Check out our photo blog of our Easter Community lunch at DENW community Hub. With nearly 40 people in attendance we had lunch, a funny Easter quiz and a few rounds of Play your cards right. Lots of fun, laughs and celebrations. And if you want to know what the fascination for Egg…
Disability Equality NW CEO Mel Close has been recognised with the Proud Preston Award, celebrating her commitment to supporting communities and creating opportunities for people across the city. For Mel, the recognition is not just about her own work, but about the many people who have supported and influenced her journey along the way. Speaking…
One of our fabulous volunteers, Margaret Singleton, DENW Trustee, represented us at a special reception held at County Hall, Preston, hosted by Lancashire County Council in partnership with the Lancashire Lieutenancy. The event brought together organisations from across the county who had been nominated for The King’s Award for Voluntary Service. The reception celebrated the…
Disability Equality North West (DENW) is excited to announce that the charity’s CEO, Mel Close, has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Inclusive Leadership Award at the Proud Preston Awards 2026. The Proud Preston Awards celebrate individuals and organisations who make a lasting difference within Preston’s communities, recognising those who champion inclusion, equality, and…
Our CEO Mel Close and team were invited from a select few to join the King as he visited Samlesbury Hall last week. He met with a range of Charities, Business Leaders and local press to visit the area, including local business Butlers Cheeses and sampled the Samlesbury Hall volunteers’ offerings as he sat down…
We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has already applied to volunteer with Disability Equality (NW) Ltd and is currently going through our onboarding process. It’s been brilliant to see so much interest, and we’re really encouraged by the skills, enthusiasm, and lived experience people are bringing with them. We can’t…
Visitors to our community hub can enjoy the following freebies in February (and beyond): Free hot and cold drinks every day between 9:30am and 4pm Free Community Lunch every Thursday – includes hot food, a drink and biscuits/cakes Free Internet access Free Advice on a range of issues including Blue Badge and Benefit applications Free…
We are proud to have recently signed the Armed Forces Covenant. We want veterans and serving personnel to know we are here for them and their families too, as well as any disabled person, their families and communities – many times these are intersectional too. We are now working on our application for Bronze award…
The CEO, staff, trustees and volunteers at Disability Equality NW would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year. DENW Christmas opening/closing times Close – 5pm TUE 23rd December 2025 – until we… Re-open – 9am FRI 2nd January 2026. Supported Banking Services – 01772 558863 opt 2…
We’re starting the New Year full of beans! Our free Community Lunch Club resumes in the New Year with Beans on Toast served every Thursday in January, starting 8th Jan 2026, thanks to a generous food donation to the Community Hub from Argento Lounge. It’s specially for disabled people, support workers and carers! Location: Disability…
