Tom set for retirement after more than 50 years on Darwen Market For more than five decades, Tom Turner has been a familiar face on Darwen Market – some say that he’s part of the furniture there. In fact, he was only a lad when he first started – taking two mornings a week off…
Free Easter Fun Abstract Floral Painting At Darwen Market NATASHA LYNCH Soak up the colour of spring with this abstract painting class. We will do some fun drawing exercises together before painting your very own mini-canvas! Using acrylic paint, you will have something inspired by the joyful bouquets to bring the start of the warmer weather…
Free Easter Fun Birdie At Darwen Market Square MIND THE GAP Homie meets Birdie, a new friend struggling to navigate a world filled with plastics and pollution. With Homie’s help they embark on a journey towards freedom and hope, inspiring positive action and encouraging people to stand up for what’s right. This is a 30…
Free Easter Fun Crochet Bright Blooms At Darwen Market HELEN DAVIES Do you have old t-shirts lying around, waiting to be repurposed into something beautiful? Join us to celebrate spring by crocheting flowers from scrap fabric! In this workshop, you’ll learn to crochet with your fingers instead of a hook, perfect for beginners and seasoned crafters…
Free Easter Fun Creative Cardboard Games At Darwen Market SARAH GRANT Join us for a creative cardboard junk sculpture group challenge! Challenge your family and friends to play with the giant egg maze and race against each other to steady your ball up the giant cheese wall. These fun games are all made with recycled cardboard…
Free Easter Fun Postcard Printing At Darwen Market IAN HALAWI Come and join artist Ian Halawi for Postcard Printing and print your own postcard souvenir! Choose from a selection of image reliefs, inks and card colours to make your very own souvenir print. In this workshop you’ll be shown how to ink up a relief print and…
Free Easter Fun Flock At Darwen Market BREAD & BUTTER THEATRE Meet Heidi and Henrietta, two Herdwick sheep who have ventured down from the Lakeland fells to graze and proudly show off their quintuplet lambs nestled in a beautiful old-fashioned pram. They aim to bring the serenity and beauty of the Cumbrian hills to Blackburn and…
Free Easter Fun Earth Art At Darwen Market WINSTON PLOWES Come and join the Earth Art workshop with artist Winston Plowes and create beautiful patterns with natural objects. Take this chance to find the wildness inside us all and reconnect with ourselves by making art from nature’s resources. Help us with our sand globe garden, slate…
Free February Fun for Families at Blackburn & Darwen Markets On the hunt for something fun to do this half term? Take a look at the fabulous what’s on guide for Blackburn and Darwen markets! Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is delighted to once again be working with local company, Culturapedia, to bring holiday…
Love was most definitely in the air when celebrity designer Patrick Grant visited Darwen Market. Judge on the BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee, Patrick chose the beautiful Victorian building as the location for the latest fashion shoot for his ethical clothing brand, Community Clothing. And, he wasn’t short of willing volunteers with the traders keen…