Thursday, May 9, 2024

Charity

Bobby from Sunflowers who is taking part in charity cycle from Liverpool to Chester

Mersey cyclists get on their bikes for blooming good cause

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A group of Merseyside cyclists are preparing for a 50 mile bike ride taking place in July, raising funds and awareness for Liverpool charity Sunflowers. The ride from Liverpool to Chester will start at the historic Old Haymarket on the...
Women running in Sefton Park

Beginner girl-only running group combat loneliness together

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Women across Merseyside have started to run together at Sefton Park on weekends in a group created to support women and facilitate friend making opportunities. Stephanie Barney, 22, and Caitlin Lewing, 21, are the brains behind “Girls on the Go”....

Liverpool Gives fundraiser goes from strength to strength

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Liverpool Gives are returning with their sell-out fundraising event this Saturday. The event will be filled with live music acts, performances and raffles with plenty of prizes from independent Liverpool venues. This will be Liverpool Gives' fourth charity event, supporting Teenager...

LJMU Survivors Society wins fundraising award and £500 sponsorship boost

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LJMU's Survivors Society has won the Bright Network Fundraising Award and £500 of sponsorship money. The award was well earned for them after they collectively walked 350.16km for Bookmark's Walk for Words challenge. Bookmark is a charity that aim to help...

Bootle community workshop supports men in challenging times

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A special workshop in Bootle is helping men find support and good company in challenging times. Bootle Tool Shed is a community workshop and its founder says members have told him they “would be dead” without its support. Eddy Flynn, now...

Slow down for Bobby: Schools remember Knowsley boy on 16th birthday

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Schools and parents are remembering Bobby Colleran on what would have been his 16th birthday. Bobby died in a traffic collision while on his way home from school in Knowsley in 2014 aged six years old. The Bobby Colleran Trust was...

Big Life take part in Global Scouse Day to aid homeless

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Scousers of the world unite as today is global scouse day! The celebration is held annually on February 28. Cafes and restaurants across the city are serving up the meal to commemorate the Liverpudlian tradition. Big Life community hub opened its doors ...
Porcelain Delaney (c) DaDa

Diary of hope shines new light on hidden condition

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Liverpool-based deaf and disabled charity DaDa are putting on a variety of performances to highlight talent and art from the disabled and neurodivergent community. Among these performances is the Toilet Paper Diaries, by Porcelain Delaney, at the Unity Theatre...
Neil Atherton - the bus walker on a walk

Widnes bus driver to be honoured for charity efforts during pandemic

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Fundraiser Neil Atherton is to receive an British Empire Medal (BEM) award for his services to public transport and the community in Liverpool and Widnes during Covid-19. The 43-year-old Arriva bus instructor has walked over 250 miles in recent years...

Music legend Tim Burgess serves coffee to tackle homelessness

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Music star Tim Burgess swapped his microphone for an apron this afternoon as he served various coffees and sweet treats to help raise money for homeless people in Merseyside. The Charlatans' lead vocalist visited Paper Cup coffee shop located near...

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