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Veterans in Communities

12 Bury RoadVIC
Haslingden
Rossendale
BB4 5PL

Contact: Liz Hamilton

Tel: 01706 833180

 

Email: lizhamilton@veteransincommunities.org

Web: www.veteransincommunities.org

 

ABOUT US

Veterans in Communities (VIC) supports serving and ex-services personnel and their families, and members of the emergency services who have experienced difficulties in transitioning back into the community. We offer a range of services including outdoor activities, support to access specialised services, outdoor activities, hands-on projects to benefit the community, SInging Group and Art Group.

Everything we do is focused on assisting our members to improve confidence, wellbeing in all its forms, achieving goals and being part of their local community.

Our building in Haslingden has rooms available as office space, therapy space, arts and crafts, and a large conference room with flexibility in its layout.

Amanda Walton represents Selnet Member Veterans in Communities (VIC) and is currently a Director on our Board.

 

 

 

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Chorley VCFS Network

35-39 Fazakerly StreetChorley VCFS Network
Chorley
PR7 2SW

 

Contact: Donna Hussain

Tel: 01257 226516

 

Email: donnalhussain@gmail.com

 

ABOUT US

We are an infrastructure support service offering infrastructure to third sector organisations in order to build capacity within the sector for economic and social improvement.

We work with all sectors to enhance services and support them to become more effective and efficient.

 

 

 

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Divine Days Community CIC

Contact: Katie Whitehead

Tel: 07782 551004

 

Email: info@divinedays.co.uk

Web: www.divinedays.co.uk

          

 

ABOUT US

Divine Days Community CIC

Divine Days Community CIC delivers a programme of services and provision for adults with additional needs; children with additional needs and complex needs; the elderly; the isolated; and those managing long-term mental and physical health conditions. Our provision is centred around bringing people together through a variety of programmes and creative activity programmes focused on connectivity, inclusivity, and rehabilitation.

 

Gateway Support

Gateway Support is partnership between Divine Days Community CIC and An Inclusive Future CIC (AIF CIC) providing an urgent and essential service for individuals and families across the West Lancashire area with a child/children with an additional need or disability, as well as those who are managing long term health conditions or poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gateway Support provides an information, advice, guidance, and befriending service to ensure people with disabilities can access pastoral and professional services and support in an accessible, person-centred, and meaningful manner during and after the COVID – 19 pandemic.

Legacy Project

The Legacy Project is our Supported Internship initiative funded by Well Skelmersdale and West Lancashire CCG. Divine Days CIC works with local businesses, schools, and colleges to deliver a supported internship programme for young adults with additional needs, learning disabilities and/ or physical disabilities who live and learn in West Lancashire and the surrounding area.

Man-archy

Man-Archy is our men’s mental health provision, using talking therapies, support groups, one-to-one sessions, and a befriending service for men living in West Lancashire. This project is funded via Well Skelmersdale and West Lancashire CCG delivering a person centred, local offer of crisis intervention and prevention for men.

Community Connections

Our Community Connections sessions offer specialised activities for the elderly, people with poor mental health or dementia, people that have been isolated and those managing long term health conditions. Community Connections provides a safe environment run by qualified practitioners to support members of our community to reconnect and find purpose and meaning on their road to recovery.

Dance for All

Divine Days inclusive dance activities and classes for people of all ages with additional needs. Our teachers and practitioners have years of experience, as well as being qualified and trained in working with children and adults with additional needs, learning disabilities and complex needs. Our award-winning Dancers have performed all over the country raising awareness of inclusion and acceptance.

Our Dance classes include:

  • Diddi Tots – Tap, ballet, and disco classes for babies and toddlers with additional needs.
  • Diddi Divine – Therapeutic and contemporary dance classes for infants and juniors with additional needs.
  • Diddi Divas – Tap, ballet, musical theatre, and street dance classes for children with additional needs.
  • Divine Dance – Contemporary, inclusive dance classes for adults with additional needs.

We work with mainstream organisations to help them develop and improve their inclusive practice and how to become disability confident.

We deliver a variety of training programmes for schools and businesses including antibullying and disability awareness.

 

Divine Days Creative Arts won our Small Social Enterprise of the Year Award in 2021.

 

 

 

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Strawberry Fields Training CIC

South Placestrawberry fields training cic logo
1 Meeting House Lane
Lancaster
LA1 1TQ


Contact: Scot Davidson

Tel: 01524 874246


Email: scot@strawberryfieldstraining.org.uk 

Web: www.strawberryfieldscic.co.uk


ABOUT US

Strawberry Fields exists to support and empower marginalised people to recognise and move towards developing their potential.

We have been supporting young people and adults for over nine years and continue to provide compassionate, client-centric, and innovative support packages for those in need.

At Strawberry Fields, we believe in working a particular way meeting clients ‘where they are at’, whatever their stage or starting point.

We are a small team of multi-skilled, highly qualified, and free-thinking individuals who are prepared to consistently challenge our own practice and our judgements or assumptions of others.

As a company, we are always evolving and we take pride in going the extra mile for the benefit of our clients.

 

 

 

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The Football League (Community) Ltd

t/a The Football League Trust
Edward VII Quay
Navigation Way
Preston
PR2 2Y

Contact: Jules Ollerton

Tel: (01772) 325960


Email: jollerton{at}fltrust.co.uk

Web: www.fltrust.co.uk


ABOUT US

The Football League Trust is a national charity that uses the power of football to change people’s lives.

The FLT unites the inspirational work delivered across England and Wales by the dedicated network of community trusts associated to the 72 Football League clubs. Last year we engaged with over 1.5million people using the power of football to improve health, inspire education, reduce crime, increase participation and tackle many difficult social issues like drug abuse and homelessness. The Trust tackles society’s greater goals by inspiring people through powerful projects built upon a foundation of our four key themes;- sport, education, inclusion and health.

Each of the 72 Football League Clubs (Championship, League 1, League 2) has its own community trust. The charities have a combined annual turnover of over £44 million, and 2,500 members of staff, including teachers, coaches and professional health workers. Based in the heart of their communities ours trusts use the magnetism their club badge to connect with people,

 

 

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Community Solutions North West

Elmfield HallCommunity Solutions North West Logo
Gatty Park
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 4AA


Contact: Deborah Clark

Tel: 01254 460080


Email: info@csnw.co.uk

Web: www.csnw.co.uk

 

ABOUT US

Community Solutions is a North West based charity that aims to tackle loneliness and social isolation. We believe that every person matters and no person should ever feel alone or lonely.

We support people who are going through life changes or crisis such as bereavement, loss of health, loss of jobs, poverty, mental health issues etc. We offer a range of befriending and mentoring services to help people live healthier, better lives including home visits, social groups, telephone and digital befriending, counselling, crisis support and more.

MISSION

We help people to live healthier, better lives. We believe that every person matters, and no person should ever feel alone or lonely.

 

 

 

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In Di Go Dedicated Care and Support CIC

37 PinewoodIn Di Go - Awards Logo
Feniscowles
Blackburn
BB2 5AF


Contact: Diane Marie Price

Tel: 07505 353508

 
Email: diane@myindigoworld.org.uk

Web: www.myindigoworld.org.uk  

 

About Us

 

In Di Go’s vision – is a society where all children & young people with a disability are able to realise their goals and aspirations, with a right to community inclusive activities and services which supports them and their families. In Di Go works with disabled children young people 0 to 25yrs and their families including siblings. in Di Go provides person centred care with a holistic approach – has a can do attitude. The company works to develop confidence and self esteem in disbaled children and young people 0 to25 yrs and their families including siblings. The service is qualitative and shaped to meet the needs of service users. Providing one to one Short breaks – supporting, encouraging and enabling social inclusion in the local community reducing social isolation and give parent carers much needed respite. Saturday Clubs, small group activities. The company provides a voice for parent/ carers at meetings with social care, health, education or welfare benefits (support them with forms and letters). Other parents and carers find it difficult to speak in meetings about their child or young person, or do not understand the jargon. In Di Go will listen and hear what it is the parent/ carer and disabled child want to say and will support, encourage and empower them to say what it is they want to say.

 

 

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West Lancs CVS

Certacs House
10 – 12 Westgate
Skelmsersdale
WN8 8AZ

Contact: Greg Mitton

Tel: (01695) 733737


Email: greg@wlcvs.org

Web: www.wlcvs.org


About Us

West Lancashire Council for Voluntary Services is a charity, set up in 1973, and is the key umbrella group for voluntary and community groups in West Lancashire.

Our main activities are:

  • Providing information and support to voluntary organisations
  • Helping local people to set up and develop voluntary and community groups, and network with other organisations
  • Representing voluntary and community groups to statutory and other organisations, and partnerships.

 

 

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West Lancs Ark CIC

Ecumenical Centrewest lancs ark
Northway
Skelmersdale
WN8 6LU

Contact: Janice Monaghan

Tel: 07826 656387

Other Contacts: Barry  07421 941324 / Sue (Armed Forces Champion)  07591 030205


Email: westlancsark@hotmail.co.uk

 


About Us

We work with all members of our community and have an open door policy.  We help people with a wide variety of issues, inclusing debt, housing, employment, substance mis-use, training and education. We have computers available for job search and making benefit claims. We will assist with preparing CV’s, application forms. We also do referal to the Food Banks.

 

 

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Tick the Publicity Box CIC

70 Mowbray Drive tick-logo
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY3 7UN

Contact: Alistair Clarke

Tel: (01253) 302602


Email: alistair[at]publicitybox.co.uk

Web: www.publicitybox.co.uk


About Us

Twice nominated as Creative Company of the Year, Tick The Publicity Box – specialists in  media, marketing and PR – gives clients in the third sector a professional image and assists them with all aspects of promotion from design and printing, buying media space, staging events and presentations.

The social enterprise also provides services to local authorities and the NHS which, in turn, provides a surplus which helps various charitable groups.

To us, the key to a successful social economy is for CICs to keep focused on building their business, making it sustainable and winning more contracts. Providing them with a professional image and meaningful marketing is critical to delivering that success.

 

 

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