ABOUT BIDCA
WHO ARE WE?
BIDCA’s Children’s Christmas Ice Shows have been performed at the world-famous Blackpool Pleasure Beach Arena for over 85 years, starting with our first performance in 1939. Our cast of young skaters, ranging in age from four to eighteen, deliver dazzling and entertaining performances that showcase their talents and hard work.
Our most recent productions, choreographed by professional skating coaches and written, directed, and produced by a dedicated team of adult volunteers, include Beauty and the Beast, Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, and Snow White.
BIDCA has been a registered charity since 2011. As a not-for-profit organisation, we pride ourselves on our motto: ‘Children Helping Children’.
OUR OBJECTIVES
To advance the education of the general public in all aspect of ice skating;
To provide facilities for ice skating in the interests of social welfare for children under 18 years of age through the provision of training, recreational and other leisure time occupation with the object of improving their conditions of life;
To relieve, within the Fylde Coast area of Lancashire, poverty, sickness and distress arising therefrom by the making of grants of money or monies worth to individuals under 18 years of age in conditions of need (‘the beneficiaries’) or organisations dealing with such beneficiaries so as to relieve such need.
OUR BENEFICIARIES
The Christmas show is our main fundraising activity and has become a cherished tradition. Proceeds from the show are donated back into the local community, supporting children’s charities in Blackpool and around the Fylde Coast that make a real difference in young people's lives. By contributing to these causes, we aim to create a positive impact and help those in need. This spirit of giving and support is at the heart of our motto: 'Children Helping Children'.
