DENW bulletin #35 May 2025
Bulletin SE 35 – May 2025
May’s Monthly Monday Wellbeing Walk
Lots of “M”s in there hey?! Well we did enjoy ourselves! Following a half-mile walk to Moor Park, Preston, starting at the Disability Equality (NW) Community Hub: the group in-attendance chatted and walked on a 2.3 mile circular route along footpaths within the park, stopping to discuss seasonal plants, the Pavillion, the upcoming 100th Anniversary of the Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory in June 2027, and ongoing renovations in the parks announced in 2022. The walk concluded with a walk back to the Community Hub for all heading in that direction. Here’s some photos of our walk… And here’s a photo of a tree we talked about briefly on a moment’s pause during the walk – Matt has submitted photos taken on the day of the roots and bark to identify…
DENW’s New Community Hub Opens Celebrations in an unusual way
What an incredible day in Preston! We were proud to celebrate the official opening of the DENW Community Hub on Tuesday 13th May 2025, at the new home, Bannister House in Preston, Lancashire, a space for and by disabled people, right in the heart of Lancashire. This wasn’t your usual ribbon-cutting event. Instead of dignitaries…
May Wellbeing Walk
This month’s walk featured a street route beginning at the Disability Equality (NW) Community Hub, to Moor Park, including the Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory and Moor Park Pavillion. We met at Disability Equality (NW) Ltd. Community Hub, 23 Sedgwick Street, Preston, PR1 1TP
DENW Bulletin #34 April 2025
It’s Spring! The days are brightening and the flowers are starting to bloom—Spring is here! Contents General Contact Details DENW Celebrates New Home in Preston – Press Release DENW’s Letter to the Chancellor about the Cuts to Disability Benefits DENW at the #WelfareNotWarfare National Day of Action Supported Banking Update Volunteer Opportunities Lancashire and…
Community Hub on Tour – The Hub is now open!
Until the Hub opened on Tuesday 13th May 2025, the following activities took place for Disability Equality to continue serving the wider communities that the Hub now supports. Our Archive – Where did we tour to? Thursday 24th April 2025 – 10:30am – 1:00pm Soft Opening of Community Hub: Disability Equality (nw) Ltd Community Hub, 23 Sedgwick Street, Preston, PR1 1TP Before the official opening in May, DENW is inviting members, supporters, and local residents to a soft opening drop-in session to take a look around on Thursday 24th April 10.30am – 1.00pm –No booking required – just drop in for a tour and a chat. Feedback is warmly welcomed. For full details of what to expect, please see our recent Press Release. The Community Hub Team will be on-hand to give tours around the space on-the-day, ahead of the official opening of the Community Hub, planned for May 2025. Coming up later this month… Come…
Disability Equality North West Celebrates New Home in Preston – Press Release
Press Release – Immediate Release Disability Equality North West Celebrates New Home in Preston Disability Equality North West (DENW) is proud to announce a major milestone for disabled people in the region, with the charity officially signing a lease on the entire building at Banister House in Preston, with their aim to create a new…
DENW’s letter to the Chancellor about the cuts to Disability Benefits
FROM: Disability Equality (nw) Ltd, First Floor, Bannister House, 23 Sedgwick Street, Preston, PR1 1TP Tel: 01772 558863 hello@disability-equality.org.uk Disability Equality North West Limited is registered in England and Wales Registered Charity No: 1114622 Registered Company No: 5506903 TO: Rachel Reeves MP Chancellor HM Government 24th of March 2025 Dear Chancellor, I am writing to…
February Wellbeing Walk Photo Blog
We had a great time at our latest Wellbeing Walk, this time around Miller Park, Preston. The flowers that attendees are holding were an activity we held on-the-day, as February 17th is, annually, Random Acts of Kindness Day; walkers as part of the group were encouraged to give out flowers to those in the park…
DENW’s Coronation Community Orchard
Disability Equality NW are pleased to announce the delivery by Trisha Rollo from Friends of Miller and Avenham Parks of three fruit trees. The trees are part of the Coronation Community Orchard Grant Scheme which is a small grants programme for community groups within Lancashire. It is intended to provide a lasting legacy to mark…
