The Let's Talk Project

The Let's Talk Project We offer a free 1-1 Listening Support Service for those aged 18+.

With this service you can speak to the same Listening Support Practitioner on the same time & day each week, for as long as you need.

Are you struggling from either loneliness, your current life situation or with your mental health? Contact us via Messen...
15/08/2026

Are you struggling from either loneliness, your current life situation or with your mental health?

Contact us via Messenger or telephone (01706 558 022) and we can get the process started for setting you up with one of our Listening Support Volunteers for ongoing and weekly support either in-person, telephone or by video call.

We are also looking for volunteers that would like to give up an hour, or more, a week to listen to a person in need. Again, please contact us for more information!

If we can't respond straight away, we will call or message you back as soon as possible (we are ran by Volunteers).

For ages 18+.

06/08/2026

We’ve heard a rumour going around that The Let’s Talk Project has closed.

It hasn’t.

We closed our office in the ABD Community Centre earlier this year. We have not ended The Let’s Talk Project.

We’re currently operating with fewer volunteers than before, but we still have a physical location for one-to-one sessions and our volunteers continue to offer one-to-one support over the phone.

You will see and hear a little less from us on social media, but please don't take that to mean we're not active. Our volunteers are quietly listening and talking to people who need them.

So, to borrow from Mark Twain: the reports of our death are greatly exaggerated!

We’ve moved out. We’ve scaled back. But we haven’t disappeared.

The Let’s Talk Project is still here and we’re still listening.

Please share this and help us put the rumour to bed.

Really pleased to share that The Let's Talk Project CIC has been awarded 420 native trees from the Woodland Trust 🌱The t...
02/03/2026

Really pleased to share that The Let's Talk Project CIC has been awarded 420 native trees from the Woodland Trust 🌱

The trees will be planted on a section of riverside land in Bacup, Rossendale, that’s being permanently taken out of agricultural use.

Our volunteers and service users will be involved in the planting and ongoing care, using it as a practical, outdoor activity that supports mental wellbeing, connection and time to breathe.

The planting will also help improve biodiversity along the river and support a longer-term ambition to reinstate a section of an historic riverside footpath near Dog Pits Mill.

The project is also being supported by the team from GrowTraffic, which plants an average of six saplings per client per year to help offset the energy used by digital infrastructure, including server energy.

The trees will arrive in November and we’ll share more as planting plans take shape. Thanks to The Woodland Trust for backing something simple, practical and genuinely positive for the area.

January is hard.The days are still short. The bills land. The weather drags. Money feels tighter. Motivation drops off a...
15/01/2026

January is hard.

The days are still short. The bills land. The weather drags. Money feels tighter. Motivation drops off a cliff. And suddenly all the things you managed to park over Christmas come knocking again.

For a lot of people, this is the toughest part of the year. Not dramatic. Just heavy. A quiet grind that wears you down.

We’re here for that bit.

No fixing. No judgement. No “have you tried thinking positively?”. Just space to talk, to breathe, and to not have to hold everything together on your own for an hour.

Our regular in-person sessions are back up and running, and we’re continuing to check in with people who need a bit of extra support right now.

If January is biting harder than you expected, that’s normal. You don’t have to carry it solo.

A chat. A listening ear.
That’s what we do.

And if you know someone who might need us, please pass it on. Sometimes that nudge is everything.

04/01/2026

Christmas can be a wonderful time. It can also be a lonely, heavy, complicated time.

While most people were switching off, our team has been there for the people who needed us most. We’ve been checking in, listening and making sure no one felt they had to carry everything on their own.

A quiet chat. A phone call. A brew and a bit of company. Nothing dramatic. Just steady support when it’s needed.

Normal service restarts properly today, with our regular in-person conversations with our service users back up and running.

And we’ve also had a lovely surprise over the break. We’ll share more soon, but we’re really proud of what happened this weekend and what it means for the project.

Thank you to everyone who thinks of us, supports us, and trusts us enough to talk. It means more than you probably realise.

It's okay to talk about your feelings, especially when you are struggling with what you are feeling.Did you know you can...
27/12/2025

It's okay to talk about your feelings, especially when you are struggling with what you are feeling.

Did you know you can seek help over the Festive Period from the Let's Talk Project by:
• Messaging us on Facebook Messenger to speak to someone from our team daily 12pm - 10pm.
• Calling us on 01706 558 022 to talk to someone from our team daily 12pm - 10pm.

We try our best to always be available, but please be patient as we are staffed by volunteers. If we miss your call we will call back as soon as possible.

Address

ABD Community Centre, Burnley Road
Bacup
OL138AB

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 9:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 9:30pm
Thursday 9am - 9:30pm
Friday 9am - 9:30pm
Sunday 10am - 9:30pm

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