Published on Thursday 30 May 2019 at 4:02 pm
Thousands of people are set to enjoy Blackburn’s first tribute festival at Witton Park on Saturday 22 June.
Filed under: festival | music | Restricted Rocks | Witton
Published on Friday 30 June 2017 at 11:33 am
Young people from Blackburn and Darwen took part in the annual North West Leaving Care Football Tournament.
Filed under: Councillor | Maureen Bateson | North West Leaving Care Football Tournament | Witton
Published on Wednesday 27 January 2016 at 11:28 am
Give your little ones the best change of learning to cycle from the earliest stage, with a new BalanceAbility Course.
Filed under: Bike | Cycle | Witton | Witton Park
Published on Tuesday 16 December 2014 at 2:19 pm
The new refurbished £320,000 athletics track has opened at Witton Country Park.
Members of Blackburn Harriers braved the cold to be the first to use the upgraded facility which was funded by a Sport England Inspired Facilities grant of £150,000 and £170,000 from Blackburn with Darwen Council.
Filed under: athletics | Blackburn Harriers Athletics Club | Councillor | Damian Talbot | Witton | Witton Park Arena
Published on Friday 10 October 2014 at 10:48 am
Help your children have an active and fun October half term with a special Halloween themed sports camp.
Filed under: athletics | dodgeball | football | half term | leisure and Young people | Pleckgate High School | sport | tennis | Witton | Witton Park Arena
Published on Tuesday 23 September 2014 at 2:15 pm
People who work in and around Blackburn Town Centre are being invited to walk to work on Friday and be part of the big Witton Park and Stride event.
Filed under: Councillor | health and fitness | health and well being | Maureen Bateson | regeneration | travel | Witton
Published on Friday 25 July 2014 at 8:30 am
Witton Country Park will be jam-packed with Commonwealth Games-themed activities this summer
Free fun days are on offer at the Countryside Services Activity Room based at the Pavilion on Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27 between 1pm-4pm with a Glasgow Commonwealth Games themed activity.
Filed under: Commonwealth Games | events | leisure | leisure and Young people | sport | Summer 2014 | Witton | Witton Country Park
Published on Tuesday 15 July 2014 at 1:52 pm
Get ready to defend and attack – teams are needed for a netball tournament to raise funds for the Mayor’s Charities.
Filed under: Alan Cottam | charity | mayor | Netball | Witton | Witton 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 16 April 2014 at 2:23 pm
The Council is delighted to have been awarded £150,000 from Sport England’s Inspired Facilities Fund.
Martin Eden, director of Leisure, Culture and Young People at Blackburn with Darwen Council, welcomed the news and said: “We are delighted we have secured £150,000 of funding for the borough’s sport facilities.
Filed under: Inspired Facilities Fund | Martin Eden | sport | Sport England | Witton | Witton Park Arena
Published on Wednesday 2 April 2014 at 2:35 pm
A Blackburn with Darwen Council-backed bid by a local drug and alcohol charity for funding to improve its facilities in the borough has been granted.
Filed under: alcohol | charity | Councillor | drugs | employment | Housing | Mohammed Khan | THOMAS | Witton
