Published on Wednesday 8 November 2023 at 4:52 pm
Know someone who strives to make our community stronger and more united? One Voice Blackburn is calling for nominations for the Leader’s Award in the 2024 1V Awards.
Filed under: community cohesion | Council Leader | Integration | One Voice Awards | One Voice Blackburn
Published on Wednesday 30 March 2022 at 10:19 am
Blackburn with Darwen businesses who have taken part in the borough’s social integration programme have celebrated their ongoing work to make their workplaces more diverse and inclusive.
Filed under: Blackburn College | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Monday 19 July 2021 at 10:07 am
A total of 22 local groups will receive funding from Blackburn with Darwen’s social integration programme to take forward projects designed to help make a stronger borough.
Filed under: grant | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Tuesday 6 July 2021 at 3:44 pm
As Srebrenica Memorial Day approaches, the Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen and the Council Leader are pledging to learn from the lessons of history to help build safe and tolerant communities.
Filed under: Hate Crime | Integration | Srebrenica genocide
Published on Friday 25 June 2021 at 2:50 pm
Students from McNally Music Tuition have joined forces with One Voice Blackburn to form ‘BANNED Cohesion’ – a diverse and inclusive ensemble.
Filed under: community | coronavirus | COVID-19 | Integration | Our Community Our Future | Picture This | social integration
Published on Friday 7 May 2021 at 9:27 am
Next month local young people will have the chance to take part in a programme that aims to empower them to make a difference through social integration and social action projects.
Filed under: community cohesion | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration | Strategic Youth Alliance
Published on Monday 26 April 2021 at 5:27 pm
Got an idea for a project that will help to bring people in Blackburn with Darwen together?
Filed under: community | community cohesion | funding | grants | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Friday 12 June 2020 at 5:37 pm
A national research study is looking into the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on community cohesion – and over 18s in Blackburn with Darwen are invited to take part.
Filed under: Integration | Our Community Our Future | research | social integration
Published on Friday 6 March 2020 at 11:44 am
One of the borough’s largest social housing providers is reviewing its recruitment practices after taking part in a programme to help local workforces become more diverse.
Filed under: Blackburn College | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration | Together Housing
Published on Thursday 13 February 2020 at 11:05 am
Litter, jobs and opportunities, and events that bring people together are just some of the issues local people have discussed at Community Voices events over the last eight months.
Filed under: community | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Monday 10 February 2020 at 9:09 am
Community-spirited people from across Blackburn with Darwen came together to share ideas of how to make their neighbourhoods stronger.
Filed under: community | community group | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Wednesday 5 February 2020 at 10:40 am
A young Blackburn student who wrote a speech that attracted international acclaim has won a major local award.
Published on Friday 31 January 2020 at 9:40 am
A new youth group is giving young people in Blackburn with Darwen a voice to discuss their big issues.
Filed under: Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration | young people
Published on Wednesday 22 January 2020 at 3:30 pm
A ceremony to mark Holocaust Memorial Day is being planned to bring the community together to remember and pay respects to victims of genocide, oppression and torture.
Filed under: Holocaust Memorial Day | Integration | social integration
Published on Tuesday 10 December 2019 at 8:38 am
An Audley woman is planning a new football league to help refugees and asylum seekers integrate into local life having taken part in the Community Ambassador programme.
Filed under: Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Monday 9 December 2019 at 3:44 pm
There’s no need for anyone to be alone over Christmas thanks to kind-hearted community groups planning festive meals for isolated and vulnerable people, as well as local celebrations.
Filed under: Christmas | community | events | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Wednesday 27 November 2019 at 9:07 am
Pupils from two local primary schools got some inspiration to write spooky stories during a day spent together at Turton Tower.
Filed under: children | Integration | Our Community Our Future | Schools and Education | Schools Linking | social integration
Published on Tuesday 5 November 2019 at 10:00 am
Got things you’d like to raise about living in your neighbourhood? Want to share opinions about how people in the area get along?
Filed under: Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Wednesday 16 October 2019 at 5:12 pm
Blackburn with Darwen’s Community Ambassadors programme took off in week four with a residential trip to Belfast.
Published on Tuesday 15 October 2019 at 2:44 pm
Local people are being asked for their views on getting around in Blackburn with Darwen in a borough-wide transport survey – and have the chance to win one of five £50 The Mall shopping vouchers for taking part.
Filed under: Consultation | Integration | Our Community Our Future | Public Consultation | social integration | transport
Published on Thursday 10 October 2019 at 4:06 pm
The new Faith & Communities Minister was given an overview of the borough’s social integration programme on a visit to Blackburn with Darwen earlier today.
Filed under: Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Wednesday 9 October 2019 at 12:33 pm
Blackburn College has delivered a new programme designed to give Lancashire’s employers access to skills, training and resources that will enable them to develop harmonious and diverse workforces.
Filed under: Blackburn College | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Tuesday 24 September 2019 at 2:46 pm
A total of 26 local groups will receive funding from Blackburn with Darwen’s social integration programme to take forward projects designed to help make a stronger borough.
Filed under: grants | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Wednesday 11 September 2019 at 2:31 pm
People from all walks of life and different neighbourhoods are sharing their opinions on life in Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: Community Voices | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Thursday 22 August 2019 at 9:01 am
There’s just over two weeks left for local groups to apply for funding for projects that will help to break down barriers between people from different backgrounds.
Filed under: community group | grants | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Wednesday 21 August 2019 at 4:30 pm
A group of young people who are taking part in the Youth Ambassador programme have begun to plan their next steps – planning two community events that will support young people at risk of getting involved in crime.
Filed under: Blackburn Youth Zone | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration | young people
Published on Monday 5 August 2019 at 12:31 pm
Community Voices events are giving local people opportunities to share their views on living in Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Friday 2 August 2019 at 3:40 pm
Got an idea for a project that will bring people in Blackburn with Darwen together?
A new grants fund is available for local groups and organisations that want to deliver projects to help make a stronger borough.
Filed under: grants | Integration | Neighbourhoods | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Thursday 25 July 2019 at 10:43 am
Blackburn Rovers Community Trust is playing host to an exciting new course designed to help Blackburn with Darwen residents make a difference to where they live.
Filed under: community | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Friday 19 July 2019 at 11:39 am
A new team of community development workers is setting out to help make Blackburn with Darwen a stronger borough.
Filed under: community | Integration | Neighbourhoods | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Thursday 18 July 2019 at 4:12 pm
Pupils from a number of Blackburn with Darwen schools have been celebrating taking part in a project that has brought them together to think about their identity and learn about one another’s culture.
Filed under: children | Integration | Our Community Our Future | Schools and Education | Schools Linking
Published on Monday 1 July 2019 at 11:25 am
Residents across Blackburn with Darwen are being invited to speak out on key issues for the borough.
Filed under: community | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Thursday 13 June 2019 at 8:43 am
Visitors to a unique interactive exhibition in Blackburn Cathedral will get an emotive insight into the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers fleeing their homes.
Filed under: Integration | Our Community Our Future | Refugee Week | social integration
Published on Tuesday 26 February 2019 at 12:16 pm
People are invited to see inside three Blackburn mosques for the annual Visit My Mosque day, which this year takes place on Sunday 3 March.
Filed under: Integration | social integration
Published on Tuesday 8 January 2019 at 9:03 am
A Blackburn secondary school has hosted a national conference to offer insight into breaking down barriers to integration within school and college communities.
Filed under: Integration | Our Community Our Future | Schools and Education | social integration
Published on Tuesday 18 December 2018 at 11:04 am
Young people from seven different Blackburn with Darwen secondary schools posed big questions at a Question Time style event held in Blackburn Town Hall last week.
Filed under: Integration | Schools and Education | Schools Working Together | social integration
Published on Thursday 13 December 2018 at 11:41 am
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Councillor Saima Afzal has lent her support to a project that highlights how the local Muslim community appreciate the festive season.
Filed under: Christmas | community | Festive | Integration
Published on Thursday 6 December 2018 at 5:02 pm
Exciting plans to boost the borough’s economic prosperity and build stronger, more integrated communities have been launched.
Filed under: Integrated Communities | Integration | Our Community Our Future | social integration
Published on Wednesday 31 October 2018 at 3:52 pm
Plans to increase cohesion and build stronger communities within Blackburn with Darwen have taken a significant step forward.
Filed under: Integrated Communities | Integration | social integration
Published on Wednesday 14 March 2018 at 11:21 am
Efforts to increase prosperity and cohesion in Blackburn and Darwen have received a welcome boost.
The Government has invited the Council to be one of five Integration Areas to participate in an ambitious programme as part of its new Integrated Communities Strategy.
Filed under: Integration | social integration
