Your Call
Published on Wednesday 5 December 2018 at 11:13 am
Blackburn with Darwen’s loyal army of litter-pickers have been thanked at a special celebration event.
More than 80 of the avid volunteers turned out to the event at King George’s Hall, in Blackburn.
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Published on Friday 23 November 2018 at 1:23 pm
Do you want to help make the borough greener and join a team planting hundreds of trees?
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Published on Friday 17 August 2018 at 3:53 pm
The Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council has praised volunteers for their efforts to make the borough a cleaner and greener place and pledged to continue to support them.
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Published on Friday 15 December 2017 at 11:05 am
Talented local photographer and Blackburn Road Runner Shafiq Khan has shared a collection of his best work to create a unique calendar to raise money for the East Lancashire Hospice.
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Published on Wednesday 22 February 2017 at 4:07 pm
A volunteer will be recognised for her work supporting the refugee community at a special celebration this week.
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Published on Tuesday 6 December 2016 at 2:43 pm
A special award was given to five-year-old Eddie Carr for a giant litter pick in Darwen.
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Published on Tuesday 4 October 2016 at 10:05 am
Volunteers are working on renovating a building to give people a quiet space to reflect on their loved ones who have passed away.
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Published on Friday 29 July 2016 at 8:42 am
Whalley Range residents organised and carried out a successful clean up in their area as part of the Council’s Your Call campaign.
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Published on Thursday 24 March 2016 at 7:54 am
A Darwen community group has been praised for the exceptional work they do to care for their park.
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Published on Thursday 10 March 2016 at 2:08 pm
Volunteers will spruce up Sunnyhurst Woods this weekend as part of a regular clean-up.
The Friends of Sunnyhurst Woods are inviting residents down to help improve the look of the area.
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Published on Friday 26 February 2016 at 4:32 pm
The first good neighbours have been nominated.
The Good Neighbours Awards 2016 was launched last week and the first entries have been received.
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Published on Wednesday 24 February 2016 at 11:50 am
COMMUNITY groups and schools across Blackburn with Darwen are brushing up their tidying skills as part of the Clean for the Queen initiative.
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Published on Wednesday 13 January 2016 at 5:27 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group has become the latest sponsor to sign up for this year’s Good Neighbours Awards.
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Published on Thursday 17 December 2015 at 4:16 pm
A national social care charity is to be a major sponsor of next year’s Good Neighbours Awards.
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Published on Friday 4 December 2015 at 1:44 pm
Emily Hirst,15, of Heys Lane in Blackburn, decided to start the community project in order to complete a module for her Commonwealth Award.
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Published on Tuesday 10 November 2015 at 6:26 pm
One Voice will be taking part in a litter picking exercise on Sunday 15th November. The West End Girls (WEGs) will be leading the project and it will form the basis of regular clean ups throughout Blackburn in the coming months.
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Published on Thursday 15 October 2015 at 10:36 am
Suitcases and car parts were just a few of the items collected in a mass clean up at a Blackburn’s Roe Lee Park.
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Published on Wednesday 30 September 2015 at 3:26 pm
The leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council has unveiled plans to build an army of volunteers at a special event.
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Published on Friday 25 September 2015 at 10:28 am
The leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council will unveil plans to build an army of volunteers at a special conference next week.
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Published on Friday 4 September 2015 at 10:33 am
A seven year old who goes out regularly to clean up his community was guest of honour when he was invited to meet the Mayor with Blackburn with Darwen and leader of the Council.
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Published on Tuesday 25 August 2015 at 4:22 pm
Here’s the Shuttle’s top ten reasons why Blackburn is a great place to live.
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Published on Thursday 23 July 2015 at 8:36 am
A group of 16 dedicated volunteers have taken over the running of Livesey Library.
The Library Service has had committed volunteers for many years in a number of different areas – customers using the Home Delivery Service are visited fortnightly by volunteers with a selection of books and talking books and for many this service is a life line.
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Published on Friday 29 May 2015 at 3:31 pm
As part of the national celebration of volunteers next week, Community and Volunteering Services (CVS) will be hosting a number of events throughout the week to encourage volunteering.
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Published on Thursday 19 March 2015 at 5:22 pm
Cllr Kate Hollern, Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council, has presented a cheque of £500 to Friends of Holy Trinity.
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Published on Tuesday 10 March 2015 at 3:52 pm
A community clean-up is set to take place this Saturday in Mill Hill, with all volunteers welcome.
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Published on Monday 15 December 2014 at 4:36 pm
The Council leader Councillor Kate Hollern and Councillor Jim Smith welcomed dozens of Your Call volunteers to a special event at the Council’s depot at Davy Field industrial estate last week (Friday December 12th 2014).
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Published on Friday 24 October 2014 at 5:50 pm
Residents of Darwen and the Sunnyhurst area are invited to have their say on plans to revamp a local fishing spot.
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Published on Wednesday 22 October 2014 at 4:08 pm
Tea, cake and entertainment will be on offer for older people next month at a special event bring older people in the borough together.
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Published on Wednesday 1 October 2014 at 2:01 pm
A resident who volunteers in Blackburn with Darwen has been thanked for her hard work in the community.
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Published on Thursday 18 September 2014 at 3:30 pm
The world’s largest coffee morning is coming to Blackburn.
Launched in 1990 the Macmillan coffee morning has raised millions of pounds for the Charity and has allowed Macmillan Cancer Support to provide often life-saving and invaluable care to thousands of families and patients to overcome and understand life threatening and terminal diseases.
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Published on Wednesday 17 September 2014 at 5:23 pm
Residents are urged to put their dancing shoes on, as they are invited to a series of social dancing events at Feniscowles Methodist Church.
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Published on Tuesday 19 August 2014 at 4:25 pm
The community of East Rural braved the bad weather, and over the course of a two day Your Call event collected over 20 bags of rubbish.
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Published on Wednesday 13 August 2014 at 12:08 pm
Residents gathered together to learn about what life was like during the First World War, with talks, music and memorabilia, after receiving First World War Your Call grant funding.
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Published on Wednesday 6 August 2014 at 4:23 pm
Dozens of residents joined with the friends of French Road community group to remember the sacrifices their community made 100 years ago.
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Published on Wednesday 6 August 2014 at 11:37 am
Free health and Social Care training is available for volunteers, as part of the ‘Your Neighbour your Call’ scheme.
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Published on Friday 1 August 2014 at 3:34 pm
Ewood Park’s Blues Bar hosted a community day of events, to commemorate the First World War, bringing together residents and community groups in a themed event to mark the centenary of the conflict.
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Published on Tuesday 8 July 2014 at 4:41 pm
Earlier this year the Council’s Your Call scheme made small grants of up to £200 available to groups to help them remember the sacrifices made by their communities 100 years ago.
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