Published on Tuesday 3 September 2024 at 2:46 pm
Following it’s launch in January, 16 primary schools in the borough are now taking part in a project to get students walking or wheeling to school, with excellent results.
Filed under: Blackburn | Darwen | Living Streets | School | Walk to School | Walk to school outreach | walking | Walking to school | WOW
Published on Thursday 24 March 2022 at 12:38 pm
With Department for Transport’s capability funding, Blackburn with Darwen Council are encouraging and enabling local businesses within the borough to support more walking and cycling.
Filed under: Business grants | cycling | Engine idling campaign | fitness | health and fitness | health and wellbeing | Safer roads strategy | walking
Published on Wednesday 28 October 2020 at 9:55 am
The clocks went back this weekend in the UK, and every year DfT stats show a seasonal increase in accidents on UK roads, with too many pedestrians and cyclists being killed or seriously injured as it gets darker earlier.
Published on Wednesday 8 July 2020 at 1:23 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council will receive £385,000 from the Department for Transport’s ‘Emergency Active Travel Fund’, an initiative to help local authorities make roads safer for cyclists and walkers to use.
Filed under: cycling | funding | walking | zainab rawat
Published on Friday 5 June 2020 at 11:47 am
Many people have discovered the joy of cycling and walking during lockdown, for some it’s been a form of exercise, for others it’s been a safe, socially distanced way of travelling.
Filed under: active travel | cycling | Damian Talbot | funding | Phil Riley | walking
Published on Tuesday 3 July 2018 at 4:48 pm
The Weavers Wheel cycle fest took place at Witton Park on Saturday.
The festival was a great success with many people turning up to try out the range of free, family-friendly activities, including free bike and helmet hire, led rides and bike doctor surgeries.
Filed under: cycling | refresh | walking | Weavers Wheel
Published on Tuesday 28 March 2017 at 2:03 pm
You can have your say on plans to encourage more people to walk and cycle for everyday and leisure journeys across Lancashire.
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.
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.
Filed under: bwdconnect | CONNECT | Councillor | Phil Riley | rambling | walking
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.
Filed under: car sharing | CONNECT | cycling | James Syson | Running | Wacky Race Event | walking | Witton Park
Published on Wednesday 4 June 2014 at 3:01 pm
The Blackburn and Darwen Witton Weavers Way Walking Festival is taking place from June 16 to 27.
Filed under: Blackburn Markets | Corporation Park | health and fitness | Pleasington Pleasures | rambling | walking | West Pennine Moors | Witton Country Park
Published on Friday 23 May 2014 at 9:47 am
Walk to Work Week is a national celebration of walking to encourage people to think about the way they travel.
Filed under: Blackburn College | Capita | car sharing | CONNECT | cycling | health | public transport | Simon Harrison | Walk to Work Week | walking | Witton | Witton Park
Published on Wednesday 5 February 2014 at 10:51 am
New dates have been announced for the CONNECT mentoring sessions.
The free mentoring courses are for anyone based at a Blackburn with Darwen company who is in the role of mentor or mentee.
Filed under: car sharing | cycling | health | public transport | Test tag archive | transport | walking
