Our great team of staff and volunteers have been working hard behind the scenes to get us ready for Christmas so we can spread the Christmas cheer and blessings to all those who visit us in December.
The work of the Lighthouse Project has been building, year-on-year, since we first opened our doors to the public in June 2010 – 10 years ago. Since that time we have often wondered what is the extent of our reach and impact into the local community. We know that we
Hi all we are creating a food and provision bank for items that will be distributed into our local community at the scout hut behind St Michael’s church off Townley street. We shall be open every night all next week from 6pm until 7pm. We need absolutely anything you can
Long standing supporter, and former Middleton Councillor, Chris Furlong has set his sights on raising funds for Middleton Central and Heywood foodbanks this summer
We are hosting a Health & Community Services event today between 11am and 2pm. Come along and discover over 50 local services and organisations who are working and supporting people in this area. Why don’t you pay us a visit – free admission, everyone welcome. Event sponsored by LivingWell and
We were very excited to hear last week that the Lighthouse Project was chosen as the Good Things Foundation centre of the month in recognition of our hard work in delivering digital skills and making a difference in our local community. As a reward for our efforts we were blessed with £50
Local shop owner Carrol, who runs the ‘All Season’ Bra shop and fitting service based next-door-but-two to the Lighthouse on the top floor of Middleton Shopping Centre, was inspired to respond to the need of one of her customers who was struggling with wearing her traditional breast prosthesis following a
Santander Discovery Grant The Lighthouse recently applied for a community grant from our local Santander branch to contribute towards the cost of a running a new money and budgeting course so that we can help people improve their digital and financial skills and start saving costs. We were really pleased
We were pleased to welcome our patron Steve Coogan to the Lighthouse Project earlier this month, visiting with his daughter Clare and brother-in-law Mark, Steve spent time looking around our new premises and meeting some of the visitors attending a variety of activities. Members of the weekly art group were
Middleton Shopping Centre raises funds for Lighthouse Project Families visiting Middleton Shopping Centre’s Christmas Grotto during December 2017 donated a staggering £2,790.08 from their visits in the run up to Christmas. On the 23rd January, Lynette Howgate, our Centre Manager, had the pleasure of presenting a cheque to the charity.
Christmas celebrations and thanksgiving We have had a great time today, sharing Christmas joy with friends and visitors at the Lighthouse Project Christmas party. We gave thanks for all of our blessings this year and reflected on the privilege of being able to support so many in our community who
We want to give a big shout out, and express huge thanks and appreciation to the Cash for Kids Mission Christmas appeal and our local Middleton Tesco Extra store who have helped us to provide toys for 77 children in families who would have otherwise been without a gift on
