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Head to Ewood Park this Christmas, where there’s something for everyone! All-Inclusive Party Nights, Rockin’ Rovers event, Turkey & Tinsel or private parties. SPECTACULAR CHRISTMAS PARTIES AT BLACKBURN ROVERS FC It’s never too early to start planning for the festive season. Ewood Park offer a range of newly refurbished hospitality suites for you to host your Christmas Party. Whether [...]

The #AmazingAccrington Soapbox Challenge returns on Saturday 26th August from 10am-4pm with a spectacular line-up of events having been announced for the day. Over 15,000 people flocked to Accrington for the event in 2022 and they are expected to return in their thousands this year for #AmazingAccrington's biggest and busiest attraction. The event gets underway at 10am when the [...]

Following the extremely successful 2023 Accrington Food & Culture Festival, organisers #AmazingAccrington have announced that the 2024 Accrington Food Festival will take place on Saturday 1st June from 10am. The 2023 event saw over 12,000 people flock to Accrington town centre for a magical day filled with delicious food, fun for all the family and entertainment across the town [...]

Burnley is gearing up to host its first ever town centre Customer Service Awards - sponsored by Charter Walk Shopping Centre and Financial Affairs - at the historic Mechanics Theatre on Tuesday 4th July. Organised by Burnley Business Improvement District (BID) with support from Charter Walk, the awards have been created to recognise and celebrate the great customer service [...]

#AmazingAccrington, organisers of the 2023 Accrington Food & Culture Festival, have invited over 2,000 Hyndburn primary school children to take part in an exciting competition as part of the cultural festival, which takes place on Saturday 3rd June (10am-4pm). Competition forms have been delivered to Year 2 and Year 3 children from 36 Hyndburn primary schools, with the students [...]

The countdown is well and truly on to the Burnley Words Festival which promises to be ‘a celebration of all things wordy.’ Taking place from Friday 16th June – Sunday 2nd July, the event will feature a range of activities including workshops, readings, stalls, exhibitions and performances across a whole host of town centre venues and locations. A number [...]

#AmazingAccrington, organisers of the 2023 Accrington Food & Culture Festival, have announced a spectacular line-up of free activities for all the family at the eagerly anticipated cultural event which takes place on Saturday 3rd June in Accrington town centre. The festival, sponsored by North Lancs Training Group (NLTG), Hyndburn Borough Council, Financial Affairs and Cardboard Box Company, will be [...]

#AmazingAccrington business leaders, local schools and education providers all came together for the annual Hyndburn Education Summit on Friday 19th May, which was held at Accrington Stanley's world class hospitality venue, the 1968 Lounge. In what was an exciting and informative event, #AmazingAccrington welcomed a packed schedule of guest speakers including special guest, Amanda Parker, Lord-Lieutenant Elect. Also speaking [...]

The Chorley based Financial Planning firm True Bearing have made two new appointments to their Compliance Team in Spring 2023. Mark Greenwood joins in the newly created role of Regional Risk Manager and will work closely with Compliance Director Helen Lupton to support the firm’s growth plan, help the existing compliance team develop, and provide compliance and T&C expertise. [...]