News stories tagged as "Wayne Hemingway"

Record crowds make national festival a success

Published at: Tuesday 15 May 2018 at 10:11 am

Tens of thousands of people flocked to Blackburn town centre over the weekend to ensure the National Festival of Making was a huge success.

Make a date with MasterChef’s Moonira

Published at: Wednesday 2 May 2018 at 11:38 am

Blackburn’s MasterChef finalist Moonira Hinglotwala will be cooking up a storm at the National Festival of Making.

Designs on Blackburn

Published at: Thursday 26 April 2018 at 2:03 pm

Fashion designer Wayne Hemingway talks about the success of the National Festival of Making in a new interview.

Planning approved for housing development designed by Wayne Hemingway MBE

Published at: Tuesday 20 December 2016 at 12:08 pm

Planning has been approved for a new housing development in Blackburn that will aim to set new standards for family living.

The UK’s first National Festival of Making is to be held in Blackburn

Published at: Monday 17 October 2016 at 11:31 am

Influential designer Wayne Hemingway MBE is among the organisers of a new festival being launched in Blackburn to celebrate manufacturing, art and design.

‘Blackburn is Open’ launches the UK’s first Urban Room

Published at: Friday 19 September 2014 at 2:15 pm

Blackburn is to answer the battle-cry of one of Britain’s leading architects by opening the UK’s first Urban Room ahead of a month long celebration of architecture.

Blackburn Is Open launches the Creative Hive

Published at: Friday 21 February 2014 at 3:00 pm

Blackburn Is Open is to launch a new network to help support the development of creative industries in Blackburn with Darwen.