Lighthouse Photographer wins Cathedral Prize Kevin Gilbo who is a member of the Middleton Photography club, which meets at Lighthouse Project every Wednesday, has recently won top prize in Manchester Cathedrals ‘Capture the Cathedral’ photography competition, with a picture of ‘the Angel Stone’. Visiting the Cathedral Kevin saw that they
I have volunteered at the Lighthouse Project for two months. Working here has been a really amazing experience and have given me some much needed confidence to progress to other, paid opportunities. I think that the biggest reason I have enjoyed it so much is because the Lighthouse Project is
I have found the Lighthouse Project to be a helpful, friendly and safe environment. The team at the Lighthouse have helped me to find a job and get back into work. Jessica T – Oct 2013
I think that the Lighthouse Project is good, and very effective in helping people in the community. The staff and volunteers offer a really good welcome, they are friendly and also work hard to provide help for people of different backgrounds. Jesuel S – Oct 2013
I could not use a computer at all until I went to the Lighthouse Project, and they have helped me so that I can not use computers to search for work. The staff and volunteers are very friendly, you can say boo to them and they don’t jump. I enjoy
Thank you everybody at the Lighthouse Project, through the 8 months of being unemployed all the staff and team have contributed to me finding work, looking for courses, answering questions I’ve asked, and giving advice I have needed. I don’t think that I could have found employment on my own
Firstly I would like to thank everyone at the Lighthouse Project for their tremendous support and advice and tutoring from Carl, to Carole and Pam, and Suzanne and David, Rebecca and Chris. After being out of work since May 2013 I have finally got a job, albeit via and Agency,
Congratulations and Happy 90th Birthday Mildred has been a volunteer at the Lighthouse Project for over three years. She started visiting with her friend and they learnt to use computers together, Mildred is one of our oldest learners, and after that she enjoyed herself at the Lighthouse so much that
Assessors Training Success Pam Semp (Centre Manager), and Carl Roach (Development Manager) at the Lighthouse Project have been studying to be Assessors of Vocational achievement so that we can hopefully help more people with getting accredited training, and last month they found out that they had been successful in passing
A great placement Amie, who lives in Middleton, came to spend a couple of weeks at the Lighthouse Project in September on a volunteer placement as part of her Health and Social care course. She spend time doing different jobs and roles, spending time on reception, behind the coffee bar,
A contingent of members from the Heywood Railway Model Group (hmrg) recently rubbed shoulders with the rich and famous with an invitation to visit Pete Waterman’s famous Leamington Spa railway layout somewhere out in the Cheshire countryside. The music and railway maestro was on hand to show the hmrg members
I like visiting the Lighthouse because of the friendly atmosphere and community spirit, and also because of the other things going on such as the model railway club, art and craft sessions, plus the leather craft activity. – Steven C – Sept 2013
