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Friday 21st April, 2023
Lancashire employment service has supported over 5,000
A Lancashire wide project that aims to improve the skills and employability of people living in some of the county’s most deprived areas has reached a major milestone, having supported 5,000 people since 2017.
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Wednesday 19th April, 2023
New adventure programme aims to boost skills of young people in Pendle
A free 12-week programme has been launched in Pendle that offers people aged 16 to 24 the chance to access outdoor skills, weekly social activities and volunteering opportunities to boost their employability.
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Wednesday 22nd March, 2023
Get Well, Stay Well Launch
CSI and Active Lancashire Operations Manager Jane Moodie joined leaders from across Government, health, sport and justice at the Houses of Parliament for the launch of the 'Get Well, Stay Well Agreement'.
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Wednesday 15th March, 2023
Let the games begin! SPAR and Active Lancashire launch the Lancashire School Games!
The SPAR Lancashire School Games 2022-23 have been launched in style with support from dozens of schoolchildren from across the Red Rose County.
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Wednesday 15th March, 2023
Funding to support Lancashire schools to open their sports facilities
Active Lancashire has been awarded a share of up to £57m worth of Opening School Facilities investment from the Department for Education, to support schools to open their sporting facilities for local community and school users outside of the normal school day.
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Monday 6th March, 2023
Pendle YES Hub supports 500th local young person
A youth employment service in Pendle has reached a milestone, having supported 500 young people in the borough with employment, mental health, housing problems and more since opening in 2021.
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Tuesday 28th February, 2023
No Smoking Day: Smokers unaware that quitting smoking will reduce risk of dementia
This Non Smoking Day, Active Lancashire are holding a pop up event in The Mall, Blackburn, where local people can drop in and speak to a range of advisors and support agencies about giving up smoking.
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Monday 27th February, 2023
New job sessions aim to reduce risk of reoffending and benefit claims by former inmates
An employment partnership has carried out a trial project to support inmates into work on their release from a Lancashire prison to help reduce reoffending and issues of mental health.
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Thursday 23rd February, 2023
Leading bodies for health, sport, fitness and leisure urge Prime Minister to intervene as grassroots facilities face ‘final straw’ if energy relief ends
A coalition of more than 200 bodies and individuals* from the worlds of health, sport, recreation, and leisure has written to the Prime Minister with an urgent plea for greater support for grassroots facilities and clubs amid the ongoing energy crisis.
With energy costs relief for the UK’s swimming pools, leisure centres, community facilities, and gyms ending on 31 March, thousands of facilities…
