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Runaway Train April 2021 Edition WIN a Treat hamper, Free Photo Shoot and a Free Dog Groom 35 Fore Street Lower Darwen BB3 0QD 01254 668747 See Main Ad On Page 4 OSWALDTWISTLE MILLS Home & Lifestyle NEW EXTENDED FURNITURE & INTERIORS DEPARTMENT Extensive Range · Items available to take home today · Flexible Finance Options · White Glove Delivery Service · Open 7 Days a week Oswaldtwistle Mills · Colliers Street, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, BB5 3DE · 01254 871025 · www.o-mills.co.uk www.acornnews.co.uk Acorn Community News Editor: Tracy Simmonds For more news items Photographs by: Tracy Simmonds & Peter Jones Email: Web: Printing by: PrintWorthy.co.uk [email protected] www.acornnews.co.uk Artwork by: Brands Inside Out ONE YEAR ON Please visit our website at www.acornnews.co.uk for more news items and more in depth coverage of some of the items in the magazine. If you Email: [email protected] have any stories you think worthy of inclusion or news items you want us Contact Tracy Simmonds, Acorn Community News to know about first, please contact Peter Jones at Oswaldtwistle Mills Business Centre, [email protected] I appreciate all the hard work of the Hyndburn Hub, We will read each submission and publish or follow up with an interview, Clifton Mills, Pickup Street, if we deem it warrants inclusion. Oswaldtwistle, BB5 0EY and our selfless community volunteers who have given 01254 304079 Mob: 07971 772168 their time to make sure our vulnerable residents in our communities have been looked after, either with a food parcel or a phone call, to make sure they are LOGOS • LEAFLETS • BROCHURES safe and well. ADVERTISING • PACKAGING WE ARE BACK Many of our residents over the age of 50 have now been given the WEBSITES • SOCIAL MEDIA vaccination and are awaiting their 2nd jab. Since our Acorn Community News ILLUSTRATION • ANIMATION A big thank you to all our businesses in Hyndburn who have brands Christmas edition in late November, INSIDE OUT VIDEO • PHOTOGRAPHY • APPS carried on trading at this time, so we can get our essential supplies. we have not been to press. Just before Unfortunately the government said that non-essential businesses we produced that edition I hadn’t had to close. We are very thankful for our food parcels delivered to 07739 638768 personally known anyone with Covid. our doors, and to all our key workers for keeping our community [email protected] Unfortunately all that changed and functioning; i.e.: postmen, refuse workers, supermarket staff, www.brandsinsideout.co.uk since then I personally have lost 12 emergency repairers, mental health workers, and other organisations. people who I knew. Some were family, friends and business associates and ex Schools have now reopened and I would like to congratulate all USEFUL NUMBERS work colleagues, including Nick Kenyon Nick Kenyon parents, many of whom have had to endure home schooling, and I am (Aged 51), who for the last 10 years has (aka.Windy) sure their kids are so happy to be back with their friends and teachers. Accrington Victoria Hospital 01254 263555 been an integral part of my business. We are all looking forward to our non essential Royal Blackburn Hospital 01254 263555 Not only has Nick delivered the magazine, but also leaflets from time Urgent Care 111 to time for all our wonderful businesses in Hyndburn. He might businesses re-opening on April 12th and if we all keep Citizen Advice Bureau 0300 456 2552 at some have delivered to your door, and you said hello to him. following the guidelines, we can, hopefully, soon get Bring Home The Tastiest & Care Direct 0845 053 0009 Our thoughts are with his family and friends. back to a more normal life. Noisy Neighbours 01254 353447 As a community we have all lost people dear to us; be it family or Best Value Local Produce Age UK 0808 800 6565 friends and I would like to acknowledge the work of funeral directors Keep Local & Shop local Bacon, Hams, Sausages, Pies Careline 02085 14 1177 who have enabled us to pay our respects by video link, as many & Cooked Meats Samaritans 03444 889 622 were unable to attend their loved ones funerals. On the behalf of the WE ARE ALL IN Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 community – Thank You! HIS TOGETHER Card payments now being taken Police 101 It was lovely Witnessing Sir Captain Tom Moore reaching 100 years Tracy Simmonds Electricity Emergency 0800 195 4141 of age and bringing the nation together with his fundraising by Editor of Acorn Community News Tel: 01200 445184 Gas Emergency 0800 111 999 walking across his garden 100 times. He raised almost £33 Million and United Utilities (Water) 0845 746 2200 was knighted by the Queen. He inspired others of all ages before he Accrington Outdoor Market Hyndburn Borough Council (Emerg) 0800 587 5273 passed away on February 2nd; sadly yet another victim to Covid! Units 8 and 9 Hyndburn Dog Warden 01254 388111 Homewise 01254 232249 Tues, Thurs, Fri and Sat 2 01254 304079 - ACORN COMMUNITY NEWS - 07971 772 168 [email protected] - www.acornnews.co.uk 3 Former cricket player, umpire coach and commentator David OSWALDTWISTLE MILLS ‘Bumble’ Lloyd was born in Accrington and played semi-professional football for Accrington Stanley. David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd said: “It is a huge honour to be recognised by my Home & Lifestyle hometown and I am looking forward to visiting the street once the development is complete. The street is close to both Accrington Cricket Club and Accrington Stanley Sports Hub, two places which are fantastic future resources for the local community, I am really pleased to have been chosen to form a lasting part of this.” With a first-class playing career in cricket, Lloyd captained Lancashire from 1973 to 1977 and also played for England. Following retirement, he became a nationally recognised umpire BUMBLE GETS HIS and later Lancashire and England cricket coach. Cllr Miles Parkinson OBE, Leader of Hyndburn Council: “David Lloyd is a fantastic ambassador for our town, he is a Freeman ‘WAY’ IN ACCRINGTON of the borough, has never forgotten his roots and it is fitting he should be recognised for his ongoing contributions to raising Ribblesdale Place housing development located off Hyndburn’s profile.” Ribblesdale Avenue in Accrington will be home to County Cllr Lorraine Cox added: NEW EXPANDED “Future generations will benefit from the sports hub and cricket club ‘David Lloyd Way’ after Hyndburn’s Street Naming DEPARTMENT for many years to come. The street naming was a suggestion put Committee agreed to honour the sportsman’s forward by Accrington Cricket Club and I am really pleased we were contributions to the borough. able to approve this, to further acknowledge David’s contributions and commitments to Hyndburn.” 1000’S OF INSPIR ATIONAL PRODUCTS NOW IN-STORE CARPETS VINYLS LAMINATES ROLL ENDS BEDS Choose from sumptuous sofas, armchairs and corner groups, stylish dining sets to suit all the family, occasional, beds and bedroom furniture alongside a large selection of rugs and soft furnishings. Our gallery is home to contemporary framed art, emotive canvases and mirrors. We also have a large selection of unique home accessories, lighting and objet d’art for that finishing touch. Thinking of having a NEW WeC Lookarp forwardet or B etod seeing for C youhri soncetm aagain!s? Book your fitting now! BOOK YOUR FITTING NOW! OUR GARDEN CENTRE IS IN FULL BLOOM Our Garden Centre is a vibrant oasis of plants, flowers, garden furniture and accessories. Monday - Saturday 10.00am - 4.00pm You’ll find shrubs and perennials, bedding plants, trees, fruit bushes, herbs, planters, tubs and baskets, an inviting range of pots, an impressive bird care department, solar lighting, gardening tools, garden accessories and more. 398 Blackburn Road, Accrington - Tel: 01254 383597 Oswaldtwistle Mills Shopping Village & Garden Centre, Colliers Street, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, BB5 3DE 4 01254 304079 - ACORN COMMUNITY NEWS - 07971 772 168 [email protected] - www.acornnews.co.uk 5 Hyndburn’s Cabinet has today granted approval for Accrington Stanley MATTRESSES FC to lease the land, associated car park and changing pavilion to King ACCRINGTON George V Playing Field in Accrington in a £550,000 deal which will see the BED BASES money go back into the Hyndburn community. BEDROOM The decision to re-dedicate this land will contribute to promoting STANLEY FC economic and social wellbeing and improvement of the local FURNITURE environment with a ‘community use agreement’ in place between Hyndburn Borough Council and Accrington Stanley FC. SOFT AWARDED LEASE FURNISHINGS Andy Holt, owner and Chairman at ASFC said: “For some years we have been hoping to have a training ground MIRRORS OF KING GEORGE V in Hyndburn and King Georges V Playing Field is the perfect spot for this. The training ground will be used by our first team, reserve team PICTURES Sofas and Dining Sets Now Available and also the Accrington Stanley FC Academy. Our academy focuses on PLAYING FIELDS developing young people and inspires them to be future football players. 244 Whalley Road • Clayton-Le-Moors • Accrington • BB5 5HE We would like to thank Hyndburn Council for their support in these plans, having a training ground within Hyndburn was essential to us. SAME DAY DELIVERY It is wonderful to know the investment we are putting forward will go directly back to the community through wider leisure initiatives.” AVAILABLE The £550,000 will be allocated to the new provision at Wilson’s playing fields, supporting the transformational initiative coming forward from Hyndburn Leisure Trust.