Published on Friday 20 December 2024 at 12:12 pm
With a cool pop-up festive tavern, a winter wonderland tipi, a whole host of free live music, top places to eat and drink and so much more, here’s why Blackburn should be at the top of your Christmas list this year…
Published on Wednesday 18 December 2024 at 9:02 am
Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery is excited to announce its annual Art Open exhibition for 2025.
Filed under: Art Gallery | Art Open | Art Open Exhibition | Artists | Blackburn | Blackburn Museum | Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery | Darwen | exhibition | museum
Published on Friday 6 December 2024 at 3:56 pm
How about this for a fabulous Christmas surprise… Blackburn is set to get its own pop-up festive tavern, and it opens next week!
Published on Thursday 5 December 2024 at 4:55 pm
The countdown to Christmas is well and truly on in Blackburn with the arrival of The Firepit’s festive tipi!
Published on Tuesday 26 November 2024 at 10:17 am
How about this for work experience! Impressively, a cohort of trainees from the Blackburn-based ‘Futures in Film Academy’ were invited to join the production team behind the brand-new and critically acclaimed, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light.
Published on Friday 22 November 2024 at 4:27 pm
The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for much of the country throughout the day tomorrow with Storm Bert expected to bring high-speed winds of up to 60mph plus rain and the chance of snow.
Published on Monday 18 November 2024 at 11:58 am
Records were once again broken at Darwen’s Christmas lights switch-on with thousands of people turning out for the hugely popular event.
Published on Wednesday 13 November 2024 at 12:26 pm
More than £70,000 of extra funding is set to help make Blackburn’s Christmas ‘out of this world’ with a brand new ‘Festival of the Moon’ running throughout November and December.
Published on Tuesday 5 November 2024 at 5:17 pm
Blackburn’s much-anticipated Christmas lights switch-on event is set to take place on Saturday, November 23rd and we have the full line-up for you!
Published on Monday 4 November 2024 at 1:37 pm
Blackburn born author Dorothy Whipple (1893 – 1966) was described in her lifetime as the “Jane Austen of the 20th Century” by no less a figure than J.B.
Filed under: author | Blackburn Library | events
Published on Friday 1 November 2024 at 3:35 pm
The full line-up for Darwen’s Christmas lights switch-on event has just been revealed and it’s a Christmas cracker with more than 10 hours of festive fun!
Published on Wednesday 30 October 2024 at 10:54 am
A packed programme of brand-new live gigs has just been announced to help boost Blackburn’s nightlife.
Published on Friday 11 October 2024 at 5:02 pm
The ‘mystery’ headliner for Darwen’s super-popular Christmas lights switch on has just been revealed as 90s electro dance group, K-Klass.
Published on Friday 4 October 2024 at 1:59 pm
St John Ambulance is set to return to Darwen after the charity’s base was bought by a generous donor and gifted to them to use for free.
Published on Thursday 3 October 2024 at 11:25 am
Witton Country Park Green Gym has recently been awarded Highly Commended in the Making a Difference Awards, run by BBC Radio Lancashire.
Filed under: Blackburn | Green Gym | GreenGym | Make a difference awards | volunteer | Witton Park
Published on Thursday 26 September 2024 at 10:46 am
Masjide Noorul Islam, located on Audley Range is opening its doors and extending a warm invite to the local and wider community to deepen their understanding of Islam and visit their mosque.
Published on Friday 20 September 2024 at 1:44 pm
Ambitious plans have been passed for a Skills and Cyber Campus of national significance in Blackburn.
Published on Wednesday 4 September 2024 at 1:00 pm
In an ambitious move to bolster the film and television production landscape in Lancashire, the University of Central Lancashire has announced a strategic partnership with local industry stakeholders to establish a vibrant screen production hub in Blackburn with Darwen.
Published on Thursday 22 August 2024 at 4:33 pm
The Exchange has announced the next phase of its regeneration journey thanks to a £1.5m grant from Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council – part of £20 million of new Government funding secured for the borough to support town centre priorities.
Published on Tuesday 13 August 2024 at 4:08 pm
Renovations are now complete for a Young Peoples Youth Hub at Wensley Fold Children’s Centre.
A Youth Investment Fund refurbishment grant of £142 thousand was awarded to Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Young Peoples Services to renovate the building and enhance the local youth service offer.
Filed under: Children and Young People | YIF | YIF funding | youth
Published on Thursday 8 August 2024 at 4:52 pm
Get ready for an unforgettable adventure this summer as the enchanting and magical world of Alice in Wonderland and LEGO® comes to Blackburn town centre!
Published on Tuesday 30 July 2024 at 3:27 pm
The children’s playgrounds in Bold Venture Park and Whitehall Park have received huge investment of £100,000 each.
Filed under: Bold Venture Park | Darwen | Park | playground | Whitehall Park
Published on Wednesday 24 July 2024 at 3:10 pm
Matthew Ramsden brought GOLD back to Blackburn after winning the 5000m at the National U23s Athletics Championships.
Published on Wednesday 24 July 2024 at 2:32 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Shop Darwen scheme, have launched a new campaign which is all about celebrating our independent retailers, supporting our local economy, having family time out of the house this summer and getting creative!
Filed under: Darwen | family fun
Published on Friday 19 July 2024 at 10:49 am
On the hunt for something fun to do during the summer holidays? Take a look at the fabulous what’s on guide for Blackburn and Darwen.
Filed under: activities | Free activities | summer | summer holidays
Published on Friday 12 July 2024 at 11:55 am
Residents are being asked to have their say on two potential options for a proposed development of a major housing site in North East Blackburn.
Published on Wednesday 10 July 2024 at 11:19 am
A stretch of road in Darwen has been re-named Gary Aspden Way to celebrate the incredible contributions that the adidas designer and Spezial curator has made to the borough he’s so proud to call home.
Published on Wednesday 10 July 2024 at 10:00 am
Published on Wednesday 3 July 2024 at 5:18 pm
Nationally renowned artists are set to unveil their specially commissioned works at the Festival of Making this weekend and you can see them all for free!
Published on Monday 1 July 2024 at 12:06 pm
Are you heading to the National Festival of Making this weekend?
We know that Patrick Grant and Esme Young – judges of the hugely popular BBC 2 series ‘The Great British Sewing Bee’ – are!
Published on Friday 28 June 2024 at 1:24 pm
New plans have been revealed for a Skills and Cyber Campus of national significance in Blackburn.
Published on Thursday 27 June 2024 at 12:12 pm
With so much to see and do at the National Festival of Making, you’re sure to work up an appetite.
Published on Wednesday 26 June 2024 at 4:20 pm
If you’re looking for something good to do over the weekend of July and 6th and 7th, this will be music to your ears!
Published on Tuesday 25 June 2024 at 10:52 am
Looking for fun for all the family? Look no further than the National Festival of Making!
Published on Monday 24 June 2024 at 10:08 am
There’s less than two weeks to go until the National Festival of Making returns and takes over Blackburn town centre.
Published on Thursday 13 June 2024 at 5:15 pm
The history books describe the laying of the cornerstone for Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery as a grand affair filled with ‘pride and pomp.’
Published on Friday 7 June 2024 at 4:18 pm
As Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery celebrates its 150th anniversary, we take a look at how the magnificent wrought iron gates came to open for the very first time on June 11th 1874.
Published on Thursday 6 June 2024 at 10:25 am
Take part in our new short survey and help shape the future of Darwen!
Published on Wednesday 29 May 2024 at 4:33 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is working alongside Deco Publique and the new Darwen Long Term Plan Board to engage with residents and members of the local community – to get to know what you think.
Published on Friday 24 May 2024 at 11:02 am
On the hunt for something fun to do this half term? Take a look at the fabulous what’s on guide for Blackburn and Darwen.
Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn Museum | Free | Free activities | half term | Libraries | Markets
Published on Monday 20 May 2024 at 4:40 pm
Darwen Live is back this Bank Holiday weekend and organisers are bringing the party as it celebrates 25 years!
Published on Friday 17 May 2024 at 3:37 pm
Blackburn’s The Making Rooms is celebrating after being awarded a share of £500,000 to help tackle electronic waste and help communities in need get online.
Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn Town Centre | Making Rooms | The Making Rooms
Published on Thursday 16 May 2024 at 11:01 am
A new portal has been launched to help gather suggestions for how £20m of new funding could be spent on projects in Darwen.
Published on Thursday 16 May 2024 at 9:19 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is set to use new Levelling Up funding to help repair and renovate two popular Blackburn multi use games areas.
Published on Wednesday 15 May 2024 at 4:50 pm
An artist whose work was featured in both Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery and was commissioned for Blackburn’s biannual ‘British Textile Biennial’ is one of four shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2024.
Published on Tuesday 7 May 2024 at 4:20 pm
A new board has been appointed to help lead on plans for how £20m of Government funding can be best spent in Darwen.
Published on Thursday 4 April 2024 at 11:39 am
A new planning application has been submitted to repair the roof of the historic King George’s Hall.
Filed under: KGH | King George's Hall
Published on Tuesday 26 March 2024 at 1:17 pm
For more than five decades, Tom Turner has been a familiar face on Darwen Market – some say that he’s part of the furniture there.
Published on Thursday 21 March 2024 at 1:02 pm
Corporation Park is set to benefit from £750,000 of new funding successfully secured by Blackburn with Darwen Council.
Published on Wednesday 20 March 2024 at 8:00 pm
The Lancashire market town of Darwen is set to host an international adidas exhibition to celebrate 10 years of its successful Spezial range.
