Community Group Support

Our charity also helps groups by offering to train their members so the group becomes able to apply for their own funding. We have worked with several  bowling groups, helping them to apply for funding to improve their facilities and also with an Archive Group in Padiham who wished to set up a Public Archive of memorabilia relevant to their town in east Lancashire

The Mayor of Burnley opens the exhibition showing the work of Burnley Community groups called;-

Tell the World.

Community Group Development Training includes
Computers
Business planning
Financial Planning
Community Involvement
Events Management
Photography
Job Search Fundraising
Publicity
Tai Chi

Manager Brenda Kean with Jan Holden of the BPRCVS Volunteer Bureau

ELE Staff have represented East Lancashire at European, National and Regional Conferences and have been partners in European projects, as our training methods have been internationally recognised as examples of good practice, particularly for combating social exclusion.

ELE's Tai Chi Course for severely disabled clients at Heightside Residential Home in Rossendale with volunteer Instructor Helena

Jean Weaver was the inspiration behind ELE. She retired in September 2001 after setting up and running our successful and innovative project for 12 years. Jean sadly passed away in 2002 but her wonderful legacy continues. Brenda Kean was one of the first clients helped by Jean and her team in 1993 Brenda has been Manager of ELE since 2001

Community Exhibition and Family Day in Stoneyholme and Daneshouse


E.L.E have been awarded the ability symbol for its attitude towards disabled people and have been awarded certificates in recognition of their training approach