THERE is a host of action-packed events taking place across East Lancashire this weekend.

There will be television-inspired Its a Knock Out-style fun day at Cherry Tree Cricket Club in Preston Old Road, Blackburn, on Sunday.

The event is raising money for the Theo’s Warriors charity, which was set up by family of Blackburn schoolboy Theo Power, who successfully battled a rare form of child cancer.

The fun will start at 1pm and involve nine teams taking part in a variety of challenges involving inflatables, water and more.

Two teams from the cricket club as well as businesses in Blackburn are taking part.

Graham Jordan, one of the trustees of Theo’s Warriors, said: “I’d encourage everyone to come down on Sunday as it’s going to be a great day.

“We’ve got a member of the charity running the London Marathon for us and this is one of the ways we are helping her raise money.

“All the fun will start at 1pm so if you fancy a laugh on a Sunday afternoon then do come down.”

The newly-refurbished Electric Church club, formerly known as the Live Lounge, is holding its opening weekend festival.

The Northgate club will kick things off at 6pm today with bands such as Good Foxy and Bang Bang Romeo performing.

East Lancashire group Sky Valley Mistress, which opened the new club, will play on both days.

Bands including Rival Bones, Sisteray and Manuka Hive will be playing tomorrow, with the festival finishing at around 11.30pm.

The Barlow pub in Edgworth is set to host its first annual beer festival over three days.

The festival will start at 6pm today and run until 11pm and resume at 2pm tomorrow, finishing at 11pm and then again on Sunday from 2pm to 6pm.

A pop-up art fair is to take place at Haworth Art Gallery in Accrington on Sunday from noon to 4pm.

The event is organised by the Stables and Motor House Studios Project and the taster sessions, which run on the last Sunday of every month include painting, pottery, willow craft and glazing for both adults and children.

Bookworms will be pleased the Burnley Literary Festival is set to return for a third year this weekend.

Starting today and finishing on Monday, there will be more than 60 sessions across Burnley and Padiham town centres.

The vast majority of the events are free.

There will be a giant story-telling whale in Burnley town centre, a story-telling trail, a ‘create a comic’ workshop, and a make-your-own podcast workshop.

The festival is organised by Burnley Council with support from Arts Council England and the Stocks Massey Bequest fund.

Blackburn Drama Club is performing its stage adaptation of The Vicar of Dibley at the Blackburn Empire Theatre, with the last showing tomorrow night at 7.30pm.

An annual exhibition looking at the history of Padiham, put on hold following the devastating 2015 floods, will start tomorrow.

There will be more than 100 years of photographs and memorabilia from the town, as well as a display commemorating the 320 men who died in the First World War.

The exhibition, which will go into its 12th year, has not been in the public eye since the 2015 Boxing Day floods that ruined the town hall.

Ann Clark, the exhibition’s organiser, said: “The exhibition has become a well-established annual event in the town’s calendar with lots of visitors researching their roots and sharing their memories of Padiham.”

It will be open from 10am to 4pm tomorrow until Monday.

Admission is £2 and children go free, with all proceeds going to the Padiham Archives Group fund.