The first urban room – a recommendation of the Farrell Review – is set to open as ‘Blackburn is Open’, a creative regeneration scheme funded by Arts Council England and backed by Blackburn with Darwen Council, makes Blackburn ‘the first town to follow Sir Terry’s lead when a month long pop-up Urban Room will be based in the Blackburn is Open shop’.
In line with the proposals, the pop-up room is intended to explore ‘the town centre’s past, present and future covering a range of topics from architecture and leisure, to the night-time economy and opportunities to utilise empty spaces.’
