Inclusive North Launches Race Equality Strategy 2026–2029: A Vision for Lasting Change Across Lancashire

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Inclusive North is proud to launch our Race Equality Strategy 2026–2029, a bold commitment to advancing racial justice, strengthening communities, and working alongside partners to create fairer systems across Lancashire.

The strategy sets out our vision for the next three years, recognising both the challenges that Black and Racially Minoritised (BRM) communities continue to face and the opportunities to drive meaningful, long-term change through collaboration, evidence and lived experience.

Why This Strategy Matters

Lancashire is home to vibrant, diverse communities that make an enormous contribution to the county's social, cultural and economic life. However, structural inequalities continue to affect many BRM communities, limiting access to opportunities, resources, leadership and decision-making.

Across health, education, employment, housing and public services, evidence continues to show that racial disparities remain deeply embedded within systems. These inequalities are not isolated incidents, they are systemic challenges that require collective action and long-term commitment.

At Inclusive North, we believe racial equality is not an optional addition to policy or service delivery. It is fundamental to creating stronger communities, more effective public services and a fairer Lancashire for everyone.

Our Vision

Our vision is simple but ambitious:

A society where racial equity is a reality for Black and Racially Minoritised communities in every aspect of life.

To achieve this, our mission is to work alongside communities, organisations and public bodies to address structural barriers, co-design fairer systems and create lasting change.

Our Strategic Priorities

Over the next three years, Inclusive North will focus on five key priorities:

• Supporting and strengthening sustainable BRM-led voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations.

• Driving structural and systemic change across public services.

• Ensuring community voices and lived experience shape decision-making.

• Building stronger partnerships across Lancashire and beyond.

• Securing long-term investment to create sustainable change.

These priorities will guide everything we do, ensuring our work remains community-led, evidence-informed and focused on creating measurable impact.

A Collaborative Approach

Real change cannot happen in isolation.

Our strategy places collaboration at its heart, bringing together local authorities, NHS partners, voluntary organisations, funders, community groups and national organisations to tackle racial inequality collectively.

Rather than responding only when inequalities reach crisis point, we are committed to prevention, working proactively to identify disparities, strengthen organisations, improve accountability and embed anti-racist practice across systems.

This collaborative approach will help create services that are more inclusive, trusted and responsive to the communities they serve.

Looking Ahead

By 2029, we want to see:

• Stronger and more sustainable BRM-led organisations.

• Greater trust between communities and public services.

• Measurable reductions in racial disparities.

• Race equality embedded into mainstream planning across Lancashire.

• A thriving county-wide partnership driving long-term racial justice.

Delivering this vision will require commitment from organisations across every sector, but together we can create systems that are fairer, more inclusive and better equipped to meet the needs of all communities.

Read the Strategy

The Race Equality Strategy 2026–2029 represents more than a strategic document, it is an invitation to work together.

Whether you are part of a community organisation, public sector body, charity, funder or local business, we invite you to explore the strategy, reflect on your role in advancing racial equality and join us in building a Lancashire where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Together, we can move beyond recognising inequality and towards creating lasting, systemic change.