There are so many scams out there it really is hard to keep up! Jack who recently joined the Lottery funded Safety First Team has been busy investigating the latest scams and creating this great little video for us to share and be…. scam aware.
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…
DENW’s Lottery funded Safety First Project along with our friends from the VI Forum will be co-producing an Event, Together Against Hate Crime to promote a message of HOPE and mark the end of hate crime during,” National Hate Crime Week.” Opening the Event will be the Central Methodist Church Choir, introductions from the VI Forum and…
There are still more Monthly Monday Walks to follow this year with DENW and The Foxton Centre – on Monday 7th October, we will be walking one more route in Avenham & Miller Parks. This will take place from 2pm / 14:00 to 3:30pm / 15:00. No booking is necessary, but, to be kept up-to-date…
Disability Equality (nw) Ltd (DENW) is pleased to announce that the National Lottery Community Fund has contributed to the development of its new community hub in Preston for the next four years, from September 16, 2024, to September 15, 2028. DENW is committed to fostering a society where all individuals, regardless of impairment, are valued…
“We were really pleased when Radio 2 got in touch to engage with us about access to the #R2InThePark Festival coming to Preston and I have to say I think they did a great job, we know not everyone will be happy but there was just over 70’000 visitors over the 3 days of which…
Following the successful collaboration by DENW (nw) lottery funded Safety First Team and Lancashire Constabulary’s South Division Hate Crime Team, Preston is now a much safer place for disabled people. We would like to thank all the local businesses across the PR Postcode (Preston, Chorley and South Ribble) who supported this initiative by displaying a…
Check out our recent photos from our August’s Monthly Monday Walk and TryTheTrain Trip #1. We went from Preston to Wigan, and back together. The Ticket Machine was one of the objects we saw and chatted about whilst at Museum of Wigan Life recently, and it’s a great example of every-day items potentially being a barrier for disabled people, but also items being created like this to make modern life processes faster than in years gone by.
Here’s a selection of photos of the Safety First team with the help of our volunteers promoting the “Safe Places” initiative around Preston City centre. We visited local businesses old and new to ask if they would support the initiative by displaying a sticker in their window, many agreed proving Community spirit is alive and well in Preston!
Transcript: Hello all, the safety first project team wants to reach out to all our clients and disabled communities, and assure you that we are here to try and help you feel safe in a range of situations. So while we do not want to further fuel the mass panic that is currently around, we…
