Category: 2006

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…

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 »

Base Camp – Climbing Towers

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Base Camp, located in George Bancroft Park on Stansfield Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 6JA, was a key project in Blackpool’s major regeneration initiative, ReBlackpool. The initiative aimed to transform the central corridor with world-class facilities that would cater to the leisure market while improving the town’s economy and benefiting its residents. For this new park, a unique combination of art and leisure was commissioned—a dual-purpose structure that served as signage, sculpture, and a climbing facility. Designed with input from elite British climber Ian Vickers, the project resulted in two 20-metre-high climbing towers made from black concrete using locally sourced stone… Read more »