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Donating by online shopping

Please consider raising funds for VIC via the Easy Fundraising online service. Shopping doesn’t cost you a penny more, but as you make purchases online shops make a donation to VIC.

​All you do is register and start shopping. Please give it a go and encourage others to do so too – it’s effectively free money to benefit our VIC members! Thank you.
Please register by clicking the link below:
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/viceastlancs/

Please contact Amanda Walton on 01706 833180 or email amandawalton@vic.org.uk  for more information or help with setting up

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Lest We Forget

We have a produced a number of Remembrance items using images that our members have either made or painted at one of our groups. The Lest We Forget images were made by one of our members Ivy Limbrick using a Fret saw.

Darren Horsnell our Arts & Crafts Co-coordinator using sublimation printing to print on a range of materials; ceramics, leather, cloth, glass, wood and slate

These items can either be purchased at the Accrington Veterans Drop-in, on-line or at the VIC Centre in Haslingden.

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Veterans In Production

Veterans In Production aims to use as much recycled materials as we possibly can through donations of pallets and unused materials. Our members will use skills we have developed from our military and civilian careers
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Art materials

VIC have a huge range of art materials at reduced prices making them incredibly competitive. We have in stock Windsor & Newton, Reeves, Bob Ross and Derwent supplies. ONLY WHILE STOCKS LAST For more information call Darren on 01706 833180..
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Crafts

A range of crafts made by our Crafty Chatters Craft Group, they meet every Monday & Wednesday mornings at the VIC Centre.

To see the full range of crafts please call into the VIC Centre of for information on the crafts and the prices please ring Ivy on 01706 833180 or email ivylimbrick@vic.org.uk
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Remembrance Silhouettes

A range of hand made Remembrance silhouettes by Veterans In Production and our Pyrography group  to either go in the window at home or in their garden 
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Pale Maiden

A POEM written by Falklands Islands’ veteran and VIC member Steve Butterworth has been transformed into a song that has been recorded by a choir from Port Stanley.
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Laser engraved items

We are now able to offer a range of items that have been laser engraved on slates, wood, leather and other materials.
You can either chose from our Lest We Forgets type items or we can do your own design.
​For more information please contact Darren Horsnell on either 01706 833180 or email direct to Darren on darrenhorsnell@vic.org.uk 
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  • Home
  • Special events & news
    • Riding for Forces & Families
  • About VIC
    • History
    • 10 year celebration evening September 2022
    • VIC Trustees
    • The VIC team
    • About our volunteers
    • In memory of our past members
    • Vacancies
    • VIC Centre >
      • Rooms to hire or rent
      • VIC Centre Refurbishments
  • NEWS
  • Case studies
  • Outreach and Information Services
    • Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale Areas >
      • Heywood Areas
      • Middleton Areas
      • Rochdale Areas
    • Lancashire Areas >
      • Burnley Areas
      • Blackburn and Darwen
      • Hyndburn Areas
      • Pendle Areas
      • Ribble Valley Areas
      • Rossendale Areas
      • Preston Area
    • Veteran to Veteran Peer Support
  • Projects and Activities
    • Art Group
    • Crafty Chatters
    • Community Based Projects
    • COVID 19 Activities
    • Developing Veterans - Photography
    • Model Railway Club
    • Outdoor Activities
    • Pyrography
    • Rossendale Allotment
    • Social Inclusion
    • Thrive Together North West
    • Veterans In Production (VIP)
    • Veterans Social Carp Fishing
    • Veterans should not be forgotten
    • VIC Choir
  • Awards
  • Donate
  • Contact Us
  • VIC Shop
  • Veteran Links
    • Non veteran Links
  • Blog
  • What our members say about us