Author: Ed

North West Air Ambulance Charity

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Operating every day of the year, their helicopters and HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) response vehicles are crucial components of the emergency medical network in the North West. Each aircraft is equipped with a team of highly skilled specialist doctors and HEMS paramedics who provide advanced pre-hospital care. They are also responsible for facilitating hospital transfers, ensuring that patients receive timely and critical medical attention. This essential service covers an expansive region of 5,500 square miles and serves a population of over 8 million people annually. Since the charity was established in 1999, it has undertaken an impressive number of… Read more »

Enterprise Centre

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After more than three decades in the accounting and financial management industry, Mark launched South Shore Accountants Limited in 2013, bringing his extensive experience in tax planning, auditing, and business consultancy to the local community. His firm focuses on providing tailored financial services to small and medium-sized businesses, helping them navigate complex financial landscapes and achieve sustainable growth. The Enterprise Centre in Blackpool, a vital part of the town’s business landscape, serves as a hub for local entrepreneurs and startups. Situated in the South Shore area, the Centre offers modern, flexible office spaces within the Blackpool Enterprise Zone, designed to… Read more »

Mandus House

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Mandus House, originally named Calderbank, was constructed in 1909 and stands as a testament to early 20th-century architectural grandeur. This impressive building was designed as a large, opulent residence, and its interior features an array of exquisite details that reflect the craftsmanship of the era. Visitors are greeted by high ceilings that create a sense of spaciousness and grandeur. The ornate plasterwork on the ceilings and walls showcases intricate designs, while the stained glass windows add a touch of vibrant color and elegance. The wood paneling throughout the building adds a classic and refined touch, and the magnificent doors leading… Read more »

Disability First

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Since 1992, Disability First Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) has been helping people across Lancashire and Cumbria with special services. They work with local governments, health organizations, and charities to make sure that services for disabled people are well-coordinated and effective. They also team up with businesses and government agencies to raise awareness about disability issues, aiming for better accessibility and inclusion, and pushing for improvements in how services are provided. A big part of their job is to represent and listen to the views of disabled people. Disability First offers a variety of services that focus on health and wellbeing,… Read more »

N-Vision

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N-Vision, officially known as the Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre Society for the Blind, is a deeply rooted independent charity that has been a cornerstone of support for individuals living with sight loss in the community since its founding in 1910. For more than a century, N-Vision has remained steadfast in its commitment to enhancing the lives of people facing visual impairments, offering a wide range of services regardless of age or financial circumstances. This includes anyone registered with a GP in Blackpool, Fylde, or Wyre, providing tailored support to meet the unique challenges that accompany sight loss. The charity offers… Read more »

Blackpool Music School

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Formed in 2006 by John Shaw & Jim Lomas, Blackpool Music School offers the community of Blackpool and the wider Fylde area the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument at minimal cost. The school offers affordable memberships for any age from 8 years upwards and provides training in the use of a variety music of musical instruments, including: keyboard, piano, saxophone, guitar, drums and ukulele as well as training for singing, music theory and more. They endeavour to keep their costs minimal, which allows them to offer value-for-money memberships for those on low incomes, the disabled, young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, children excluded… Read more »

Blackpool Victoria Hospital

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Originally established as Blackpool Hospital in 1894, the facility was located on Whitegate Lane (now Whitegate Drive). Its foundation was largely credited to Dr. George Chadwick Kingsbury, a general practitioner who also founded the Fylde Medical Society. Kingsbury played a key role as the first Chair of the Hospital Management Board and later served as Mayor of Blackpool in 1900. His contributions were pivotal in shaping the hospital, and it became Blackpool Victoria Hospital in 1898, following an expansion granted by permission of Queen Victoria. The hospital moved to a new location on East Park Drive in the 1930s, with… Read more »

Volunteer Centre becomes Community First in Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde

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The Volunteer Centre aims to provide support and inspiration for volunteers and organisations, and assist groups in developing volunteering in the community. As a nationally accredited Volunteer Centre, they are the local volunteering infrastructure organisation for Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde providing the core Volunteer Centre functions of: strategic development of volunteering, developing volunteer opportunities, brokerage, good practice development and being the voice of volunteering. They are also Investing in Volunteers achievers, which is the is the UK quality standard for good practice in volunteer management. In addition to our core functions, they develop and deliver volunteering projects and programmes through contracts, service level…

Blackpool CAN

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Blackpool CAN is also called Blackpool Community Action Network. Through the pandemic Blackpool Council and the Blackpool VCFSE sector have seen the critical value of thriving communities. People helped and supported others around them. Local government and health services developed stronger relationships with their local community, often facilitated by the VCFSE sector. Towns and cities with a thriving VCFSE sector supported by infrastructure organisations were able to put forward a better coordinated, stronger response. In the current economic climate, small locally based VCFSE organisations need support more than ever and it has been determined that there is a need to… Read more »

Social Enterprise Solutions

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Based in the most deprived ward in the country, Social Enterprise Solutions is a community organisation that acts as a beacon of hope for many. Working primarily in the north west of England Social Enterprise Solutions CIC has successfully delivered enterprise support to individuals, community groups, charities, the private and the public sector in the development of social businesses. As thought-leaders in social enterprise, the team have initiated and driven a national approach to establishing Social Enterprise Places working in collaboration with Liverpool Hope University, Social Enterprise UK, Co-operatives UK, RBS and The Royal Society of Arts. Social Enterprise UK… Read more »