Community Futures

Developing and supporting balanced and sustainable communities throughout Lancashire.
Visit our website to find out more and become a member!

[Community Futures @comfuturesuk]

🎉 We Turned 90! 🎉

In November, we celebrated an incredible milestone - 90 years of supporting and empowering communities across Lancashire! 💚 ✨

🔗 Check out the pictures and relive the celebration: https://t.co/U8OrT8l0hn
#CFTurned90 #CommunityImpact #Lancashie

[Community Futures @comfuturesuk]

Our Village Agent recruitment has now paused - and we're thrilled by the incredible response! 💚 Huge thanks to everyone who applied and to all the organisations who shared our post. 🙌 Stay tuned for updates on this exciting project!
@LancashireCC @westlancscvs
#VillageAgents

[Community Futures @comfuturesuk]

🗣️Have your say on rural life! @RSNonline has launched a new survey to capture rural voices across England.
📝 8–10 mins | Anonymous | Real impact
👉https://t.co/mcndegoL25

[Community Futures @comfuturesuk]

We're thrilled to announce that our Lancashire Village Halls Together Project has been successfully funded by @TNLComFund 🎉

Over the next three months, we'll be developing our database and webpage to make it easier for us to connect with you and provide the support you need.

[Community Futures @comfuturesuk]

🏘️ #RuralHousingWeek

"Affordable Housing Need is 50% greater in rural areas compared to urban."

Take a look at the link below for @EnglishRural 's report with Rural Housing Solutions and ARC4 on the hidden crisis in the countryside. 👇🔗

https://t.co/5dWrAeP5IH

[ACRE @ACRE_national]

ACRE is proud to support #RuralHousingWeek, and we will be posting throughout the week to share the great work being done by our colleagues in the ACRE Network.

Rural housing is often overlooked when talking about the need for new affordable homes. Did you know that..

[LSC VCFSE Alliance @lsc_vcfse]

Lancashire County Council has produced The Local Offer Survey 2025 on behalf of the Lancashire SEND Partnership.

Complete the survey here ⬇️🔗
https://t.co/yYWoDAr4W0

[English Rural 🏡 @EnglishRural]

📈 Investing in Rural Homes 📈

Building 10 affordable rural homes boosts the local economy by £1.4 million, creates 26 jobs, and returns £250,000 to the Treasury.

📅 30 April 2025 #RuralHousing2025

Discover more at our conference with @ACRE_national 👇🏼

[Community Futures @comfuturesuk]

@RSNonline - Rural Funding Digest & Government Consultations, April 2025 Edition

Read more here... ⬇️ 🔗
https://t.co/QLhCOPJBtw

[The LOCAL Project @Locallancs_team]

Panel discussion with Graham @resolvepoverty, Garth @CommunityCVS, Joe @comfuturesuk, Tracy @BlackpoolCAB @lsc_vcfse & Chris @BPRCVS

#LOCAL25

[Deborah Clarke @Deborah_ACRE]

Day 3 of #Villagehallsweek

Look out for a Blog from Bernard Hammick.

The #villagehalls service locally and nationally has been supported by @Hallmaster for 12 years

Thanks for your support this week and for sharing thoughts on getting the right volunteers!
@ACRE_national

[Community Futures @comfuturesuk]

Safer Sleep Week 2025

Our Family Support Team have registered their activity with The Lullaby Trust's Safer Sleep Week 2025 to empower the families we work with using trusted information.

Read more here ⬇️ 🔗
https://t.co/lANgbhKM7r

[Community Futures @comfuturesuk]

Its time to celebrate all the wonderful volunteers that work to support their local Village Halls and Community Buildings.

Village Halls Week is 17th-23rd March 2025 - Celebrating, Encouraging and Supporting Volunteers.

Read more here ⬇️ 🔗

https://t.co/v2d8HBnJAj

[Community Futures @comfuturesuk]

📢 @LancsResilience Preparedness Day 2025!

Join LRF for a free event on Friday, 7th March 2025, focusing on a National Power Outage & the Voluntary and Community sector.

Book now! ⬇️🔗

https://t.co/SvSa2NCI5a

[LSC VCFSE Alliance @lsc_vcfse]

Nonprofits in the UK & Ireland can access free Microsoft training, special offers, and useful digital tools to help support their organisation.

Click the link below to find out more 🔗 ⬇️

https://t.co/9PpfFaCm5T

#Nonprofits #MicrosoftSupport #FreeTraining

[Community Futures @comfuturesuk]

We’re proud to share that Kirsty and Julianne from our Family Support Team are now accredited practitioners through the Foundation for Infant Loss Training.

#SupportingFamilies #InfantLossAwareness #HereToHelp

Read more here ⬇️🔗
https://t.co/oSSDzzhyQE

[Community Futures @comfuturesuk]

@RSNonline

Take a look at The Rural Services Network publication for many sources of grants in their Funding Digest and Government Consultation highlights relevant to rural areas.

Read more here... ⬇️ 🔗

https://t.co/oYyv7U0N36

[The Flood Hub @TheFloodHub]

🌧️ With flood alerts and warnings across the North West and flooding already affecting some areas, it’s crucial to stay safe and informed.

🚨 Remember: Avoid entering floodwater wherever possible, as it can pose serious dangers and risks:

⚠️ Hidden dangers
⚠️ Fast-flowing water
⚠️ Dangerous objects
⚠️ Contamination
⚠️ Electricity hazards

Check out our resource for more info➡️ https://t.co/GkVtXo80fa

[Community Futures @comfuturesuk]

🎄 Closed for Christmas 🎄

Thank you for all your support this year!

We’ll be closed from 24th December to 2nd January for the festive season.
Community Futures wishes you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🌟

https://t.co/v2d8HBnbKL

[Community Futures @comfuturesuk]

Winter Wellbeing – Help and Support this Winter

Help is available in Preston this Winter with Help in Preston.

For more information, click the link below
https://t.co/XPMFEyDAUo

[Community Futures @comfuturesuk]

@SPARintheUK @Tesco @asda @AsdaServiceTeam @AldiUK @LidlGB @Morrisons @sainsburys @waitrose @marksandspencer @coopuk

[Community Futures @comfuturesuk]

We’re delivering over 80 Christmas food parcels to families in need across Preston.

We’re currently looking for carrier bag donations to help us deliver these parcels during the week commencing 16th December.

Read more here.
https://t.co/U6P0wVGC4C