Interested in working with children? Liverpool City Council’s Adult Learning Service is on hand to help residents towards their career goals in 2025. The ALS runs a series of vocational courses that help people to develop skills that lead to careers in Early Years settings or working as teaching assistants in schools and the team … Read more
Liverpool City Council has today formally awarded two public health contracts that will support some of the city’s most vulnerable groups. The contracts, that total over £100m, will enhance services for children and young people aged from 0-19-year-olds (or up to age 25 if they have special educational needs or disabilities or have left care), … Read more
Liverpool City Council has committed to supporting schools to set up 50 School Streets over the coming years. Here, Cabinet Member for Transport and Connectivity Cllr Dan Barrington explains what School Streets are and how they can make a huge difference. For a number of years, we’ve been committed to bringing School Streets to Liverpool. … Read more
Liverpool City Council’s annual Remembrance Service of will take place on Sunday, 10 November, on the plateau at St George’s Hall. Thousands are expected to gather on Lime Street to commemorate the event, themed “The 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy Landings and the Battle of Arnhem.” The Band of The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment … Read more
Liverpool City Council is set to phase in camera enforcement at six further locations around primary schools to improve safety and boost air quality. Known as School Streets, this project involves introducing a range of measures on roads close to schools that will reduce or calm motorised traffic, aiming to not only keep children, parents … Read more
There’s no such thing as a ‘normal’ family, according to 66 per cent of people in North West England as National Adoption Week starts which will this year explore the adoption journey through modern families. The survey by You Can Adopt has also revealed that the vast majority of the public – 88 per cent … Read more
Calling Liverpool’s guitarists! Can you help set a record at St George’s Hall in December? The Big Guitar-In is ready to strike a chord for the third consecutive year and organisers hope they can tempt more than 600 musicians into the Great Hall on 3 December for an extraordinary evening of music, community spirit, and … Read more
Liverpool has been a home to numerous markets since the Middle Ages and 2024 has shown us they are more popular than ever. Here Michael Bracken, Liverpool City Council’s Head of Markets, reflects on why markets are special places for scousers… In Liverpool, markets are more than just places to shop. They have always been … Read more
A new exhibition which looks at Anfield and Garston through the eyes of its residents has opened at Open Eye Gallery. The Flowers Still Grow, which runs 27 October, is the culmination of creative residencies People of Anfield and Childhood is a Garden, commissioned by Culture Liverpool and Open Eye Gallery. Through a series of … Read more
Raise one of the most famous roofs in Liverpool when A Gospel Christmas comes to St George’s Hall. This unique event on Thursday 19 December is set to showcase the uplifting power of gospel music to promote love, unity, and faith and to bring people together in the glorious Great Hall. Some of the UK’s … Read more
A book capturing the quirkiness and uniqueness of the 86 bus route from Smithdown Road to Liverpool city centre has been published. The 86 book is part of Picton Play, commissioned by Liverpool City Council’s Culture Liverpool team as part of its Creative Neighbourhoods programme and delivered by Edge Hill-based arts organisation Metal. Written by Nicki McCubbing, … Read more
Around 70 of the best independent traders will be heading to St George’s Hall next month to showcase a vast array of stunning and unique products. The artisan market, which has FREE entry, returns on Sunday 6 October, after the huge success of the inaugural event back in June. Running from 10am to 4.30pm expect … Read more
The second series of ITVX’s hit comedy series G’wed is the latest project to receive investment from the Liverpool City Region Production Fund via Liverpool City Council’s Film Office. Written by Danny Kenny and produced by Golden Path Productions, G’wed has become ITVX’s biggest comedy since Changing Ends after being streamed over six million times. … Read more
Liverpool marked Merchant Navy Day on Sunday 1 September with a special service and wreath-laying ceremony. A public service of celebration was held at Liverpool Parish Church, followed by a procession to the Merchant Navy memorial on the Pier Head. The service was attended by Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside Mark Blundell, Lord Mayor of Liverpool Cllr … Read more
Primary school pupils in Walton have been learning how to make a “racquet” thanks to a local tennis club. Looking to boost its membership numbers as it approaches its centenary, Trinity Tennis Club, Orrell Park, launched a “Meet the Neighbours” campaign and Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery decided it was an ace offer. Professional … Read more
Liverpool City Council has today announced the 75 organisations that will receive grant funding to support young people and communities in the city. Liverpool-based voluntary, charity and social enterprises that share a wide range of objectives with the council, such as health, education and skills, safety, financial wellbeing and access to justice in the city … Read more
Head of UNESCO City of Music Kevin McManus explains why Spellow Library is more than just a place to borrow books… Like everyone else I was shocked when I heard the news about the senseless attack on Spellow Library at the weekend. For me, it was an incident that was literally close to home. I … Read more
Liverpool City Council has issued an operational update on its services for families following violent incidents in the city at the weekend. All Family Hubs and Children’s Centres are operating as usual. Providers who support the council with its Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme which runs throughout the city in the school holidays have … Read more
St George’s Hall is set to mark its 170th anniversary by inviting a host of Liverpool’s most talented performers into its iconic spaces. From comedians to singer-songwriters, from jazz to rock’n’roll, the final programme of events for the SGH170 Festival, curated by Culture Liverpool and the St George’s Hall team, has now been unveiled and … Read more
Interested in training for a new career? Liverpool’s Adult Learning Service is set to help new learners on the first steps of their journey with a series of information and assessment sessions. Starting on Monday, learners can attend sessions at either Newsham or Granby Adult Learning Centres where their skill level will be assessed so … Read more