UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS AT THE SOLARIS CENTRE  Our exhibition space is now fully booked until the end of 2012. It will be some time before we take bookings for 2013. If you are from within the Fylde you can exhibit any theme. From outside the Fylde i.e Preston, Garstang, Lancaster or beyond, your exhibition must have an environmental or sustainability theme. Each display will run for one calendar month. The 'blue boards' along the Business Suite windows are for educational establishments' environmental and sustainability displays only. These boards still have limited availablity for 2010 - 'phone or email for details. Please contact us for full terms and conditions 1st - 30th September Lancaster Suite Photography exhibition by David Pledger 1st - 30th September Business Suite A variety of artworks by The Solaris Centre staff & friends 23rd - 25th September Circus Star A Field Event 1st October - 30th November Lancaster Suite Barry dent & Jean Lambert Business Suite Blackpool Art Society 1st - 31st December Photography exhibition by Ian Brooks
The Solaris Centre Exhibitions are open Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Carbon Neutral Garden is open during the summer
The Carbon Neutral Garden won a Silver Gilt Medal at 2007's RHS show at Tatton Park. The innovative garden has been designed and created by landscape architects TEP and built by English Landscapes on behalf of the North West Development Agency. The concept at the heart of the design is the carbon cycle and the whole garden is geared towards demonstrating how to offset the carbon dioxide produced during the creation of a garden.  As well creating an educational tool, the designers have minimised the carbon footprint of the garden and off-set any CO2 created in order to ensure that it leads by example. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORMER FORMULA 1 ACE NIGEL MANSELL COMES TO THE SOLARIS CENTRE As part of his nationwide tour promoting Britain's Cycling Towns, of which Blackpool is one, former Formula 1 world Champion driver Nigel Mansell rode to the Solaris Centre from his previous stop Chester 80 miles away. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totally Transport  27th June 2010  Click the images below for enlarged picturesfrom previous years.                 Totally Transport is one of the North West's biggest classic transport festivals. Where else will you see a gathering of classic buses, cars, coaches, commercial vehicles, motorbikes and trams at a single venue?     It is your chance to see those old buses, commercial vehicles, motorbikes and cars all on display on Blackpool's unique New South Promenade. The event is based opposite the Solaris Centre where there is the opportunity to talk to the preservation groups and buy that extra special collectable item or piece of history. The Solaris Centre plays a part in the event showcasing stalls for exhibitors of transport memorabilia,  model tram and railway exhibitions, a tombola in the Lite Bite Cafe and outdoor live music.                          If you missed the event this year, do not fear - Totally Transport will return next summer! Thank you to all those who organised, helped and of course, attended the event.    Totally Transport is hosted by the Lancastrian Transport Trust (LTT), a Blackpool-based registered charity dedicated to preserving the resort's transport heritage. The LTT is grant funded by Blackpool Borough Council and Blackpool Challenge Partnership. The Lancastrian Transport Trust is a registered charity, number 1080404. Visit the official website