Thriving with the Seasons 2026-2027

Thriving with the Seasons is now underway, and we are beginning to gather the stories, skills, recipes and seasonal wisdom that sit at the heart of this Heritage Funded project.

So far, we have welcomed people into the project through seasonal education, mindfulness , movement, foraging, herbal tea making, growing sessions and conversations about how our communities once lived closer to the land, the seasons and each other.

You can follow the dedicated Thriving with the Seasons project website here:

 Thriving with the Seasons 

This page will continue to share updates, photographs, recipes, learning and reflections as the project unfolds across spring, summer, autumn and winter.

This project has been made possible thanks to support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to explore, preserve and celebrate the seasonal knowledge, food traditions, growing skills, local stories and land-based wisdom that still live within our community.

Do you have seasonal wisdom, old family recipes, growing tips, preserving methods, herbal remedies, food memories or stories about Darwen’s parks and green spaces?

We would love to hear from you.

This project is about protecting the knowledge that often lives quietly in families, kitchens, gardens and memories, before it disappears.