Lancashire CRN’s members are shown below, and can be viewed alphabetically or by their different activities. This information is updated and added to over time - and was most recently updated in November 2011. Thank you for looking and supporting your local community waste groups!
Address: 12 Bury Rd, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 5PL
Contact Number: 01706 229 330
Website: www.agapao.co.uk/reloved/
Re-Loved is an Agapao International initiative that encourages people to donate their unwanted items, which are then made available for others to 'Re-Love'. The scheme also offers non-perishable food items which are in perfect condition, but cannot be sold commercially due to packaging errors. Collections are available within a 15 mile radius of our postcode. To become a member of the Re-Loved scheme, please click here.
We accept & redistribute clothes and shoes, furniture, IT Equipment, mobility items such as wheelchairs/walking frames etc, textiles and furnishings, and electrical items.
Agapao International aims to support people in the UK with good quality, low cost items & reduce landfill. Re-Loved was initially created to support low-income families, women fleeing domestic violence, homeless, refugees & young people leaving care ~ but now offers the opportunity to anybody who wants, or needs, to save money! Anyone can become a member and benefit from the scheme and all profit made from the sale of the items will contribute to our work in developing countries.
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Address: 61-63 St Thomas's Road, Chorley, Lancs, PR7 1JE
Contact Number: 01257 233200
Website: www.ageconcernlancs.org.uk
Age Concern Lancashire is a Countywide charity working with and for older people. We believe that later life should be valued and fulfilling. Our funding comes from a number of sources - grants from local authorities, donations, legacies, our charity shops and sales of our insurance services and other products such as gas and electricity for anyone over the age of 50.
We have 6 charity shops located throughout the county which offer a wide range of quality, nearly-new, clothing and accessories for all ages. Using these shops gives you the opportunity for a bargain whilst helping Age Concern Lancashire generate much needed income. The shops are crucial to the work of our organisation by helping to support the type of services for older people which are not regarded as a priority by the statutory sectors. Our shops operate to a high standard with fully trained staff and volunteers, and rely on donations of goods to sell. Anyone interested in donating items to be sold can drop things in to their local shop.
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Address: Streetscene and Property, Layton Depot, Plymouth Road, Blackpool, FY3 7HW
Contact Number: 01253 477 477
Website: www.blackpool.gov.uk or click here for our Waste Management pages.
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Address: Brothers Of Charity Services, Lisieux Hall, Whittle Le Woods, Chorley, PR6 7DX
Contact Number: 01257 266311
Website: http://www.brothersofcharity.org.uk/
The Brothers of Charity Services is an organisation whose vision is to provide a range of services to people with learning disabilities which support their individuality, choice, rights and dreams. Our aim is to ensure all people have opportunities to learn and develop their individuality, to lead their lives as independently as possible and that everyone is treated with equity, dignity and respect.
Among our services, we provide a recycling collection service our social enterprise within the Chorley, Preston and South Ribble area called Hands On Recycling. We would be pleased to provide a recycling service for any organisation, and have existing customers that include a variety of large and small local businesses, schools and community groups. For just a small charge to cover our costs, we will collect your recycling from your premises, including drinks cans/foil/catering tines, cardboard, white paper, plastic bottles and ink cartridges which our team sort and then recycle. For more information or to join up to Hands On Recycling, please call the number above and ask for David Jones, (Project Coordinator for Hands on Recycling).
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Address: 20 Greenhey Place, Gillibrands, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 9SA
Contact Number: 01695 724361
Website: www.bfworkshop.co.uk
Brighter Future Workshop is an award winning, not for profit charity specialising in recycling, repairing and reselling of mobility equipment. We also give the opportunity for young, disadvantaged and disabled people to work with us to help recycle the equipment that is donated.
Our workshop is specifically set up to recycle, repair, service used end of life mobility equipment (e.g Wheelchairs. Power chairs, mobility scooters) and in doing so, trainees learn mechanical and electrical fault-finding and assist in our live hands on operational workshop, supervised by trained technicians and volunteers, learning hands on skills. Our service benefits disabled people who have physical difficulties, disabled people who have learning difficulties, those excluded from main stream schools, and people of all ages that need mobility aids to improve their mobility.
Among an impressive array of awards, Brighter Future Workshop won the Best Community Enterprise Award at Lancashire CRN's Red Rose Resource Awards in 2009.
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Address: Civic Offices, Union Street, Chorley, PR7 1AL
Contact number: 01257 515661
Website: www.chorley.gov.uk
Waste collection authority for Chorley.
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Address: Unit 4NR Leroy House, 436 Essex Road, London N1 3QP
Contact Number: 0207 288 8524
Website: www.clothesaid.co.uk
Clothes Aid is a social business which collects clothes door-to-door across the country, to raise money for a range of UK charities. We ask households across the UK to donate clothes and fashion accessories using our official collection bags.
We have raised £4 million for UK charities including the NSPCC and Make a Wish Foundation UK. For more information, news and updates, please visit our website.
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Address: 15 Victoria Road, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 8PS
Contact Number: 01772 717461
Website: www.communityfutures.org.uk
Community Futures uses the skills of its staff and its independent charitable status to provide services to a diverse range of users including individuals, community groups, small business and the public sector. Our programmes include Basis, for rural infrastructure support, governance to voluntary run childcare settings, and governance and business planning. Visit our website to find more about the range of services and solutions that we can offer you, including:
* Access and Energy Audits
* Community Led Planning
* Governance
* Training
* Trust Administration
* Village Hall support and advice
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Address: Deltic House, West Strand, Preston PR1 8UY
Contact Number: 0800 953 0213 (Head Ofiice)
Website: www.communitygateway.co.uk/
The Community Gateway Association is a not-for-profit Registered Social Landlord (RSL), set up to meet the housing needs of people in Preston & the surrounding areas. We are a large-scale voluntary transfer organisation created by the transfer of Preston City Council’s 6,500 properties, on 28th November 2005. Our uniqueness centres on the fact that we were the first housing organisation based on the Community Gateway Model. The Gateway model is about putting tenants and residents at the heart of the organisation. The model requires us to write community empowerment into our rules.
Supporting this is a passionate and committed staff whose determination to deliver the best service has been recognised by the Audit Commission’s 2-star rating, the Investors in People Gold Standard accreditation and the Customer Service Excellence award. Staff and tenants have developed a mutual respect and understanding which enables them to successfully work together and in partnership with other local stakeholders to deliver decent homes, decent environments and decent lives.
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Address: c/o Emmaus Preston, The Birches, 165 Ribbleton Lane, Preston, PR1 5ST
Contact Number: 07747445042
Website: http://www.ecostructures.co/
Eco Structures is a small social enterprise based in Preston, Lancashire. We specialise in creating and maintaining living willow structures and producing custom-made outdoor furniture manufactured from 100% recycled plastic. Some examples of our work can be viewed on our website, and if you would like to discuss a commission, please call and speak to Project Manager, John Slater.
In 2010 we were delighted to be recognised as the Best Voluntary Project at Lancashire CRN's Red Rose Resource Awards!
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Address: St Helens Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4QP
Contact Number: 01695 575171
Website: www.edgehill.ac.uk
Edge Hill University has been providing Higher education for 125 years and currently offers provision in over 200 degree routes to over 24,500 students. Sustainability has always been at the heart of what we do , not just in the role we play in creating sustainable communities through the provision of vital qualified public service staff such as teachers, nurses or operating theatre staff but also as a major employer and consumer of resources.
The University takes great effort and pride in designing and building new facilities of the highest quality not just in aesthetic terms but in the sustainable way in which those buildings operate. We are working hard to manage the impact of travel to and from the University and to reduce the size of our carbon footprint. We have also piloted a reuse project at the end of the academic year of 2011 and hope to build on the successes of this project in future years.
In everything we do we are committed to improving the environmental performance of the University for the benefit not just of those currently engaged with the University but those students , staff and other stakeholders who will be part of our wider Edge Hill Community in the future.
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Address: The Birches, 166 Ribbleton Lane, Preston, PR1 5ST
Contact Number: 01772 796622
Website: www.emmaus.org.uk/preston
Emmaus Preston re-opened in January 2010 and now has a vibrant Community at The Birches on Ribbleton Lane, in Preston. We now have 13 Companions living in the Community who work collecting and delivering furniture and other household goods which they sell in our shop at 49-50 Friargate; opened by our Emmaus UK President Terry Waite on 29th March 2010.
Feel free to come and browse around the shop in a relaxed atmosphere if you are looking for quality pre-owned furniture, including sofas, suites, beds, wall and free standing units plus a variety of (fully PAT tested) electrical goods. You may even find that elusive piece of Art or Bric-a-Brac you have been looking for!
We collect furniture and other household items that people no longer need, spruce them up and sell them in our shop at 49 - 50 Friargate. Our shop is open Monday to Saturday 9.30am - 5.00pm. We welcome donations of good saleable items and we are more than happy to collect on Tuesdays and Wednesday. Just call for more information.
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Address: Certacs House, 10-12 Westgate, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 8AZ
Contact Number: 0845 8723 450
Website: N/A
EnDevA (NW) CIC supports individuals and community groups to develop and grow their own enterprises, and we have a particular interest in supporting community based enterprises involved in recycling and the environment. Depending on your circumstances, EnDevA may be able to provide support without charge: if you are a carer living in lancashire, or a person with learning disabilities or with mental health issues in certain parts of the county, we may be able to offer support with your business idea.
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Address: Gladden House, 17 Gladden Place, Skelmersdale, WN8 9SX
Contact Number: 01695 557230
Website: www.exselcic.com/
Exsel (Int) CIC is a social enterprise formed to tackle a wide range of social and environmental issues operating in all parts of the economy. By using business solutions to achieve public good, Exsel (Int) CiC is helping create a strong, sustainable and socially inclusive economy. We are pursuing social objectives throughout the North West including: regenerating disadvantaged areas, empowering local communities and delivering new, innovative services at all levels to meet the needs of those communities. We are proud to have won national awards for our work.
Exsel (Int) CIC established the West Lancashire Community Recycling Service in October 2007, and won the Best Community Enterprise Award at Lancashire CRN's Red Rose Recycling Awards in 2008. The main aims of the project are:
* To provide quality used and re-conditioned furniture and other household goods at low cost (or free of charge) to people in need living in the area;
* To reduce the amount of good quality furniture and other essential items, including mattresses from going to landfill;
* To provide quality voluntary and skills development opportunities for economically inactive local people to improve their employment prospects.
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Address: Old Grand Garage, Thornton Road, Morecambe, LA4 5PB
Contact Number: 01524 426622
Website: www.furniturematters.org.uk/
Our vision is to promote sustainable, affordable living for those in need within the community. We collect and re-use / recycle domestic and commercial furniture and equipment; provide opportunities for local people of all ages to learn new skills, enhance self-confidence and to add value to their community; provide resources which contribute towards achieving the vision; generate income to support these activities.
Our values are to relieve poverty, promote equality and diversity, educate and prepare for life and work, minimise adverse impact on the environment, support local economies and communities, minimise waste by supporting the 3 Rs 'Reduce, Re-use, Recycle'.
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Address: Unit 2, Boundary Road, Plungington, Preston, PR2 3DS
Contact Number: 01772 716572
Website: www.gift92.com
GIFT 92 is a registered charity offering free collections for furniture and other household items. Our Charity supports around 500 families annually by supplying recycled furniture and household equipment. We predominantly work with formerly homeless people, women or families leaving shelters, those who have fallen on hard times, or people in need following fire or flood. Donations are made available by referral to those most in need locally. We believe that by helping people to set up home they are able to put down some roots and lead a more stable productive lifestyle.
We are reliant on the generosity of the general public for donations of funriture and equipment, so if you have reusable goods you would like to donated please get in touch to support local people in need in the Preston area.
GIFT '92 operates from its own warehouse at Boundary Road, Fulwood, collections and deliveries are organised via our own van which can often be seen around the City. We are supported by a small team of dedicated staff and volunteers.
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Address: Lancaster University Students’ Union, Slaidburn House, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YA
Contact Number: 01524 593681
Website: www.greenlancaster.org.uk/
Green Lancaster aims to promote environmental awareness, understanding and responsibility by providing unique, inspiring and practical environmental volunteering opportunities for students and young people in the Lancaster area. Based on-campus at Lancaster University, we run volunteer projects that make positive changes to the local environment, as well as informing people how they can become part of the solution to the global problems of climate change and environmental degradation.
We work closely with numerous stakeholders on and off-campus to engage young people in a variety of environmental-themed projects. Our Exodus Reuse Project diverted 3.8 tonnes of unwanted quality goods from landfill at the end of the 2010 academic year, and in 2011 collected a massive 25.6 tonnes! Donations included bedding, clothes and shoes, kitchenware, non-perishable food, books, stationary, small electrical items and more - students donating these items ensured they were not landfilled, but instead directed to local good causes. For more information, please visit our website.
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Address: The Community Resource Centre, 29 - 35 Ripon Road, Blackpool, FY1 4DY
Contact Number: 01253 621366
Website: www.helping-hand.org.uk/
Helping Hand gives people a hand up rather than a hand out by creating employment and training through recycling. We are a Blackpool based Christian charity covering the Fylde Coast that assists people with 'life-controlling problems' such as alcoholism, drug abuse or homelessness, and have done so for 15 years. We help our clients back into society by working in partnership with organisations, landlords and employers to provide emotional support, accommodation, work experience and training.
Helping Hand Furniture Restoration is a social enterprise which has operated since 2002. We collect, retail and deliver furniture to support our charity and provide work experience and training for our clients. If you could like to donate furniture, please contact us on the number above.
Lancashire Paperchain is our recycling service for businesses, schools and community organisation in the Blackpool area. Our paper, cardboard, plastic and can recycling service has been designed specifically for small and medium sized businesses in Blackpool, and we offer a simple, professional and competitive service that helps you make a difference to people and the environment. We offer a dual service: collection from your premises at a frequency to suit you or free delivery to our collection site at 26 Cookson St in Blackpool. Please call for more information or to register with this social enterprise and start recycling with us!
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Address: 45 Clifford Street, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 1SE
Contact Number: 01257 273320
Website: www.help-the-homeless.org.uk
Our Charity's objectives are the relief of poverty amongst homeless poeple, and and those threatened with homelessness, within the Boroughs of Chorley and South Ribble who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress. We do this by offering housing advice and information, emergency clothing and food, accommodation finding services, mediation & counselling and a service providing furniture and household goods from public donations.
We welcome donations of quality furntiure and household items which are either provided to those in need locally, or retailed through our warehouse in Charnock Richard to raise funds and support the Charity's activities locally. Please call for more information, to donate furniture or for advice and support.
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Address: Unit 1A Fairfield House, Fairfield Street, Accrington, BB5 0LD
Contact Number: 01254 393784
Website: www.hufs.co.uk
HUFS is the leading outlet within East Lancashire providing household items to local people in need. As a charity, we are primarily here to help people on low incomes, benefits, or those facing hardship in life. We understand not everyone can afford the latest and greatest, but know it is better to give unwanted items for reuse, rather disposing of them to landfill.
Every item that is donated to us is given a full safety check to guarantee it can be reused, and anything that fails is recycled rather than landfilled. We accept just about any donation, from carpets to roof-tiles and everything in-between, and pass them on to those in need locally. If you wish to donate please call to arrange collection at a time to suit you - and you can rest assured that your donation will be going to someone who will need it.
Hyndburn Used Furniture. Giving what we can, because we can.
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Address: 112-116 Tulketh Brow, Ashton, Preston, PR2 2SJ
Contact Number: 01772 333 800
Website: www.integratepreston.org.uk and www.woodhouserecycling.com/
Integrate is a registered charity supporting people with learning disabilities and others in need, to lead the life they would choose for themselves. We also offer training and consulting services. Visit our website for more information.
The WoodHouse is one of our social enterprises which specialises in waste and surplus wood collection and recycling. We work as a business, working with members of the community, volunteers and those who may have a learning disability. We provide a positive environment, work experience, training and support. The wood we collect goes through a sorting process and depending on it's quality, may end up being resold or made into a product that can be sold. When you phone us and arrange a time to collect your wood - we turn up with our van and a few helpers, we make a small charge, and we take your wood away.
Why do we charge?
* To fund the running of our van
* We are a fully functioning business - we do not have charitable status
* To pay our workers for their work
* To cover the cost of our trainers
* To pay for environmentally friendly disposal of any non-useable material
We are able to offer discounts for repeat custom for our account customers - contact us for details about this service for to arrange collection on 01772 201929.
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Address: Myerscough College, Bilsborrow, Preston, Lancashire PR3 0RY
Contact Number: 01995 642222
Website: www.myerscough.ac.uk
Myerscough College deliver a Wastes Management Foundation Degree course, supported by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) as part of the Higher Level Skills Partnership. The course has been researched and developed by an expert teaching team together with a range of employers and industry with representatives from across the North West. The course maximises ‘on-the-job’ learning and provides graduates with the expertise, knowledge and transferable skills to develop
their careers in the wastes management industry.
The waste industry has grown considerably during the last five years and it will continue to grow with increasing government targets. By 2015 it is expected that 67% of municipal waste will be recovered. In order to achieve this, new policies and technologies are being developed to deal with waste in the UK and globally. Consequently, the demand for experienced and well qualified professionals to lead this growth has increased. Courses start annually in September. Please visit our website or call for more information!
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Address: c/o Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum, Towneley Holmes Road, Burnley, BB11 3RQ
Contact Number: 01282 450270
Website: http://www.offshoots.org.uk
Offshoots is an “eco-friendly garden”. It demonstrates sustainable ways of living and working and its objectives focus on providing a working example of how a successful garden can flourish, using environmentally-friendly green technologies in the 21st Century. We grow organic produce for retail locally, produce and retail quality compost, provide consultancy support and a wealth of training courses. We work with schools, colleges, visitors and volunteers of all ages and abilities. Our Project has not strayed from its community roots and is here for everybody to enjoy and learn from, playing host to as many as 5000 visitors per year. Come and visit us to see why!
Our Wood Bee Good Project, which received start-ip funding from Lancashire CRN, makes high quality goods from high quality reclaimed wood, including bee hives, benches, planters, potting benches, fences, yurts and more – we welcome commissions. We have a range of training programmes which can be seen through our website, please call if you have any questions or to book places.
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Address: Unit B7, Abbey Lane Ind Estate, Abbey Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk, L40 7SR
Contact Number: 01704 896304
Website: http://philthebox.co.uk/
We are a recently formed office recycling service based in Burscough, Lancashire, and we are here to help West Lancs schools and companies to recycle paper and to provide employment for local disadvantaged people.
When you take delivery of our office paper recycling boxes, you just do what it says on the Box! We collect regularly to make sure all of your waste paper is recycled quickly, efficiently and without fuss. We can help you protect the environment and save money, and you can help us provide employment for local disadvantaged people.
Let’s work together to make a difference in West Lancashire – call us to receive your first Box and start recycling.
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Address: Neighbourhood Services, Preston City Council, Argyll Road, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 6JY
Contact Number: 01772 906264
Website: www.preston.gov.uk
Waste collection authority for Preston.
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Address: Office 203, Kingfisher Business Centre, Burnley Road, Rawtenstall, BB4 8EQ
Contact number: 01706 223 700
Website: www.proffittscic.com
Proffitts - Investing in Communities (CIC) is a venture with a fresh and lively approach to community based regeneration, neighbourhood management and green space solutions. Proffitts is committed to connecting local people with local investment and give them the opportunity to improve their own communities through involvement and understanding.
Proffitts can help in many ways - we can work with and consult with residents and community groups, research and submit funding applications, produce park and open space management plans, complete authority wide strategies associated with neighbourhood management, open space and play and even organise fun days and events! If you are a member of a community group or know a community who may benefit from our assistance, please fill in and return our 'application for help' which you can find on the 'about proffitts' page. All initial assistance is free of charge.
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Address: 20 Cannon Street, Accrington, BB5 1NJ
Contact Number: 01254 380675
Website: http://www.prospectsfoundation.org.uk/
PROSPECTS is the borough of Hyndburn's environmental charity. We work with our local area PROSPECTS Panels, schools, community groups, in fact anyone, who wants to improve their local environment. For more information please visit our website.
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Address: Recycling Lives Centre Preston, Essex Street, Preston, PR1 1QE
Contact Number: 01772 665931
Website: http://www.recyclinglives.com
Recycling Lives offers a unique and innovative solution which addresses key Government agendas in the areas of worklessness, homelessness and social entrepreneurialism whilst encompassing the modern challenges of waste management in our increasingly environment conscious society. In a purpose built facility Recycling Lives provides a multi-agency approach to addressing the causes of worklessness and homelessness through the provision of employment opportunities and skills-training, opportunities for new business incubation, and a strategy for reducing landfill waste.
For more on our bulky waste service in Preston, visit www.bulkywaste.org
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Address: Unit 2, Navigation Way, Fleetwood, FY7 6RS
Contact Number: 01253 873371
Website: www.refurb.eclipse.co.uk/
Refurb is a local charity which was set up as a volunteer organisation with the goal to help individuals and families within the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre area to access cheap furniture , whte goods and other household items which we collect and distribute 20 to 30 tonnes per month. We also provide our clients with volunteering opportunities for work experience and self-confidence buidling, and accreditted training for nationally recognised qualifications.
Our Project is split into sections:
* Furniture and white goods which are collected and distributed to people on low incomes;
* Furniture repair workshop is were we build or rebuild flat pack furniture and do any repairs that are needed;
* Recycle workshop where we repair and refurbish bicycles;
* Computer Workshop where we repair computers under the Data Protection Act;
* Electrical Workshop where we repair white goods and small electricals (we have 8 staff who are qualified PAT testers);
* TV workshop were we repair TVS, HIFIs, and other audio items;
* Other items we are involved with recycling are textiles, cans, scrap metal and cardboard .
* Our Community Re>Paint scheme collects unwanted paint from, manufacturers,DIY retailers, painters & decorators. The collection point at Fleetwood household recycling centre. So far we have redistributed1000s of litres of paint (around 600 litres per month) and helped individuals, families,charities, community groups & schools improve their surrounding areas.
Refurb are delighted to be recognised as Lancashire CRN's 'Best Community Enterprise 2011' following the Red Rose Resource Awards in September.
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Address: 12 Hazel Lane, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 6UN
Contact Number: 01695 557922
Website: www.resolveinternational.org/
Resolve International is a charity based in Lancashire, working to reduce child poverty in Nepal. We consult local Nepali people to find out how best we can help and monitor the programmes we support.
We collect unwanted sports equipment and team sports kits for use in social engagment projects. Your donations and money from fundraising events is used in ways that will improve the quality of life for school children, orphans and families in Nepal. We work closely with partner organisations in Nepal to deliver programmes which reduce the impact of poverty through Health, Education and Welfare. Please visit our website for more information and volunteering opportunities.
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Address: Radcliffe, Manchester
Contact Number: 07956 184 824
Website: www.sackm8.com/
We provide a collection and re-distribution of charity clothing bags - please visit our website for more information.
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Address: SAMS @ Energy Zone, Newfield Drive, Blackburn, BB2 3UA
Contact Number: 01254 291 271
Website: http://www.cbpartners.org/pics/pdf/sams-brochure.pdf
SAMS is an Aladdin’s Cave of goodies. At SAMS surplus objects are collected, displayed and offered in a sort of emporium or ‘warehouse of wonders’. From fabrics and ribbon to reams of tin-foil, SAMS has it all under one roof, creating a unique environment for the community to engage in. SAMS brings together public and private organisations with a common aim of raising recycling and environmental awareness and actively encourages recycling within the local business community. With the assistance and support of our dedicated team of volunteers our not-for-profit social enterprise is a thriving hub of activity.
SAMS has created a network of companies and members across the region and works tirelessly, creating partnerships with other recycling projects across the whole country. In 2010 SAMS moved into a new centre on Newfield Drive in Blackburn. With larger premises we have more volunteers and even more creative crafts, training courses and ideas for the future.
In 2010, SAMS were delighted to be recognised as Lancashire CRN's Best Community Enterprise at the Red Rose Resource Awards!
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Address: G14 Preston Technology Centre, Marsh Lane, Preston, PR1 8UQ
Contact Number: 01772 200690
Website: www.selnet-uk.com
Playing a full role in the North West regional and Lancashire sub-regional social enterprise partnerships and networks, Selnet is a member organisation that is the voice of the Lancashire social enterprise sector. As the lead body representing social enterprise in the Lancashire sub-region Selnet enables Lancashire Social Enterprise to access the support and resources to aid business development and growth.
Selnet's Core Objectives are to raise profile of Social enterprise in the community and promote them as a business option; represent the interests of SE sector in general and members in particular; provide and facilitate mutual support amongst Social Enterprises; and provide business development and support to start-up and established Social Enterprise.
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Address: Vocational Craft Foundation, Jackson House, Burton Road, Blackpool, FY4 4NW
Contact Number: 01253 769494
Website: www.shabby2chic.co.uk
Shabby2Chic Furniture Rescue puts the life and soul back into unwanted, unloved furniture! We 'upcycle' (refurbish and modernise) unwanted, donated furniture for sale to the general public, in order to raise revenue to support our other community support activities. We provide training placements for people in recovery from health problems, youth offenders and others in order to help increase self confidence, encourage vocational skills, life skills and creativity. If you are an support organisation looking for placement opportunities, please call to arrange a meeting to discuss your needs.
We also 'upcycle' and re-design old furniture for commissions, teach furniture refurbishment courses, creative paint techniques, wood working and carpentry skills and more. Through our work we hope to raise awareness of how important it is to make better use of unwanted furniture than disposing of it and show how we care about the environment we live in. If you would like to donate furniture, discuss commissions, upcycle your furniture with us, know more about our training or would like to attend a course, please visit our website or call for more infromation.
Shabby2Chic are delighted to be awarded with Lancashire CRN's Best Voluntary Project award at the Red Rose Resource Awards 2011 - our small team has worked very hard to provide opportunities for local and marginalised people to be creative and to stop quality furniture being lost to landfill - this win is the cherry on top of a wonderful year!
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Address: Whalley, Lancashire
Contact Number: 01200 426716
Website: www.stabletrading.co.uk/
The Stable Trading Company is a Community Interest Company which was established in 2007. We manage smallholdings for the production of organic, high welfare horticultural and agricultural products and we provide a range of accredited training courses in horticulture, agriculture, catering, baking and other skills for working life to individuals who are disadvantaged in some way. These include people with disabilities, mental health challenges and other difficulties, the aim being to help them become better included in society and provide them with opportunities for full time employment.
We are proud that Stable Trading are working together with Lancashire Wildlife Trust as the occupiers and managers of the retail outlet at their new visitor centre at Brockholes; "The Larder on the Lake". The visitor centre opened in April 2011 and is situated on a floating platform in the middle of a lake, with access over a drawbridge. We also have another exciting project in development and will announce more information soon!
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Address: Lostock Lane, Lostock Hall, Preston, PR5 5XU
Contact Number: 01772 629171
Website: www.stcatherines.co.uk/
St Catherine's Hospice have 11 charity shops, together with e-trading and eBay raising much needed funds for the Hospice. Our shops provide a focal point for many of our supporters, or for those who have become personally involved with the Hospice. The shops are places to pop into where friendships are formed, you'll get a warm welcome as well as a bargain! Five of the shops sell good quality (sometimes new) donated clothing, bric a brac, books and other items at greatly reduced prices. We have several specialist shops and other retail activities including a gift shop, book shops, a wedding shop, two furniture shops, an online shop selling christmas cards and calendars and a coffee bar at Preston Magistrates Court, Preston.
We are so grateful to all those who continue to donate furniture, clothing, homewares and bric a brac but due to the restrictions imposed on waste and our duty of care in ensuring that waste is removed safely, we ask you to please make sure that all your donations are in good condition, not broken and meet with Trading Standards compliance. We have a convenient (and award-winning) 'drive in and drop off' donation centre which is currently being moved into the grounds of St Catherine's Hospice in Lostock Hall, to help make donating and supporting us even easier. Please call or visit our website for more information.
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Address: Lancaster, Lancashire
Contact Number: 01524 596219
Website: www.sharedfuturecic.org.uk
Shared Future is a Community Interest Company primarily serving the North West of England. We offer advice, support and consultancy to organistions working to improve communities or the local environment. We support projects that promote reuse and recycling and that care for the environment or raise awareness of these issues whenever we can, through the following activities:
* Asset development and building management
* Community planning and engagement
* Youth and community empowerment
* Social enterprise
* Ethical business and social responsibility
* Organisational change and strategy
* Feasibility studies
* Project coordination
Please get in touch or visit our website for more information on the support we provide.
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Address: Gladden House, 17 Gladden Place, Skelmersdale, WN8 9SX
Contact Number: 01695 557230
Website: www.totalreuse.co.uk/
TotalReuse is a Utopia where every citizen of the world works towards finding an alternative use for everything we throw away. It’s a portal where individuals, multinational companies, educational institutions, designers, inventors and entrepreneurs’ can exchange ideas, skills, knowledge and experiences motivated by wanting to help the planet become more sustainable, or simply to make a difference rather than a profit.
Our first choice is always reuse. By reuse we mean trying to find a new home for an unwanted item thereby prolonging its life cycle. That’s why we have opened retail outlets in Skelmersdale and Bootle. We also sell items on eBay and in our on line shop. When an item is not ready for a new home for whatever reason we use a variety of processes to restore it, rebuild it or remanufacture it. Visit our website for examples of our work!
Following the Red Rose Resource Awards, Total Reuse's 'Tool Shed' project is Lancashire CRN's Best Community Project for 2011!
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Address: Facilities Management, Vernon Building, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HE
Contact Number: 01772 892628
Website: www.uclan.ac.uk
UCLan have partnered with the British Heart Foundation to ensure that quality, unwanted items are donated to charity rather than landfilled at the end of the academic year. UCLan have also recently been awarded ISO 14001 accredittation, and are committed to sustainablility. For information from the University's waste management pages, click here.
Click here for our course on Sustainable Waste Management: This course provides a critical approach to theories, techniques and methods in sustainable waste management. It is designed for practising waste management professionals who want to enhance their knowledge and understanding and for students intending to embark on a career in the industry.
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Address: Chorley
Contact Number: 07857 888665
Website: TBC
A local, home based, scheme, serving the Chorley area, aimed at getting used school uniforms and school sports kits from people who no longer need them to people who do. We aim to work in partnership with local school and children's services, providing a confidential service to families who need a free school uniform but who may not wish to contact the school directly.
All uniforms are checked, cleaned and repaired (if needed) and stored ready for distribution. Families requiring the service can either contact us directly or can go through the school. The scheme is run on a part-time voluntary basis and all uniforms are donated and distributed free of charge. Please call for more information or to donate school uniforms!
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Address: Skelmersdale, West Lancashire.
Website: www.tawdvale-lions.org.uk/
Upholland Tawd Vale Lions Club like all other Lions Clubs, are part of “The International Association of Lions Clubs” and together we form the largest service organisation in the world, with almost 1.5 million members, in approximately 45,000 clubs, in more than 185 countries. We are becoming more and more well known for our contribution to charity, and providing help & support to those people less fortunate than ourselves.
We serve the communities of Upholland, Skelmersdale, Rainford, and close surrounding area’s, “we raise funds to help the local community, for Lions Activities and supported Charities” – “All our Club Members are unpaid volunteer’s” so we do hope that you visit our website and are inspired to help those less fortunate. We arrange or take a major part in all sorts of activities from Raffles, Fetes & Carnivals, to Dinner/Dances, Disco’s, & Sponsored walks, in fact practically anything to help raise money for the Lions Clubs Charity Fund, which goes to help local families, families with physically or mentally handicapped children and / or elderly people.
We welcome donations of household goods and other reusable items to provide to people in need. For more information please email webmaster@tawdvale-lions.org.uk!
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Address: 21 Norfolk Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 7TN
Contact Number: 01282 692898
Website: www.wheelswwheels.org.uk/
The Wheels Within Wheels project was formed in January 2003. Our project caters for a wide range of vocational and recreational training opportunities for young people. We welcome donations of unwanted bicycles for this project, where we teach disadvantaged young people how to refurbish a bicycle and test it - then the bicycle is theirs to own and use to access education or employment.
Our Wheelie Cycle Project won the Best New Project Award at Lancashire CRN's Red Rose Resource Awards in 2010.
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Address: Unit 13 Appleby Business Centre, Eden Street, Blackburn, BB1 3BL
Contact Number: 0773 1067780
Website: www.yummybums.co.uk
YummyBums Posh Wash is a not for profit company who supply, launder and promote real (washable) nappies. We also aim to preserve the environment as we know it for our future generations by diverting baby's disposable nappy waste from landfill.
1) You wash: We handmake and sell beautiful real nappies which have been featured in Vogue Magazine! These are available in a range of sizes and designs, made from end-of-line fabric, and can be used with our laundry service.
2) We wash: We provide a real nappy laundry service with weekly collections for £6 per week. We also offer a half price trial month so you can see how the service works for you.
Please visit our website for more details our laundry service and to visit our online shop.
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