Lancashire

Lancashire

Getting the basics right and listening to you, your priorities and aspirations remain the foundation for everything we do. Our Corporate Plan, The Onward Difference, is all about enabling you to be your best, in a home you love and place you are proud of. 

Explore updates about the changes we’ve made, as well as examples of how we are making The Onward Difference in your local area. 

Ressendale

Providing homes our customers love 

Since April this year, we have made improvements to our existing homes across Lancashire. This has included 41 new kitchens, 18 new bathrooms, 4 new roofs and painting 204 buildings.   

Lancaster

Providing homes our customers love 

Since April this year, we have made improvements to our existing homes across Lancashire. This has included 41 new kitchens, 18 new bathrooms, 4 new roofs and painting 204 buildings.   

Chorley

Providing homes our customers love 

Since April this year, we have made improvements to our existing homes across Lancashire. This has included 41 new kitchens, 18 new bathrooms, 4 new roofs and painting 204 buildings.   

Burnley

Providing homes our customers love 

Since April this year, we have made improvements to our existing homes across Lancashire. This has included 41 new kitchens, 18 new bathrooms, 4 new roofs and painting 204 buildings.   

West Lancashire

Providing homes our customers love 

Since April this year, we have made improvements to our existing homes across Lancashire. This has included 41 new kitchens, 18 new bathrooms, 4 new roofs and painting 204 buildings.   

Blackburn

Enabling people to be there best 

At Showley Court, one of our Older Persons Schemes in Blackburn, Critters Interactive delivered a wellbeing session that allowed customers to get up close and personal with some of the world’s most fascinating reptiles including snakes, lizards, and insects.  

Customers at the Older Persons Scheme also came together to create bonnets and bowler decorations for Easter. 

Providing homes our customers love 

Since April this year, we have made improvements to our existing homes across Lancashire. This has included 41 new kitchens, 18 new bathrooms, 4 new roofs and painting 204 buildings.   

Hyndburn

Enabling people to be there best 

In Accrington, our 1st Call Team held an event with local support services to provide advice and support with the cost of living and mental health. Over 100 local people attended with one saying, “Thank you for today, it was so helpful having lots of support in one room.” 

Providing homes our customers love 

Since April this year, we have made improvements to our existing homes across Lancashire. This has included 41 new kitchens, 18 new bathrooms, 4 new roofs and painting 204 buildings.   

Our customers and colleagues recently came together with Lancashire County Council and Kokoro Tree Contracting to plant 1,500 new trees in an unused space in Clayton-le-Moors. The new woodland will create new habitats for wildlife and make our neighbourhoods greener. 

Creating places people are proud to call home 

During antisocial behaviour week, we delivered a series of series of impact days and walkabouts across Lancashire with local police forces and teams across Onward to raise awareness.   

Preston

Enabling people to be there best 

In Preston, 1st Call, Onward’s flagship support programme is working closely with those whose health conditions are impacting their ability to work as part of the WorkWell project which is funded by the UK Government.   

1st Call’s support involves understanding each participant’s specific needs, aspirations, and challenges, to develop a personalised action plan with support from local partners that will help them take positive steps forward.  

A participant, who was feeling anxious about returning to work following an accident which resulted in long-term leave and wishes to remain anonymous, said: “My mentor from 1st Call has been so helpful and informative. Their support throughout the process gave me confidence to return to work after being off for a long time. They’ve also helped me apply for funding to get special equipment which will make my job easier. I’m incredibly grateful.” 

Over at Merlin Court, one of our Older Persons schemes in Oswaldtwistle, customers came together to celebrate Easter with games, food and entertainment designed to boost wellbeing.  

Providing homes our customers love 

Since April this year, we have made improvements to our existing homes across Lancashire. This has included 41 new kitchens, 18 new bathrooms, 4 new roofs and painting 204 buildings.   

Ribble Valley

Enabling people to be there best 

At Vale House, one of our Older Persons Schemes in Clitheroe, Critters Interactive delivered a wellbeing session that allowed customers to get up close and personal with some of the world’s most fascinating reptiles including snakes, lizards, and insects. 

Providing homes our customers love 

Since April this year, we have made improvements to our existing homes across Lancashire. This has included 41 new kitchens, 18 new bathrooms, 4 new roofs and painting 204 buildings.  

South Ribble

Providing homes our customers love 

Since April this year, we have made improvements to our existing homes across Lancashire. This has included 41 new kitchens, 18 new bathrooms, 4 new roofs and painting 204 buildings.   

Over in Leyland, we’ve teamed up with Keepmoat Homes to deliver 26 Shared Ownership and 19 Social Rent homes at Bannister Lane. The development will see a collection of three- and four-bedroom homes set amongst green space with new pedestrian and cycle paths. 

 

Get involved

We want to make sure that your voice is at the heart of everything we do and our Customer Engagement Community helps us do just that. We already have over 3,400 customers from across the North West who help make our homes and neighbourhoods better places to live. You can join them and have the opportunity to:  

  • Shape and improve services  
  • Take part in activities to help improve your neighbourhood and local area 
  • Share concerns, views and ideas 
  • Help to shape policies and strategies 
  • Gain useful experiences, develop new skills and increase your confidence  

Want to get involved? Please email customerengagement@onward.co.uk or sign up via our online form. 

 

Neighbourhood plans

Take a look at the old neighbourhood plans for your area.

The latest progress report on delivering our neighbourhood plans in Lancashire:

December 2022

May 2022

January 2022

october 2021

june 2021

october 2020

See the original plans for your neighbourhood so you can measure them against our progress. The plans set out what we aim to achieve and improve, and were produced using customer feedback gathered through our STAR survey.

BLACKBURN

Central accrington

CHORLEY

CHurch

Clayton-le-moors and laneside

Clitheroe

GREAT HARWOOD AND RISHTON

HUNCOAT AND MILNSHAW

LONGRIDGE

OSWALDTWISTLE

MORECAMBE AND LANCASTER

PRESTON AVENHAM

PRESTON NORTH

PRESTON QUEEN STREET

RIBBLE VALLEY

SOUTH RIBBLE

SPRINGHILL AND FERN GORE