 Volunteers’ Week 2025 has been another incredible celebration of volunteering across the UK.
We were inspired by the outpouring of appreciation, from thank you messages and recognition events to the powerful stories shared on social media and our new Padlet. The support was overwhelming in the best way. Lancashire County Council and partners are proud to launch a week of celebrations, stories, and community spirit for Refugee Week 2025. With this year’s theme — Community as a Superpower — people across the county are invited to come together in kindness, solidarity and shared strength.   Spending Review June 2025 The Spending Review [SR] published on 11 June looks to make efficiency savings across government, deliver increased capital investment, and increase health and defence spending. The level of complexity within the associated publications is significant, and whilst detailed also requires a lot more information to understand the implications in full.
Therefore, here are some of the main points from the SR, along with implications for local infrastructure listed below, with further detail to follow in the coming weeks as further policy announcements are made. Average annual real growth in total departmental spending will increase by 2.3% [£68bn in total] between 2023-24 and 2028-29. This is split into two phases:
New exhibition celebrates Burnley’s civic townscape – and looks forward to an ambitious new project17/6/2025
Burnley’s proud, stonebuilt architecture is worth celebrating, and a new exhibition starting this week in the town centre does just that. Kicking off three weeks of concentrated activity, Rock Paper Scissors opens on Thursday 19 June at OneTwoThree, the new high street creative space at 123 St James’s Street.
Even if you’re feeling great, you could still be at risk of serious conditions like: ❤️ Heart disease 🧠 Stroke 🧬 Type 2 diabetes 🩸 High blood pressure 🧠 Dementia 🧂 High cholesterol 🚱 Kidney disease  Help us know who’s connecting with who across Pennine Lancashire by responding to a survey from Innovisor   Please see the information below on a workshop Crowdfund Lancashire is hosting next week. This will be useful for anyone who is interested in applying to Crowdfund Lancashire.
Did you know the Autumn 2025 funding round of Crowdfund Lancashire is currently open? If you have a project or idea that increases access to culture and sport for Lancashire residents, you could get up to £15,000 towards your community project.  Can anyone help?
For the first time, we’re inviting organisations to sponsor our annual conference and be part of something meaningful. Help us make a difference and become a sponsor of the SMILE Conference, a powerful event focused on working together to create connected communities.  Community Banquet
Memories, Hopes and Dreams A large community celebration of the legacy of the Arndale Centre / Pendle Rise before doors are permanently closed for demolition.  This is Nelson is the arts and culture strand of the Nelson Town Deal, delivered in partnership with In-Situ, Building Bridges and Super Slow Way. Supported by Pendle Council, Arts Council and UK Government.
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http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/neighourhoodwatchrosegroveaolcom  The club was founded In 1977 by a group of anglers whom got together to form Pendle Anglers to promote the sport of angling at all levels and provide opportunities for recreation and competition, To assist members and participants in their various forms of involvement in angling also they could join Burnley Centre which was affiliated to the Northern Anglers Association to fish the canals around Burnley.
 Thank you to those of you who joined us at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton in November 2024.
We are pleased to announce that our Conference and AGM 2025 will be held on Thursday, 27th November at the King's House Conference Centre in Manchester.  You may well be aware that the SEND Partnership has produced a Priority Action Plan in response to the Lancashire SEND Inspection in December 2024. Following this, Lancashire County Council has now produced The Local Offer Survey 2025 on behalf of the Partnership.
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