Archive for the ‘Rossendale’ Category

Several new buildings and landmarks in the North West have been shortlisted for the 2008 Structural Steel Design Awards. The Liverpool Echo Arena, the Halo sculpture in Rossendale, the Singing Ringing Tree sculpture in Burnley, and the Turning the Place Over public art display in Liverpool will compete against the likes of Terminal 5 at Heathrow for the prestigious design award.

The winner will be announced at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum on July 8.

Britain’s last remaining temperance bar, Fitzpatrick’s in Rawtenstall, has reopened after closing for a 4 month refurbishment.

A multi-million pound redevelopment of Rawtenstall’s Valley Centre has been given the go ahead by Rossendale Council. The derelict eyesore will be demolished and replaced with 16 shops, 6 restaurants/bars, and over 100 residential apartments. A pedestrianised square and car park will also be constructed. Completion is expected in 2010, subject to approval by the Secretary of State.

Residents of Rossendale will be able to explore the culture of Mexico at an art exhibition at the Rossendale Museum. Viva Mexico opens on February 9 and runs until April 27 2008.

Schoolchildren from across Rossendale will get the region’s Christmas celebrations underway next week. Students from Haslingden High School will sing carols outside Haslingden Library at 3.45 pm on November 21, and the following day the Alder Grange Jazz Band will perform at the switch-on in Rawtenstall near the Dale Public House at 4.30 pm. Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School will entertain the crowds at Bacup’s switch-on at the Cenotaph at 4.30 pm on December 6.

A new sculpture will illuminate the skies of the Rossendale Valley later this month when it is completed. Halo, an lattice steel structure 18m in diameter on Top ‘o Slate , will be lit with LEDs at dusk on September 20.

The sculpture is part of East Lancashire’s Panopticon arts project. Other works include Colourfields in Blackburn and the Singing Ringing Tree in Burnley.

The East Lancashire Railway is celebrated its 20th birthday yesterday with a re-enactment of the first train journey on the heritage line. A plaque to mark the occasion was unveiled at Bolton Street train station in Bury.