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Community Hub on Tour – The Hub is now open!

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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…

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DENW’s letter to the Chancellor about the cuts to Disability Benefits

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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…

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DENW’s Coronation Community Orchard

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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…

DENW AGM 2025 Invite

DENW Annual General Meeting 2025

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Our Annual General Meeting is on Thursday 16th January 2025 at Plungington Community Centre, Brook Street, Preston PR1 7NB. Meeting will consist of AGM business, guest speaker, presentation of 2024 Lesley Finley award and light refreshments. Please contact heather@disability-equality.org.uk or call 01772 558863 if you have any dietary requirements or access needs.

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DENW’s Festive Social

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Check out the photos from our 2024 Festive social! People in attendance included… Phil Crowe – Mayor of Preston Anna Hindle – Councillor Ash Gibson – PC Michelle Woodward –PCSO Jason Rea – Magician Becky Atherton – Artful Margaret Singleton – charity fundraiser Mark Harris Trustee – DENW Mel CEO  – DENW Raki and other DENW members and visitors     And a massive thank you to Margaret Singleton who gives all of her time baking cakes for charity fundraising events amongst many other things raising/ donating thousands of pounds each year. Here’s a photo of Margaret being…

Lesley Finley Community Award 2024

Lesley Finley Community Award 2024

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It’s that time of year to get nominating for the Lesley Finley Award 2024… This award will recognise a disabled person who has made a positive impact on the lives of other disabled people in Lancashire and who meets the following criteria: A disabled person living in the North West. Has worked hard and gone…