The National Lottery Community Funded Safety First Project Reaches an End The Safety First Team would like to thank the National Lottery Community Fund for their generous sponsorship which has allowed us to offer additional support to disabled people from Preston, Chorley and South Ribble over the last three years. From November 2021, we have…
United Response have an online survey to gather disabled people’s lived experience of hate crimes on public transport across England. Scan the QR code to enter or click the link here…
Look out for Black Friday scams whilst online shopping or as a received text message. Click to watch video https://disability-equality.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Scam-Video-Black-Friday.mp4
In the past 36 hours, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has responded to three fire incidents caused by mirrors magnifying sunlight. The sun is currently positioned in the sky in a way that can shine directly into first-floor windows. Curved mirrors or glass ornaments can act as lenses, concentrating sunlight and potentially starting a fire…
Be aware of new web based captcha scams Click on link (video has no sound): Captcha Scam Video
STAY SAFE – KNOW THE SCAM The internet is a great place to play games, chat with friends, and learn new things. But just like in the real world, sometimes there might be people who want to trick us and in this video we’re talking about Phishing Scams. Click on the link to watch…
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.
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…
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…
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!
