Keep On Keepin' On:  Business Support Workshop - Blackburn Town Centre

Northern Soul Productions is a UK theatre company celebrating the people, places, culture, and heritage of the North. Through powerful storytelling we bring  Northern history, struggles, and spirit to life with authenticity and heart.

Northern Soul Productions

Join The Vacant Shops Academy + the Keep On Keepin' On team for a unique biz support workshop in Blackburn  - ​tow centre &amp; culture collide!

Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery

We know it’s not easy trading in the town centre right now. If you’re feeling the strain of lower footfall, shifting customer habits, and just trying to keep things ticking over – you’re not alone.Join us for a free Business Support Workshop taking place on Thursday ​22 May from 5.30pm–7.30pm at Blackburn Museum &amp; Art Gallery.It’ll be co-led by Iain Nicholson, founder of The Vacant Shops Academy alongside Mick Martin, the writer and director of <a href="https://www.keeponkeepinonplay.co.uk/" title="https://www.keeponkeepinonplay.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Keep On Keepin’ On </a>– a new theatre production coming to St Paul's Working Men's Institute on Montague Street, Blackburn from ​21-​24 May ​2025. It’s about one man trying to keep his home improvement shop alive as the town centre around him changes – something that might just strike a chord.The session is grounded in practical ideas and experience – not blue-sky theory – and will explore what can be done (and is being done elsewhere) to pivot challenges into opportunities so that you can rewrite your own story in partnership with the vibrant future of Blackburn town centre.Refreshments will be provided.This ​workshop is kindly supported by Blackburn BID.

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