Welcome to Community Futures
Developing and supporting communities in Lancashire
Community Futures aims to develop and support balanced and sustainable communities throughout Lancashire.
The organisation is registered as Community Council of Lancashire but uses Community Futures as a working title. It was founded in 1934 in Manchester with the aim of relieving poverty during the depression years. The activity of the organisation has changed over time, but the focus has always been on the provision of services to support, develop and sustain community life.
Partnerships
Find out more about our partnerships
About us
Find out more about community futures and meet the team
Galloway Hall
Find out more about hiring Galloway Hall
Lancashire Rural Housing Enabler Service
Take a look at our Rural Housing Enabler Process Flow. Please note this is a live, working document and is subject to change as we progress with this project
Family Support
Summer HAF 2025
This year, we returned to Sacred Heart for our Summer Holiday Club.
Take a look below to see what we enjoyed throughout the weeks.
Lancashire Village Agent Service
Introducing a brand new service for people in rural Lancashire.
The role of a Village Agents links people in rural areas with advice and support services for independent living. For more information, click the link below.
Community Futures turned 90 in November 2024!
Take a look at how we celebrated our accomplishments and reflected on the progress we’ve made over the years!
Our latest news
Launching our Lancashire Village Agents Service We’re excited to share that we’ve been featured in RSN’s Spotlight on: Rural Services Partnership! Our article, “Launching our Lancashire Village Agent Service” looks at the importance of this project for rural communities across Lancashire, with a comment from Natalie Burfitt, Policy, Information and Commissioning Manager at Lancashire County … Launching our Lancashire Village Agents Service
2025 EVAS Congratulations to our Trustee – Ashely Walker, Managing Director of HSE Advice UK – who received the 2025 EVAS award for Customer Service at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens. This recognition celebrates the HSE Advice UK’s team’s unwavering commitment to excellence, empathy, and innovation in customer service in the safety industry. The award acknowledges Ashley’s … 2025 EVAS
Have Your Say on the Future of Rural Communities The Rural Service Network (RSN) has launched a landmark new research project to make sure the voices of rural communities are heard loud and clear in national policy. The Delivering for All Research Project is a national survey designed to capture the everyday experiences, challenges and … Have Your Say on the Future of Rural Communities
BBC North West Tonight – Rural Life Feature On the 21st July, we spent the morning at Nether Kellet Village Hall filming with BBC North West Tonight for their Rural Life feature – and it’s just been broadcast! If you missed it, you can catch up here The link expire this evening (22/08/25) at 6:58pm … Rural Life Feature
Cool Kidz Mythical Madness Competition Community Futures’ Early Years team launched a Mythical Madness Competition. This idea was inspired by ‘Young Artists‘. How it works… Use engaging themes to spark children’s creativity. Send ‘Young Artists’ children’s masterpieces. Celebrate winning applicants artist talents showcased in a book. See creativity and confidence soar. All of our Child … Cool Kidz Mythical Madness
Registered Charity Number: 702233. © Community Futures 2023. All rights reserved. The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by Community Futures and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of Community Futures. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.