CONNECT | The Shuttle: Blackburn with Darwen Council News

Cycle Recycle

Published on Friday 28 February 2020 at 12:26 pm

Have you got an old bike that you no longer use? If so, you can donate it to Cycle Recycle!

New signs will help direct cyclists and walkers away from busy traffic

Published on Wednesday 27 July 2016 at 9:54 am

A borough councillor who champions cycling has welcomed new signs in Blackburn to help riders and walkers avoid busy traffic.

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Queen’s Birthday celebrations

Published on Thursday 16 June 2016 at 11:43 am

An event to celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday at Blackburn Train Station was a huge success.

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Public transport just got better

Published on Thursday 7 April 2016 at 11:50 am

Bus service Transdev is now making travelling in Blackburn easier and cheaper with their new local zone.

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New Outdoor Activity Package

Published on Thursday 11 February 2016 at 4:05 pm

Witton Park Cycle Centre is offering a range of new and exciting activities this February half term.

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Children’s Centre to host road safety event

Published on Tuesday 24 November 2015 at 9:53 am

Darwen Children’s Centre will host a road safety event later this week as part of an ongoing campaign to ensure that the simplest road safety measure of all – holding hands – keeps more children safe on the streets of Blackburn with Darwen.

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Around the world in 28 days by bicycle Lancashire Cycle Challenge is complete!

Published on Tuesday 21 July 2015 at 10:03 am

1,389 people from across Lancashire have once again put the region on the cycling map over the past three weeks, collectively cycling 109,832 miles in the Love to Ride Lancashire Cycle Challenge (www.lovetoride.net/lancashire) – the equivalent of cycling over 4 times around the world including 179 people who took to a bike for the first time in over a year to help their workplace ride to victory.

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Nick walks from Pendle to Parliament the good old fashioned way

Published on Wednesday 8 July 2015 at 3:46 pm

A paper map was all it took to help walking officer Nick Burton find his way from Lancashire to London.

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Pendle to Parliament

Published on Monday 15 June 2015 at 2:59 pm

Author and hiker Nick Burton is off on a walking adventure from East Lancashire to the Houses of Parliament.

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Come along to a free cycle event on Thursday

Published on Tuesday 2 June 2015 at 3:25 pm

The Lancashire Cycle Challenge 2015 Roadshow will be in Town Hall Square, Blackburn on Thursday 4th June 2015 from 10am to 2pm.

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Every picture tells a story: Walk to Work event

Published on Friday 29 May 2015 at 9:41 am

Dozens of people who took part in Connect’s walk to work event helped capture their moments by taking photographs on the way to work.

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Wacky Races comes to Blackburn and Darwen

Published on Thursday 23 April 2015 at 8:59 am

The first ever “Wacky Races” style challenge has taken place in Blackburn and Darwen – in a bid to get more people to think about different ways of travel.

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More secure cycle storage for staff and visitors

Published on Friday 17 April 2015 at 2:05 pm

Additional bike sheds have been introduced outside council offices to encourage more staff to cycle to and from work.

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The Snowball Battle of Reservoir Hill!

Published on Wednesday 28 January 2015 at 1:17 pm

Family fun group make the most of the wintery weather.

A group set up to promote family-fun activities in the borough have been making the most of the wintery weather – by taking part in a snowball battle!

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Sustainable transport competition winners

Published on Friday 23 January 2015 at 12:14 pm

Commuters and students have been looking into alternative ways to travel to work and college to help cut congestion on the borough’s roads and reduce their carbon footprint.

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