Baxenden Allotments & Gardens Society will be hosting their 72nd Annual Show
🌼🥕 COMMUNITY NEWS! 🥕🌼 We’re excited to share that the Baxenden Allotments & Gardens Society (BAGS) will be hosting their 72nd Annual Show on Saturday 5th September 2026 at The Hollins Technology College! Expect a [...]
Proms in the Park @ Rhyddings
Ossyfest and the Friends of Rhyddings Park proudly presented Proms in the Park on Sunday — and what a day it was. Around 1,000 people joined them in Rhyddings Park for this free community celebration, [...]
🗞NEWS: The play area at Gatty Park is now officially open!
Contractors from Groundwork and Leisure Services Ltd, who successfully bid for the project following a tender process, have completed the refurbishment, with the play area reopening to the public this week. Â The project was [...]
Green Flag News !!
Brilliant news !!!! NEWS: 11 Hyndburn parks awarded the coveted Green Flag Award as they are officially recognised as some of the country’s best parks Today, the team got ready to raise the new flags [...]
Avenue Parade Pocket Garden and New Public Artwork Unveiled in Accrington
"Hyndburn Borough Council has marked the completion of regeneration works at Avenue Parade Gardens, with the space officially opened on Saturday 4 July 2026 by the Mayor of Hyndburn." Full story Avenue Parade Pocket Garden [...]
Wildflower Meadow, Cutwood Park, Rishton
Reap what you sow....and we certainly have! Less than 12 months on from Hyndburn's largest native wildflower meadow was sown in Cutwood Park, Rishton, it's looking stunning in the glorious sunshine. It is now awash [...]
News from Friends of Arden Hall & The Coppice
Post‑Match Report: Friends of Arden Hall vs. The Balsam! What a result! Our sociable squad of eight volunteers took on the invasive Himalayan balsam at the rear of Arden Woods — and scored a massive [...]
Prospects 2025-2026 Annual Report
Prospects 2025-2026 Annual Report is hot off the press! With 32 pages packed full of information and photos from our activities over the last 12 months, you can download a copy from our website https://tinyurl.com/3m7d6kyh [...]
Sharing the Green Love!
The Friends of Rhyddings Park were delighted to donate a selection of beautiful plants to Friends of Hippings School this week. Mandy popped over for a lovely catch‑up with Fiona, and Mandy left with [...]
Great news from The Friends of Arden Hall & The Coppice!
All four new benches are now fully installed across our beautiful nature reserve — and don’t they look fantastic! Huge thanks to Woody (Hyndburn CIC) for making them look so splendid in their new spots, [...]
Work begins on improvements to the play area at Gatty Park
NEWS: Work begins on improvements to the play area at Gatty Park Building work is under way to create an improved play area for children in Church, Accrington. The Gatty Park play area improvement scheme [...]
News from CSNW !!
News from Community Solutions North West whom HGSF have supported with their Horticulture Group. What an amazing start to our new Horticulture Group! We have been overwhelmed by the interest and enthusiasm from everyone wanting [...]