This slide show introduces some famous people who once lived in Darwen, Lancashire, UK. It includes a footballer, a spy a strong man, an artist and a pop singer! After learning about these fascinating people, there is a timeline for pupils to organise the people into chronological order. I hope you enjoy!

This slide show explores the main industry in Darwen, Lancashire, UK in the past - paper! It then continues to look at the mills around Darwen and finishes with how paper was made. There is an opportunity to organise the information into an information report for some cross curricular writing as well as matching mixed up facts. I hope you enjoy this resource!