Review: Raise your glass to the Smithdown Weekender
Well, the party certainly arrived in Smithdown this October weekend!
A three-day music festival blessed us with its presence, parking itself in multiple different venues along the famous Smithdown Road.
With guaranteed free entry to all participating venues, the student in...
Spotlight on benefits of Sober October
Sober October encourages people to go alcohol-free for a month.
The aim is to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support, whilst positively benefitting individuals to rethink their relationship with alcohol.
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Charity urges men to speak up this World Mental Health Day
ANDYSMANCLUB is a men’s suicide prevention charity, which aims to end the stigma surrounding men’s mental health.
The charity was founded in 2016 in the wake of the death of Andy Roberts, a 23-year-old man who took his own life.
Andy’s...
Merseyside charity tackling surge in people living on streets
Poverty charity Big Help Project, based in Kensington, insists that homelessness is on the rise in Merseyside, and that the media’s lack of representation of the community contributes to the problem.
Kevin Pilnick, head of External Affairs at Big Help...
Break-in blow for city cafe that supports homeless community
A Liverpool cafe that provides a lifeline for homeless people has been broken into.
PaperCup Coffee, located in Queens Square, was set up by The Papercup Project to train rough sleepers in 2022.
The cafe was targeted in the early hours...
LJMU Survivors Society wins fundraising award and £500 sponsorship boost
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...
Charities react to MBE awarded to Liverpool’s James Milner
As legendary Liverpool midfielder James Milner received an MBE for his services to football and charity the organisations he has supported expressed their delight and thanks.
Alongside his two-decade expanding football career, James Milner set up the James Milner Foundation to...
Dodge ball event to help raise cancer awareness
A group of four Liverpool John Moores University students are hosting a dodge ball tournament in aid of a testicular cancer charity.
Oddballs Foundation was set up in 2015 to raise awareness and donations about the condition.
Testicular cancer is one...
Widnes bus driver to be honoured for charity efforts during pandemic
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...
RSPCA launches Trek for Cats to raise money for rising pet returns since lockdown
The RSPCA is organising a Trek for Cats to raise money for cats in need.
Animal charities are reporting an increase in pets being abandoned since lockdown, with cats affected in the same way as dogs.
The next RSPCA trek is...
