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Published on November 15, 2018 at 11:08 am
Christmas lights are switching on all over Rossendale with family friendly fun for all.
In Rawtenstall, Saturday, November 24th will see the town’s lights switch on at the Christmas Clog Market on the Town Square.
The market will take place between 10am and 5pm with artisan stalls, brass band, community choir and food and drink, and the lights switch on takes place at 5pm.
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Published on November 15, 2018 at 9:48 am
Rossendale Council has released the following statement regarding latest proposals on household waste recycling centres being considered by Lancashire County Council.
The proposal is for the centre in Haslingden to close two days a week and opening hours changed to 9am to 5pm.
Councillor Jackie Oakes, Portfolio Holder for Operations, said:
“We are very worried about this proposal.
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Published on November 12, 2018 at 5:26 pm
The leader of Rossendale Council has praised the community spirit in the borough as hundreds of people gathered at services to remember the fallen.
Events were held across Rossendale to commemorate Remembrance Sunday and mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.
Councillor Alyson Barnes said:
“Lots of people and community groups have been involved in making sure the borough’s events to mark this important occasion ran smoothly.
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Published on November 8, 2018 at 4:34 pm
Council leader Councillor Alyson Barnes has welcomed news that Transport for the North are actively considering plans to restore Rossendale’s rail link.
The development, revealed on November 8, follows the Council and Lancashire County Council jointly commissioning a rail link study to explore the early strategic case for investment in a rail link.
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Published on November 8, 2018 at 9:46 am
People are invited to attend a beacon-lighting service in Rawtenstall Cemetery to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.
Rossendale Council’s communities team has worked with Rev Chris Casey from St Mary’s Church, Rawtenstall, and members of the community to organise the event on November 11.
The location is particularly appropriate as the war memorial in the cemetery, erected in September 1915, is the earliest known community war memorial to be built during the First World War.
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Published on November 7, 2018 at 11:08 am
Beacons will be lit in Rossendale to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
The beacons at Rawtenstall Cemetery and on the hillside at Whitworth are among more than 1,000 which will be lit around the country at 7pm on November 11.
They symbolise the end of the darkness of war and the return to the light of peace, and are part of the national Battle’s Over commemorations.
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Published on November 2, 2018 at 2:35 pm
Visitors to Rawtenstall town centre will find it easier to get around and discover things to do thanks to refurbished signposts.
The town’s eight traditional fingerposts, which point to popular attractions such as the ski slope, the shops and the market, have been refurbished. They were in a poor state of repair with some fingers pointing the wrong way or to places which no longer exist, illegible text and missing fingers.
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Published on November 1, 2018 at 1:52 pm
Trustees of a Rossendale community association are celebrating after signing a lease to officially take over the running of a local community centre.
The Whitewell Bottom Community Association has signed a 99-year lease for the Whitewell Bottom community centre, taking it off the hands of Lancashire County Council.
The process has been several years in the making, with the group producing a business plan and eventually being successful in completing a community asset transfer.
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Published on November 1, 2018 at 11:00 am
Businesses and residents are being urged to help bring potential investment into Haslingden town centre.
The Haslingden Taskforce wants to hear ideas from all quarters on how to improve the area as it aims to attract significant, external funding for regeneration.
The taskforce, made up of councillors, residents, businesses, community groups and council officers, is holding drop-in sessions at Haslingden Library on:
- Thursday, November 29 – 10am-2pm
- Tuesday, December 4 – 3pm-6pm
- Saturday, January 12 – 10am-1pm
They are an opportunity for people to say what improvements they think would make the town centre more attractive to locals and visitors.
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Published on October 31, 2018 at 2:15 pm
Whitworth Town Council is taking part in the international Battle’s Over commemorations to mark 100 years since the guns fell silent at the end of the First World War.
The event on November 11 will start with a lone bugler playing the Last Post at Lobden Golf Club at 6.55pm. A commemorative beacon will then be lit at the top of Brown Wardle Hill at 7pm and the bells at St Bartholomew’s Church will ring out for peace at 7.05pm.
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