December 2011 - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
December 2011 - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
December 2011 - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
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8 The Shuttle DECEMBER<strong>2011</strong><br />
BOROUGHSHORTS<br />
CHRISTMAS<br />
OPENING TIMES<br />
<strong>Blackburn</strong><br />
Market<br />
Monday to Friday, <strong>December</strong> 19 to<br />
23, open as usual, 9am – 5.30pm<br />
Saturday, <strong>December</strong> 24 – 9am –<br />
4.30pm<br />
Sunday, <strong>December</strong> 25 (Christmas<br />
Day) – closed<br />
Monday, <strong>December</strong> 26 (Boxing Day)<br />
- closed<br />
Tuesday, <strong>December</strong> 27 (Bank<br />
Holiday) – closed<br />
Wednesday to Friday, <strong>December</strong><br />
28 to 30 – open as usual, 9am –<br />
5.30pm<br />
Saturday, <strong>December</strong> 31 – 9am –<br />
4.30pm<br />
Sunday, January 1 – closed<br />
Monday, January 2 (Bank Holiday)<br />
- closed<br />
<strong>Darwen</strong><br />
Market<br />
Market Hall<br />
Tuesday, <strong>December</strong> 20 open 9am<br />
- 5pm<br />
Wednesday, <strong>December</strong> 21 - Friday,<br />
<strong>December</strong> 23 open as normal<br />
Saturday, <strong>December</strong> 24 - open until<br />
4pm<br />
Monday, <strong>December</strong> 26 - 27 closed<br />
Wednesday <strong>December</strong> 28 -<br />
Saturday, <strong>December</strong> 31 - open as<br />
normal<br />
Monday, January 2 - closed<br />
Three day market<br />
Wednesday, <strong>December</strong> 21 to<br />
Thursday, <strong>December</strong> 22 - open 9am<br />
-5pm<br />
Friday, <strong>December</strong> 23 - open as<br />
normal<br />
Saturday, <strong>December</strong> 24 - open until<br />
4pm<br />
Sunday, <strong>December</strong> 25 (Christmas<br />
Day) – Thursday <strong>December</strong> 29 -<br />
closed<br />
Friday, <strong>December</strong> 30 - Saturday,<br />
<strong>December</strong> 31 - open as normal<br />
Monday, January 2 - closed<br />
BIN COLLECTION<br />
Your Burgundy Refuse Bin Collections<br />
will be as follows:<br />
Monday, <strong>December</strong> 26 - moves<br />
to Tuesday, <strong>December</strong> 27.<br />
Monday, January 2 - collected as<br />
normal.<br />
Your Grey Recycling Bin Collection<br />
will be as follows:Monday,<br />
<strong>December</strong> 26 - moves to Tuesday,<br />
<strong>December</strong> 27.<br />
Brown bin garden waste Collections<br />
will be suspended from<br />
Thursday, <strong>December</strong> 22 to Thursday,<br />
January 5. Please ensure that<br />
your bins are put out no later than<br />
7.00am on day of collection. Advice<br />
Line (01254) 585921<br />
Christmas lights<br />
4Stacey Bolton and son<br />
Daniel, two, <strong>with</strong> Peppa Pig<br />
Thousands gather as Christmas<br />
comes to <strong>Blackburn</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Darwen</strong><br />
Thousands of people packed<br />
into <strong>Blackburn</strong> and <strong>Darwen</strong> town<br />
centres as the Christmas lights<br />
were switched on.<br />
In <strong>Blackburn</strong>, a spectacular fi rework<br />
display followed children’s TV<br />
character Peppa Pig doing the honours<br />
in King William Street.<br />
The event also launched late<br />
night Christmas shopping in the<br />
town.<br />
Children were delighted <strong>with</strong><br />
Peppa’s antics as she did a special<br />
dance for her <strong>Blackburn</strong> fans.<br />
Families waving Peppa Pig balloons<br />
and banners who had crowded<br />
outside <strong>Blackburn</strong> Town Hall to see<br />
the children’s television star, greeted<br />
her <strong>with</strong> deafening cheers.<br />
Waiting guests were then treated<br />
to a host of acts from other guest<br />
appearances including Preston fourpiece<br />
boy band Juice.<br />
Following performances from<br />
singers, Peppa then returned to<br />
the stage amid cheers to switch on<br />
<strong>Blackburn</strong>’s Christmas lights before<br />
By Shuttle Staff<br />
a fantastic fi reworks display got under<br />
way.<br />
In <strong>Darwen</strong>, Ex-Rovers skipper<br />
Colin Hendry was on hand to save<br />
the day, signing autographs and<br />
fl icking the switch.<br />
He replaced singer<br />
Gina G who had to<br />
pull out because of<br />
a family emergency<br />
forced her to cancel.<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Dave Harling,<br />
Executive<br />
Member for<br />
Regeneration,<br />
said:<br />
"The tough<br />
times we have faced means this<br />
year's budget is a little less than previous<br />
years but Christmas is an important<br />
time and we wanted to make<br />
<strong>Blackburn</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Darwen</strong>'s festive period<br />
special. I believe we have a very<br />
good programme for both towns.<br />
“The light switch ons were attended<br />
by many people,<br />
which is pleasing to see.<br />
“Let's all support<br />
our towns over<br />
Christmas."<br />
More pictures<br />
at www.fl ickr.<br />
com/blackburn<strong>with</strong>-darwen<br />
DECEMBER<strong>2011</strong>
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