Construction has now started on the new Multiversity campus in Blackpool town centre. The new campus for Blackpool and The Fylde College will bring 3,000 students, apprentices and staff into the heart of Blackpool when it opens in September 2028.
The 115,000 sq. ft educational space will create a modern new learning environment and help position Blackpool as a centre for education, skills and opportunity.
As part of the development, George Street has now closed to traffic and will later be transformed into a public realm space as part of the wider regeneration of Talbot Gateway.
The Multiversity will provide five floors of learning space, delivering more than 70 courses and enhancing the college’s existing higher education offer.
Courses will focus on skills linked directly to local employment needs, helping support local people into local careers.
Cllr Lynn Williams, Leader of Blackpool Council, said:
“It’s incredibly exciting to see construction begin on the new Multiversity campus.
“This marks another major milestone for the town, with the Multiversity playing a central role in our plans to make Blackpool an even better place to live, work and learn.”
The development forms phase four of Blackpool Council’s £350m Talbot Gateway regeneration programme around Blackpool North train station, which will bring more than 8,000 workers and students into the area.
The area has already seen major developments including a new Holiday Inn hotel, improved transport interchange and a new Department for Work and Pensions office.
Construction is being delivered by Morgan Sindall Construction, who previously completed demolition and site clearance works on the site.
Read more here: www.blackpool.gov.uk/BetterBlackpool
