Do you want to support the NHS and your community? Do you drive and have your own vehicle? Volunteers are urgently needed to drop off Pulse Oximeters to patients at home. These are for patients being released from hospital who are recovering at home. What is the role? Volunteers will Read more…
Everyone in Blackburn with Darwen will be able to access free, regular, rapid coronavirus testing from this Friday, April 9th. The offer is being made as part of a new National scheme Rapid testing for people without symptoms using lateral flow devices has been available locally for several months but the Read more…
Please share for NHS VR webinar on Thursday 14th January at 10.30 A webinar has been arranged for those interested in becoming, or those who already are, referrers of the NHS Volunteer Responders programme. It will provide an overview on how the programme works and guidance on how to make and Read more…
Each year, flu kills on average 11,000 people and hospitalises thousands more. It’s not ‘just’ flu. The flu virus spreads from person to person. Even amongst those not showing symptoms. The flu vaccine is the best protection for you and those around you. It’s available for free to those most Read more…
Every day thousands of people across Blackburn and Darwen go above and beyond to help others. Whether it’s a kind gesture that made your day, or an exceptional act of bravery that made a world of difference, you never forget the time that someone was there for you when it Read more…
The Government recently announced the £170 million COVID Winter Grant Scheme which aims to support children and families and other vulnerable people most in need with food, bills and other essentials over the winter period. Blackburn with Darwen Council is now in the process of planning the delivery of the Read more…
A message from Charity Partnerships: – With Covid-19 impacting every fibre of society, especially those who are vulnerable and of need of more support, Pilotlight is dedicated in our mission to support charity leaders build back and adapt to the altered landscape and circumstances they find themselves in. With this Read more…
Please see the message below from Melissa MacFarlane. You can contact her via the telephone number below or via e-mail. The Bees and Birds project is expanding to include several other services which may be of interest to the people you are working with, or other organisations locally. I am Read more…
See below for an update from Kerry Cameron at The Billy Project: – New measures and further restrictions announced by the government means more uncertainty ahead. We are here for our clients at The Billy Project. We don’t just want to look after their physical health, their mental health and Read more…