ColneLife’s 2024 A Year to Remember
by Colne Life magazine
With mysteries unravelled and a Mercury Prize in the bag, 2024 has been packed with moments to keep Colners talking. So, grab a brew, round up your mates, and test your knowledge of what’s been going on in Colne this year!
1. Pendle Forest Hockey Club reached the highest level of hockey any Lancashire ladies’ team has ever played this year, but where do they play?
2. Colne firefighter Richard Taylor, the Watch Manager at Colne Fire Station, retired this year after a 40-year career. Which wildfire in 2018 kept the Colne firefighters busy for two weeks?
3. Which Colne indie band won the Mercury Prize this year for their debut album This Could Be Texas?
4. For six weeks, a project turned Pendle into a giant game to encourage exercise. What was it called?
5. The mystery of the second Mayoral lamp was finally solved when it was discovered this year. Where was it found?
6. Colne’s three theatres reopened this year after a £3.5 million renovation.These were the Muni, the Pendle Hippodrome, and the…?
7. Which party does Pendle and Clitheroe’s MP now belong to?
8. A talented athlete from Colne won a gold medal at the Paralympics in Paris this year, what is his name?
9. Royal Lancashire Freemasonry Lodge opened its doors this year to give Colners a glimpse into this secret society. What letter sits in the middle of the Freemasons logo?
10. Who became Pendle’s new mayor in May 2024?
11. What was the theme for this year’s Trawden Garden and Scarecrow Festival?
12. A spy thriller Shadow of Doubts was filmed in Colne, Nelson, and Bradford this year. Which 2025 festival will this short film be part of?
13. On Saturday, 28th September, Colne Town Centre hosted a festival that took attendees back in time to which decade?
14. Pendle was named the best place to do what this year?
15. In 2024, councillors considered making a part of Colne a conservation area. Which main road did they say shows Colne’s growth from an agricultural settlement to a middle-class residential district?
16. Which band headlined Colne’s Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival: English Teacher, The Matt Schofield Trio, or Boyz II Men?
17. What cycling race took place in July in Colne Town Centre?
18. Which theatre was painted in its original Edwardian colours during its renovation period?
19. Which Colne charity won ‘Community Centre of the Year – Northwest 2024’?
20. Local singer and burlesque performer Kiki Deville published a book this year about how to support bereaved parents. What was the book’s title?
21. A Colne couple won the Euromillions jackpot this year. How much did they win?
22. Which Colne charity celebrated its 10th anniversary in November?
23. Trawden received a royal visit this summer. Which royal attended?
24. The Colne Gala traditionally includes a Gala Queen and Princess. Which two other roles were added this year?
25. A new charity that helps young people by providing classes and activities officially opened in June 2025. What is it called?
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ColneLife Dec/Jan 24/25
