East Lancashire residents have been taking pride in where they live by revolutionising their back alleys. People living in Blackburn and Darwen have been sprucing-up their alleyways, painting the walls and adorning them with beautiful flower arrangements in a bid to keep their towns looking neat and tidy. Residents are sprucing up their back alleys in Blackburn and Darwen. Pic: Cath Ford Many of the people involved are also members of Keep Blackburn Tidy, a volunteer litter-picking group, and together they have formed a group called the Back Alley Fettlers. Cath Ford, one of the founding members of Blackburn group said the project is about creating community alley gardens and has been promoted by the town s Bureau Centre for the Arts.