DENW bulletin #36 June 2025
Bulletin 36- June 2025
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…
VJ Day 2025 Celebrations at DENW
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…
DENW bulletin #35 May 2025
Bulletin SE 35 – May 2025
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…
DENW’s New Community Hub Opens Celebrations in an unusual way
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…
May Wellbeing Walk
This month’s walk featured a street route beginning at the Disability Equality (NW) Community Hub, to Moor Park, including the Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory and Moor Park Pavillion. We met at Disability Equality (NW) Ltd. Community Hub, 23 Sedgwick Street, Preston, PR1 1TP
TryTheTrain: Introductory Workshop
TryTheTrain: Introductory Workshop Monday 23rd June 2025 10:00am – 12:00pm Disability Equality Community Hub, 23-25 Sedgwick Street, Preston, PR11TP In partnership with Community Rail Lancashire, Disability Equality (NW) Ltd. are pleased to announce that we will be hosting another series of TryTheTrain Workshops, this time taking place from the Community Hub! With the aim of…
Community Hub Official Opening – Tuesday 13th of May 1pm – 3:30pm
“Finally, Disability Equality have signed the lease for the whole of Bannister House (23 Sedgwick St, Preston PR1 1TP) which will be the new Disability Equality community hub for disabled people. A community centre run by and for disabled people across Lancashire, delivering a range of support services. Tuesday 13th of May 1pm – 3:30pm,…
DENW Bulletin #34 April 2025
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…
