Published on Thursday 29 February 2024 at 2:47 pm
The Council is lobbying the Government to extend the crucial Household Support Fund (HSF) for struggling families and households in the borough.
Filed under: cost of living | Councillor | extension | Government | Household Support Fund | Julie Gunn | Phil Riley | The Children's Society
Published on Friday 15 December 2023 at 11:54 am
Many of us need period products every month – girls, women and people who have periods – but they can be expensive if you’re struggling for money, especially with the ongoing cost of living crisis.
Filed under: Blackburn | Councillor | Darwen | Free period products | Julie Gunn | public health | sanitary
Published on Wednesday 8 February 2023 at 10:48 am
This week is Children’s Mental Health Week and the theme for this year is Let’s Connect.
Filed under: Children's Mental Health Week | Councillor | Get Connected | Julie Gunn | Place2Be
Published on Tuesday 17 May 2022 at 1:00 pm
A new oral health strategy has been launched in Blackburn with Darwen to help boost children’s teeth health in the borough.
Filed under: Councillor | health | Julie Gunn | Oral Health Strategy | public health | teeth
Published on Monday 7 February 2022 at 10:24 am
This year’s Children’s Mental Health Week is running from February 7th to 13th and is encouraging children and adults to look at how they have grown and how they can help others.
Filed under: Brian Taylor | Children's Mental Health Week | Councillor | Julie Gunn
Published on Tuesday 14 December 2021 at 1:08 pm
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is supporting the local community this Christmas with a festive fundraising appeal.
Filed under: appeal | Blackburn Rovers | Christmas food | Councillor | Festive food box | fundraiser | Julie Gunn
Published on Wednesday 1 December 2021 at 3:55 pm
A new scheme is being launched in advance of Fuel Poverty Awareness Day on 3rd December to give support to families and children and other vulnerable adults through the winter period to access food, support with utility bills and other essentials to help keep people warm and fed.
Filed under: Councillor | help | Household Support Scheme | Julie Gunn | Vicky McGurk | Winter
Published on Wednesday 20 October 2021 at 1:49 pm
Free school meal vouchers will be available for eligible Blackburn with Darwen children for the October half term.
Filed under: Blackburn Market | Councillor | Darwen Market | free school meals | Government | half term | Help Hub | Julie Gunn | vouchers
Published on Wednesday 29 September 2021 at 1:39 pm
Parent champions are being trained in Blackburn with Darwen to help local families give their little ones a healthy smile
The Kind to Teeth campaign has been launched this week by Food Active and Blackburn with Darwen Council aimed at training parents and carers with children under 5 to support local parents with advice on suitable drink choices to help protect their little one’s teeth.
Filed under: babies | Blackburn with Darwen Council | children's centres | Councillor | dental health | Food Active | infants | jackie floyd | Julie Gunn | Kind to Teeth | parent champions | support
Published on Thursday 12 August 2021 at 9:01 am
Students will be receiving their GCSE results today across Blackburn with Darwen.
We would like to congratulate every student collecting their results today.2021 has been another difficult year for all of our children and teenagers with many changes still in place because of the coronavirus pandemic including changes to exams and how the grades are decided.
Filed under: career advice | congratulations | Councillor | exam results | GCSE | Jayne Ivory | Julie Gunn
Published on Thursday 22 July 2021 at 12:27 pm
Places on a free holiday club scheme are fast running out – make sure you book your place for fun and activity this summer
The places are being offered this summer to children who qualify for free school meals during the school holidays.
Filed under: Councillor | free school meals | HAF | Holiday Activities and Food | holiday club | Julie Gunn
Published on Friday 9 July 2021 at 11:25 am
Free holiday club places are being offered this summer to children who qualify for free school meals during the school holidays
The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) summer scheme will be running again for four weeks during the school holidays.
Filed under: Councillor | free school meals | Holiday Activity Fund | Julie Gunn | School Holidays | summer
Published on Thursday 4 February 2021 at 3:15 pm
Support is on offer for people who need help with their heating bills throughout the winter.
Filed under: Councillor | Covid Winter Grant | heating | Help Hub | Julie Gunn | utility bills
Published on Monday 4 January 2021 at 12:31 pm
Councillor Julie Gunn, Executive Member for Children, Young People and Education and Dominic Harrison, Director of Public Health have made a joint statement.Filed under: coronavirus | Councillor | Dominic Harrison | educations | Julie Gunn | Public Heath | schools
Published on Friday 20 November 2020 at 3:55 pm
The leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council says he is pleased with government funding to help families struggling with food and bills this winter but warned government needed to do more to tackle poverty.
Filed under: Councillor | families in need | family support | funding | Help Hub | Julie Gunn | Mohammed Khan
Published on Monday 16 November 2020 at 3:47 pm
The Blackburn school had a starring role on The Politics Show on BBC1 and Granada Reports highlighting its pioneering projects around children’s mental health.
Filed under: BBC | Councillor | forest school | Intack Primary School | Julie Gunn | mental health | mindfulness
Published on Wednesday 16 September 2020 at 12:38 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council supports the launch of #YouCanAdopt campaign designed to dispel the myths on adoption and highlight the number of children looking for a new family.
Filed under: adoption | campaign | Councillor | Julie Gunn | You can adopt
Published on Friday 28 August 2020 at 2:40 pm
Students across Blackburn and Darwen are getting ready to return to school.
Blackburn with Darwen’s schools and settings have remained open throughout the pandemic for identified children and children of key workers.
Filed under: Councillor | education | Julie Gunn | reopening | schools
Published on Thursday 20 August 2020 at 9:11 am
Students will be receiving their GCSE results today across Blackburn with Darwen.
Individual schools and colleges have made their own arrangements on how the young people will receive their results following Covid safe guidelines.
Filed under: coronavirus | Councillor | education | GCSE | Julie Gunn | results | schools
Published on Monday 9 March 2020 at 11:09 am
Pioneering women are being celebrated at a new housing development.
Streets at the new The Hedgerows development off Whinney Lane in Blackburn are being named after brave and bold women who fought in the Suffragette movement to gain rights and votes for women.
Filed under: Councillor | Green Hills | Julie Gunn | Louisa Entwistle | Phil Riley | Suffragette | Wainhomes
Published on Friday 28 February 2020 at 1:41 pm
Families braved wind and rain to celebrate the opening of the revamped Green Lane Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA).
Filed under: Councillor | family funday | Green Lane Multi Use Games Area | Julie Gunn
Published on Wednesday 20 March 2019 at 2:14 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council and 2BR are to host a cervical cancer awareness event outside Blackburn Town Hall this Friday (22 March).
Filed under: cervical cancer | jade goody | Julie Gunn | Town Hall
Published on Thursday 29 October 2015 at 11:07 am
A SPOOKTACULAR event with a celebrity guest is taking place at Greenfield Community Centre.
Peter Gunn aka Brian Packham from Coronation Street, will be opening the Hallowe’en bash, which will run between 12 noon and 3pm on October 31.
Filed under: Coronation Street | Councillor | Greenfield Community Centre | Halloween | Julie Gunn | Konrad Tapp
