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Blackburn Heritage Festival brings history tojife for a weekend of fun events and learning ADVERTISING FEATURE
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■ region’s oldest and most fascinating buildings as the town hosts its heritage fes tival. Visitors will
I housandsof ■ people are set to descend on Blackburn this weekend to learn
vintage market traders, street theatre, costumes and a pop up bandstand are all part of the line up, which promises something for eve ryone. The two-day extrava
be able to travel back in time on Saturday and Sunday to see history come to life as Blackburn celebrates its proud past and gets a glimpse of the future as the town centre buzzes with the spirit of change and investment. Steam engines, a Victori
an fairground, clog dancing, canal trips, history walks,
‘There will be a selection of
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sampler stalls
ganza aims to be the biggest Heritage Open Days celebra tion of history anywhere in the UK, thanks to support from Blackburn with Dar- wen Council, the Blackburn BID, The Mall -Blackburn, Blackburn Market, local businesses and
Heritage Lottery sponsor ship.
Over the past few years,
Blackburn has become a hub for major modern retail outlets such as Debenhams and Next, but it has also become a town that has not only been regenerated but
revitalised into a centre of cultural excellence. Investment in the town’s
multi-million pound Mall and market has injected new life into the town, and in the next few months it will be come evident that each part of Blackburn centre has its own unique plan to continue this regeneration. To showcase the best
of the town centre, Black burn Market will open for trading on Sunday when customers are invited tojoin in with a line-up of free his tory themed activities and events. As well as the market be- ’
BLACKBURN Heritage Festival
All geared up for Blackburn Heritage Festival.
themall.co.uk/blackburn D E B E N H A M S m next As part of Blackburn.Heritage festival PANDORA
ing open all weekend there will be a selection of sam pler stalls next to a pop up bandstand on the cathe dral green. This will create a “mini-Blackburn Market”, giving visitors who may not have been to the market to get a taste of the specialist food and drink offers and the friendly customer serv ice available. More than 100 events and
activities will take place at 50 different venues, with lots happening around the market. Lancashire clog dancing
expert Alex Fisherwill be hosting a line-up of doggers and live musicians outside the bottom of the Church Street entrance, where there
Sparkle Sisters are performingat Blackburn Heritage Festival.
will be a display of steam engines presented by Black burn based specialists Her itage Painting. On Saturday, resident ce
lebrity chef Philippa James will be using the market’s home-grown fare to cook some traditional Lancashire recipes in the market’s dem
onstration kitchen near to Butler’s Cafe, whilst there will be heritage themed arts and crafts workshops for children in the activity area next to the visitor centre. A traditional Punch and
Judy show will take place in the activity area near to Butlers Cafe on Sunday, and throughout the weekend there will be a recreation of a Victorian photography stu dio near to the entrance at the bottom of Church Street for visitors to dress up in costume and take away an old fashioned portrait. Exchange Coffee’s Mark
Smith will meet visitors at 2 pm on Saturday to explain the history of his coffee business, which started at Blackburn Market and now has coffee shops and tea houses across Lancashire and Yorkshire plus a thriv ing wholesale business. The guided walk and talk will move across to the shop on Fleming Square where Mark will explain more about the history of this interesting street and its redevelop ment. Blackburn Market com
mercial manager David Smith said: “With over 100 activities and events hap pening across the town centre for the heritage fes tival, this is an ideal oppor tunity for us to showcase
Blackburn Market’s tradi tional reputation for being a community hub and a great place for families to shop, eat, drink and have fun.” There will be plenty of
entertainment for crowds to enjoy during the weekend. The Sparkle Sisters will take town centre cafe, Liz n’ Lils, back to the 1940s with their unique musical talents, while students from Black burn College aim to create retro styles from different eras in live demonstrations. In addition, there will be
a Victorian passport photo booth giving people the opportunity to dress in vintage costumes and take their very own Victorian photograph. One of the area’s oldest
established brass bands has
also been invited to launch a showcase of some of the most popular community performers when it per forms at the bandstand on - the cathedral green. Black burn and Darwen Band will _ be performing on Saturday, ® with other groups taking part across the weekend' including the Red Rosettes Barbershop Choir, Nanukes of the North (Bolton’s Ukef- lele Band), St Christophers School Band, Accrington \ Pipe Band, Blowjangles and popular Clitheroe duo, The Remedy. Blackburn and Darwen Band has a history go-
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ing back to 1840 when the Darwen Temperence Band began. Most recently it has performed in the highly- acclaimed production of “Brassed Off “at Bolton’s Octagon Theatre. Later in September it will be at the Thwaites Empire Thea tre with a concert of music from popular films, includ ing James Bond and Indiana Jones movies plus “Titanic”. © Blackburn’s Heritage
Festival promises to be a fabulous event that will showcase the town and how it is returning to its former glory. • For more details on
events, dates and times please go to:www.
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