Latest news listings for Blackburn with Darwen Council.
Published on Tuesday 20 May 2014 at 2:55 pm
Blackburn with Darwen men turning 65 are being encouraged to take up a screening invite for a potentially fatal abdominal condition – with those already aged over 65 able to refer themselves in to the service.
Filed under: AAA | Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm | public health | screening
Published on Monday 19 May 2014 at 2:34 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has become the first authority in the country to use photo messaging app Snapchat in a bid to increase voter turnout in this month’s elections.
Filed under: app | bwd-council | Darwen Library Theatre | elections | King George's Hall | snapchat | social media | voting
Published on Monday 19 May 2014 at 2:07 pm
Shoppers stopped in their tracks when Blackburn with Darwen Council’s fostering team staged a high profile – and noisy – stunt in The Mall today (Friday, May 16) as part of national Foster Care Fortnight (May 12-25).
Filed under: Bang the Drum | Banging the Drum for Fostering | Flashmob | Foster Care Fortnight | Harry Catherall | Karen Barrick | Linda Clegg | Shadsworth | Shadsworth Children’s Centre | Soundcloud
Published on Monday 19 May 2014 at 1:47 pm
Cyclists in the borough are being urged to get on their bikes and sign-up for free, fun, family bike rides this summer.
Filed under: bwdconnect | CONNECT | cycling | Sky Ride
Published on Monday 19 May 2014 at 12:33 pm
Thoughtless vandals are putting sport at risk by damaging pitches at Pleasington playing fields.
Improvement works were recently carried out by Council teams, including re-seeding the grass, to make the land more suitable for both football and cricket.
Filed under: cricket | football | playing fields | Pleasington | Sayyed Osman
Published on Thursday 15 May 2014 at 12:14 pm
‘Beetle-mania’ comes to Blackburn this weekend as the Festival of Wonders celebrates the Bowdler’s Beetle Collection.
Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn is Open | Festival of Wonders | museum | museums at Night | natural history | Pennine Lancashire | Rebound bookshop
Published on Thursday 15 May 2014 at 11:52 am
The Your Support Your Choice shop in Blackburn town centre is hosting four information sessions for people to learn how to become a dementia friend next Thursday, May 22.
Filed under: 50+ Partnership | dementia | Dementia Awareness Week
Published on Tuesday 13 May 2014 at 11:48 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s fostering team has revealed that finding permanent foster homes for children in care is one of its biggest challenges.
Filed under: fostering | Let's Foster
Published on Tuesday 13 May 2014 at 11:37 am
Several events and initiatives are planned for Dementia Awareness Week – May 18-24.
On Monday, May 19, health and social care organisations across Blackburn with Darwen and East Lancashire will be holding a dementia awareness event at Turf Moor, Burnley from 10am-3.30pm.
Filed under: 50+ Partnership | Alzheimer’s Society | dementia | Dementia Awareness Week | Dementia Friend | Public Health England | Steve Tingle
Published on Tuesday 13 May 2014 at 11:27 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council staff will be banging the drum for fostering when they stage a high profile – and noisy – stunt in The Mall as part of national Foster Care Fortnight this Friday, May 16.
Filed under: Bang the Drum | fostering | Let's Foster
Published on Monday 12 May 2014 at 11:09 am
Blackburn Museum is working with students at University Centre at Blackburn College, to produce an exhibition on themes of Conflict, Change, and Memory, in relation to local experiences of the First World War.
Published on Monday 12 May 2014 at 10:26 am
Blackburn with Darwen’s Trading Standards is warning people not to hand over money to a company offering Council Tax rebates.
Filed under: Citizen's Advice Bureau | consumer | trading standards
Published on Thursday 8 May 2014 at 11:29 am
Blackburn with Darwen libraries are taking part in the Festival of Wonders once again and are inviting families to turn detective and discover how the Victorians used a collection of mystery objects.
Filed under: Blackburn Central library | Darwen library | Festival of Wonders | Victorian | workshop
Published on Thursday 8 May 2014 at 10:18 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council has launched an appeal to recruit 20 new foster carers at the start of national Foster Care Fortnight (May 12-25). Local foster carers are urgently needed to look after vulnerable children and young people – from babies to teens - who can’t live at home for many different reasons.Filed under: fostering | Happy families | Karen Barrick | Let's Foster | permanence
Published on Wednesday 7 May 2014 at 11:16 am
Blackburn’s Central library’s main entrance is to close until further notice, as conservation work continues.
From Wednesday the 7th May the Town Hall Street entrance to the Library will close and all access to the building will be via the Northgate entrance.
Filed under: Blackburn Central library | Martin Eden | regeneration
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