tourism
Published on January 2, 2020 at 2:03 pm
As we are now in a new year and also a new decade, we thought we would celebrate by putting together a quick compilation of some of our favourite pictures and clips from 2019.
Special thanks to our favourite young recycler Jessica.
We wish everyone in our wonderful borough a Happy New Year.
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Published on October 17, 2019 at 2:03 pm
The leisure and tourism industry is booming across Rossendale as the number of people visiting the borough has risen.
1.5 million visits were made to Rossendale’s various attractions in 2018, according to new statistics released by Marketing Lancashire. This was up 4.2 per cent from 2017.
The results have been driven by a rise of 4.6 per cent in day visitors, who spent £63.5 million, 8.7 per cent more last year.
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Published on June 29, 2017 at 3:47 pm
A new computer generated image of what Bacup town centre could like in the future has been released.
The image shows what the proposed public realm improvement scheme for St James Square will look like from the view of a pedestrian.
The Bacup Townscape Heritage Initiative is a £2m investment in the town to restore its historic character.
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Published on June 16, 2017 at 1:17 pm
Cribden Hill hides in plain sight. It’s a big lump that looks down upon the west end of the Rossendale valleys. You can’t miss it. But loads of people do.
Where is it?
It lies between Rawtenstall and Haslingden. It’s the hill that has Ski Rossendale on its flank, Whitaker Park on its skirt and the Halo on its side.
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Published on March 15, 2017 at 4:45 pm
Mayor and Leader join locals at the launch of new tourism work for Haslingden
The Mayor of Rossendale, Cllr Granville Morris joined the leader of Rossendale Council, Cllr Alyson Barnes and members of Haslingden Task Force for the launch of the new Haslingden branding, website and Town Trail on Tuesday 14th March at Haslingden Library.
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Published on March 13, 2017 at 2:19 pm
Working with design company Osprey, Haslingden Task Force has developed a branding and website for the town with the strapline ‘Small Town Big Heart’ aimed at encouraging visitors to the town. The website www.visithaslingden.com and promotional materials including a flyer and town trail, will be launched on Tuesday 14th March at 4pm at Haslingden Library.
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Published on March 7, 2017 at 10:22 am
From the only Temperance Bar in England to award winning tea rooms, Rossendale has an excellent food and drink offer which deserves to be celebrated.
Rossendale boasts plenty of top notch food establishments; make sure you nominate them for the Lancashire Life Food and Drink Awards 2017.
The Lancashire Life Food & Drink Awards is undoubtedly one of the biggest events in the county’s calendar.
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Published on March 6, 2017 at 11:17 am
Organisers of the Annual Rossendale 60’s Festival are calling out to all owners of Classic 60’s vehicles.
Do you own a Campervan, Beetle, Mini or other iconic 60’s classic? You are invited to join in the fun and festivities of the Rossendale 60’s Festival on the weekend of the 8th, 9th and 10th September.
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Published on February 3, 2017 at 1:56 pm
Marketing Lancashire, the Destination Management Organisation (DMO) for Lancashire has announced the release of the Official Lancashire Visitor Magazine 2017.
At 146 pages the 2017 Lancashire Magazine is bigger than ever before and available at key attractions, gateways and information centres across the country. It is also available online at visitlancashire.com
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Published on October 11, 2016 at 1:22 pm
Rossendale residents are in for a locomotive treat this week as the famous Flying Scotsman returns to the East Lancashire Railway as part of the Scotsman In Steam event.
The Flying Scotsman visited Rawtenstall in January this year, following its £4.2m restoration at Riley and Sons Ltd in Bury, to huge crowds.
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