Events wins Blackpool Business in Excellence Award
It
was a Supernatural
Success Story at the
Blackpool Tourism
Business in Excellence Awards held recently at Pleasure
Beach Blackpool when Supernatural
Events scooped the
Marketing & Innovation
Award
for 2008.
Based in Blackpool, Supernatural Events presents amazing experiences including paranormal tours and investigations, clairvoyant evenings, talks and other special events. Originally set up on Hallowe'en 2006 by Blackpool Grand Theatre marketing manager Stephen Mercer for a one-off Ghost Tour at the beautiful Victorian theatre, the tours became so popular that Supernatural Events continued to provide tours there for another year; then more locations were added to its portfolio including Blackpool Opera House, the Winter Gardens complex, Blackpool Zoo, North Pier Theatre and Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks with special tours also held at Blackpool Tower and Pleasure Beach Blackpool.
Supernatural Events has also presented many special events including the exclusive An Audience with Derek Acorah, What is a Ghost? with Richard Felix of Most Haunted fame, Clairvoyant Evenings, Hallowe'en on Pendle Hill, Coach Trips to Derby Gaol, Lancaster Castle and Samlesbury Hall, and Overnight Ghost Walks with psychic medium Ian Lawman of television’s Living With The Dead, Most Haunted and I’m Famous and Frightened.
Supernatural Events’ founder Stephen Mercer said, “This is amazing. There are so many attractions in Blackpool and to win the Marketing and Innovation Award is wonderful. The events are so well supported, not just in the resort of Blackpool, but also throughout the country. Thank you to everyone who supports Supernatural Events by attending the events; the management and staff at the various venues where Grand Ghost Tours are held; and to the management and staff of the Grand Theatre, Blackpool, who have supported Supernatural Events since it was formed.”
Supernatural Events has also been involved in a number of television shows highlighting the paranormal including Derek Acorah’s Ghost Towns, Living with the Dead, Haunted… and most recently an episode of Spook School where the team from the show investigate the spiritual home of Supernatural Events, Blackpool Grand Theatre as well as the North Pier Theatre; which is to be broadcast on the Paranormal channel on Tuesday, 12th May at 9pm.
To find out more about ghost tours and paranormal investigations in Blackpool, visit award-winning Supernatural Events online at www.SupernaturalEvents.co.uk where there is a full diary of events, details on locations visited, competitions and much more. Forthcoming highlights this month (May) include An Overnight Ghost Walk at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre with psychic medium Ian Lawman from LivingTV’s Living with the Dead on Friday 15th May, and ghost tours at Blackpool Opera House on Tuesday 26th May and the North Pier Theatre on Friday 29th May.
Diary of Supernatural Events (May to September 2009)
MAY 2009
Friday 8th – Overnight Investigation at The Grand Theatre, Blackpool, 11pm
to 4am.
Monday 15th - Overnight Ghost Walk with Ian Lawman at the Grand Theatre,
Blackpool, 11pm to 4am.
Tuesday 26th – Blackpool Opera House Ghost Tour, 9pm to 11pm.
Friday 29th – North Pier Theatre Ghost Tour, 9pm to 11pm.
JUNE 2009
Thursday 4th – Louis Tussaud's Waxworks Ghost Tour, 9pm to 11pm.
Wednesday 10th – Spanish Hall Suite, Winter Gardens, Ghost Tour, 9pm to
11pm.
Thursday 18th – Blackpool Zoo Ghost Tour, 9pm to 11pm.
Saturday 27th – Overnight Investigation at The Grand Theatre, Blackpool,
11pm to 4am.
JULY 2009
Monday 6th – North Pier Theatre Ghost Tour, 11pm to 1am.
Wednesday 15th – Blackpool Zoo Ghost Tour, 10pm to 12 midnight.
Saturday 18th – Overnight Investigation at The Grand Theatre, Blackpool,
11pm to 4am.
Tuesday 21st – Blackpool Opera House Ghost Tour 10pm to 12 midnight.
AUGUST 2009
Saturday 1st – Overnight Investigation at The Grand Theatre, Blackpool, 11pm
to 4am.
Monday 10th – North Pier Theatre Ghost Tour, 11pm to 1am.
Monday 17th – Spanish Hall Suite, Winter Gardens Ghost Tour, 10pm to 12
midnight.
SEPTEMBER 2009
Wednesday 9th – Louis Tussaud's Waxworks Ghost Tour, 9pm to 11pm.
Sunday 13th – North Pier Theatre Ghost Tour, 11pm to 1am.
Wednesday 16th – Blackpool Zoo Ghost Tour, 10pm to 12 midnight.
Friday 25th – Grand Ghost Coach Trip to Derby (includes tours of Derby Gaol
and Friargate area of the City, visiting two haunted pubs, supper in the
haunted Mr Grundy's Tavern and time to investigate the cellar and bedrooms
at the Georgian House Hotel).
Monday 28th – Blackpool Opera House Ghost Tour, 10pm to 12 midnight.
Tickets for all Grand Ghost Tours, Overnight Investigations, Ghost Walks and Coach Trips must be booked in advance. Call the Grand Theatre Box Office on 01253 290190 or book online at www.SupernaturalEvents.co.uk. Hurry though! These events do sell-out quickly!
Further details on all events are available at www.SupernaturalEvents.co.uk. The website features details on all locations, photo galleries, video clips, a monthly competition where you could win free tickets to one of the events, and much more. You can also register for regular e-newsletters and find out about the latest tours and special events as soon as they are organised.
There is also a texting service where you can also register to receive updates direct to your mobile, simply text GRAND GHOST to 82055 (registering costs one standard text charge; on some price plans free; texts sent to those registered are free.).
Ends…
NOTES TO EDITORS:
Photograph at top of release: Stephen Mercer of Supernatural Events (centre) being presented with the award for Marketing and Innovation by television presenter and travel journalist Simon Calder (left) and Doug Garrett (right), Chief Executive of ReBlackpool who also sponsored the award.
Founder of Supernatural Events, Stephen Mercer (marketing manager at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool), is available for interviews. Should you wish to attend a Ghost Tour, please contact Stephen on 01253 743213 (Grand Theatre) or 0770 301 9356 (mobile).
Based in Blackpool, Supernatural Events presents amazing experiences including paranormal tours and investigations, clairvoyant evenings, talks and other special events. Originally set up on Hallowe'en 2006 by Grand Theatre marketing manager Stephen Mercer for a one-off Ghost Tour at Blackpool's glorious Grand, the tours became so popular that Supernatural Events continued to provide tours there for another year; then more locations were added to its portfolio including Blackpool Opera House, the Winter Gardens complex, Blackpool Zoo, North Pier Theatre and Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks with special tours also held at Blackpool Tower and Pleasure Beach Blackpool.
Supernatural Events, which was the recipient of the Marketing and Innovation Award 2008 at the recent Blackpool Tourism Awards, has also presented many special events including the exclusive An Audience with Derek Acorah, What is a Ghost? with Richard Felix of Most Haunted fame, Clairvoyant Evenings, Hallowe'en on Pendle Hill, Coach Trips to Derby Gaol, Lancaster Castle and Samlesbury Hall, and Overnight Ghost Walks with psychic medium Ian Lawman of television’s Living With The Dead, Most Haunted and I’m Famous and Frightened.
For further information, images, interviews etc, please contact:
Stephen Mercer, Supernatural Events, Tel: 0770 301 9356, Email: Stephen@SupernaturalEvents.co.uk or stephenm@blackpoolgrand.co.uk
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