Miffy, Shakil and Steve attended a black-tie event at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel in Accrington on Saturday. The event was organised by Red Rose Recovery to raise money for victims of domestic abuse – and it met with great success: by the end of the evening £22,000 was raised.
The Preston Black History Group are holding a celebratory event commemorating the 82nd anniversary of the Battle of Bamber Bridge on Saturday 21st June. On the evening of Thursday 24th June 1943, a dispute broke out in Bamber Bridge when a group of US Military Police attempted to apprehend Private Read more
The Lancashire Anti-Poverty Network Forum was launched with the inaugural meeting taking place on Wednesday 11th June. Led by Resolve Poverty in partnership with LACVS‘ LOCAL team, the Network is seeking responses to a next steps form corollary from the launch, with responses informing the initial next steps for the Read more
Based in a beautiful location by the River Darwen in the Feniscowles-Pleasington Valley cusp, the Deaf Village Northwest offer a range of fantastic services aimed at bringing Deaf and hearing communities together in nature. Their vision is “to establish a strong, cohesive and prosperous community where everyone is active, treated Read more
We’re pleased to share an exciting opportunity to join our Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Team. This post is designed to promote and improve uptake of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme by reducing inequalities in uptake, supporting community engagement activities, targeting action amongst population groups with low uptake in Lancashire and Read more
The next set of our free, expert-led Community Volunteer Training programme is coming up later this month. This programme is for anyone who wants to get involved in their community as a volunteer. It is ideal for volunteers and community groups who provide support to members of the public, for Read more
East Lancashire Hospice has launched a new appeal, Bring Care Home, shining a spotlight on its essential Hospice at Home service. The campaign calls on the support of the local community to help fund care for people living with life-limiting illnesses in the place they feel most comfortable – home. Read more
Parkinson’s UK are currently inviting applications for two small grants programmes. The maximum amount which can be applied for in both funding streams is £3,000. Grants for physical activity providers This funding stream provides grants to projects that support physical activity projects for people with Parkinson’s. Physical activity grants for Read more
Learning Disability Week is taking place from Monday 16th June to Sunday 22nd June – and as part of this year’s celebration, Care Network are inviting you to be part of a powerful performance that brings their See Me theme to life! They’ll be performing the incredible, uplifting anthem This Read more
by Callum Henry, Preston Volunteers Co-ordinator What an amazing week it was at Preston Volunteers last week as part of Volunteers’ Week. I can’t count how many sandwiches, cakes, brews etc. we got through but I thought you may want to see some our amazing events that went on throughout Read more