Hyndburn Rural Primary Care Network

20/10/2026

19/10/2026

*** FREE EVENT ***
Please come along to the Community Wellness Fair at Mercer Hall, Great Harwood on Tues 27th October from 1-4pm to discover what services and facilities are available in your local area, whilst having fun at a local community social event.

OPEN TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY - EVERYONE WELCOME. Hosted by Great Harwood Medical Group and Hyndburn Rural Primary Care Network, many services will be on hand including:

Great Harwood Medical Group PPG * Health & Wellbeing Coach * COPD Team * Mental Health Team * Talking Therapies * Carerslink * ELCAS * Ynot Aspire * Maundy Relief * Accrington Stanley over 50s group * Onward Homes * Up & Active team * Community Solutions * Age UK * Smoke Free Lancashire * Hyndburn Connected * Ingeus connect to work programme * Kooth * Lancashire Women * Trinity Great Harwood * Food Pantry * Community Action Group * Great Harwood Civic Society * Oral Health Team * Children & Family Wellbeing PLUS other services being confirmed.

The Lancs & South Cumbria NHS HARRI VAN will be parked up in front of Mercer Hall, along with North West Blood Bikes.

FREE EVENT - FREE REFRESHMENTS - FREE ENTERTAINMENT FROM LOCAL CHOIR - FREE RAFFLE WITH GREAT PRIZES INCLUDING £50 SUPERMARKET VOUCHERS & FAMILY ACTIVITY PASS.
FREE ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN INCLUDING FACE PAINTING - BRACELET MAKING & GLITTER TATTOOS

* Accessible entrance to the Hall available on Water St. *

16/07/2026

☀️ Free Summer Family Fun in Hyndburn!

Let's Move – Free Summer Park Events
Join us for fun, free family activities in your local parks this summer:
📍 Mercer Park – Friday 31 July
📍 Milnshaw Park – Thursday 14 August
📍 Lowerfold Park – Thursday 28 August
Bring the whole family along and get active, have fun, and enjoy the great outdoors!

15/07/2026

🌟 FREE FAMILY SPORTS DAY! 🌟

Bring the whole family along for a day packed with fun, laughter, and friendly competition!

📅 Sunday 9th August 2026
📍 The Cath Thom Leisure Centre
⏰ 10:00am – 2:00pm
🎟️ FREE ENTRY

Enjoy a variety of family races and activities, including:
🏃 Space Hopper Race
🥚 Egg & Spoon Race
👣 3-Legged Race
💪 Tug of War
🎉 And many more!

There will also be fun activities available for a small charge, including:
🎨 Temporary Tattoos
🎁 Lucky Dip
⚽ Beat the Goalie
✨ Plus other exciting activities!

Come along, get active, meet new people, and make some fantastic family memories. We can't wait to see you there!

09/06/2026

Thankyou to those that took the time to attend our Health and Wellbeing event at the weekend, those who completed a feedback form earned an entry into our Free Raffle.

🥇3 Months Gym Membership for Hyndburn Leisure
🥈£50 Tesco Voucher
🥉£50 ASDA

Using a random name generator the raffle has been drawn results are below 😁

Ben P won the 3 Month Gym Membership
Keith M won the £50 Tesco Voucher
Julia A won the £50 ASDA Voucher

All winners will be contacted today

09/06/2026

We would like to thank all the services that came to support our Health and Wellbeing event over the weekend. I tried to get everyone’s photo but missed a couple (apologies) shout out to Hyndburn leisure and Citizen advice who were too busy engaging with others for a photo (I didn’t want to intrude), shout out to Netball England and Gymnastics that came along too. Shout out to Tesco Accrington and Tesco Great Harwwod for donating fruit and water 💟 Finally thank you to Hyndburn Academy for letting us use their facilities, Shout out to Steve he was a wonderful help ☺️

💟Thanks to you all from Hyndburn Rural PCN 💟 hopefully see you on the next one.

22/05/2026

Our Health and Wellbeing coach is at St Peter’s and St Paul’s church this morning at their cafe ready to talk about adopting healthy behaviours and improving health and wellbeing.

29/04/2026

Due to the first Monday in May being a bank holiday this community drop in will be taking place on the 11th May 😊

24/04/2026

Members of our team, will be taking part in the the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge next month, alongside member of staff from Clayton Medical Centre.

The team have decided to do so in aid of East Lancashire Hospice.

The East Lancashire Hospice provide specialist palliative care and support, whether that be in their inpatient unit or within the community, to those who are living with life-limiting illnesses within Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley.

If you would like to donate please do so using the following link.

Help Suzanne Evans-Dixon raise money to support The East Lancashire Hospice