Peace Day Celebration Event

We held our first Mersey Basin Week event in Rawtenstall last Thursday 21st september. The event was a Peace Day Celebration held to mark the start of Work on our Larkhill Rise Outdoor Classroom Project. It was a beautiful summers day. The Mayor and Mayoress of Rossendale attended together with representatives from the different faith groups in Rossendale. The event started with children from St Paul's Constable Lee Primary School and Alder Grange High school singing the World Peace Day song and other songs of Peace.

We then went out onto the project site where the myor and the former headmistress, Eileen Stubbs, cut the first sod, marking the official launch of the start of project implementation on site.

The event went really well and the children thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon. The site had been cleared of rubbish earlier in the day and the weekend before, Burnley Probation services had been involved in clearing a huge amount of overgrown shrubbery and vegetation from the site in order that we had a path to walk along and a big clear space where the children and dignitaries could gather. A big thank you to all those people who have given their time and worked so hard to make this event such a success.

A special mention to Clare Foster and Catherine Grimshaw for organising the event, Civic Pride for their support and time in helping with Clean-ups. Pupils from Alder Grange and Constable Lee Schools, and all the other volunteers who have been involved in this project.

The project is funded by: Lancashire Environmental Fund, Lancashire County Council Capital funf, LCC Community Design, Awards for All, and the Two Schools.