wedding in June 2016. Rhyddings Park Rhyddings Park is the only formal park within Oswaldtwistle. It was originally the grounds of a private house belonging to a local mill owning family. It has been a public park since 1909. More information about Rhyddings Park can be found on the website of its active community group, Map location of Rhyddings Park Oswaldtwistle Carnival The carnival is held every two years. The committee was formed in June 2014, after a sixteen year gap, and the first event was successfully held that summer. Education Oswaldtwistle is home to Rhyddings (secondary school), Hippings Methodist Primary School, St. Mary's RC Primary School, St. Paul's CE Primary School, Moor End Primary School, St. Andrew's CE Primary School, West End Primary School, Oswaldtwistle School (a PRU), Broadfield Specialist School and White Ash Specialist School. Sport Oswaldtwistle Rovers F.C. were a football team in the late 19th century; they managed to reach the second round of the FA Cup in 1885. Oswaldtwistle is also the home of Oswaldtwistle Juniors FC, a local junior football club that plays in the ADJFL and ELFA, they play their home matches on Saint Mary's RC Primary School field. Notable people Gordon Birtwistle, Liberal Democrats MP for Burnley from 2010 to 2015 Jackie Bray, England international footballer, born in Oswaldtwistle Raymond "Ossie" Clark, (1942–1996), fashion designer, nicknamed "Ossie" after the town Mike Duxbury, England international footballer Nicholas Freeston (1907–1978), Lancashire poet worked at a cotton mill in Oswaldtwistle James Hargreaves, creator of the spinning jenny Polly James TV actress in Liverbirds Eddie Paynter, England international test cricketer, born in Oswaldtwistle Sir John Tomlinson, Opera singer Thomas Wilmington, footballer (deceased) Twinned town In January 2017, the Carnegie Trust UK advertised for towns who wanted to take part in a pilot twin town scheme. Oswaldtwistle was chosen, and paired with Whitburn in Scotland. Initial visits have been made. Whitburn, West Lothian, See also Listed buildings in Oswaldtwistle References External links Villages in Lancashire Unparished areas in Lancashire Geography of Hyndburn West Pennine Moors