Keep up regular testing this summer!
Over the summer holiday, the testing programme in Knowsley secondary schools will pause. However, Knowsley Council is urging parents to continue testing through home rapid testing kits or the local assisted testing sites http://orlo.uk/xdSYi
kids activities and bootcamps summer events!
Kabs haf21 summer events!
The KAB’s team will be delivering a wide range of activities, fun team building tasks, sports, inflatables, games, arts and crafts and so much more, for all ages in a number of our green spaces. Working in partnership with some of our friends around knowsley! Attend as many as you want, as long as book on!
All events will be at 11-3pm and packed lunches
will be provided.
Activities are suitable for all ages!!
So get yourself booked on now, through the website address below, giving all information mentioned. Once you’ve booked on you won’t get a confirmation! Just turn up to events on the day.
-All names of attendees
-what events your attending
-food-allergies
-If allowed on videos and photographs
-Medical or health conditions
-postcode.
Event dates and green spaces and places…
July 21
26th Memorial Park, L327PU
27th St Brigit’s School field, L28
28th King George Playing fields, L367UN.
29th Hollies field, L26OTH
30th Henley Park, L353SQ
August 21
2ND Old Rough Lane, L338YA
3rd Browne’s field, L341LZ
4th Jubilee Park, L362QR
5TH Doorstep green, L25OQE
6th Webster Park L329QY
7th Centre 63, L325TH
9th Memorial Park, L327PU
10th Windy arbour, L353SQ
11th King George Playing fields, L367UN.
14th Henley Park, L353SQ
16th Hollies field, L26OTH
17th St Brigit’s School field, L28
18th Webster Park L329QY
19th Old Rough Lane, L338YA
23rd Browne’s field, L341LZ
24th St Brigit’s School field, L28
25th Memorial Park, L327PU
26th Windy arbour, L353SQ
27th Henley Park, L353SQ
Subscribe to kids activities and bootcamps YouTube channel, all videos and photos will be put in it after events
£5,000 men’s mental health grants for community groups
£5,000 men’s mental health grants for community groups
Community based organisations are invited to bid for funding for projects which improve men’s mental health and wellbeing. Projects should have a particular focus on middle-aged men with bids welcome for up to £5,000.
Even before the pandemic men were often experiencing mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, with an estimated one in eight men suffering from such conditions. However, men are less likely to access support or talk to others about their mental health and wellbeing until in crisis or too late.
In Cheshire and Merseyside 8 out of every 10 suicides are male, with middle-aged men from lower socio-economic backgrounds more vulnerable to death by suicide.
The funding is for projects which support the mental health and wellbeing of men, particularly middle-aged men, to help prevent worsening mental health and potential suicide.
The money for the grants is coming from NHS England grant funding via the Cheshire & Merseyside Suicide Prevention Implementation Group and Knowsley Council.
This grants programme was originally launched in February 2020 and was subsequently paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicants who submitted applications in 2020 are encouraged to review and resubmit a new application.
How do I apply?
Interested groups can access further details about the funding and download the application form from the council’s website.
The deadline for submissions is 5pm on Friday 23 July 2021.
Please allow up to four weeks from the deadline date for your application to be assessed.
Grants can not be awarded for activities which have already taken place or are due to start before your application has been awarded funding.
Successful projects should be ready to start their proposed activities within 4 to 8 weeks of funding being released.
New Construction Skills Centre for Knowsley
New Construction Skills Centre for Knowsley
A new Skills Centre set to open after the summer in Stockbridge Village, will offer local young people finding school difficult the chance to gain construction qualifications and hands on experience.
ForHousing’s School Links project will see the landlord team up with local schools and colleges to offer students at key stage 4 multi skilled qualifications in construction.
With the support of the Community Voice – which is made up of local people to take decisions and shaping services in the area – the former ForHousing office in Stockbridge Village will become home to a new Skills Centre and will offer courses including bricklaying, tiling and joinery – providing a foundation for a future in the trades.
The launch, which is being planned by the landlord in partnership with Stockbridge Village tenants is due to take place in September.
It follows on from the success of ForHousing’s existing School Links project at its Skills Centre in Salford.
The Skills Centre in Salford ran more than 550 construction classes for school pupils last year throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and 27 students qualified. In addition, 16 (59%) students from last year’s cohort have moved on into education, employment or training.
Students like Kade Dardis, aged 16 from Little Hulton in Salford took part in the programme. He was involved in anti-social behaviour, but after completing Level 1 in Multi Trade Construction Activities he has taken up an Electrical Apprenticeship with award winning national property services firm Liberty.
This opportunity is helping him turn his life around. Talking about the School Links programme at the Skills Centre, Kade, who is now a mentor to other students said:
“In my opinion it’s the best thing for kids like me who had trouble with school because it’s designed just for us and helps us develop in all sorts of skills such as brickwork, tiling, joinery and more.
“But there’s more to it than that. The people at the Skills Centre are the reason I have a job today and I’m very grateful for the opportunity I have been given.”
Debbie Attwood, Group Director of People at ForHousing said: “We want to make more things possible for more people, so it’s great news that we are able to repurpose our former office in Stockbridge Village to create a brand new Skills Centre for Knowsley.
“School Links has been a great success in Salford and we’re looking forward to welcoming young people in Knowsley who are struggling in mainstream education to our new Skills Centre in Stockbridge Village after the summer.
KNOWSLEY APPRENTICE
Aged 16-24 and thinking about your next move? There are currently 80 vacancies as part of Knowsley Apprentice 2021, including an opportunity with energy giants Engie https://www.knowsley.gov.uk/.../apprentice-operations-co...…
VOLAIR , HOLIDAY CAMPS
Holiday Camps
Children’s Summer Holiday Activities – DfE funding and it’s Holiday Activities and Food Programme
Free 1 Month Junior Memberships
We will also be offering free 1 month memberships to children age 12 – 15 years. These memberships will allow access to our junior fitness sessions throughout the summer. These sessions will take place between 11am – 5pm and are supervised by a Volair Wellbeing Coach. If you wish to apply for a 1 month membership please complete the below form and a member of the team will be in touch.
Venues
Volair Halewood, Bailey’s Lane, L26 0TY
Volair Huyton, Longview Drive, L36 6EG
Volair Kirkby, Cherryfield Drive, L32 8SA
Volair Stockbridge, The Withens, L28 1AB
Junior Fitness Memberships | Registration Form | 12 – 15 years only
COVID-19 VACCINATION DROP-IN CLINICS
COVID-19 VACCINATION DROP-IN CLINICS
PFIZER VACCINATIONS
HUYTON ONE STOP SHOP
KIRKBY ONE STOP SHOP
SAT/SUN 17-18 JULY 2021 – 10am – 5pm
WHO CAN ATTEND?
- Over 18s for a 1st PFIZER Vaccination
- OR anyone due their 2nd PFIZER or AstraZeneca Vaccination
- (having had their 1st vaccination at least 21 days ago)
Merseyside Police - Appeal, Fatal Shooting
APPEAL | Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of Patrick Boyle, 26, on Newway, #Huyton on Thurs 1 July are appealing to anyone in the area between 5.30-6.30pm with dashcam footage of a man on a bike to upload footage here: https://crowd.in/s7mUyt
Pop Up Storytelling event - Knowsley Recreation Ground
KNOWSLEY BUILDS UP TO BOROUGH OF CULTURE in 2022 Knowsley will become Liverpool City Region’s Borough of Culture in 2022.
To build up to this celebratory year, there will be a series of pop up outdoor Storytelling events taking place in all Towns and Villages in Knowsley to celebrate their area and to collect stories to help ideas form part of a staged event in 2022.
A Pop Up Storytelling event has been planned to take place on:
Knowsley Recreation Ground
Knowsley Village
On
Thursday 15th July 2021
The two activities are as follows:
Join Writing on the Wall and Flood Theatre for a day of utter NONSENSE! (Poetry that is …). Inspired by Edward Lear’s poems. This workshop will look at how we can bring our own words to life, create our very own nonsense poems, and use our imaginations to bring our curious stories to life with sound, words and movement!
Join visual artist Nanya as she stimulates ideas for storytelling and helps you to create your very own pussycat puppet with moving parts and decorate your own flamboyant owl mask!
Members of the Community are invited to take part in the event at the following times 12 pm to 1 pm and 2 pm to 4 pm.
Due to the current restrictions, only 30 people at a time will be allowed at the event, so if you wish to take part in either sessions, or both book your place now:
Contact: Carla Simkin, Culture Development and Events Officer, Carla.simkin@knowsley.gov.uk
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
On 0151 443 5353 or 07810054131
Garry Phillips - Shogunworld
Post from Garry Phillips - Shogunworld
On the 25th June at the Bob Whiley Community Centre we were honoured to have the Lord Mayor and his secretary present the ladies of Knowsley Village with their certification after completing a six week course in self defence, based on Krav Maga, Israeli Military defence systems. The course was sponsored by Knowsley town council, providing The Bob Whiley Community Centre and King Fisher Design & Print who provided all certification.
A massive thank you to everyone involved.
Garry
Aged 14+ LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT!!! MAYBE A NEW HOBBY? WHAT ABOUT: KRAV MAGA SELF DEFENCE. Great way keep fit and alert. IF I HAVE ENOUGH INTEREST I WILL LOOK TO SECURE A VENUE IN THE VILLAGE FOR THURSDAY EVENINGS. E: info@shogunworld.com M: 07885789195.
