LIFESTYLE - SUMMER 2017

WHAT’S ON

Put some fizz in your social calendar with a sparkling line up of activities for all the family...

THIS SPRING / SUMMER

APRIL

JUNE

When: 2nd (Friday). What: Family Quiz Night.

When: 19th (Easter Sunday) 12pm – 4pm. What: Family Fun Day.

Get your friends and family together for a fun-filled night and test your knowledge at our Family Quiz Night - children welcome. Bar open all evening! Where: Civic Arts Centre, 155 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3HZ. Tel: 01254 398319. Email: info@civicartscentre.co.uk • • When: 13th (Tuesday) evening. What: Hyndburn Business Awards 2017. Enterprising People is very proud to organise Hyndburn Business Awards. Our aim is make it an annual showcase for the achievements, quality and diversity of the local businesses and enterprising people who make Hyndburn such a great place to live, work and visit. Where: Accrington Town Hall Ballroom. www.hyndburnbusinessawards.co.uk • • Live music, community acts/bands, fairground, stalls and activities.The theme for the Carnival will be The Ages of Accrington. Organisers are looking for schools, charities, individuals and businesses to get involved. Please email info@civicartscentre.co.uk if you would like a booking form. All stall holders will need to provide their own gazebo, table and chairs - there is no electricity. All food stalls will need to complete a self-assessment form and be registered with their borough council. Anyone participating in the procession will need to complete a risk assessment regarding their float/walking group. Where: Starts at Thorneyholme Road and goes to Oakhill Park, Accrington. When: 25th (Sunday), 12 noon to 6pm. What: Accrington Carnival 2017.

Various events throughout the Gallery, Stables Studios, Art Garden and Park. No need to book - just turn up.

Where: Haworth Art Gallery, Hollins Ln, Accrington. Tel: 01254 233782.

MAY

When: 6th (Friday) 7.30pm – 10pm. What: Queen II – A fantastic tribute showwhich faithfully recreates the energy, excitement and emotion of a classic Queen concert. Every show is packed with costume changes, including the famous Freddie outfit from ‘I Want To Break Free’. All shows feature some of the UK’s finest professional musicians. Where: Civic Arts Centre andTheatre, 155 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3HZ. Tel: 01254 398319. • • When: 28th (Sunday) 10am. What: 20K Charity Walk, Pub Crawl and Disco. Celebrating the life and in memory of Mark McMurray 1986 -2007. (10 year anniversary) Proceeds to the Young Oncology Unit at The Christie hospital. Where: Starting at the Bowland Brewery, Holmes Mill, Greenacre St, Clitheroe BB7 1EB, and finishing at Stanhill Pub with a 90s-themed fancy dress disco. To register for the walk or purchase tickets for the disco please contact Nicola McMurray on 07717 882370 or email nicolamcmurray@mcmurrayshaulage.com • • When: 29th (Monday) Spring Bank Holiday What: 150th Anniversary Great Harwood Agricultural Show. This fantastic event is back and bigger than every this year celebrating its 150th anniversary with an incredible line up of non-stop displays and activities for all the family. In addition to competitive classes for livestock, show jumping and dog displays there will be Pygmy goats, birds of prey and Shetland ponies, children’s games, classic and vintage vehicles, tug of war, cramarquee, donkey rides, ferret racing, fairground rides and a day long dry stone walling. When: 3rd (Saturday) 10am – 4pm. What: More than 14,000 are expected to flock to this year’s Accrington Food & Drink Festival. Heading back to the town is food festival favourite and celebrity chef Richard Fox, who will perform live cookery demonstrations in an outdoor theatre kitchen on Broadway. Richard will also compere demonstrations and talks by local chefs and foodie figures. Children are invited to get involved in the fun with oodles of activities taking inside the market hall, co-ordinated and run by catering students fromAccrington & Rossendale College. Plus a brand new ingredients trail around the town will give them the chance to win themselves some tasty treats. The Town Hall will once again be open to play host to a retro music, arts and cras fair by Cray Vintage. Where: Accrington town centre. BB5 1ER. Opportunities to get involved with the festival, either through sponsorship or by having a stall, are still available – visit www.accringtonfoodfestival.co.uk to find out more, or email sue@scodawson.co.uk before May 15th. Where: The New Showfield, Harwood Lane, Whalley Road, Great Harwood, Lancashire, BB6 7TB.

JULY

When: 14th (Friday) 7.30pm. What: An Evening of Mediumship with Gail Biner.

The popular Gail Biner, as seen on stage at our Mediumship nights, joins us for an intimate evening. Held downstairs in our smaller studio theatre, tickets are very limited. Ticket price includes a Hotpot Supper. Where: Civic Arts Centre &Theatre, 155 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle. BB5 3HZ. Tel: 01254 398319.

JUNE

STAR EVENT

SEPTEMBER

When: 6th (Wednesday). What:

In It to Win – New Quiz Bonanza. Are you hot on celebrities? Perhaps you’re a wiz at history or a master of music? Hosted by one of Oswaldtwistle Mills’ resident entertainers, enjoy an aernoon of your favourite songs, a celebrity faces photo quiz, musical bingo and general knowledge quiz. With plenty of prizes up for grabs, including Mill Shopping Vouchers, you’ve got to be In It toWin It! Where: Oswaldtwistle Mills, MoscowMill, Colliers Street, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, BB5 3DE Call for details: 01254 871025.

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