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The full line-up for Darwen’s Christmas lights switch-on event has just been revealed and it’s a Christmas cracker with more than 10 hours of festive fun! News that K-Klass are set to headline has already gone down a storm with residents and visitors, who flock in their thousands every year to the super popular event.…
The ‘mystery’ headliner for Darwen’s super-popular Christmas lights switch on has just been revealed as 90s electro dance group, K-Klass. Building on the huge success of the ‘best-ever’ Christmas lights switch on in 2023, K-Klass will be performing their 90s hits ‘Rhythm is a Mystery’ and ‘Let Me Show You.’ They’ll top a Christmas cracker…
Did you know that Darwen is home to a specialist pet shop and dog day care? The Animal Garden has been open on Cemetery Road for eight years, and supplies the local community with the best quality pet food and products on the market. The duo behind The Animal Garden are Rebecca and Adam,…
Darwen’s new cultural venue – Fourteen Market Street – has been transformed with an awesomely autumnal window display! Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council commissioned the window art project, created by artist and illustrator Lucie Cooke in collaboration with children from Ashleigh and Avondale primary schools. Around 60 children joined Lucie on Wednesday (September 25th) to…
Join us this Saturday 31st August for a jam-packed day of fun in Darwen Town Centre It might be the last weekend of the summer holidays, but there is still time to have fun, meet family and friends and make memories in Darwen before packing the school bags and ironing the school uniforms! …
89 members of the local community joined window artist, Lucie Cooke, in showing Darwen town centre what summer means to them. Darwen’s first ever window art event, The Big Summer Draw, was a great success on Saturday 18th August. Following the popularity of The #shopdarwen Tower Trail, which runs until Monday 2nd September,…
Have you spotted the beautiful Darwen Tower drawings around town this summer? They’re making up The #shopdarwen Tower Trail, which is all about backing our local economy, spending time with family during the holidays and getting creative! The artist behind the window displays and chalkboards is Lucie Cooke, an accomplished designer and illustrator from Clitheroe,…
Have you explored The Shop Darwen Tower Trail yet? Last month we launched a new campaign which is all about celebrating our independent retailers, supporting our local economy, having family time out of the house this summer and getting creative! Working with talented artist, Lucie Cooke, our beloved Darwen Tower has been hand drawn on…
Urban Seed Today we’re featuring a Darwen entrepreneur who proves that you’re never too young to follow your passions and invest energy into something rewarding. Saffron is the founder of Darwen based houseplant business, Urban Seed. She was just sixteen years old when she began this venture as a way to help get through a…
Blackburn with Darwen Council is working alongside Deco Publique and the new Darwen Long Term Plan Board to engage with residents and members of the local community – to get to know what you think. There’ll be in-person events for residents to attend in June as well as an online survey which is currently open to all via the link: Darwen…
