rossendale works
Published on July 17, 2023 at 1:30 pm
A further 120 local residents will be supported into work following the extension of the Rossendale Works employment and skills programme until March 2025.
Rossendale Borough Council members unanimously agreed the extension at their June meeting, with charity Active Lancashire set to continue delivering the programme on behalf of the council with funding provided through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).
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Published on July 7, 2023 at 4:00 pm
Rossendale Works, an employability partnership between Rossendale Borough Council (RBC), Active Lancashire and Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), is holding an employment and support event on Wednesday 14th June 2023 at Futures Park in Bacup.
The event, which runs from 1pm-3pm, is open to anyone looking for work or who may need support to move into work.
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Published on May 31, 2023 at 11:56 am
A man with an interest in carpentry has received support to become self-employed through a Rossendale based employment programme.
Matthew Dearlove became unemployed when the effects of the pandemic forced his prior business – a pet and animal feed company – to close. He initially wanted to look for a job related to HGV driving and warehousing.
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Published on November 10, 2022 at 9:43 am
The charity Active Lancashire has won an award for its successful delivery of two East Lancashire employment programmes, Rossendale Works (RW) and Pendle YES Hub (PYH) .
The organisation was successful in winning the Work and Training Social Enterprise of the Year category at the SELNET Enterprise in Society Awards, at the Village Hotel in Blackpool on Friday 4th November.
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Published on September 6, 2022 at 11:00 am
Rossendale Works– an employability programme run in partnership by Rossendale Council, Active Lancashire and the DWP – will be at Trinity Baptist Church in Bacup every Thursday morning from 10am- 12pm.
The session at Trinity Baptist Church is aimed at local residents who are seeking support in accessing employment. The Rossendale Works project engages with people, improving their life skills by running activities and ultimately placing them into a work opportunity.
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Published on August 2, 2022 at 3:48 pm
An employability event focusing on health and wellbeing run by Rossendale Works – an employability programme run in partnership by Rossendale Council, Active Lancashire and The Department of Work and Pensions has been hailed a huge success.
Up to 20 different organisations were on hand to share information on physical and mental health, grassroots projects and local activities.
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Published on June 7, 2022 at 8:22 am
Rossendale Works – a partnership made up of Rossendale Council, Active Lancashire and the DWP – along with Lancashire Adult Learning and local company We Buy Books are to run a pre-employment training programme for a week beginning on the 27 June at We Buy Books, for people struggling to find work.
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Published on May 7, 2020 at 2:53 pm
A pioneering employability programme of projects that has helped more than 60 people in Rossendale back into work has adapted to the challenges brought by COVID-19 by moving online.
Rossendale Works and Futures are Rossendale Council projects, which from May 1 is being funded by European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) as part of the More Positive Together Project.
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Published on February 26, 2020 at 3:23 pm
Rossendale Council has announced an extension to a pioneering local employment project that has helped hundreds of people in the two years since it launched.
The scheme, Rossendale Works, is designed to encourage people to initially participate in physical activity before helping them back into employment through work experience and training, matching them with local businesses who have placement opportunities.
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Published on January 29, 2020 at 9:12 am
A new breakfast club and drop in has been launched to engage and assist residents from the Bacup area to make a difference to their lives.
The Brew and Breakfast Club, based at Trinity Baptist Church on Market Street, Bacup, will be open every Thursday from 10-noon.
It is being organised by Rossendale Works and Rossendale Futures, employability projects set up by Rossendale Council and Active Lancashire and the Department of Work of Pensions
At the first meeting, partner agencies led round table discussions to consider local issues and ways the new club could try to tackle them.
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