Free creative workshops for over 50s

The New Year offers new opportunity, as Blackburn, Darwen and Mill Hill libraries launch a Community Living Room programme with free creative workshop sessions.

From 19^th January, and for six weeks, a range of arts-based activities will be offered, including salsa, ceramics, lampshade making and photography.

Resolve to do something different, call in and take part in these weekly events. It is a chance to have fun and make new friends, as well as learn new things.

The Community Living Room session times are as follows: 

• Darwen Library: 19^th January to 23^rd February 2015 –  every Monday 10.00am to 12 Noon
• Blackburn Central Library: 19^th January to 23^rd February 2015 –  every Monday 3.00pm to 5.00pm
• Mill Hill Library: 20^th January to 24^th February 2015 – every Tuesday 10.00am to 12 Noon

The programme is initially aimed at the over 50s and activities will run, throughout 2015, with the aim of establishing socially active groups, in welcoming library spaces, where members can explore shared creative interests.

The Community Living Room project is funded by Arts Council England and is delivered  by Blackburn with Darwen Council in partnership with Age UK, NHS Blackburn and Action Factory Community Arts Ltd.

For more information either contact your library (Blackburn Central – 01254 661221 / Darwen – 01254 706021 / Mill Hill Library –  01254 266380), or visit www.communitylivingroom.co.uk.