Last year a record crowd of 80,000 people attended the free event
Measures to protect the large crowds expected for the Blackpool Illuminations switch-on have been put in place on the Promenade. to see singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor turn on the famous lights.
A Blackpool Council spokesperson said: “For a number of years additional barriers have been in place along the Promenade and on the Tower Festival Headland. Residents and visitors who have attended major events here and elsewhere in the country will be used to seeing installations such as these. "They are part of a national strategy to provide an extra level of safety and public protection at events. Last week, additional gates were temporarily installed on the Promenade between Talbot Square and Bonny Street.
New national Protect Duty legislation requires steps to be taken to reduce the risk – including from possible terrorist attacks – at all publicly accessible events and venues. Measures also include joint working arrangements between the council and partners across Blackpool under a five-year programme called Operation Rosetta 2.
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