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Sports

The most popular sport in Colne is football. Almost all of the people there know how to play or love to watch a good football game. Colne F.C. is the town's football team and plays in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division. The town also has a junior football club, Colne JFC, which accepts members who are 8 to 16 years of age. They also have a senior team. Another famous sport in Colne is cricket and one of the oldest cricket club established in the Lancashire League, the Colne Cricket Club has members supporting it up to the present.

Go Karting is a fun activity for both adults and kids alike. For those who can't get enough of this hobby and want to be better at it, Prestige Karting offers practice sessions that are suitable for adults as well as children who are over 8 years old and 130 cm tall. The karting place runs them as mixed sessions and goes on for 30 minutes on the track. Everyone is provided with overalls, helmet, and gloves as well as a full driver briefing. These sessions are fully timed and all participants get an individual lap timesheet. If you want to get the track exclusively for you, a minimum of 8 people is required.

Case against HS2 environmental protesters collapses

Two environmental protesters campaigning against the HS2 high-speed rail link have walked free from court after a prosecution against them collapsed. Sarah Green, 63, a Green party member, and Laura Hughes, 37, of Extinction Rebellion, were both charged with aggravated trespass for protesting against work HS2 was carrying out in the Colne Valley nature reserve in Hillingdon, London, home to a variety of fauna and flora including bats, owls and osprey. Read more here.

Two environmental protesters have walked free from court. Sarah Green and Laura Hughes were both charged with aggravated trespass for protesting against the HS2 high-speed rail link. The HS2 project was carried out in the Cone Valley nature reserve in Hillingdon, London which is home to a variety of fauna and flora including bats, owls, and osprey. The two women were charged with obstructing a digger. Green was alleged to have climbed on top of an HS2 digger and Hughes was alleged to have locked herself to the digger. The reason why the two women acted that way was to raise concerns about the destruction of wildlife habitats.

National Trust - Gawthorpe Hall in Colne uk

Gawthorpe Hall is an Elizabethan historic house built between 1600 to 1605 and was the residence of the Shuttleworth family for over 300 years. Travel back in time upon entering the house as you will find period rooms on display remodeled by renowned architect Sir Charles Barry and Pugin as well as original plasterwork ceilings, paneling, and the impressive Long Gallery. You can also bask on over 200 pieces of displays from the nationally important Gawthorpe Textile Collection. The hall also contains over 20 paintings which illustrate the fascinating connection of art and history, particularly with the English Civil War. Gawthorpe Hall is both an artistic and historic treasure located in the midst of Lancashire.

Prestige Karting in Colne, Lancashire offers an exciting venue for your corporate event. The facilities at the karting center will sure to impress anyone whether you are rewarding your staff with a fun day out, a business meeting, or a sales presentation to customers. They have a unique conference room that is available for a combined business meeting or presentation with an adrenalin-packed race event to finish the day. Just choose from their range of highly competitive race events specially designed for different group sizes and abilities. Even the food will be taken care of if you opt to order from their high-class caterers to suit your event.

Link to Map

National Trust - Gawthorpe Hall Burnley Road Padiham, Burnley BB12 8UA, United Kingdom

Get on M65 in Burnley from Habergham Dr and Padiham Rd/A671 8 min (2.0 mi)

Merge onto M65 5 min (5.6 mi)

Follow Whitewalls Dr/A6068 and Burnley Rd/A56 to Holker St 2 min (0.7 mi)

Prestige Go Karting Colne Holker Business Centre, off Holker St, Burnley Rd, Colne BB8 8EG, UK