Join us for Diwali, on Wednesday 22nd October – including a visit to the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple, Preston, and the presentation of a cheque from the BAPS 10k charity challenge, to Disability Equality (NW) Our event will start at Disability Equality Community Hub @ 2:30pm 22nd October, then head over to the…
It’s time to get your nominations in for this year’s Lesley Finley Community Award 2025! Please take a look at the criteria before submitting your nominations. The closing date is 31st October 2025 The award will be presented at this year’s AGM, which will be held at our Community Hub on Thursday 27th November. If you need…
Thursday 23rd October 2025, 1pm until 3pm Next week, on Thursday, we will be hosting a meeting as part of our ongoing role as Critical Friend to The Harris on Accessibility. This will be at the Disability Equality (North West) Community Hub, in Preston, from 1pm until 3pm, on Thursday the 23rd October 2025. There will be…
Check out our photos from the fabulous Preston Pride 2025. We were proud to be one of the sponsored for the event too!
This year we hosted a range of VJ Day events at DENW’s new Community Hub in Preston. Here’s a snapshot of some of the events…
Check out our photos (and alt tags) for a taster of our stall at Preston Mela, and the vibrant event it was!
County Councillor Graham Dalton, the newly appointed Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care at Lancashire County Council, recently visited Disability Equality North West (DENW), joining Trustee Daniel Duckworth and CEO Mel Close for a meeting in the Hub’s Casual Café area. Cllr Dalton, appointed in May 2025, expressed a keen interest in learning more about DENW and…
Join us for our VJ Day (Victory over Japan Day) Celebration 2025! We will be celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the end of WWII @ Thursday 14th August 1pm-3pm @ Disability Equality (NW) Ltd. Community Hub 23-25 Sedgwick Street Preston PR1 1TP While Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) marks the end of the Second…
Please feel free to join Disability Equality and topic-specific Guest Speakers for our upcoming Peer Support Sessions: Chatty Café! All sessions will take place at the Casual Cafe in the Community Hub, and, take place on dates of observance relevant to each session. Free-to-attend; carers, support, friends and family always welcome. Join us for our Peer support sessions (Chatty Cafe) with Guest Speakers Connecting society Peer talking Supportive environment All sessions to take place in the Casual Cafe at DENW Community Hub, 23-25 Sedgewick Street, Preston, PR1 1TP Thursday 17th July 2025 2-3.30pm Friday 1st August 2025 2-3.30pm Monday 18th August 2025 2-3.30pm…
Here’s our photo blog from our recent Workshop-follow-up Travel Session, as part of our engagement with building Public Transport travel confidence; the day revolved around a return journey to Carnforth from Preston station, and, a group visit to the Carnforth Heritage Centre Museum. Photo 1 – Group Exercise at Avanti Ticket Machines before Travel – Simulated use of Ticket Machines, using full place names and Rail Shortcodes (in this case CRN for Carnforth), how to apply Railcard Discount, choose how to pay, and access accessibility features of the…
