Really uplifting end to Friday at our Proud to be BwD staff awards hearing all the service and individual high performance . Four year in run that comms team members in spotlight for their high achieving 🙌
The Billy Project is the winner of the Leader’s Award 2025, supported by the @blackburndarwen@BillyProjectCIC led by Leanne Proctor run transformative health and wellbeing projects for vulnerable people in the borough.
Read more on @lancstelegraph
https://t.co/Y8OyMGosFv
Leading councillors have shared their “hopeful” response to the Local Government Finance Settlement, announced yesterday.
Read more: https://t.co/4CQSoYiu4U
This afternoon a tree was planted in memory of the late Eileen Entwistle of Darwen, who was councillor for 32 years and a former Mayor.
Thank you for all that you did, Eileen. 👏
Advance your career in Health & Social Care! 💼 Our Level 2 course at Bank Top NLC starts 13 Jan 2025. Includes placements in adult social care. Mondays, 9:30am-2:30pm. Book now!
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Our Chief Executive & Elections Returning Officer @BwDDenise is helping encourage postal voters to send back their postal votes early.
Denise stars alongside local residents in our When Do You Do It? video, aimed at encouraging people to make time to vote.
@themjcouk@LGCplus
You can now find out who is standing for election in your area.
In the Blackburn with Darwen Council elections: https://t.co/d6XjXoffuY
In the Darwen Town Council elections: https://t.co/bswkSOZ8GU
In the Lancashire Police & Crime Commissioner election: https://t.co/vZC2l2kgkE
Heard the announcement today from @festofmaking? 📣 😁
There are some exciting collaborations planned as part of the Art In Manufacturing programme for 2024, including with BwD's very own:
@darwenterra
and
@TheMakingRooms
We have some amazing news about the Conservatory in Corporation Park dating back to 1900. It’s getting a HUGE cash injection. Thank you to @HistoricEngland for recognising it’s importance.
Read more: https://t.co/GH7v7S2eIY
It’s just been announced that we’ve secured £20m of new funding for our borough! 🥳
It’s part of our successful Levelling Up Partnership with @GOVUK
And it takes the total of Levelling Up investment to a whopping £125m!
Full details here 👉 https://t.co/C5q9FYAGRK
Looking forward to hearing all about the best of Blackburn. Inspirational bunch of people. Pleased to have played a part in this event again. The talented young hosts beat most TV professionals hands down.
First meeting of newly formed
Corporate Parenting Panel tonight with fantastic calibre membership across council and partners. Great energy in the room on arguably important role we have. Storytelling and celebrating will be vital to success.
Care Leavers Christmas gifts are currently being distributed after generous donations from local businesses and partner agencies🎄🎁
For more information visit: https://t.co/1FSIlECDyg
🤝 Join us for our Business Club event next Tuesday before our home fixture against Bristol City. We’ll be joined by #Rovers Director of Football Gregg Broughton and Leader of @blackburndarwen Phil Riley.
Gregg will provide a unique insight into how the men’s team prepare for match day, and we’ll hear from Phil Riley about the devolution deal signed between 3 councils and how it affects your business.
Business Club members receive two free places to all Business Club events.
📧 Contact [email protected] to book your place.
🔗 To find out more about our Business Club visit -https://t.co/QZqWv61ypI
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