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HOUSEBUILDER SHOWS HEART OF GOLD WITH BLACKBURN YOUTH ZONE SUPPORT

A Lancashire housing developer has pledged to support the vital work of Blackburn Youth Zone for three years. Kingswood Homes has become the latest business to join the Youth Zone’s network ofsupporters, signing up to become a ‘gold patron’. The partnership will see the business, based in Little Hoole, Preston, with sites across the county,... Read more »

Trevor Dawson Golf Day raises £6,000 for Youth Zone

Trevor Dawson Charity Golf Day was back with a vengeance after two years’ absence, and what a day for raising funds for the magnificent Blackburn Youth Zone.  21 corporate teams drove off in brilliant sunshine at Clitheroe Golf Club.  The course was in excellent condition producing great scoring, with the overall winners being K2 Storage... Read more »

Bill aiming to break TWO world records to raise funds for Blackburn charities

Bill aiming to break TWO world records to raise funds for Blackburn charities BLACKBURN charities will be among those that are set to benefit from the record-breaking exploits of Bill Hodgson. The fundraiser, who tests his mental and physical endurance to the limit, is being supported by Blackburn’s Pops Ali and a team of volunteers... Read more »

Crowds celebrate the successful return of the Blackburn Beer & Gin Festival as its raises £40,000

Blackburn Beer & Gin Festival opened with a bang as over 100 businesses attended the successful East Lancashire event on a Friday afternoon exclusive sponsor event. Individuals had the opportunity to network with the biggest businesses in East Lancashire whilst sampling the finest beers, gin, wine, and ales. “The Blackburn Beer & Gin Festival is... Read more »

Anniversary ball raises £30,000 for Blackburn Youth Zone

An anniversary ball hosted to mark 10 years of Blackburn Youth Zone has raised £30,000 towards its running costs. Blackburn Youth Zone’s 10th Anniversary Ball raises £30,000  Blackburn Youth Zone (BYZ) celebrate their 10th birthday year and on Saturday 14th May they celebrated this in style with their 10th-anniversary charity ball at Mytton Fold, Langho,... Read more »

First four Youth Zone Darwen patrons revealed

The first four patrons of a new Youth Zone project in Darwen have been revealed. Between them, the businesses have pledged £50,000 to support the Youth Zone Darwen scheme. It comes after a £250,000 fundraising drive was launched to transform Meeting Places in Darwen town centre into a state-of-the-art facility for the town’s young people.... Read more »

£250K fundraising drive launched for new Darwen Youth Zone

Business and community leaders are backing a bid to raise £250,000 a year for a brand new ‘Youth Zone Darwen’ project. The scheme, being led by Blackburn Youth Zone, would see Meeting Places in the town centre transformed into a state-of-the-art facility for Darwen’s young people. Sessions would also be held at AFC Darwen, DACA’s... Read more »

Our Paint The Town Orange campaign recently was a shining example of Corporate Social Responsibility working at its best – Hannah Allen CEO

Our Paint The Town Orange campaign recently was a shining example of Corporate Social Responsibility working at its best. The campaign saw businesses across East Lancashire raise more than £18,000 towards funding a target support worker to help young people’s emotional health and well-being, especially in a post-COVID-19 world. The corporate challenge brought together teams... Read more »

The Business Community fundraise over £19,000K for Paint the Town Orange

Blackburn Youth Zone called on businesses across the community to work together to support young people’s health and wellbeing through the successful campaign Paint The Town Orange. Blackburn Youth Zone launched their corporate challenge which raised over £19,000K and ran from July – October, the campaign brought 13 businesses together all fundraising, to help BYZ... Read more »

£30,000 raised through Christmas Challenge Campaign

£30,000 raised through Christmas Campaign Following Blackburn Youth Zones participation in the Big Give Christmas Campaign 2021, we are pleased to announce that we have exceeded our target of £30,000 to support the Blackburn Youth Zone ‘Caring For Our Young Carers’ project. With the money we have raised, we will offer practical/emotional support to ensure... Read more »