The fight to protect a piece of land from being bulldozed for new housing continued this week after residents created a Community Interest Company, and took their concerns to a town council meeting. On Tuesday night, people living in Darwen attended the virtual Darwen Town Council meeting, with Darrener Mark Radnedge speaking on behalf of the newly formed not-for-profit CIC, set up to protect Bailey s Field off Ellison Fold Way, which has been earmarked for a 343 residential housing estate. Bailey s Field in Darwen Mr Radnedge asked the council, particularly those who also sit on Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council s planning committee, for the chance to raise funds to purchase the land, which they have also nominated as an asset of community value (ACV).
Darwen has bucked the trend, with Darreners shopping locak and supporting traders Market traders who carried on working during the first national lockdown have seen a resurgence in trade as many of their customers have continued to shop with them through the rest of the year. Darwen market traders that offer essential food goods have been tirelessly working since March, providing customers new and old with much needed deliveries. As a result, many of their new customers have continued to shop at Darwen market and have stuck with the traders through the second lockdown. And when the Shop Darwen scheme was established earlier in the year, to help to promote Darwen’s independent businesses, it saw almost 2,000 people enter the monthly prize draws, with two winners both receiving £50 of Shop Darwen vouchers.
Darwen has bucked the trend, with Darreners shopping locak and supporting traders Market traders who carried on working during the first national lockdown have seen a resurgence in trade as many of their customers have continued to shop with them through the rest of the year. Darwen market traders that offer essential food goods have been tirelessly working since March, providing customers new and old with much needed deliveries. As a result, many of their new customers have continued to shop at Darwen market and have stuck with the traders through the second lockdown. And when the Shop Darwen scheme was established earlier in the year, to help to promote Darwen’s independent businesses, it saw almost 2,000 people enter the monthly prize draws, with two winners both receiving £50 of Shop Darwen vouchers.