Friday, March 14 Tony was honoured to be asked to speak at No Whispers CIC fourth birthday party at the Lancs FA HQ in Leyland last week. It was a glittering occasion and you can read a full account in the PCN news update of... Continue reading

Tuesday, March 11 Tony joined CVS heads from other towns across the county for the latest Lancashire Association of CVSs meeting. We were updated on a range of topics including the forthcoming LOCAL conference. We were advised that Clare Compton was now back as the... Continue reading

Monday, March 10 This took place at Preston Town Hall and was as usual well attended. Among issues discussed were the Preston City Council homeless initiative which will see a new town centre hub opening shortly with provision for short term accommodation for up to... Continue reading

Tuesday, March 4 This group meets periodically and brings together representatives of organisations which cover the VCFSE sector in general and seek to co-ordinate the work of the many groups in the sector. This includes PCN, Wellfest, UCLan’s community arm, the LOCAL project, Lancashire County... Continue reading

Date: Thursday, February 27 This was the second meeting on the above issue and was once again chaired by Cllr Zafar Coupland and attended by several other local councillors. Tony attended on behalf of PCN. The purpose is to establish priority needs in this deprived... Continue reading

Date: Tuesday, February 25 Tony attended this separate meeting was held to discuss and progress Preston Youth Employment Hub. DWP speakers spoke about the operation of such a Hub using Fleetwood as an example where one is already in operation. A general discussion followed which... Continue reading

Date: Thursday, February 13 Tony attended what was a very useful meeting. After a series of presentations and updates, which showed the various projects to tackle youth issues are progressing well, Tony advised the group of PCN’s latest activity and the date of the next... Continue reading

Date: Tuesday, February 11 Tony attended and heard the group’s director Annie Wynn give a comprehensive round up of Let’s Grow’s activity in 2024 and their plans for 2025.   For more information on this and any other meetings, please contact Tony on tonyd@prestoncn.org. Continue reading

Date: Thursday, January 16 This was attended by Tony as he has done every year since joining PCN in 2021. All officials were re-elected and the standard AGM business completed at a very well attended event. The Lesley Finley Award presentation which takes place every... Continue reading