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| Boy, 6, made new voice of Blackpool Tower | Boy, 6, made new voice of Blackpool Tower |
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| Charlie is the voice in the lift, sharing facts and figures about the tower for visitors | Charlie is the voice in the lift, sharing facts and figures about the tower for visitors |
| A six-year-old boy has told of his delight at becoming the new voice of Blackpool Tower. | A six-year-old boy has told of his delight at becoming the new voice of Blackpool Tower. |
| Charlie is the voice in the lift, sharing facts and figures about the famous attraction on the Lancashire town's seafront. | Charlie is the voice in the lift, sharing facts and figures about the famous attraction on the Lancashire town's seafront. |
| His mother Wendy said: "He absolutely adores the tower and the passion that he shows for it is amazing." | His mother Wendy said: "He absolutely adores the tower and the passion that he shows for it is amazing." |
| Charlie, who spent time in a recording studio to capture his wise words for visitors, said he was "excited". | Charlie, who spent time in a recording studio to capture his wise words for visitors, said he was "excited". |
| The tower's operations director Kenny Mew said they were not looking for a new voice until they heard about tower superfan Charlie. | The tower's operations director Kenny Mew said they were not looking for a new voice until they heard about tower superfan Charlie. |
| He said: "His school reached out to me and said they had this young boy who was passionate about Blackpool Tower and had actually recorded the lift speech and I was thinking to myself 'how's he done that?'. | He said: "His school reached out to me and said they had this young boy who was passionate about Blackpool Tower and had actually recorded the lift speech and I was thinking to myself 'how's he done that?'. |
| "I played it back and he had the speech word for word that we'd had recorded already in the lift and it just sounded amazing. | "I played it back and he had the speech word for word that we'd had recorded already in the lift and it just sounded amazing. |
| "And we thought, do you know what, we're going to give Charlie the opportunity to do it. | "And we thought, do you know what, we're going to give Charlie the opportunity to do it. |
| "He was absolutely brilliant, he's done an amazing job and we're really proud of what he's done." | "He was absolutely brilliant, he's done an amazing job and we're really proud of what he's done." |
| Charlie spent some time in a professional studio for a recording session | Charlie spent some time in a professional studio for a recording session |
| Charlie's mother continued: "We are the proudest parents, he's just taken it all in his stride. | Charlie's mother continued: "We are the proudest parents, he's just taken it all in his stride. |
| "His last topic at school was about Blackpool Tower, so he knew all the facts and he was firing them out across the classroom. | "His last topic at school was about Blackpool Tower, so he knew all the facts and he was firing them out across the classroom. |
| "He loves it and he's been like that since [he was] very little really, since we first took him up there. | "He loves it and he's been like that since [he was] very little really, since we first took him up there. |
| "From the minute he could walk really." | "From the minute he could walk really." |
| As well as the lift, there are plans afoot for Charlie to lend his voice to other areas in the future. | As well as the lift, there are plans afoot for Charlie to lend his voice to other areas in the future. |
| 🎬Charlie Barratt may only be six years old but already he is making a famous name for himself in in Blackpool! 👨👧👧Visitors venturing to the top of the Blackpool Tower will get to learn all they need to know through a very special voice-over recorded by Charlie. pic.twitter.com/xF0qNEKraw | 🎬Charlie Barratt may only be six years old but already he is making a famous name for himself in in Blackpool! 👨👧👧Visitors venturing to the top of the Blackpool Tower will get to learn all they need to know through a very special voice-over recorded by Charlie. pic.twitter.com/xF0qNEKraw |
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