Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has today announced the city council will provide food vouchers for around 20,000 children on free school meals over the half term holiday next week. The £15 supermarket vouchers will be distributed through the city’s network of Children’s Centres from next Tuesday, in the same way they were during lockdown. … Read more
LIVERPOOL parents are being encouraged to help their children’s love of reading take flight with a special library card. Next week, Liverpool City Council’s Libraries and Information Services, in partnership with Edge Hill University, launches the My First Library Card for children aged up to 10 featuring a friendly liver bird design created by the … Read more
LIVERPOOL’s new Armed Forces Forum will be holding its second meeting next month – and wants to hear what organisations think about proposed legislation. The forum had its first meeting in January, and is a platform for organisations that offer services to people who have left the Armed Forces and their families as well as … Read more
LIVERPOOL’S libraries may still be closed but that isn’t stopping them from encouraging our youngest residents to pick up a book. From tomorrow, Friday, 5 June, the city’s libraries will be backing the Reading Agency’s annual Summer Reading Challenge which is going digital for 2020 and is aimed at children aged four-11. Although usually taking … Read more
LIVERPOOL City council has thanked a community initiative for ensuring that over 1,600 families received a boost to their kitchen cupboards during the pandemic. Positive about Play, led by Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services (LCVS) and Merseyside Play Action Council (MPAC), has distributed funding to 35 play schemes in the city which have given out … Read more
CHILDREN’S social work teams in Liverpool will continue to have regular contact with young people being cared for by private fostering and residential care providers – despite the Government relaxing the law during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coronavirus Act made changes to the Children Act that have relaxed quality assurance and requirements for monitoring private, … Read more
Mourners are being asked to follow social distancing guidelines when attending funerals at cemeteries and crematoria in Liverpool. The council is following national guidelines which mean that only 10 people can attend each service, and that they must sit or stand two metres apart. The council has waived the cost of streaming funerals, so that … Read more
Partners across Merseyside have a clear message to share with victims of domestic abuse during lockdown – #YouAreNotAlone., Liverpool City Council, together with colleagues in St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Councils, working with Merseyside Police, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and health partners, want to make sure people are aware of the help and support … Read more
If your children are attending one of the childcare hubs in the city please check which hubs are open both across the whole Easter holiday period and on the two bank holidays, Good Friday and Easter Monday. All special schools are closed during the Easter holiday period except Sandfield Park which is offering limited provision … Read more
If you are caring for a vulnerable family member or friend during the coronavirus outbreak there is plenty of help and advice available that will support you in your caring role. The government has issued general advice for carers particularly about what to do if the person you’re caring for has symptoms. Liverpool Carers Centre … Read more
Four of Liverpool’s childcare hubs – set up to provide support for key workers such as NHS staff during the coronavirus pandemic – will not reopen next week, due to low numbers. The council opened 50 centres in primary schools last Monday, and over the last few days the number of children using them each … Read more
Playgrounds and other recreational facilities in parks and green spaces across Liverpool are now closed following new government guidance to protect the public from coronavirus. Although parks and greenspaces are currently staying open to the public for daily exercise during the lockdown period, the following should now not be used: Play areas Recreational equipment such … Read more
Liverpool City Council has set out new Covid-19 guidelines for gatherings at funerals.
Around 50 hubs to look after primary age children of key workers in Liverpool will open on Monday 23 March. It follows the Government’s decision to close schools later today until further notice, as part of the response to coronavirus. The strategically located school sites are only for primary age pupils whose parents are key … Read more
In LGBT+ Fostering and Adoption Week, the regional adoption agency Adoption in Merseyside (AiM) are looking for more adopters from the LGBT+ Community including single adopters and couples. The number of children looked after in England rose by 4 percent to 78,150 at 31 March 2019, however the number of adopters have decreased. Jenny Ness, … Read more
Fabulous Reading events at Liverpool Central Library This half term there is a real focus on the fun of reading for pleasure and introducing young people to reading, inspired by the 100 Novels That Shaped Our World Project. Tuesday 17 FebruaryLuma Creations presents Rhythm Tribes 10-11am; 12-1pm; 2-3pm – Booking not required The rhythm in songs … Read more
Dragons, wizards and hungry caterpillars are on the curriculum for 30,000 children across the city as the Liverpool Readathon returns for its third year next month. More than 100 schools have signed up to take part in this year’s event from 2-13 March which will include a visit from Waterstones Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell. The … Read more
Liverpool is holding a series of events in support of a United Nations campaign to break down the wall of silence surrounding domestic violence. Domestic abuse is a crime that can affect anybody and reported incidents are on the rise. Merseyside Police received over 13,500 calls in 2018, high risk cases increased by 17 per … Read more
Organisations across Liverpool will be coming together next week to raise awareness of abuse against vulnerable adults. November 18-24 is National Safeguarding Adults Week, led by charity the Ann Craft Trust, and teams from Liverpool, as well as three other Merseyside boroughs, will be out and about answering questions about safeguarding and giving advice and … Read more
The regional adoption agency for Merseyside has revealed it needs to find parents for 50 children. The figures from AiM (Adoption in Merseyside) – which recruits for local authorities in Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton and Wirral – comes ahead of National Adoption Week (14-20 October) and as analysis published by the Government shows that the North … Read more