Preston Pride 2025 Photo Blog
Check out our photos from the fabulous Preston Pride 2025. We were proud to be one of the sponsored for the event too!
VJ Day Observance 2025
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…
Preston Mela 2025 Celebrations Photo Blog
Check out our photos (and alt tags) for a taster of our stall at Preston Mela, and the vibrant event it was!
LCC Cabinet member for Adult Social Care visits DENW’s new Casual Cafe
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…
Chatty Cafe Sessions July, August and Sept 2025
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…
Public Transport travel confidence Session – Photo Blog
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…
Lancashire Disability Pride 2025
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,…
Volunteer’s Week Celebration at Disability Equality (NW) Community Hub
This year Disability Equality (NW)’s annual Thank You and Celebration Event for our Volunteers took place in the Community Hub, on Thursday of Volunteer’s Week (5th June 2025). Following each active Volunteer being presented their Certificate of Thanks, the group took part in two rounds of a Play Your Cards Right-styled game, hosted by Mel, supported by Matt. and Beth.; later in the afternoon, following the games, all present were invited to join for a buffet of sweet and savoury foods, including fruit kebabs, quiche, pastries, and fresh fruit.
Reception Volunteers Wanted
Disability Equality NW are looking for volunteers to help us in our Community Hub Reception Applicants must be disabled or have lived experience of disability. We are looking for people to volunteer between 9.30 – 4pm Monday to Friday (either full days or part days ie morning or afternoon). Applicants must be able to work…
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…
