Category: North West Blog

One hundred acts of Blackpool kindness

A quest to create 100 acts of kindness during November has been set up by Blackpool Fairness Commission, with anybody welcome to lend a hand. Chair of the Commission, Dr Arif Rajpura, will get the campaign going with the first act of kindness – giving up his time to go digging with Groundwork’s community food growing scheme, ‘Grow Blackpool’. Arif …

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Kendal Mountain Festival, 14 – 17 November

‘Kendal’ is one of the leading festivals of its kind in the world. It is an internationally known event, attracting film premieres from around the globe. Film makers, TV producers, adventurers, climbers and world-class lecturers gather to take part in four packed days of the very best films, speakers, books and exhibitions covering all aspects …

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Halloween Lantern Carnival, Merseyside, Nov 1st

Nights are drawing in and the excitement is brewing as Liverpool gets ready for the spectacular annual Halloween Lantern Carnival, which will light up even the darkest corners of Sefton Park on Friday November 1st. Hundreds of people from across the city will come together with their hand-made lanterns for an enchanting procession through the …

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