100 years ago, this day, the guns fell silent... This is a once in a life time opportunity to commemorate the fallen Pals from Baxenden who joined the Accrington Pals but never made it back. A bloody world war that ended on November 11th 1918. There will be a service of commemoration, with silence of reflection being held at the cenotaph. When: November 11th at 3pm at St John’s Church. Followed by a family street style party of the 20’s   The Baxenden fallen need you to remember them   Names of the Pals from WW1 William Anderson John Anderton...
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Tuesday 30th October A trip down memory lane or is it Life on Mars followed by some footy memorabilia All men welcome

The church of Baxenden is hosting its annual free festival with lots of fun things to do all afternoon. There will be all kinds of activities and events such as crafts, treasure hunt, bouncy castle, march of the air cadets, face painting, cutest dog competition, toss the turkey, fun races, junk modelling; and much more on offer. There will also be light refreshments and food, and all this is free. Why? Because we love and value our community. All warmly welcome!!