NEWS

NEXT Sunday (12th June) afternoon, between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., is Colne’s Picnic in the Park Event at Alkincoats Park to celebrate the 90th Birthday of HM The Queen. Chairman of the Events Committee, Cllr. Ash Sutcliffe, enthused: “Vets4Pets are very kindly staging a...

THE STEERING Group of the East Colne and Villages Neighbourhood Plan has announced that its first Plan is now to be abandoned. David Cockburn-Price, Chairman of the Neighbourhood Plan’s Steering Group and Treasurer of the Lidgett & Beyond Charity, explained: “The...

We are refreshing our tired and out of date finger posts throughout Colne. Last week, our Clerk and Cllrs. Howarth, Nixon and Cockburn-Price enjoyed the sunshine and made a note of all the changes and improvements that these fingerposts require. Now we are planning to...

The afternoon of 20th May saw the Colne Open Gate Open Day. Open Gate is an initiative run on some of our Allotment plots on Castle Road.  It’s a community growing garden project, offering social inclusion, the chance to acquire new skills, and more importantly to...

At Full Council, the we chose a Colour for Colne. It glorifies in the name of "Ruby Starlet"! This is the colour we intend to paint our benches, playgrounds (not completely) and bus shelters as part of a rolling programme.

Our chairman, Sarah C-P, represented us at the National Association of Local Councils' (NALC) Spring Conference in Leyland yesterday. "I learnt a great deal and made several useful contacts", said Sarah. During the morning, examples of best practice within town and...

COLNE Town Council is delighted to announce that Earby-based cottages.com will be the main sponsor for the Colne Grand Prix on Tuesday 26th July. The race is part of the British Cycling Elite National Circuit Series and takes place on a closed-road 800m circuit around...

The afternoon of Sunday, 12th June will see Colne’s Picnic in the Park Event at Alkincoats Park to celebrate the 90th Birthday of HM The Queen. We’d love people to join us for a lovely summer afternoon picnicking in the park in honour of The Queen’s Birthday. We’re...

DESPITE gloomy reports of Storm Katie, the weather remained dry for Colne’s Easter Event and Food Festival and families came into town to soak up the atmosphere. Hartley Square and the Outdoor Market were transformed into food courts, with curries, pies, cheeses,...

COLNE Town Council and the Parish Councils of Trawden Forest and Laneshaw Bridge have registered their intention to jointly prepare an “East Colne & Villages” Neighbourhood Plan. The 13 week public consultation and local planning authority review for the Area...

COLNE Town Council is making the final arrangements for its Easter Saturday Event and Food Festival, which has lots of free entertainment for all people of all ages. Chairman of the Events Committee, Cllr Ash Sutcliffe, said: “Once again, we have attracted a large...

COLNE Town Council has received £10,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for Colne Commemorates 2016. Awarded through HLF’s First World War: then and now programme, the project will focus on a recreation of the Home Front in Colne around the time of the Battle of...