Thornton is a town in Wyre, Lancashire. About 19,300 people live there (Census 2021).
As of 1 November 2026, businesses in Thornton can apply to the 294 schemes open across Wyre; 10 of them are only for Wyre or Lancashire. Updated 31 Oct 2026.
Schemes for Wyre or Lancashire, not for the whole region, which businesses in Thornton can apply to.
Rosebud Finance
Tailor-made business loans for growing companies in Lancashire, from £25,000 at interest rates up to 14% for up to five years.
The Small Business Academy
Masterclasses and workshops in commercial resilience, leadership, customer insight, marketing, sustainability and change management for high growth start-ups and existing businesses based in Wyre, with optional 1-2-1 mentoring.
Wyre Council
Up to £5,000 grant for existing Wyre businesses to invest in growth, productivity and sustainability projects including equipment, premises improvements, training, broadband and marketing.
Chamber Low Carbon provides a range of 1-2-1 business support services specialising in energy, resource and water efficiency.
Chamber Low Carbon - Lancashire
One-to-one support for Lancashire businesses to reduce energy bills, carbon footprint and improve efficiency through energy audits, carbon footprint analysis and sustainability mentoring.
Chamber Low Carbon - Lancashire
In-depth support for Lancashire businesses to integrate energy and sustainability management, including training, ISO standards guidance and environmental auditing.
Local services that help businesses in Thornton and the rest of Wyre. Each number is from the organisation's own website.
Boost Business Lancashire (Lancashire's Business Growth Hub)
Helpdesk guiding Lancashire businesses to support, from start-up and finance to marketing and leadership.
Invest in Wyre (Wyre Council Economic Development Team)
Guidance, funding opportunities, property support and networks for businesses starting or growing in Wyre.
Your chamber of commerce: North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce (01772 653 000)
Open to businesses in Thornton, local and national, soonest first.
What it does, how long it has been going, how many people work there, what it needs help with and what it is looking for: the best matches for Wyre come first.
In-person events in the next 30 days in Thornton, then within about five miles of it. 58 online events are open to anyone.
No in-person events found in or near Thornton in the next 30 days.
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Thornton is a town in Wyre, Lancashire. The darker shape is the built-up area the Office for National Statistics counts as Thornton; the lighter ones are the towns around it, each with its own page.
Council areas next to Wyre: Blackpool, Fylde, Lancaster, Preston, Ribble Valley
Boundaries from the Office for National Statistics (built-up areas, 2022).
Local Landscape gathers these details automatically from public web pages, and only some have been checked by a person, so check them with the organisation before you apply. Part of Wyre. Every area