An in-depth talk on the Spanish Flu pandemic is being held at a town's heritage centre.
The talk will take place in Darwen on Tuesday March 12, where local historian, Tony Foster, will discuss the effects the outbreak had on the town.
The Spanish Flu killed 50 to 100 million people worldwide between June 1918 and April 1919.
And Darwen was badly affected, with one week in November 1918 showing the town to have the highest death rate in the whole of England and Wales.
So high was the number of people dying that coffin makers and gravediggers could not keep pace with the demand, and a school had to be converted into a temporary hospital.
The talk will start at 7pm at Darwen Heritage Centre and admission is £2.
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