It was back in 2012 – the year of the London Olympics – that Morecambe’s West End struck gold. The area was one of 150 nationally awarded £1 million to spend over ten years as part of the Big Local programme supported by the Big Lottery Fund. Big Local aims
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An invitation to groups and organisations
An invitation to groups and organisations that are based in or who deliver work in the West End. The West End Million is holding a conversation drop-in to introduce and look at its new Action Plan. The drop-in will take place between 11am and 2pm on November 1st at the
Continue readingSmall Community Grants and Big Resident Ideas
As part of West End Million’s new programme, we are introducing two ways to try and make some small positive changes happen in the area. We know that there are lots of local people who have their own great ideas for making life better for residents in the West End
Continue readingWEM visit from Local Trust CEO
“A fantastic area, loads of really committed people and a strong new plan” That was the feedback from Matt Leach, CEO of Local Trust, who we were pleased to welcome on 31st August with a visit to talk about West End Million, and a tour around the area. Local Trust
Continue readingChange on the Coast
In a recent blog post from Local Trust, Fernanda Balata, Senior Programme Lead for Coastal Economies at the NEF, explains how the new partnership with Local Trust will put coastal communities in control of their future. Coastal communities face complex and urgent challenges. They see higher levels of deprivation, underemployment
Continue readingAction Plan Launch Event
We will be organising a special ‘partner event’ for groups and organisations in the area who consider they may share the goals laid out in our Action Plan or who are well placed for potential commissions. This will be to collectively share what initiatives we are all looking at as
Continue readingCommunity Partnership Adds Light to the West End
West End sparkles This Christmas a sprinkle of sparkle was seen dotted around the West End. Simple, warm white festoon lighting was draped along Yorkshire Street, and trees on Albert Rd were wrapped in warm white string lights, all lit up for December and the darkest hours of wintertime. Did
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