Progress Futures update | Autumn 2025
Our Progress Futures Team shares an update on what has been happening over the past few months and what is to come:
Community Based Activities
Please find below information regarding the weekly activities that are delivered by the Progress Futures Team. These sessions are on a drop-in basis and can be attended without an appointment. At each venue there is access to laptops, Wi-Fi, refreshments and support from the team should you need it.
Job Club
Please note that there will no longer be a Job Club at The Base II.
Instead, we will hold digital skills sessions every Thursday. This starts from Thursday 23 October.
Our Leyland Job Club will now be at the Family Hub and The Zone, West Paddock, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 1HR, every Wednesday 10am to 12pm.
This is open to all members of the community.
Digital skills sessions
• every Thursday 10am to 12pm (launch date Thursday 23 October)
• location: The Base II Community Centre, Bannister Drive, Leyland, PR25 2GD
• open to tenants and household members only
Need help to get online? Come to one of our free events during Get Online Week!
The team is supporting Get Online Week, which is Good Things Foundation annual digital inclusion campaign, by holding digital drop-in sessions for tenants across South Ribble and Fylde. The aim is to support tenants to get online and improve confidence online.
Feel free to bring along your own device if you need some help learning how to use it!
Come along and see us at one of the below drop-in sessions:
• Monday 20 October – 1pm to 3pm - Tuson House, Kingsfold Drive, Penwortham, PR1 9PE
• Tuesday 21 October – 9.45am to 11.45am - Amounderness Court, Marsden Street, Kirkham, PR4 2US
• Tuesday 21 October – 1pm to 3pm - Liggard Court, Mythop Road, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JP
• Thursday 23 October – 10am to 12pm - The Base on Broadfield II, Bannister Drive, Leyland, PR25 2GD
Training Courses
Are you interested in learning something new? The team is currently putting together a training programme for tenants for the next six to 12 months and we would love to hear from you!
We would be grateful if you could please complete the below survey to help us find out which courses tenants are interested in completing https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G8JHDKS
Project Search
The DFN Project SEARCH Supported Internship Programme is designed for young people aged 16-24 with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The goal of this programme is to support the transition from education to a position of paid employment (16+ hours per week) and lasts for one academic year.
The fifth cohort of interns, through the Project Search Supported Internship programme, began their year-long internship in September. We look forward to welcoming them into the business in November for their first rotation.
If you, or someone you know, is interested in finding out more about the supported internship programme with Runshaw College and Progress Housing Group, please get in touch with the team.
Apprenticeships
Progress Housing Group launched our Apprenticeship Programme in May offering 12 apprenticeships within our Property Services team. We received a huge number of applications and welcomed over 45 brilliant prospective apprentices to our interview and assessment day in July. The successful applicants started in their new roles in September and we wish them all luck in completing their apprenticeships!
Awards
We have been shortlisted for an Investors in People Award for Excellence in Building Purpose-Driven Impact.
This nomination highlights the incredible work of our Progress Futures Team in creating a person-centred approach to help tenants define and achieve their goals in employment, education, volunteering, and training.
The awards take place on 12 November.
- For more information on any of our digital workshops, courses or support, contact the Progress Futures Team, by emailing futures@progressgroup.org.uk or call/ text 07976 812535.