Published on Friday 18 September 2015 at 9:45 am
Director of graphic art documentary, Anthony Peters, will be introducing his film, Made You Look at the next meeting of Blackburn creative businesses.
Filed under: Blackburn is Open | Creative Hive | Creative Lancashire | Source Creative
Published on Tuesday 25 August 2015 at 1:53 pm
With the motto, Arte et Labore (By Skill and Hard Work), Blackburn is the natural place to launch Britain’s first National Festival of Making.
Filed under: arts | Blackburn is Open | Festival of Making
Published on Friday 21 August 2015 at 2:54 pm
The latest issue of By Skill & Hard Work is out now complete with ‘How To’ guides from Blackburn’s creative community.
Filed under: Blackburn is Open | By Skill and Hard Work
Published on Wednesday 8 July 2015 at 3:23 pm
Former Blackburn is Open intern has taken the next steps in her career after being chosen to help coordinate a dance show for a major international arts festival.
Filed under: Blackburn is Open | Councillor | Manchester International Festival | MIF
Published on Thursday 25 June 2015 at 4:33 pm
Here’s our list of events in & around Blackburn & Darwen from Monday, 29th June to Sunday 5th July 2015.
Filed under: Blackburn is Open | Blackburn Town Centre | Blakeys | Darwen Library Theatre | Darwen Town Centre | King George's Hall | The Bereau | Turton Tower | what's on
Published on Friday 22 May 2015 at 10:00 am
Blackburn’s Big Lunch on Sunday, June 7 will bring people together from across the borough for a summer street party.
Filed under: Big Lunch | Blackburn is Open | Blackburn Town Centre | Chutney for Change
Published on Tuesday 19 May 2015 at 1:05 pm
Did you attend the Acid House raves in the late 80s and early 90s?
Blackburn photographer Derren Lee Poole has created a photographic and audio exploration of the legacy of acid house rave culture on Blackburn.
Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn is Open | Derren Lee Poole | Urban Room
Published on Wednesday 13 May 2015 at 10:18 am
Artists Alex Wareing and Antonia Hennerley are getting ready to launch Blackburn’s first printmaking festival.
Blackburn Printfest will run from Friday, May 15 to Saturday, May 16 and will see printmakers come from all over the UK to show their work.
Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn is Open | Blackburn Printfest | The Bureau | Town Centre
Published on Wednesday 11 March 2015 at 2:33 pm
The latest downloadable Shuttle is now available for you to read in PDF format. To see all the latest news and updates about major regeneration projects in the borough, view the latest and past printed Shuttles here.
Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn is Open | Blackburn Town Centre | budget | Cathedral Quarter | Councillor | Just Good Friends
Published on Tuesday 10 February 2015 at 4:48 pm
The Bureau – Centre for the Arts is Blackburn’s newest arts venue and to celebrate the setting up of this exciting new venture it is flinging open its doors to invite people to Get Creative.
Filed under: Art | Blackburn is Open | Creative | The Bureau
Published on Wednesday 28 January 2015 at 4:07 pm
Retro games art exhibition Pixel Lust returns for a second time with new levels and even higher scores.
Filed under: Art | Blackburn is Open | exhibition | Pixel Lust
Published on Monday 19 January 2015 at 3:33 pm
By Skill and Hard Work (BS&HW) celebrates the talented people who live, work and play in Blackburn.
Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn is Open | By Skill and Hard Work
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 Thursday 13 November 2014 at 10:36 am
Port and stilton, Bakewell tart and toast and marmalade are just a few of the delicious flavours that will soon be on offer at a new boutique chocolate shop.
Filed under: Assistance to Industry | Blackburn is Open | Blackburn Town Centre | Councillor | Local Business | Maureen Bateson
Published on Wednesday 12 November 2014 at 2:53 pm
A pop up recruitment shop is opening in Blackburn.
Capita TV Licensing, which is based in India Mill in Darwen, will be giving information out about its vacancies in the Blackburn Is Open shop in King William Street on Monday November 17 between 10am and 4pm.
Filed under: Blackburn is Open | Councillor | Executive Member for Regeneration | Maureen Bateson | Recruitment
Published on Wednesday 22 October 2014 at 9:02 am
A new film about the northern soul movement which has been filmed in part at Blackburn’s King George’s Hall has been launched.
Filed under: Blackburn is Open | Blackburn Town Centre | dance | King George's Hall | music | Northern soul
Published on Tuesday 14 October 2014 at 3:29 pm
Blackburnians are getting together to spread the ‘good news’ about Blackburn with a night featuring top DJs performing in a former church.
Filed under: Blackburn is Open | Councillor | Maureen Bateson | Wayne Hemmingway
Published on Friday 3 October 2014 at 2:44 pm
The latest downloadable Shuttle is now available for you to read. September's Shuttle contains articles on Good Neighbour Awards ceremony – report and pictures, Quarter of Council services hit by cuts, Blackburn is Open: Artists launch new pop up shop, Heritage festival, Cathedral Quarter investment update, New leisure centre images, Do it Online: Council digital services and much more.
Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn is Open | Blackburn Town Centre | Councillor | Shuttle
Published on Friday 19 September 2014 at 2:15 pm
Blackburn is to answer the battle-cry of one of Britain’s leading architects by opening the UK’s first Urban Room ahead of a month long celebration of architecture.
Filed under: Blackburn is Open | Councillor | Maureen Bateson | regeneration | Wayne Hemingway
Published on Wednesday 3 September 2014 at 4:12 pm
Get ready for Blackburn Festival with this pre-festival party.
As part of Blackburn is Open’s First Thursday events come along for a taste of what to expect at Blackburn’s biggest music festival.
Filed under: Blackburn Festival | Blackburn is Open | First Thursday
Published on Friday 22 August 2014 at 3:34 pm
A new pop-up shop showcasing the work of local artists is due to open in Blackburn town centre.
Filed under: arte et labore | Blackburn | Blackburn is Open | Councillor | creativity | Maureen Bateson | regeneration | Town Centre
Published on Tuesday 12 August 2014 at 3:19 pm
A Blackburn born artist and her partner will showcase their works in Blackburn town Centre this Thursday, all the way from the USA.
Filed under: Art | Blackburn | Blackburn is Open | King William Street | Town Centre
Published on Thursday 31 July 2014 at 9:56 am
The importance of what, when and how we eat, and why it matters is the theme of a production as part of next month’s First Thursday event.
Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn is Open | events | First Thursday
Published on Wednesday 28 May 2014 at 10:11 am
Blackburn museum and art gallery has launched a new website that will make finding out about the events and exhibitions hosted at the historic Blackburn building easier.
Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn is Open | Director of Culture | events | leisure and Young people | Martin Eden | Source Creative | website
Published on Wednesday 21 May 2014 at 3:09 pm
Sky Valley Mistress will be getting people into the party spirit for next month’s First Thursday Street Party.
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 Monday 24 February 2014 at 3:40 pm
A ‘Curiosity Shop’ is set to be unveiled on March 6 with help from the Blackburn is Open scheme. After two rounds of successful taxidermy sessions hosted at Blackburn Museum and the Blackburn is Open pop up art centre, Nicola Hebson is opening her very own shop.Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn is Open | Councillor | events | Maureen Bateson | Wayne Hemmingway
Published on Friday 21 February 2014 at 3:00 pm
Blackburn Is Open is to launch a new network to help support the development of creative industries in Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: arts | Blackburn | Blackburn is Open | Councillor | creativity | First Thursday | Maureen Bateson | Wayne Hemingway
Published on Wednesday 12 February 2014 at 2:59 pm
A local second-hand bookshop has relocated to Blackburn Town Centre with help from the Blackburn is Open scheme. Rebound has moved from its former base at Eanam to a new town centre location on Town Hall Street.Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn is Open | Bootstrap | charity
