The Mary Hindle Centre hosts regular community classes including a youth club and Asian Ladies group. A Haslingden woman was wrongly accused of criminal activity during protests against the introduction of mechanical loomweavers in the later 1800's and was deported to Australia. The centre is named in her honour.

Some of the local youngsters preparing banners for the much anticipated return of the Haslingden Street Fair

The centre is used by the Lancashire Youth and Community Service amongst other community groups

Artwork on silk, created by an Asian Ladies group which meets at the Mary Hindle Centre.

To approach Haslingden from Blackburn you can 'go o'er tops' and drive through the countryside that surrounds the area.

The church of St. James which is situated on Church Lane, was alledgedly founded before 1284!

Some of the floral decorations in the town

The newer houses surrounding the cricket ground are within hitting distance...

Haslingden has many independant stores, as well as a Tesco and Asda

The sculpture is one of East Lancashire's many panopticons, a structure which allows the viewer to see all internal parts from a single point. It is situated at Top o'Slate, above Haslingden.

A view of the town on a sunny evening

Rossendale Hospital in Haslingden