The Lancashire Water Safety Partnership is a multi-agency collaboration dedicated to preventing drowning and improving water safety across Lancashire. Our county is home to a diverse landscape, from busy towns and cities to rural plains, canals, rivers, reservoirs and an extensive coastline along the Irish Sea. While these waterways provide significant environmental, recreational and economic benefits, they can also present serious and often underestimated risks.

Lancashire consistently experiences higher-than-average levels of water-related fatalities, many of which are preventable. In response, organisations from across Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool and Lancashire work together to share data, expertise and resources, delivering coordinated prevention, education and community engagement activities. Through collaborative partnership working, we are committed to reducing water-related incidents and near misses, with the shared ambition of achieving "A Future Without Drowning" and ultimately zero water fatalities across Lancashire.