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Last Pub of the Revidge Run Closes: Hare & Hounds, Lammack shuts this weekend - The Hare and Hounds Blackburn

Last Pub of the Revidge Run Closes: Hare & Hounds, Lammack shuts this weekend

The Hare & Hounds in Lammack—long a friendly off-route stop from Blackburn’s old Revidge Run—will call last orders for the final time on Sunday 5 October, closing due to the retirement of owner Ian Robertson MBE. As the last pub linked to the Revidge Run, its goodbye marks the end of a familiar chapter in the town’s pub history.

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Elmer the Patchwork Elephant Comes to Town

Based on the classic children’s book series by David McKee, that celebrate its 30th Birthday in 2019, Elmer the Patchwork Elephant Show, is a celebration of individuality and the power of laughter!

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Flanders and Swann – Classic and Joyously Frivolous

Join multi award-winning comedian Tim FitzHigham and BBC Radio 4 musical maestro Duncan Walsh Atkins as they starch their beards and trim their dinner jackets, ready to bring you the wit and wordplay of those ingenious comedy songsmiths, Michael Flanders and Donald Swann.

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