Morecambe Bay Poverty Truth Commission

20/06/2026

Is your organisation due a bit of an MOT? 🩺

As part of Small Charity Week our Development Support Officer Sharon is offering a limited number of free 1:1 Organisational Health Checks for charities, community groups, voluntary organisations and social enterprises.

Take some time to reflect on what's working well, explore any challenges and identify practical next steps to help your organisation thrive.

📆 Just 5 appointments available on 24 June at The Link, Morecambe. Booking essential Book here 👉 https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/115853

16/06/2026

Huge thanks to Citizens Advice North Lancashire for holding a very timely and vital conversation with Lord Richard Walker, the Government’s Cost of Living Champion, along with Lizzi Collinge MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale.

We are so humbled and proud of our commissioners for sharing their powerful stories of the cost of living crisis and illustrating why they cannot be examined in isolation from the many compounded issues of poverty they face.

08/06/2026

You may have discovered St Helens' marvelous Café Laziz on social media or on the telly over the weekend? We aim to stay out of politics, but we stand shoulder to shoulder with organisations supporting, championing and advocating for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in society. You can support Café Laziz by attending their fabulous Refugee Week or by donating to their crowd funder - full details below.

Totally overawed by the love and solidarity pouring in, huge thank you to everyone who has donated, messaged and is standing by us.

We'll get back to you all individually eventually, but for now here is the requested link to the crowdfunder set up by a local resident and absolute hero, which will make sure this event happens and that it will be bigger and better than ever.

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/st-helens-refugee-week-fundraiser/backers

The support has been overwhelming. We genuinely can't believe it. 🧡

Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.

16/04/2026

'You won’t believe me now, you won’t believe me for about 18 months, but you have started a journey that will truly and singularly change your entire life for the better. Your job, whether you choose to accept it or not, is to let it.'

Read Rebecca's reflections after one year of being a community commissioner for MBPTC 👇

‘We haven’t met the Civic Commissioners yet, we do that after the launch event, but already by sharing our issues among the Community Commissioners, it feels lighter, like something we can take action to change. In the community meetings, we’ve laughed and raged and cried. I’m so honoured t...

16/04/2026

Huge thanks to Dusty, Ally and Joanna for leading a powerful panel discussion after yesterday's terrific performance of I, Daniel Blake at The Dukes, Lancaster. Several performances left until this Saturday evening for this vital piece of work...

14/04/2026

This Thursday!!! Calling all young people in Morecambe (16–24) not in work, education, or training! Full details below 👇

Calling young people in Morecambe (16–24) Not in work, education, or training right now? Your voice matters — and this is your chance to make a real difference.

Join a friendly, small-group workshop at Morecambe Library on Thursday 16th April at 1:30pm. It’s a relaxed, supportive space where you can share your experiences and help shape better opportunities and support for young people locally.

💬 Speak up. Be heard. Help create change.
🎁 Plus, you’ll receive a £25 Love2Shop voucher as a thank you for your time.

This workshop is run by RISE, Lancaster University, LDCVDS, and Lancashire County Council — all working together to improve things for young people like you.

👉 Spaces are limited, so don’t miss out! Check the flyer for full details and how to get involved.

14/04/2026

We are very pleased to support the Lancaster District Access Forum's first meeting on the 25th of April. See all details below

❤️IMPROVING OUR PAVEMENTS IN LANCASTER DISTRICT 💜

Come to Lancaster District Access Forum and People First Independent Advocacy's open forum meeting about pavement accessibility in the district.

25th April at Lancaster Methodist Church, LA1 4TE
11 am - 1 pm
♿️Details about the venue will be send out before the day🅿️
🫖🍪Refreshments will be available 🍇🍉

Help us to identify and discuss issues with pavements in Lancaster District and be part of our campaign to make things better! We will be discussing pavement issues in small groups with someone helping facilitate these discussions - so you can say as little or as much as you'd like.

If you would like to attend, please can you complete this online form as numbers are limited ⤵️

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=C-zXLZls4EyRt74WNfGgyaR_IFklF9BPvajj80NhCBpUMUdNNjA3MDZVRUhXNjJJTTJPQkg0TlVMQS4u&route=shorturl

We are planning to hold an online event after this, so those of you who would rather attend on line will be able to contribute to the conversation - more details to follow.

If you have any questions in the meantime about the event, please do ask, via messenger or by emailing [email protected]

Please feel free to send details to anyone you think may be interested, and we look forward to seeing some of you on 25th.

27/03/2026

We were very proud to join our friends and partners for Lancaster City Council 's launch of the Fair Work Charter yesterday at The Ashton Memorial. A highly important milestone for workers rights across the Lancaster District ✊️

12/03/2026

We've been supporting a very important conversation with The Cornerstone and Lancaster Methodist Church on lived experience of su***de. We are very proud, honoured and grateful to be sharing this film with you.

We hope the film can be shared in order to create a wider impactful and necessary discussion. Thanks to our participants for their generous and vital contributions to the film, and to our many partners for supporting its creation.

This film grew out of a series of conversations with people in the Lancaster District that had attempted to take their own lives and those that have lost lov...

11/02/2026