Spend Christmas in Blackburn with Darwen with free events and top prizes to be won every single day! Christmas is set to be a real cracker in Blackburn with Darwen with the launch of a brand new campaign bursting with free events and giveaways. Hot on the heels of the two hugely successful Christmas…
D:REAM is set to headline an action-packed day of festive fun to mark the Christmas lights being switched on in Darwen. Blackburn with Darwen Council and Darwen Town Council have teamed up with Crafty Vintage to ensure the 2022 event is a real Christmas cracker! And, there promises to be something for everyone…
School is (almost) out, and free family activities are back in here at Darwen Market. We’re excited to be kicking off your summer holiday with two weeks of vibrant free entertainment that will provide unique experiences for all the family. Booking isn’t required for any of these events, feel free to come down when you…
Independents’ Day UK is being celebrated this weekend, and it’s certainly a campaign that we can get behind here at Darwen Market. UK Indie Day, as it’s also known, is a campaign to support our local independent businesses. They truly are the heart of our high streets (and markets!), and they rely on support from…
We’re looking forward to three exciting free family events coming soon to Darwen Market! In collaboration with Culturapedia and Spot On Lancashire, local families will be able to enjoy three more free activities in Darwen Town Centre, this time with a Jubilee theme. There is also a theme of connection and sharing stories amongst each…
Families are in for a treat this coming week at Darwen Market. In collaboration with Culturapedia and Spot On Lancashire, we are excited to be bringing you a week of fun, imagination and adventure. Our four themes for the events are Create, Make, Explore and Watch, so there’s an activity for everyone and something different…
The Children’s Wellbeing Club began at Darwen Market last Saturday, and will continue to run every Saturday in March from half 9am till half 11am. These sessions are run by Lisa Kennedy of Unwind Rebalance, who you may remember we did a Local Entrepreneur of the Week Facebook post in 2020, which you can read…
Darwen Market has welcomed three fantastic new stalls over the last few weeks – great news for shoppers! Sunset Amore Women’s Boutique If you’re a regular shopper at Darwen Market Hall, you will most likely have noticed Sunset Amore, opposite Rushton’s. This new boutique sells a wide range of women’s clothes, accessories and…
This week (7-13 February 2022) is Children’s Mental Health Week, and the theme this year is Growing Together. This inspired us to plan our FREE family February half term Let’s Make activities with health and wellbeing in mind. We took a short break from children’s activities at Darwen Market after Christmas, and we’re very excited…
We’re throwing it back to Christmas time for this blog, as it was time to present the Shop Darwen Reindeer Trail winners with their prizes last week. #shopdarwen Reindeer Trail The Reindeer Trail was a free activity for children during December, involving nine Shop Darwen shops in Darwen Town Centre. Children had to visit each…