Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen

21/08/2026

📣ANNOUNCEMENT📣
Newground Together are launching their new Breathe Easy peer support group at the MOVE Festival.💙
Dr. Mo Umer will facilitate a 20-minute group GP session around breathing conditions, which could be anything from anxiety, to asthma, to COPD. All ages are welcome.
Come and visit the stall at the MOVE Festival to find out more!

20/08/2026

🚭 Have Your Say on Stop Smoking Support in Blackburn with Darwen

We're working with Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen to gather feedback on local stop smoking services, and we want to hear from you.

Whether you've used stop smoking support before or not, your views can help us understand what works well, identify barriers to accessing support, and improve services for local residents.

📝 Complete the survey and share your thoughts below 👇

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=4z_73MnpOkKh2hSKSzouYNaX5Z7W1PNAv7rYxK4_QPdUNFA1M0E1Nk85Rzk4WllVTkpLOFNTWFg5SC4u&fbclid=IwY2xjawTzjZFwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMUxQMzRCUlZGRERjV1ozamxzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEene5VGv7nKQIE7F-Z3S7m8wszQbMFEngAhn84kiklQWi2HByaEpoakpukDXo_aem_UP_4LywvMcQOGs9wmRdM6w

19/08/2026

🚭 Have your say on stop smoking support in Blackburn with Darwen

The Public Health team is working with Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen to gather feedback about local stop smoking services. Whether you've used the service or not, we'd love to hear from you.

Your views will help us understand people's experiences, identify any barriers to accessing support, and shape services that better meet local needs.

Click below to fill the survey out 👇

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=4z_73MnpOkKh2hSKSzouYNaX5Z7W1PNAv7rYxK4_QPdUNFA1M0E1Nk85Rzk4WllVTkpLOFNTWFg5SC4u

17/08/2026

Together After Loss supports BwD residents who have experienced or been affected by baby loss or miscarriage. They are running supportive wellbeing workshops both face to face and online - check out the dates on the flyers. 🫶

04/08/2026

The team are working with Public Health to reshape the Stop Smoking service, let us know your thoughts with our survey!

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=4z_73MnpOkKh2hSKSzouYNaX5Z7W1PNAv7rYxK4_QPdUNFA1M0E1Nk85Rzk4WllVTkpLOFNTWFg5SC4u&origin=QRCode

31/07/2026

We recently made an authorised visit to Oakenhurst Medical Centre!

Read our report here:

https://healthwatchblackburnwithdarwen.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Oakenhurst-final-report.pdf

24/07/2026

Get the date in your diary!⏱️ In just under a month the fantastic Move Festival will be coming to Queen's Park with loads of activities for families to get involved in. Look forward to seeing you there! 😎

24/07/2026

Active Summer Week 2 timetable! 🤩🤸☀️

The Active Summer programme is a range of FREE, fun, inclusive activities for all the family during the school summer holidays is running until the 30th August ❗🤸‍♀️☀️

Don't forget you can attend Blackburn with Darwen Library and Information Service and activities and add these to your Active Passport!

Every Thursday, the timetable & bookings will go live for the following week. Check out if your activity needs booking and what's on Week 2.
ParkPlay - https://park-play.
https://refreshbwd.com/events/active-seasons/

20/07/2026