#AmazingAccrington Magazine - Summer Edition 2024

This edition of #AmazingAccrington magazine highlights lots of amazing things happening right across our borough. We’ve included information about what’s on, lots of exciting and well attended events across the borough – including a new festival featuring the Grammy award-winning global singer/songwriter Jess Glynne, and the Amazing Accrington Food Festival featuring Michelin star chef Glynn Purnell! We’ve uncovered hidden gems, places to eat and drink, and keeping you up to date on Accrington Stanley and the Women’s team. We’ve also got a special Accrington Pals feature, by guest writer Cath Holmes, a direct relative of the Pals. As a business leader group we support and focus on the education of the children of our borough, so there’s some information about the work we’ve done there to support them, plus our business leader meetings. As we go to press we are running a ‘Taste of Hyndburn’ bus tour with business leaders visiting top eateries all round the borough to sample top dishes – follow our socials to see more! We also take a look at the Food Festival, Soapbox Challenge and Christmas Light Switch On, make sure they’re in your diaries for this year! Let’s all get behind our borough and talk up the positives. All in all there’s a lot going on in #AmazingAccrington – and a lot more to come!

CONTENTS

4-5 Connecting Cultures 6

Hyndburn Borough Council Events

8-9 iMEP – Local Lad Goes Global 11 Accrington Food & Drink Festival 12-13 Soapbox Challenge 14 Christmas Light Switch On 16-17 Winter Writing Trail 18-19 Business and Education 20-21 Celebrate Christmas at Accrington Stanley 22-23 OASST’s King’s Award 24-25 Accrington Stanley Women 27-29 Accrington Pals Memorial Garden 30 Discover Local Gems

#AmazingAccrington magazine is written and produced by Scott Dawson Advertising Ltd. E&OE. Summer 2024. Ref: 1072320

All in all there’s a lot going on in #AmazingAccrington – and a lot more to come!

Murray Dawson MD, Scott Dawson Advertising, Peter Scott Printers and Chairman of #AmazingAccrington

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#AmazingAccrington, as well as being a business leaders group, put on a series of fun, friendly, well attended events.

Below is the proposed schedule so far for 2024

Watch the 2023 Round Up

2024 Events

Accrington Food Festival & War Re-Enactment - Saturday 1st June Accrington Soapbox Challenge - Saturday 24th August Futures Event - Thursday 5th October Accrington Christmas Light Switch On - Thursday 28th November

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