Active projects!
Refugee and Asylum Seekers, Advice, Guidance and Support Drop-in
We at PEP Enterprise will be delivering advice and guidance at our weekly refugee drop-in sessions. During these sessions, a member of staff will provide you and your families with one-to-one tailored support. This can be with anything big or small, and the information you share will remain confidential between you and our member of staff.
We will work with you individually and listen to your needs and concerns whether it’s related to education, employment, volunteering, financial, personal, legal support, or anything! At PEP Enterprise, we have connections with large organisations such as the NHS, Lancashire Police, Lancashire County Council, the Jobcentre, leisure centres, as well as contacts with various local businesses. We aim to provide you with the best support we can.
This takes place every Thursday, between 10am and 11:30am at Haslingden Community Link.
April – July 2024: New ESOL, Employability and Driving Theory courses:
10 week Driving Theory course, starting 24th April until 17th July 2024. Classes are Wednesday 9:30am to 12pm (native level speakers) and 1pm to 2:30pm (for those who require English support). This project was created with our collaboration The WEA and delivered by professional tutors.
October 2022 – Present:
Empowerment Through Employment:
We run an ‘Empowerment Through Employment’ session run fortnightly on Tuesdays between 1pm and 2pm at the local jobcentre. During these sessions, we will work with you individually to establish your needs and wants, and provide the appropriate advice, guidance and support to achieve your goals.
This takes place every fortnightly on Tuesdays, at Accrington Jobcentre.
Empowering Walk Club for Women
The ‘Empowering Walk Club’ was set up to encourage inactive women in Lancashire to walk.
For more information, please join the the Empowering Walk Club Facebook page on:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1100851420436536/
Previous projects
November 2023 – January 2024: Haslingden- FREE Driving Theory Classes
In partnership with Workers Educational Association we started a 10 week Driving Theory class from Wednesday 22nd November! This is aimed to our clients and the wider community based in Rossendale.
November 2023 – January 2024:
At Scaitcliffe Community Centre FREE ESOL and Driving Theory Classes
In collaboration with Workers Educational Association we started a 10 week morning ESOL class and an afternoon Driving Theory class from Thursday 2nd November!
Tuesday 19th September – PEP Enterprise Open Day!
On Tuesday 19th September, we at PEP Enterprise will be holding an open day, and everyone is welcome to attend!
We’re thrilled to take this opportunity to share that we’re reshaping and enhancing our services starting this September! As part of this effort, we’re bringing you a range of impactful offerings that are designed to empower and uplift our community.
Our open day will be a great opportunity for everyone to learn about different organisations within Hyndburn and Rossendale, our work at PEP, a range of potential new courses, employment and volunteering opportunities, advice and guidance, and much more.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
Date: Tuesday 19th September, 10am-1pm.
Location: Scaitcliffe Community Centre, Hannah Street, Accrington, BB5 0QX
January 2023 – July 2023 – Woodnook Primary School – Parent Drop-in
As of January 2023 in collaboration with Woodnook Primary School in Accrington, we run an advice, guidance and support session for parents at Woodnook Primary School. Here, we talk with parents to identify their barriers, and offer our services on how we can best support them.
This takes place fortnightly on Wednesdays, 2pm-3pm.
Monday 11th September – Opportunity to enrol onto our FREE Driving Theory classes!
We are offering a FREE, 10 week UK Driving Theory course for those who struggle with English! If you are interested, please contact us or attend the assessment at Haslingden Library on Monday 11th September at 10am-12:30pm
Saturday 24th June 2023 – PEP Enterprise Refugee Week Celebration Event at Monkey Playland 2023
We at PEP Enterprise will be celebrating refugee week at Monkey PlayLand!
We are offering 50 FREE child tickets (maximum of 2 per family) which will give children access to the play centre for FREE. (Note: children under 1, and adults do not need a ticket). There will also be FREE food, drinks and snacks provided on the day.
This is a great opportunity to join us in celebrating diversity, inclusion and understanding of different cultures.
Monkey Playland, Unit 10 Commerce Street, Haslingden, BB4 5JT
Saturday 24th June, 5:00pm-8:00pm
Saturday 29th April – Eid Party at Monkey PlayLand for Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Relocator Families!
On Saturday 29th of April, we at PEP Enterprise will be having an Eid party at Monkey PlayLand
Together we are offering a free day for families to come and enjoy themselves. Everyone is welcome to attend and bring their own food to share with the rest of the group. Children will also have open and free access to the play area. Bus fares will be reimbursed.
Monkey Playland, Unit 10 Commerce Street, Haslingden, BB4 5JT
Saturday 29th April, 5:00pm-8:00pm
11th – 14th January – Animate and Create Workshop
We at PEP Enterprise teamed with the Goofus Theatre and The Whitaker Museum to deliver a creative and interactive workshop for refugee families in Rossendale.
The ‘Animate and Create’ workshop was a great opportunity to allow families to explore puppetry, music, and art, all of which would culminate in a final animation piece. The workshop gave refugee families the opportunity to tell their own stories and culture through animation, providing an interesting insight into different identities, as well as promoting inclusivity and cross-cultural understanding!
December 17th – Moonsmile
On 17th December, we at PEP Enterprise took refugee families to the Moonsmile performance at The Whitaker in Rossendale!
Moonsmile is an exciting theatre performance by the Goofus Theatre, a puppet, mask, music and play company seeking to provide a creative, imaginative and thought-provoking experience through a non-verbal puppet show.
April 2022 – July 2022: Online Driving Theory Workshop
Here, our staff delivered an information 12 week workshop covering the highway code, and preparing participants to pass their driving test.
Knives Takes Lives
The Knives Take Lives Project is funded by the Home Office and Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner. The programme involves Lancashire schools, and is intended to alert young people of school-age to the major problem of knife crime. We started our involvement with a competition in which schools were challenged to make an entertaining presentation that could be used to inform and educate young people to the danger of carrying knives.
An extremely successful outcome to the competition impressed the Crime Commissioner and his team. Watch a film of the prize-winners at Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Fulwood on our YouTube Channel above. As a result of this we have been awarded further funding for the creation of a national school toolkit on the subject. This was launched in 2021 and is being rolled out nationally, subject to Covid restrictions.
2020 – Knowing You, Knowing Me:
The distinctive approach of Hameeda Khan-Davey’s programmes such as Holistic Inspirations led to the creation of projects such as Knowing You, Knowing Me, a project encouraging South Asian families to investigate their family heritage. The biggest of these projects was Taste of Rossendale, which looked at the heritage and history of food and health over the past century. It was funded by the Heritage Fund and co-managed by Together Lancashire.
The project was multi-faceted, with three main strands. There was research into the changes within Rossendale in shopping and eating habits, which resulted in the production of illustrated posters/leaflets, guided walks, exhibitions and a community recipe and remedy book. It was a great way to look at the multicultural heritage of the community and to bring this community together to work towards celebrating and sharing its heritage.
Due to Covid-19 the project utilised its end of celebration event fund to support the local disenfranchised community instead, who were suffering with food poverty due to the pandemic. It meant over 300 warm meals were served and recipes were inspired by Taste of Rossendale Cookbook. This was applauded by Heritage Lottery who liked the creative way the project was able to accommodate the pandemic and reach completion. This typifies how PEP works today – responsive to events and able to respond quickly to community needs. More information can be had from the Taste of Rossendale Facebook page:
2020: REFUGEE COVID-19 SUPPORT
A Lancashire County Council programme that helps to continue with the work of empowering and mentoring refugee families through the Covid-19 pandemic.
REFUGEE & BAME COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
A project that is funded by the National Lottery Covid-19 Fund.
SUPPORT FOR THE ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE
Funded and supported by Community Foundation Lancashire. This programme is particularly engaged with those who suffer from isolation and food poverty.
REACH YOUR POTENTIAL
A female empowerment programme that is funded through the Tampon Tax Community Fund.