Network/Support

Lancashire CRN

Dawn Welham, Lancashire CRN Coordinator
Environmental Education Centre
Lancashire Waste Technology Park
Sustainability Way
Leyland
PR26 6TB
Tel: 01772 642885
Mob: 07816 158788
info@lancashirecrn.org
www.lancashirecrn.org

Lancashire Community Recycling Network is a member based network providing support to existing and emerging community reduce, reuse, recycle and compost projects.

Education/Awareness

Education for a Greener Future

(The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester & N Merseyside)
The Environment Education Centre, Howick Cross Lane, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0NS
Diane Miller
01772 752930
greenerfuture@googlemail.com
www.greenerfuture.com

EGF delivers educational activities & workshops to schools across Lancashire to promote waste awareness and highlight the 3Rs. EGF also runs training events for all those involved with delivering waste education to children and holds annual events and competitions to raise awareness of the 3Rs and waste minimisation.

Groundwork Blackburn

Environment Centre, Bolton Rd, Blackburn, BB2 3GE
Alison Heaton/ Mick Smith
01254 265163
aheaton@groundwork.org.uk; msmith@groundwork.org.uk

Provide schools education programmes and a comprehensive package of training and business support to local businesses, voluntary and community groups from foundation certificate to NVQ Level 4. (focusing on the environment, resource efficiencies, waste management, sustainable development, etc).

Groundwork Rossendale

New Hall Hey Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 6HR
Liz Hinchliffe
01706 233529
liz.hinchcliffe@groundwork.org.uk

Groundwork Rossendale is an environmental and social regeneration charity that provides education and awareness raising on sustainable development.

Pendle Environmental Network

Hodge Hut, Holland Place, Reedyford Rd, Nelson, BB9 8HD
Judy Yacoub
01282 434276
judy@15winewall.freeserve.co.uk
www.penviro.org.uk

PEN grew out of Local Agenda 21 and serves as a support network for local environmental groups in Pendle. We offer training oppportunities and contribute to the LSP as well as undertaking the Pendle Floral Heritage nursery, ecocentre and café project.

The Recycling Forum for the Lancaster District

c/o 1 Buttermere Court, Ridge, Lancaster, LA1 3NF
01524 582061
jwesolowski@lancaster.gov.uk
www.recyclelancaster.org.uk

The Forum is a group of committed individuals who meet on a regular basis in Morecambe and Lancaster to encourage recycling and waste reduction. Runs several waste projects including the “Not Just a Load of Old Rubbish” Recycling Directory and PASS on Plastics, a campaign to reduce plastic consumption and pollution.

The Prospects Foundation

Scaitcliffe House, Ormerod St, Accrington, BB5 0PF
Ian Plested
01254 380677
ian.plested@prospectsla21.org.uk
www.prospectsla21.org.uk

The Prospects Foundation is a community owned local charity that works for lasting environmental change in Hyndburn. Runs several sustainability projects including waste awareness initiatives.

Composting

Coldwell

Back Lane, Southfield, Burnley, BB10 3RD
Dave Walton
01282 601819
coldwelldirector@btopenworld.com
www.coldwell.org.uk

Coldwell is a social enterprise that offers residential training and horticultural services. Operates an accelerated compost unit and processes food waste from kitchens together with garden waste for use on own grounds.

Crossways Community Recyclers

Crossways, West Paddock,Leyland PR25 1HR
Suzanne Smalley
01772 423612

Established composting team who collect garden waste from the local community on their electric milk float, turning it into a good quality product. Scheme volunteers partcipate in a wide range of actvities, learning new skills. We also provide onsite recycling and educational visits for local schools and groups.

Offshoots Permaculture Project

c/o Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum
Towneley Holmes Road
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 3RQ
Offshoots tel: 01282 450270
Phill Dewhurst mobile: 07947 567710
Groundwork tel: 01254 265163

Groundwork East Lancashire is an environmental and social regeneration charity that provides a kerbside collection service for kitchen waste in Burnley adhering to the Animal By-Products Regulations (ABPR). The project uses 3 in-vessel composting machines (Rocket A900).

Piccadilly Garden

South Lodge, Piccadilly, Lancaster LA1 5AA
Vicky Seddon
01524 381513 F: 01524 381513
piccadillygardenltd@fsmail.net
www.piccadillygardenlimited.co.uk

Piccadilly Garden provide training and work experience for people with learning difficulties in horticulture and community recycling. We collect green garden waste in the Lancaster City area and operate a composting site provding peat free mulches, composts and soil conditioners.

The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside

The Barn, Berkeley Drive, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6BY
Daveen Wallis
01772 324129
dwallis@lancswt.org.uk
www.wildlifetrusts.org.uk/lancashire

The Wildlife Trust is set up to protect wildlife for the future. They also run various community gardening projects across Lancashire involving volunteers and local residents in activities including composting and raising awareness of reusing materials.

Furniture/White Goods & Electrical

Blackburn Churches Action

Unity House, Chapel St, Blackburn, BB2 2EQ
Fred Mulligan
01254 680317/678000

Furniture and white goods reuse project providing low cost goods to people in need in the Blackburn area.

Darwen Churches Action

Units 10-12, Ellenshaw Works, Ellenshaw St, Darwen, BB3 1EP
Bob Kearney
01254 706420

Furniture reuse project providing low cost goods to people in need in the Darwen area.

Furniture Matters

Old Grand Garage, Thornton Rd, Morecambe, LA4 5PB
Stephen Buchanan
01524 428013

stephen@furniturematters.org.uk

website: www.furniturematters.org.uk

Funiture Matters run a wide range of reuse and recycling schemes including furniture, white goods, IT, cycles and paint. We have a large training unit providing quality volunteering and training opportunities for local people. We provide the bulky waste collection service for Lancaster City Council and offer collections of reusable items from commercial premises.

Gift 92

Unit 2, Boundary Rd, Plungington, Lancs, PR2 3DS
Eddie Atkinson
01772 716572
mail@gift92.com

Furniture and white goods reuse project providing low cost goods to people in need in the Preston area

Help the Homeless (Chorley) Ltd

45 Clifford Street, Chorley, PR7 1SE
Sandra Sobee
01257 273320
info@helpthehomeless.org.uk

Provide advice, support, furniture and household accessories to homeless and former homeless persons within the borough of Chorley.

Helping Hands Office Services Ltd

29-35 Ripon Road, Blackpool, FY1 4DY
01253 621366
hhblackpoolaspire@yahoo.co.uk

Helping Hands work with the homeless and run a furniture shop, providing employment. They also recycle paper, textiles and computers that are donated to them.

Hyndburn Used Furniture Store

Unit 1a, Faifield St, Accrington, BB5 0LD
Michael Miller
01254 393784
michael.miller@hufs.co.uk
www.hufs.co.uk

We provide a collection service to provide essential goods for clients on low income. Working in partnership with Hyndburn Borough Council to assist in the collection of domestic white goods for reuse and recycling. Expanding services to include local businesses by providing better quality goods and reducing landfill. We also provide training posts for volunteers and training placement post for local government. Coming soon – a new on-line information facility and Virtual Store.

Open Door Furniture Recycling

Sefton Works, Shed St, Colne, BB8 8AH
Mark Clegg
01282 869596
mark@furniturerecycling.org.uk
www.furniturerecycling.org.uk

Collect donations of reasonable quality furniture and domestic appliances for re-use among disadvantaged households within the community. Provide genuine work experience placements with accredited training to the long term unemployed and volunteers.

Refurb (Wyre & Fylde) Ltd

Unit 2, Navigation Way, Fleetwood, FY7 6RS
Guy Hay
01253 873371
recycle@refurb.eclipse.co.uk
www.refurbproject.org

Furniture and white goods reuse and recycling, IT, aluminium cans recycling, and Community Re>Paint project operating throughout Wyre & Fylde set up by Fleetwood Community Associations.

St Mary’s Church Furniture Recycling Scheme

St Mary’s Church, Broadfield Drive, Leyland, PR25 1PD
Lesley Raven
01772 421183
www.leylandstmarys.org.uk

Recycle furniture and household items to poor and needy families in the South Ribble area.

IT

2ndBite

Groundwork Blackburn
Environment Centre, Bolton Rd, Blackburn, BB2 3GE
Mick Smith
01254 265163 F:
msmith@groundwork.org.uk
www.2nd-bite.org.uk

2ndBite is a project funded by the Defra Business Reuse Fund and Lancashire VCFS. Donated, redundant IT equipment is recycled for reuse in the community. The project is registered as a Microsoft Authorised Refurbisher and offers free Microsoft software for eligible users.

PC Recycler

29-35 Ripon road, Blackpool, FY1 4DY
Mike Hewitt
01253 293258
admin@pcrecycler.co.uk
www.pcrecycler.co.uk

We are a Microsoft Authorised Refurbisher providing free collections of IT equipment across the UK. Computers are provided free of charge to organisations and people in need.

Kerbside/Commercial collections

Brothers of Charity Services

Lisieux Hall, Whittle-le-woods, Lancs, PR6 7DX
Ann Jones
01257 248822
Ann.Jones@brothersofcharity.org.uk
www.brothersofcharity.org.uk
Brothers of Charity is an organisation which offers numerous services to adults with learning disabilities. An off shoot of one of these services is the collection of recyclable materials from schools and businesses in Chorley & South Ribble area.

Fylde Community Link Recycling

19 Church Rd, Lytham, FY8 5LH
Maurice Barnett
01253 795648

Provide training and work skills to adults with learning disabilities, helping them move into paid employment. Collect Paper, card, cans and glass from businesses and households in the Kirkham & Wesham area.

Midstream

2 Penrose Place, West Pimbo, Skelmersdale, WN8 9PR
Mark Saxon
01695 555316
mark.saxon@btconnect.com
www.midstream.org.uk

Midstream offers ‘hands on’ work activity and quality training, in a caring, supportive environment, for young persons and adults who have special needs. They have been operating a kerbside recycling collection in partnership with a local council to 10,000 households and are looking to expand to new activities.

The Ormerod Home Trust: CanAble & Branching Out enterprises

2 Headroomgate Rd, LythamSt Annes FY8 3BD
Karen Winkley
01253 723513
kwinkley@ormerodtrust.org.uk

The Ormerod Trust runs two schemes operated with support of adults with learning disabilities. CanAble provides a commercial waste disposal programme for cardboard and aluminium and works in partnership with Fylde Borough Council in servicing on street collection bins. We are soon to commence cartridge recycling. Branching Out is a community gardening and recycling green waste service for the elderly and infirm in St Annes.

Scrapstores

FACE

1 Meadow Avenue, Fleetwood FY7 7PL
Lisa Blackburn
01253 777523
lisa4face@yahoo.co.uk

FACE is providing a pathway into employment for people with learning disabilities. They collect reusable waste from business for their scrapstore which offers arts and crafts products. We also collect cans from local businesses and materials for recycling from households in the local area.

SAMS

Apollo House, Ordnance St,Blackburn BB1 3AE
Joanne Mason
01254 505055
joanne@cbpartners.org
www.samsblackburn.co.uk

SAMS is a not for profit community enterprise, who collect useful waste from local business, with the intention for it to be re-used within the community. We combine a growing concern for the environment with financial benefit for the companies who donate, and the organisations that need resources for art, craft and educational activities.

Wood

Chip off the old Block

Unit 3 Aqueduct Mill, Preston PR1 7JN
Graham Holden
01772 201929

Chip off the Old Block is a project of Integrate, a registered charity set up to provide supported employment and training for adults with learning difficulties and people marginalised by society. We operate a wood recycling and reuse scheme accepting all sorts of commercial wood as an alternative to landfill.

Miscellaneous

Age Concern Lancashire

61-63 St Thomas’s Road, Chorley, PR7 1JE
Joyce Marshall
01257 233200
admin@ageconcernlancs.org.uk
www.ageconcernlancs.org

We provide a range of community services for older people including information and advice. Work in Burnley, Chorley, Lancaster, Ribble Valley, Pendle, W. Lancashire, & Wyre and operate 5 charity shops across Lancashire which accept donations of good quality cothing, bric a brac, books, shoes and bags.

DIY Recycle Shop (Morecambe Resource Centre)

Signposts, 58 Regent Rd
Morecambe LA3 1QE
Pam Beswick
01524 419021
signpostsmarc@signposts.org.uk
www.signposts.org.uk

The project is based at 22A Yorkshire Street, Morecambe and sells DIY materials at affordable prices. We also resell paint for the Furniture Matters Community Re>Paint scheme, and promote methods of energy efficiency. The shop provides a focal point for Morecambe residents, business, allotments, community associations and individuals for the recycling, redirection and reuse of goods within the local community and provides and creates items of use from recycled materials for sale. Contact the shop direct on 01524 833080.

Groundwork Blackburn

Environment Centre, Bolton Rd, Blackburn, BB2 3GE
Nick Riley
01254 265163
nriley@groundwork.org.uk

Provision of an Environmental Rapid Response Team to support Local Authorities, Community Groups, etc; address fly tipping, public/ open space ‘clear ups’, etc

International Aid Trust

Longton Business Park, Station Rd, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 5LE
Derek Leach
01772 611000
office@internationalaidtrust.org.uk
www.internationalaidtrust.org.uk

International Aid Trust is a charity that recycles furniture, textiles, metals, paper and cardboard with profits raised going towards our work in Eastern Europe and the needy in the UK. We also accept donations of good quality items from business for export to Eastern Europe.

Prosperity Recycling

Fairfield House, Fairfield St, Accrington, BB5 0SG
Graham Chadwick
O1254 230123
Graham.chadwick@prosperityrecycling.org
www.prosperityrecycling.com
Prosperity manufactures quality outdoor furniture (benches, picnic tables etc), signage, fencing, activity play equipment and planters from 100% recycled plastic; products which are maintenance and rot free.The company also provides work-based opportunities for the socially disadvantaged; mainly producing small outdoor objects and animal bedding from recycled wood and cardboard.