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…
Join us at the 2nd Lancashire Disability pride from 11am-3pm on 10th July 2025 at Preston Flag Market. PR1 2AP. For further information, contact CaritasCare on 01772 732313 or email info@caritascare.org.uk Check out the details of how much fun we had last year at the first one! Preston’s First Ever Disability Pride Day This year,…
Come join us for the exciting craft session where we will create Thank You cards. Tuesday 24th June 2025 at the Community Hub This event will start at 1pm and finish at 3pm Where: Disability Equality (NW) Ltd. Community Hub 23-25 Sedgwick Street Preston PR1 1TP What: Learn to use a variety of materials to…
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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…
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…
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…
