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West Lancashire Social Enterprise Hub

 

The West Lancashire SE Hub was set up in 2007 and formally established as an unincorporated body in March 2008. 

 

Its aims are to act as an umbrella organisation to provide linkages and support for social enterprise and social entrepreneurial activity in West Lancashire by sharing knowledge and information as well as running events and carrying out other activities aimed at supporting the SE sector.

 

The Hub currently has 30 member organisations, listed below, and a management committee of eight persons, also listed below.

 

Hub Member Organisations: Skelmersdale Ecumenical Centre,  WLCVS Ltd,  Endeva [NW] CIC, West Lancs Positive Living,  Friends of Mere Sands Wood,  Skelmersdale Community Food Initiative,  Advocacy West Lancs,  Twinkle House,  SHREW,   Bickerstaffe Children’s Services Ltd,  Midstream (West Lancs) Ltd,   Aughton Ormskirk U3A,  Hope House Project,   Mawdesley Millenium Green Trust,  Dream-Makers Drama Society,  West Lancs Womens Refuge,  West Lancs Training and Learning Centre CIC, West Lancs Community Recycling Service,  South West Lancs TUC Centre,  BDS Training Ltd,  Brighter Future Workshop Ltd,  Quarry Bank Heriatage Ltd,  Third Way CIC, The Social Partnership, Red Apple Community Trust, Forward Motion Arts, Moving On Lancashire CIC, West Lancs Child Contact Centre, Skelmersdale Training Services, Map Challenges Ltd.

 

The Social Enterprise Hub AGM will be held at Birch Green Hall on Thursday 14 May 2009 starting at 12 noon.

After the AGM, a presentation by the Big Lottery will be given on Lottery funding for Social Enterprises.

 

Hub Management Committee Members: Maureen Fazaal [Chair], Greg Swift, Sharon Williams, Jackie Tittle, Peter Cousins, Alice Grieve, Tess Reddington,  Martin Trengove

 

 

The Hub Management Committee meets on average every other month.  The CVS provides the secretariat for the Hub and the Hub can be contacted by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

 

Membership of the Hub is free and open to all Social Enterprises operating in West Lancashire and an application form can be obtained by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

 

A directory detailing the activities of some of the Members of the Hub is in preparation and will be available shortly.