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Events

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Image from poster courtesy Lancaster Maritime Museum

REGULAR EVENTS

Every Tuesday – Clitheroe Country Market, in the Church Hall on Moor Lane, Clitheroe BB7 1AZ, 09:30 – 12:00 – a country market with quality home baked, hand made and home grown produce. A wide selection of goods from a co-operative of local producers. Home made cakes, pies and jams also handicraft items such as cards, knits and textile gifts. More details on https://www.facebook.com/Clitheroe-Country-Market-307301586087846/

First Thursday of every month – St. Anne’s Farmers Market, in the main square in St. Anne’s a monthly farmers market with locally and regionally produced food and drink on sale. Meet the people who grow, rear, make and bake your food. More details on www.visitlancashire.com/

Third Saturday of every month – Clitheroe Piano Meet Up, would you like to meet fellow players, share knowledge and develop your performance skills on a Bechstein grand? Then get along to Clitheroe Library on the third Saturday of the month 12:45 – 15:30 for more details contact Janet or Liz on clitheroepiano@gmail.com or download the poster on this link Clitheroe Piano Meet Up

Fourth Weekend of each month – Whalley Monthly Artisan Market, located in the heart of Whalley, this weekend market brings together art, design, fashion, vintage and much more from over 35 local North West creators, makers and curators. 10:00 – 16:00. Full details on this link: Whalley Artisan Market

Now and going forward for 2023 – The Longitude Gallery Clitheroe, is based in the heart of Clitheroe in the Ribble Valley. Established since 2013, we represent Northern artists and selected artists from around the UK – more details on http://thelongitudegallery.co.uk/

Clitheroe Castle Museum. Opening hours are 11:00 to 16:00 daily. Details of this over 800 year old castle can be found on this link: lancashire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museums/clitheroe-castle-museum/

Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery is open Wednesday to Saturday 12:00 – 16:45 with free admission. Please visit blackburnmuseum.org.uk/plan-your-visit/ for details.

GENERAL EVENTS

Now and until March 2024 – Flotilla & Hoard of Hoards at the Lancaster Maritime Museum – two fantastic exhibitions in the Lancaster Maritime Museum on St. George’s Quay, the city’s main18th Century harbour – full details on visitlancaster.org.uk/museums/maritime-museum/ and there is a small entry charge of £3 for adults.

Every Thursday from 25 January to 28 March 2024 – Music Or Lose It – aged 13 – 25 and want to learn DJ skills or how to make your own music? Join us for free at West End Community Centre, Venice Street, Burnley BB11 4BA between 17:00 & 19:00. Just 20 mins walk from Rose Grove station. more details on this poster Music or Lose It Digital Flyer

Wednesday 6 March 2024 – Organ Recital – Blackburn Cathedral’s next series of organ recitals on Wednesdays starting at 12:15. Concerts feature our Director of Music, John Robinson, Organist in Residence, John Hosking and many others! Free event but donations to Cathedral upkeep welcomed.

Wednesday 6 March 2024 – Winckley Square Guided Walk – The former residents of Winckley Square (famous & infamous). Walk starts 14:00 and finishes 15:15 – booking advisable as places are limited £5 charge – full details on https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/55520

Saturday 9 March 2024 – a Community Rail Lancashire Guided Walk – led by the volunteers from the Lancashire Rail Ramblers. The walk is a strenuous 10 miles starting at Brierfield, 10:41 after arrival of train, and finishing at Clitheroe. Full details on Community Rail Lancashire Guided Walks (Winter & Spring 2024)

Saturday 16 March 2024 – Combined CRL & Lancashire Rail Rambler Guided Walks – two walks under the banner of Manchester Town & Country. Walk 1 is a moderate 11.5 miles alight at Manchester Piccadilly and return Mossley. Walk 2 is an easy stroll of 4 miles alight Salford Central and return Manchester Oxford Road. Full details on Community Rail Lancashire Guided Walks (Winter & Spring 2024) or Lancashire Rail Rambler Guided Walks Winter/Spring 2024

Monday 25 March 2024 – Lytham Civic Society – a talk by Tony Ford, Chair of the South Fylde Line CRP and Chair of the Friends of St. Anne’s Station. ‘St Anne’s Station and our local railway line’, including an account of the very successful 150th Anniversary occasion of the station and also an update of the importance of our local railway line. Lytham Assembly Rooms, 19:00 for 19:30 tickets £5 including refreshments.

 

Explore Lancashire By Rail

A series of films is being made for Community Rail Lancashire by a local creative film company Huckleberry Films which are designed to encourage people to Explore Lancashire by Rail. Details of this exciting project can be seen on this page Lancashire-by-Rail/

Places to Visit

Click on the link here communityraillancashire.co.uk/local-places-to-visit/ to see a host of interesting places to visit that are close to CRL’s community rail stations.

Destinations

Click on the link here communityraillancashire.co.uk/destinations/ for a page of suggestions for places and towns to visit – all suggestions and content considered.

Make a Beeline for the Station

‘Make a Beeline for the Station!’ is a community marketing project, that combined the vital elements of local education and wider group engagement with tourism attractions and professional marketing. The project, funded by a Northern Seedcorn Grant and by the Community Rail Development Fund is designed to encourage use of Northern’s hourly weekday service from Preston to Ormskirk and then on into Liverpool using Merseyrail services.

The project is supported by a video that can be seen on this page: Make a Beeline for West Lancashire and a leaflet that can be downloaded here: Make A Bee Line

Discover the South Fylde Line

Discover the South Fylde Line is a brand new line guide launched by the South Fylde Line Community Rail Partnership (SFLCRP) and Community Rail Lancashire (CRL) during Community Rail Week 2022. The leaflet takes you along the South Fylde Line from Preston to Blackpool South highlighting many things you can do along the line. The full leaflet can be viewed by clicking on this link: Discover the South Fylde Line.

Discover Amazing Women by Rail

Discover Amazing Women by Rail is a project initiated by the Mid Cheshire Line CRP and invites people to leave their car at home and use the train (along with buses and trams) to explore the fascinating, and often hidden, histories of women who lived and worked in areas along the Mid Cheshire and Calder Valley railway lines, including the Blackburn to Manchester via Todmorden route.

The project is supported with a website (www.amazingwomenbyrail.org.uk) by an A5 booklet available from local stations, tourist information offices and libraries. The booklet can also be downloaded using this link: Amazing Women by Rail

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