In special commemoration of the Queen’s visit to Blackburn BLACKBURN April 17, 2014 Arte Et Labore / By Skill and Hard Work www.visitblackburn.co.uk | Blackburn Visitor Centre: (01254) 669187 WELCOME TO ALL THAT IS BRILLIANT ABOUT BLACKBURN The borough is a creative, entrepreneurial and entertaining place to be with great ood, good sport and a ashionable heritage as well as being blessed with a bustling town centre. CONTENTS 02 Building a better Blackburn This is a really exciting time for Blackburn and 03 Map its communities. As a Council we are investing 04 Things to do and see heavily in creating employment, improving 05 A night to remember 06 Caés and Tea rooms our infrastructure and developing growth 07 Shop till you drop opportunities. I feel it is the residents and their 08 The magic lies outdoors diverse communities that make Blackburn special. 09 Where the wonders never cease Together the Local authority, businesses and 10 Sport 11 Landmarks residents are forging a bigger, brighter and bolder 12 Blackburn’s open or business Blackburn. I am extremely proud to serve the 13 Conerencing and business residents of this vibrant town and Borough. centres 14 Blackburn’s amous olk Councillor Kate Hollern 01 15 Coming soon in Blackburn... Leader o the Council BUILDING A BETTER BLACKBURN Blackburn town centre is at an exciting point in its history. It is currently subject to a multi-million pound investment, with the development o the area known as the CATHEDRAL QUARTER, to include a new hotel. The £30 million scheme, which It is the most signifi cant addition It is the fi rst part of an ambitious includes a Premier Inn hotel, to the Cathedral since completion development plan for the town restaurants, shops, new bus of the transepts and lantern tower embodied in a 12-point ‘blueprint’ interchange, a public square, in the late 1960s and is central to including restaurants, free weekday landscaped gardens, and new a series of signifi cant regeneration afternoon car parking, reviving the offi ces, will transform one side projects across the town of town’s nightlife and business rates of the town centre and create 350 Blackburn. relief for new ventures. jobs. Clergy Court has been made The strategy includes a major A planned £7m suite of domestic possible through a partnership revamp of the traffi c system to buildings includes the Clergy with the Cathedral Chapter, encourage people to drive into the Court residential development with Blackburn with Darwen Borough town to shop, eat, drink and go a refectory open to the public and Council, the Homes and out for the evening; the creation of cloister garden - the fi rst since the Communities Agency and the a hub of new independent shops 16th Century. It will include houses European Regional Development and creative industries in the and apartments for the Cathedral Fund. The Chapter has appointed town centre; and a programme of clergy and lay staff and a small hall the John Turner Construction monthly events with four major of residence for music scholars. Group of Preston to build this festivals a year. landmark project. Clergy Court will also give the Cathedral more space to resource The Cathedral Quarter regeneration its community cohesion and project will transform the town educational work. centre, create hundreds of jobs and will encourage people to use the area around the cathedral more, Proposed both for work and leisure time. Commercial Offi ce Building It is fi tting that the Queen is returning to Blackburn at a time when work has now begun on the new Cathedral Quarter. It is an exciting time for Blackburn and the region. The Rt Rev. Julian Henderson Bishop o Blackburn 02 Blackburn is a wonderfully diverse place with many shopping, leisure and cultural activities MAP for everyone to enjoy. 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It is the Matalan E E N L Y N L N S O fi rst Astop for anyoneO looking to S S H S P T I I T GE R W R ST AN R make the most of a R visit to the ERBURY EY R A A CANT UDL H area. Happy to-help staffH can help A Royal with fi nding your way around, T LOWER AUDLEY ST A679 Mail S what to do & where to go. The K TOP N Ice Arena BAN O friendly & knowledgeable staff are T Maplin L on hand 6 days a week to help & A679 O Mothercare B T T T S S S T N give advice to visitors. N A679 Halfords A O S O T E T E E E TKMaxx L V L R K EA K Blackburn VisitorR Centre, C G Next Boots G E I R L F Argos Blackburn GMarket,A Church St., Asda Blackburn BB1 5AF R T USS L S A6177 To M65 To Darwen A666 E L P Jnct 5 & M65 A Tel: 01254 688040 D Jnct 4 R R K email: [email protected] N O B&Q R Did you know? web: www.visitblackburn.co.uk LT D O B T Largest youth population: T S Opening Times: Monday to Friday T S S D N Did you know that nearly N EL O 9.00am to 5.00pm & Saturdays FI O T a thirdS oS the borough’s T G 9.00am to 4.00pm RO G N C N I population is aged 0 – 19, I N N N one o the highest in the N E E B country. B 03 HASLINGDEN RD Did you know? THINGS TO World Leaders: Did you know Blackburn was the weaving capital o the world? It was the birthplace o the Industrial DO AND SEE Revolution. James Hargreaves the inventor o the Spinning Jenny ATTRACTIONS was a weaver here. Blackburn has a thriving cultural scene with two excellent arts centres in the town or within easy reach. King George’s Hall consists o three separate venues o ering everything rom pop to pantomime, while Thwaites Empire Theatre also welcomes big names rom the world o entertainment. King George’s Hall MUSEUMS AND ART BLACKBURN CATHEDRAL GALLERIES Blackburn Cathedral is one of From books to beetles and England’s newest cathedrals, yet it from mummies to machinery, is one of the country’s oldest places Blackburn Museum and Art of Christian worship.