Published on Sunday 15 January 2023 at 6:45 pm
The borough’s annual Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony will bring our local community together to remember and pay respects to victims of genocide, oppression and torture.
Published on Monday 12 December 2022 at 2:38 pm
Blackburn Cathedral has been chosen by the BBC to host its Christmas services and for the first time in the corporation’s history it will be broadcasting at the same venue on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Blackburn Cathedral Square | Christmas
Published on Thursday 15 September 2022 at 12:10 pm
A service of thanksgiving for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Sunday the 18th of September at Blackburn Cathedral.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Queen
Published on Friday 2 September 2022 at 12:10 pm
Blackburn’s COVID-19 vaccination centre is set to move to new premises in readiness for the autumn booster programme.
Published on Friday 27 May 2022 at 11:51 am
Renowned local artist Jamie Holman has created a monumental artwork celebrating Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Filed under: Art | artist | Blackburn Cathedral | Jamie Holman | Jubilee | Jubilee events | Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Published on Tuesday 8 March 2022 at 10:20 am
Opening hours at the Blackburn Cathedral COVID-19 mass vaccination site are being reduced from this week.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | coronavirus | COVID-19 | Covid-19 vaccination programme | NHS Blackburn with Darwen CCG
Published on Friday 12 November 2021 at 9:00 am
Services of remembrance commemorating those who have served their country in wars past and present will be held across the borough.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | commemoration | Darwen Market Square | parade | remembrance
Published on Monday 4 October 2021 at 4:22 pm
Exactly one month today, an imposing 27 foot tall sculpture will be unveiled in Blackburn as a Lancashire-wide knife crime education campaign begins.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Cathedral Square | community safety | Knife Angel | knife crime
Published on Friday 16 July 2021 at 11:40 am
Our lovely local landmarks will be helping to tackle loneliness in care homes this summer thanks to a caring postcard project.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Cards for Kindness | Care Homes | Darwen Tower | residents
Published on Tuesday 29 June 2021 at 2:15 pm
An imposing 27 feet tall sculpture will be on display in Blackburn during November, bringing with it a month-long education programme around knife crime.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | community safety | Knife Angel | knife crime | Police & Crime Commissioner | violent crime
Published on Tuesday 12 November 2019 at 1:09 pm
People from all over the borough came together over Remembrance weekend to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in wars.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Blackburn Town Hall | Bold Venture Park | Councillor | Darwen Town Hall | Jim Shorrock | Remembrance 2019 | Remembrance Sunday
Published on Thursday 12 September 2019 at 3:20 pm
A big careers fair is returning to give people a chance to get new job opportunities and skills in the borough.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Blackburn is Hiring | Councillor | employment | jobs | Phil Riley
Published on Monday 8 July 2019 at 9:23 am
Victims of the Srebrenica genocide will be remembered at a special service hosted by Blackburn Cathedral on Thursday 11 July.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | memorial | Srebrenica genocide
Published on Monday 17 December 2018 at 9:43 am
Hundreds of people turned out at the weekend to enjoy Blackburn’s Festival of Light.
The crowds braved torrential rain to watch the 7th annual Festival of Light – which included a parade from Ainsworth Street to the Town Hall Square – where there were fire performances, light installations and a spectacular fireworks display.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Festival of Light | Mayor of Blackburn
Published on Monday 12 November 2018 at 2:48 pm
A wartime story of love and sacrifice told through powerful dance theatre is coming to Blackburn Cathedral on Monday 19 November.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | dance | First World War | remembrance
Published on Sunday 11 November 2018 at 2:19 pm
Hundreds remembered the fallen 100 years after end of World War One at two special Remembrance Services in the borough.
Filed under: 100 years | Blackburn Cathedral | Darwen Town Hall | Remembrance Service | World War One Commemorations
Published on Wednesday 7 November 2018 at 9:03 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is playing its part in Battle’s Over, an international commemoration marking 100 years since the guns fell silent at the end of World War One.
Filed under: 100 years | Battle's Over | beacons | Blackburn Cathedral | Darwen Heritage Centre | remembrance | World War One Commemorations
Published on Tuesday 2 October 2018 at 10:46 am
The best of Blackburn and Darwen was on show during the annual Mayor’s Civic Tour
Mayor of Blackburn Councillor Pat McFall and Mayoress Lucie Higham took mayors and mayoresses from Lancashire to see some of the borough’s highlights..
Filed under: BBC Radio Lancashire | Blackburn Cathedral | Blackburn College | Blackburn Museum | Councillor | Crown Paints | Mayor's Civic Tour | Pat McFall
Published on Friday 14 September 2018 at 12:29 pm
Thousands of people flocked to a huge careers fair for new job opportunities in Blackburn, Darwen and beyond.
Published on Wednesday 5 September 2018 at 3:19 pm
A big careers fair is being held in the borough for anyone looking for new job opportunities or a chance to upskill.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Blackburn is Hiring | Career | careers advice | Careers Fair | Cllr Phil Riley | Cllr Riley | jobs | Phil Riley | Work
Published on Tuesday 12 December 2017 at 2:22 pm
Blackburn’s Community Carol Service and Festival of Light will take place on Saturday, December 16th.
There will be festive delights for everyone topped off by a spectacular fireworks display in Blackburn town centre.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Community CarolService | Festival of Light
Published on Friday 7 July 2017 at 11:43 am
Blackburn Cathedral will commemorate the victims of the Srebrenica genocide in a special memorial service.
The memorial event will take place on Thursday, July 13th, from 1.30-2.30pm.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | memorial service | Srebrenica genocide
Published on Tuesday 15 November 2016 at 3:40 pm
People across the borough turned out to pay their respects to the fallen at Remembrance Sunday services at the weekend.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Councillor | Hussain Akhtar | mayor | Mohammed Khan | Remembrance Sunday
Published on Friday 22 July 2016 at 10:59 am
Organisers of Blackburn Cathedral Flower Festival have been presented with an award for organising a landmark event which attracted thousands of people to the town centre.
Filed under: award | Blackburn Cathedral | Flower Festival
Published on Thursday 7 July 2016 at 1:58 pm
Hundreds of people flocked to Blackburn Cathedral and town centre to watch the moving Freedom Parade to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.
Filed under: Battle of the Somme | Blackburn Cathedral | Councillor | Freedom Parade | Mohammed Khan
Published on Friday 20 May 2016 at 10:40 am
This year’s prestigious Lancashire Tourism Awards are being held at Blackburn Cathedral in a glittering ceremony celebrating the best of the county’s attractions.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Councillor | Lancashire Tourism Awards | Phil Riley
Published on Wednesday 28 October 2015 at 11:59 am
A war memorial to those who died in World War I will take pride of place in Blackburn’s new town centre Cathedral Quarter development.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Cathedral Quarter
Published on Monday 7 September 2015 at 3:16 pm
This year will be one of the biggest and most important in Blackburn with Darwen’s history thanks to a series of innovative projects that will strengthen the borough’s position in the North West, says Tom Flanagan, the Council’s Executive Director Place.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | blackburn sports and leisure centre | Cathedral Quarter | Fab Lab | Tom Flanagan
Published on Thursday 16 July 2015 at 9:33 am
Cathedral Court, the £6 million extension to Blackburn Cathedral, has been ‘topped out’ at an official ceremony in the Cathedral grounds.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Cathedral Quarter | Harry Catherall
Published on Friday 3 July 2015 at 3:28 pm
Councillor Faryad Hussain has a very busy schedule as he fulfills more official engagements next week.
Filed under: Balloons and Tunes | Blackburn Cathedral | Blackburn symphony orchestra | Councillor | Faryad Hussain | mayor | Moorgate Mill | Witton Park
Published on Tuesday 5 May 2015 at 9:04 am
The borough’s best businesses have been given special recognition at the first ever Hive Blackburn and Darwen Business Awards.
Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn Cathedral | Blackburn with Darwen Council | Hive | HIVE network
Published on Monday 2 February 2015 at 4:28 pm
Blackburn Cathedral will host lectures to mark the 800th Anniversary of the sealing of one the most important document in the development of Western Civilisation.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Magna Carta
Published on Thursday 11 December 2014 at 1:29 pm
The weather is too windy to hold a lantern parade this evening and even though it may subside a little, it’s likely that it will still be too strong to walk round with lanterns.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Blackburn is Open | lantern parade
Published on Wednesday 26 November 2014 at 9:16 am
This Christmas is set to be a fun filled busy time for Blackburn Town Centre.
Following on from last year’s successful embargo of road and maintenance works, the Council is pleased to announce that the same will come into force for its entire works between December 5th and January 5th.
Filed under: Blackburn Cathedral | Blackburn Markets | Bus Station | Cathedral Quarter | Christmas | Councillor | King George's Hall | Maureen Bateson | Small Business Saturday | The Mall
