ADULTS and children all over East Lancashire joined in the Women's World Day of Prayer.
The special day is an international movement involving all the mainstream Christian churches, and takes place annually on the first Friday in March.
Services were held throughout the county, with the Mayor of Blackburn, Coun Maureen Bateson, singing with children from St Andrew's primary school, Blackburn, in an event at Wesley Hall Methodist Church.
Hyndburn mayor, Coun Jean Battle, joined a Women's World Day of Prayer service at New Jerusalem Church in Accrington.
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