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…
Download our accessible pdf version here – https://disability-equality.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bulletin-44-February-2026.pdf General Contact Details Lancashire Independent Living Service (LILS) Monday to Friday: 9am – 5pm Telephone: 01772 558863 (option 1) Email: lils@disability-equality.org.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LancashireIndependentLivingService General Advice Monday to Friday: 9:30am – 3pm for face to face. Till 4pm for telephone and email advice. Telephone: 01772 558863 (option…
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…
Download the pdf version here – https://disability-equality.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bulletin-43-January-2026-1.pdf Welcome to the Community Hub Keep an eye on this space, as we will have lots of exciting events coming up! Address: Disability Equality (nw) Ltd. Community Hub 23 Sedgwick Street Preston PR1 1TP Phone: 01772 558863 Text: 07709 710195 Our Community Hub is open Monday to…
Disability Equality nw Ltd would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
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…
You can download your accessible pdf version here – https://disability-equality.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bulletin-42-December-2025.pdf Welcome to the Community Hub Our Community Hub officially opened on the 13th May! Keep an eye on this space, as we will have lots of exciting events coming up. New Address: Disability Equality (nw) Ltd. Community Hub 23 Sedgwick Street Preston PR1 1TP Phone:…
Today some of our staff attended a First Aid at Work training course delivered by Dave O’Connell from Tutorcare. The course covered managing emergencies and injuries, such as CPR, handling shock, and treating cuts and burns, along with the role of a first aider. It also includes the use of a defibrillator (AED), head and spinal…
