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The changing face of Blackpool's Grange Park
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The changing face of Blackpool's Grange Park

Grange Park is one of hundreds of housing estates built after the Second World War. Life has changed in the decades since; here The Blackpool Lead speaks with residents past and present

Nov 12, 2024
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By Antonia Charlesworth Stack, first published 05 February 2024

When Helen Bouchami’s mother first stepped into her new home on Convent Crescent, Grange Park, she danced in the living room. 

“There wasn’t a stick of furniture but she was overjoyed to have a house. It was heaven!” 

Bouchami was just two years old when her parents received the keys to their …

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