Published Tuesday 8 March 2016 at 15:30
Residents are encouraged to join thousands of others across the country in flying a flag for the Commonwealth.
On Monday, March 14 at 10am, the Commonwealth flag will be raised at an event in front of Blackburn Town Hall, on King William Street.
This event will mark the annual Commonwealth Day, which takes place every year on the second Monday in March.
The Commonwealth flag will be raised by the Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen Councillor Faryad Hussain and the event will be attended by Council staff and elected members, with members of the public urged to take part.
Some local schools will also be taking part by attending and designing their own flags which the Mayor will be viewing at the conclusion of the event.
‘Fly a flag for the Commonwealth’ is an imaginative way for local communities to become involved with and associate with the Commonwealth.
The inaugural ‘Fly a Flag for the Commonwealth’ event was held in 2014 where local communities across the United Kingdom and beyond took part in what was the largest co-ordinated raising of the Commonwealth Flag in history.
The Mayor said:
This is a wonderful opportunity for us as a borough to join with others across the Commonwealth, in marking the values of friendship and tolerance which the Commonwealth flag represents.
I urge as many as possible to join in this event.
For more information on Fly a flag for the Commonwealth, visit http://flyaflagforthecommonwealth.co.uk