PROGRAMME OF EVENTS:

SAT, JUNE 25

OAKHILL Park, Accrington. Family fun day from 11am, followed by Pals Prom from 6pm

THU, JUNE 30

MARCH to the front community walks converging on Oakhill Park for ‘Falling’ visual art performance at 7pm

PALS memorial, Church Street, Accrington. Candlelit vigil from 9pm to 10pm

FRI, JULY 1

CIVIC Commemoration, Pals Memorial, Church Street. Accrington 7.20am

The Civic Commemoration will be a special version of the annual Pals Memorial Service, 100 years since the Pals went ‘over the top’. Email enquiries@hyndburnbc.gov.uk or call 01254 388111.

ROLL Call, Accrington Town Centre 9am

A roll call starting from 9am for the Accrington Pals. Email info@civicartscentre.co.uk or call 01254 398 319.

COMMEMORATIVE Concert - Accrington Town Hall 6pm

BBC Radio Lancashire’s live Somme Day Centenary concert from 6pm to 8pm in Accrington Town Hall. Limited tickets, call 01254 380293.

SAT, JULY 2

COMMEMORATION fair on Barnfield Street in Accrington, 10am to 1pm

Jointly organised by Benjamin Hargreaves primary school and St Paul’s Church, including tombola, bric-a-brac, face painting, bouncy castle and barbecue. Free entry and a donation will be given to Help For Heroes.

TUE, JULY 5

IN Memory of the Accrington Pals - Commemorative Film

The Ballroom, Accrington Town Hall - £3 per person (Tickets limited to 100). Call the Box Office on 01254 380 293. The Pals trails leaflet is available from the Town Hall or you can download it from the Hyndburn council website. Sign up for ‘March to the Front’ - see p20