Partners

Blackburn with Darwen Healthy Living t is very keen to promote partnership working at all levels. The project is based at Bangor Street Community Centre. The community centre is run and managed by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's (BwDBC) Nieghbourhood Engagement Section. The community centre is also used by other agencies who deliver services to the local people, the HLC project also works very closely with these agencies, which include:

• Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust
• Age Concern
• Blackburn College
• Groundwork Blackburn
• Council for Voluntary Services
• Brook
• Lancashire Constabulary
• Connexions
• Capita
• Blackburn with Darwen Foyer
• Twin Valley Homes
• Lifeline
• Jarman Centre
• BwDBC Regeneration, Housing & Neighbourhoods
• St Barnabas & St Pauls CE Primary School
• Beardwood High School
• BwDBC Education & Lifelong Learning
• BwDBC Culture, Leisure & Sport
• BwDBC Social Services

The HLC project is also very keen to work in partnership with community organisations who are seen as vital to the success of the project.

The project is supported & directed by a management board. This board consists of representatives from some of the community, voluntary and statutory organisations listed above. Some of the Steering group objectives include: -

• To promote, through partnership, the work of the Healthy Living Centre scheme with particular reference to the promotion of Health Improvement and Social Inclusion.
• To lead in the development of strategies for delivery of the scheme and to pursue the programme to ensure effective delivery of services.
• To ensure effective policies and procedures are in effect in accordance with quality assured services, and those required when using volunteers to undertake activities.
• To monitor the projects to ensure that primary and secondary objectives are achieved. To provide such information as may be required to the staff of New Opportunities Fund, to fulfil the grant requirements.
• To monitor the financial outputs on a regular basis.

If you would like further information about the management board and the partnerships that have been developed by the Healthy Living Centre, please click on the "contact us" hyperlink on the main menu on the left hand side of the screen.

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