INTERIOR designer Graham Wynne, from BBC's popular programme 'Changing Rooms', will be helped by local children when he officially opens the new Wickes Blackburn store on Great Bolton Street on Saturday, August 28, at 10am.

Children had the opportunity to take part in a Wickes drawing competition to win £300 of Lego and the opportunity to help open the store.

Customers are invited to attend a preview evening at the store on Thursday, August 26, from 7pm to 9pm. Design consultants Craig Fielding and Dave Willmott will be on hand to produce a free 3-D plan for a kitchen or bedroom for prospective buyers.

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