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==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
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| + | [[Charles Fletcher-Cooke]] was Conservative MP for Darwen 1951-1983. | ||
The [[Blackburn and Burnley CHE Group]] was founded in 1972. | The [[Blackburn and Burnley CHE Group]] was founded in 1972. | ||
| − | In 1973 [[John Kirby]] was murdered in Corporation Park. | + | In 1973 [[John Kirby]] was murdered in Corporation Park. [[File:P1230696blackburnGNissue36.jpg|thumb|left|Gay News issue 36 reports on John Kirby's murder]] |
| − | There | + | There were plans to hold a [[Blackburn Pride]] in 2013.<ref>http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/9945501.Blackburn_gay_pride_event_bid/</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:24, 24 July 2023
Blackburn is a town in Lancashire. The borough of Blackburn was renamed Blackburn with Darwen in 1997, and became a unitary authority the following year.
LGBT history
Charles Fletcher-Cooke was Conservative MP for Darwen 1951-1983.
The Blackburn and Burnley CHE Group was founded in 1972.
In 1973 John Kirby was murdered in Corporation Park.
There were plans to hold a Blackburn Pride in 2013.[1]
