Here are dates for the various open and sub-group meetings taking place during 2026. Meetings of the sub-groups tend to take place in Meeting Room D at the Community Hub, 35 Railway Road, Blackburn BB1 1EZ, while the open and Board meetings are held in the Boulevard Centre, 45 Railway Road.
Dates are as follows: –
- BwD Community Network Quarterly Open Meeting
- BwD Community Network Annual Conference
- BwD Community Network Board
- Sub-group meeting dates
BwD Community Network Quarterly Open Meeting
- Thursday 8th January, 10am-12 noon – minutes
- Thursday 2nd April, 10am-12 noon – agenda
- Thursday 17th September, 10am-12 noon
- Thursday 14th January 2027, 10am-12 noon
BwD Community Network Annual Conference
- Wednesday 24th June – venue to be confirmed
BwD Community Network Board
- Tuesday 27th January, 10am-12 noon
- Tuesday 24th February, 10am-12 noon – minutes
- Tuesday 24th March, 10am-12 noon – agenda
- Tuesday 28th April, 10am-12 noon
- Tuesday 26th May, 10am-12 noon
- Tuesday 23rd June, 10am-12 noon
- Tuesday 28th July, 10am-12 noon
- Tuesday 25th August, 10am-12 noon
- Tuesday 22nd September, 10am-12 noon
- Tuesday 27th October, 10am-12 noon
- Tuesday 24th November, 10am-12 noon
Sub-group meeting dates
Armed Forces Network
- Friday 1st May, 9-10.30am – agenda
- Friday 5th June, 9-10.30am
- Friday 3rd July, 9-10.30am
- Friday 7th August, 9-10.30am
- Friday 3rd September, 9-10.30am
- Friday 2nd October, 9-10.30am
- Friday 6th November, 9-10.30am
- Friday 4th December, 9-10.30am
Connecting Communities
- Tuesday 13th January, 10.30am-12 noon
- Tuesday 10th March, 10.30am-12 noon
- Tuesday 12th May, 10.30am-12 noon
- Tuesday 14th July, 10.30am-12 noon
- Tuesday 15th September, 10.30am-12 noon
- Tuesday 10th November, 10.30am-12 noon
Darwen Community Forum
Meetings take place at Number 1 Coffee Shop Community Hub in Darwen.
- Thursday 15th January, from 4.30pm – minutes
- Thursday 19th February, from 4.30pm
- Thursday 19th March, from 4.30pm
- Thursday 23rd April, from 4.30pm
- Thursday 21st May, from 4.30pm
- Thursday 18th June, from 4.30pm
- Thursday 23rd July, from 4.30pm
For more information, please feel free to drop Geoff an e-mail.
Disability Group
- Thursday 22nd January, 1.30-3pm
- Tuesday 23rd April, 1.30-3pm
- Tuesday 23rd July, 1.30-3pm
- Tuesday 22nd October, 1.30-3pm
Housing Group
- Wednesday 25th March, 1.30-2.30pm
- Wednesday 27th May, 1.30-2.30pm
- Wednesday 29th July, 1.30-2.30pm
- Wednesday 30th September, 1.30-2.30pm
- Wednesday 25th November, 1.30-2.30pm
Men’s Group
- Wednesday 11th February, 10-11.30am
- Wednesday 10th June, 10-11.30am
- Wednesday 12th August, 10-11.30am
- Wednesday 18th November, 10-11.30am
Re:use Network
- Tuesday 20th January, 10-11.30am
- Tuesday 21st April, 10-11.30am
- Tuesday 21st July, 10-11.30am
- Tuesday 20th October, 10-11.30am
For more information, please get in touch with Donna: –
Last update: Wednesday 29th April 2026