To celebrate work to the new £1.5m Darwen Market Square being officially completed Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council released this new video on The Weavers Bird! It tells the tale behind the sculpture of the peregrine falcon which sits proudly as the centrepiece of the new market square. Watch the story now of Darwen’s Weaver Bird!…
Darwen’s brand new Market Square is set to be officially opened at an event this May. Following months of hard work to transform the area, the £1.5m project has created an impressive public space that will be officially unveiled on Saturday 11 May. The area boasts the formal Market Square with enough space for people…
Blackburn with Darwen Council has today revealed the artwork concept that will become the centre piece of the new Darwen Market Square. A majestic Peregrine Falcon, made of woven copper, will arrive in Darwen this spring. It will stand over 3m tall, with a wing span of 4.5m; it will look towards one of its…
Railway Road Historic Railings Restored and Reinstated Darwen’s iconic Railings, thought to be around 100 years old, situated on Railway Road were removed several months ago and have been safety checked, carefully restored and are currently being reinstalled. Some of the railings have not stood up to the test of time, and therefore were not…