Published Thursday 21 March 2019 at 12:17
The days are getting lighter and longer, Spring is in the air and Easter is just around the corner; that can only mean one thing – school holidays!
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has got it covered with a free family friendly school holiday activity programme, Let’s MAKE, at Blackburn and Darwen Markets.
The entertainment and creative activity programme, run in conjunction with award winning partners Crafty Vintage, will take place during the Easter Holiday from Monday 8 April until Good Friday (19 April).
You can expect to find craft activities, caricatures, face painting, magic shows, storytelling station and our Mad Hatters Tea Party Easter Eggs-travaganza event! Alice in Wonderland themed fancy dress is optional but encouraged and there will be prizes for the best fancy dress outfit.
In Blackburn Market on Tuesday 16th April, we will be marking World Voice Day, which aims to promote the importance of us all having a healthy voice. The activity within the Story Mixing Station on this day will be around empowering characters to speak and the importance of being heard.
Cllr Phil Riley, Executive Member for Regeneration said;
I am pleased that we are able to provide this free family friendly holiday activity and that it is taking place within our Markets, at the heart of our towns. There are new skills to learn and fun to be had for all ages.”
Laura Johnson, Owner of Crafty Vintage and Let’s MAKE said:
The amount of people who came along in February was fantastic and we had a lot of people who couldn’t believe that it was all free! We have listened to the feedback and changed the time of the activity at Blackburn Market to 11am – 3pm, Darwen remains at 10am – 2pm.”
We have some new activity within the programme alongside the firm favourites from previous events. The Easter Eggs-travaganza is set to be brilliant with characters entertaining you at this ‘party feel’ event. If there are activities that you are particularly keen to try out, come down early to avoid disappointment!”
For more details go to the Blackburn Markets and Darwen Markets Facebook page.
If you would like to benefit from the busy weeks leading up to Easter, pop up stalls are available at both Blackburn or Darwen Markets. Please contact our friendly team on 01254 585151 for more information.