New community garden takes root in Bootle
A new community garden has opened in Bianca Street, Bootle, replacing a derelict and unused space that was prone to fly tipping from those in the area.
The initiative was started by Taking Root, who work across Bootle and Liverpool,...
Liverpool’s first Beatles museum fundraises for charity supported by Merseybeat musician Gerry Marsden
A cancer support charity for which the late Merseybeat musician Gerry Marsden was a patron of is continuing to provide support and care for those in the community diagnosed with the disease.
The Holistic Cancer Centre was chosen as the...
Forestry project aims to plant 5m trees across Merseyside
An initiative set up to provide woodland for families from urban areas aims to plant 5m trees on Merseyside.
With the help of the Woodland Trust and several regional charities, the Northern Forest project hopes to have the trees planted...
Blackfest comes to local arts hub
Smithdown Social Arts Hub is exhibiting the work of local black artists including Tony Nwachukwu, Leroy Cooper and Petronelle as part of Liverpool's annual Blackfest celebration this month.
As well as showcasing fine art and photography pieces, the gallery will...
Pull on your jim-jams to raise cash for Alder Hey Children’s Charity
Alder Hey Children's Charity is asking the people of Merseyside to get into their pyjamas to raise money for the hospital.
The event is being run by Sarah Johnson, community fundraiser at Alder Hey. She said: “As the weather begins...
Life-saving knife kits to be rolled out to schools and bars
Kits which save lives in the event of a stabbing are to be rolled out in secondary schools and public places across Merseyside.
Knifesavers, a non-profit organisation, aims to empower and educate the public on how to treat life-threatening knife...
Local gymnastics club launches Halloween fundraising drive for new kit
Aerial Gymnastics in Croxteth have launched a fundraising drive for new equipment to provide better opportunities and programmes to the gymnastics community and beyond.
The club have been operating for eight years, and this year, Aerial Gymnastics set up a...
Liverpool’s ‘lifesaving’ organisation relying on donations to stay open
The Jade L Roberts Project is an organisation set up to help raise awareness about suicide and to support those suffering from suicidal thoughts.
Named after founder and CEO Tracey Roberts’ daughter, who died by suicide in April 2021, the...
Bradbury Fields work hard to spread awareness for those with visual impairments
Services in Liverpool are giving people with blindness and other visual impairments their life skills back.
In the UK, employment for those who are visually impaired has dropped from 45% to 25% in the last ten years.
But in Merseyside you...
City comes together to celebrate Black History Month
Liverpool is coming together this month to celebrate black history.
Organisations, businesses, and universities across the city are working together to make an unforgettable month for black heritage.
Read on for our guide to the events taking place for the rest...
