Annual Mayor Making
Mayor Cllr Lynn O’Keeffe with Knowsley MBC Mayor Cllr Eddie Connor at the annual Mayor Making.
Mayor Cllr Lynn O’Keeffe with Knowsley MBC Mayor Cllr Eddie Connor at the annual Mayor Making.
Knowsley Urban Sketchers 15 new workshops from August 2022 to April 2023
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Knowsley Urban Sketchers
15 new workshops from August 2022 to April 2023
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| We are thrilled to announce that the Friends of Kirkby Gallery & Prescot Museum have been awarded funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to run a new series of workshops. |
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| In our Knowsley Urban Sketchers sessions, we invite people to come along to come to different locations across the borough and capture them on paper, with a professional artist leading the group.
We aim to connect people to where they live, work and travel to/from. Using local heritage and culture to inspire the sessions, whilst raising the artistic, storytelling and educational value of on-location storytelling. |
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| We will be exploring a different range of outdoor venues including heritage sites, green spaces, local businesses, farmland and even the local pub!
Each session will feature a short talk that brings the heritage of the location alive. We haven't yet confirmed where the sessions will take place, so if you have a favourite spot in Knowsley, please let us know. |
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| The session will run 10am - 3pm in two sections: drawing on location in the morning and then breaking for lunch; coming together for the ‘throwdown’ and group critique/discussion in the afternoon. |
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| The first of our exciting workshops will take place and be led by the following artists:
Tuesday 23 August: Julia Midgley
Wednesday 24 August: Julia Midgley
Wednesday 31 August: Anthony Ratcliffe
Thursday 1 September: Anthony Ratcliffe
Thursday 15 September: Tony O’Connell
Thursday 13 October: Tony O’Connell
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| If you would like to attend the Knowsley Urban Sketchers session, please email tina.ball@knowsley.gov.uk with your details so that we can add you to the register and contact you nearer the time with more information and suggestions of routes/sites which may be of interest. |
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| These Knowsley Urban Sketchers sessions were made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we are able to provide these incredible artist-led classes. |
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Knowsley Urban Sketchers: NLHF Sessions
All sessions 10am – 3.30pm
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Main location (and things to look out for): |
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Tuesday 23 August |
Knowsley Village:
St Mary’s Church
Village Hall, Village Green, Properties on School Lane and Church Walk, Derby Arms |
Julia Midgley |
Bob Whiley Community Centre
Shop Road, Knowsley Village, Merseyside, L34 0HD |
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Wednesday 24 August |
Cronton:
Cronton Pasture, Cronton Stocks, |
Julia Midgley |
Cronton Methodist church
59 Chapel Lane, Widnes WA8 4NTB |
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Wednesday 31 August |
Carr Lane Woods, Prescot:
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Anthony Ratcliffe |
Prescot Community Fire Station:
Cables Way, Manchester Road, Prescot L34 1QG |
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Thursday 1 September |
Mill Dam Park, Kirkby |
Anthony Ratcliffe |
Espositos / Community Room:
20 Mill Lane, Kirkby L32 2BH |
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Wednesday 14 September |
Bowring / Court Hey Park (Liverpool Loop Line walk) |
Pam Sullivan |
Bowring Park, Huyton
Roby Road, Huyton, L36 4HD
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Thursday 15 September |
Kirkby Industrial Estate, The Rectory, Old Hall Lane,
4 & 6 North Park Road, Kirkby
Chatham House, North Park Road
22-32 North Park Road (evens)
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Tony O’Connell |
To meet outside the Kirkby Centre (a coach will travel around the industrial centre, stopping at various places) |
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Wednesday 12 October |
St Martin’s Church, Southdene. |
Pam Sullivan |
St Martins Church, Peatwood Avenue, Kirkby, L32 7PR |
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Thursday 13 October |
Halewood Park |
Tony O’Connell |
The Environment Centre,
Halewood Park, Okell Drive, L26 7WQ |
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Wednesday 19 October |
Kirkby |
Gill Cowley |
Quarry Green Heights:
Daleside Road, Kirkby L33 8XS |
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Tuesday 1 November |
Kirkby |
Gill Cowley |
The Carters Arms:
Glovers Brow, Kirkby, L32 2AD |
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Knowsley Hall, Knowsley
Knowsley Hall, Knowsley, Prescot L34 4AG
0151 489 4827
Health and safety: Appointment required |
Blue Badge
Libraries offer digital photo service for Blue Badge applications
If you’re applying for a Blue Badge, but find it difficult to provide a digital image, Knowsley’s libraries are here to help.
The Blue Badge scheme is for people who have a disability or hidden disability to make it easier for them to travel.
All Knowsley Libraries are now offering a free digital photograph service for Blue Badge applicants who have no access to provide a digital image.
No appointment is necessary, you just need to bring proof of ID such as a valid driving licence, passport, or current Council Tax/utility bill.
Find your nearest library and view opening hours on the Knowsley Council website.
If you need more support to complete a Blue Badge application, you can contact the council in a number of ways. You can:
- Chat to an Online Advisor – start a chat at knowsley.gov.uk/online-services. Advisors are available Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm, except on Wednesdays, when the hours are 9am until 4pm.
- Telephone – call 0151 489 6000. Our Customer Services Team is available Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm with the exception of Wednesday which is 9am until 4pm.
- Face to face –please call 0151 489 6000 to discuss arranging an appointment.
Find out more about how to apply for a Blue Badge on the Knowsley Council website.
Stay safe and well in the hot weather
Stay safe and well in the hot weather
With heatwave temperatures just around the corner, make sure you keep yourself, and those around you, safe and well in the hot weather.
The Met Office has warned of heatwave temperatures between Tuesday 9 August and Saturday 13 August, so Knowsley’s Public Health team is reminding us that extreme hot weather can increase the health risks to vulnerable people, particularly at the moment whilst Covid-19 is still in circulation.
There are lots of things we can all do to keep ourselves – and those around us – safe during the hot weather:
- Keep out of the sun between 11.00am and 3.00pm.
- Wear at least factor 30 sunscreen with UVA and UVB protection and remember to apply 30 minutes before going out in the sun. Reapply every couple of hours. Always follow manufacturer’s instructions.
- Wear a hat or head covering whilst outside.
- Wear light, loose-fitting cotton clothes.
- Ensure everyone has plenty of cold drinks to keep hydrated (avoiding caffeine, alcohol or sugary drinks).
- It is advisable to eat cold foods, particularly washed salads and fruit with a high water content.
- Keep the environment cool by keeping windows that are exposed to the sun closed or shaded – electric fans will help too and ensure a flow of air.
- DO NOT use an electric fan if anyone in the home is unwell with symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19).
- Ensure there are shaded areas in the play areas.
- Don’t leave vulnerable people alone especially in cars or rooms which get very warm such as conservatories.
- Monitor children and vulnerable adults with health conditions.
- Ensure that medication is kept below 25C.
- Take extra care when planning outdoor activities such as barbecues, which involve prolonged time spent outdoors as well as posing an additional fire risk.
- Don’t jump into cold water (dams etc) to cool down. Extreme caution should be taken if entering, playing or swimming in open water.
In the meantime, if you are worried about what to do, either for yourself or somebody you know who you think might be at risk, telephone NHS 111 or visit your local chemist.
More information and advice can be found on the Met Office website.
Knowsley Feelgood Festival & Knowsley Flower Show
Knowsley Feelgood Festival this Saturday 6th August and Knowsley Flower Show on Sunday 7th August at Court Hey Park this weekend.
FREE SHUTLE BUS
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SPONSORED BY KNOWSLEY TOWN COUNCIL |
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| Knowsley Lane by Knowsley Recreation Ground (opposite former Post Office) No 51035B |
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The two days promise to provide something for everyone to enjoy. From fantastic floral displays to fun family activities to boost your wellbeing and mental health. There is a packed programme of events for the whole weekend including live music, art workshops, story trails and a tempting range of food and drink stalls.
We are particularly encouraging people to become exhibitors in the Knowsley Flower Show this year so if you have taken up gardening and have been growing vegetables or flowers, we encourage you to exhibit and enter the show as a novice exhibitor. It is a very simple process, all you have to do is ring our Show Secretary Chris Yates by Friday 5th August 8pm on 0151 480 8666 or 07411 447453 and discuss the classes, please see attached schedule which outlines all the classes and the novice classes like three vegetables, tomatoes, potatoes etc. The entry form is attached but Chris can fill this in for you. Wouldn’t it be great to see what you have grown in the giant floral marquee!
Here are details about the events….
Knowsley Feelgood Festival
Saturday 6 August
11am – 5pm
Car parking on site £3 (cash only on the day)
Highlights include:
- Celebrate health & wellbeing
- Tai Chi, Yoga and meditation
- Poetry and storytelling workshops
- Djembe drumming workshops
- Children fun with Bubbleman, circus skills and face painting
- Wellbeing marquee with lots of creative crafts and interactive health stalls
- Land Artist James Brunt creating art on Feelgood day with public
- Live music including choirs, ukulele bands and swing trio, the Rip-Roaring Success
- And much more…
Flower Show
Sunday 7 August
11am – 5pm
Car parking on site £5 (cash only on the day)
Free shuttle bus available – visit www.knowsleyflowershow.com for information
Please click on below for Flower show entry form
2022 flower_show_entry_form
Highlights include:
- Huge floral and vegetable display
- Food Makers Market
- Listen to the sounds of some amazing upcoming local artists on the KCC Live performance area.
- Circus skills, giant bubbles, face painting and fairground rides
- Court Hey Park storytelling trail
- Artist Faith Bebbington’s Wonderful Wildflowers art display
- Crafts marquee
- Knowsley Youth Cabinet’s amazing clothes swap.
- Explore Court Hey Park with a story trail organised by the Friends of Court Hey Park and the Ranger.
- ‘Weather Walkshop’, delivered by the University of Liverpool.
- Buttermere Plant Village
- Main Arena entertainment with Kings Brass a New Orleans inspired band covering swing classics and modern pop hits
- See work made at the Feelgood festival by Land Artist James Brunt and the local community
We look forward to welcoming you as a visitor or even an exhibitor!
One Knowsley
One Knowsley continues to boost community spirit, health and well-being in the borough – with more FREE events planned to celebrate its residents throughout the final week of July!
One Knowsley, the infrastructure body for the third sector in Knowsley, has worked tirelessly in the borough throughout the pandemic, with the company putting on more events in July to boost community spirit, health, well-being and employment throughout areas including Prescot, Halewood and Kirkby.
Working in partnership with Knowsley Council, One Knowsley has worked within communities to promote vaccine uptake and address inequality across the borough, but also to provide training and education for some of the Liverpool City Region’s most poorly resourced areas.
Having recruited over 100 Community Champions throughout 2022, One Knowsley has announced its full programme of events for the upcoming weeks, with many involving the local groups it already works with, including Evolving Mindset, Beautiful New Beginnings, 12 Million Minds and YARS, with volunteers continuing to provide clear and accessible information regarding the importance and benefits of vaccination to our communities.
Racheal Jones, chief executive, One Knowsley, said:
“Our programme has directly addressed the issues that are being faced within our communities, and through the fantastic work carried out by our Community Champions, we have empowered many to work towards a brighter future, both physically and mentally.
“The events that have been put on on a daily and weekly basis have already helped change the lives of many, and with many more in the diary for the rest of July, I look forward to seeing more smiles on faces in the borough, with One Knowsley, Knowsley Council and our volunteers continuing to go above and beyond for our local communities.”
Events include:
- Rebound will be holding five classes a week encapsulating yoga, dance and health up until July 31
- 12 Million Minds will be continuing to hold their mindfulness and coffee mornings every Tuesday
- Apollo Sports Group will be hosting sports classes for a wide range of disabilities and ages every Thursday
- Starting Over Ent will continue with their Mental Health walks
- Knowsley Food Bank is operational and handing out all the local information as usual regarding the programme, after feeding over 1,300 people in June
- Centre 63 will continue to hold their weekly sessions of the Social Supermarket until July 27 (every Wednesday from 10am – 2pm)
- YES Project running until July 27 – Tuesday & Wednesday afternoon Youth Club
- YES Project Employability Programme until 28th July (Thursday)
To become a Community Vaccine Champion, email communitychampions@oneknowsley.org – a voluntary role, Champions will have all travel expenses reimbursed when carrying out One Knowsley work.
Latest Vacancies
Looking for your next step in Children’s Social Care? Looking to support children and families to succeed and thrive? We have social work opportunities in our Children with Disabilities Team, Child Protection and Looked After Children. Discover more at https://orlo.uk/nW8N1
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Free Library Service
There are loads of FREE, fun activities taking place in Knowsley libraries this coming week. Including: 
Gadgeteers! Summer Reading Challenge 
Spy theme activities 
Colouring 
Crafts And much more! Find what’s on in your library: https://knowsley.gov.uk/kidssummerlibrary…
Family-friendly events throughout the school summer holidays
Residents and visitors to our town centres can once again look forward to a programme of FREE, fun-filled events this summer.
Launching on Saturday 23 July, Halewood shopping centre, Huyton Village Centre along with Kirkby and Prescot town centres will host family-friendly events throughout the school summer holidays.
Events will take place on Saturdays unless noted otherwise below:
Halewood Shopping Centre
(between 11am – 3pm)
Saturday 23 July – The Acro Chaps, Punch and Judy show, carousel music box, The Cheeky Charlies 3-piece Dixie band, craft workshop
Saturday 20 August – The Halewood Games, The Wonky Olympics, The PE Teachers
Wednesday 24 August – Dinosaur Invasion
Huyton Village Centre
Saturdays (between 11am – 3pm)
23 July – Fat Cat brass band, Kevin & Perry Go Large
30 July – The Acro Chaps, Inverse Mermaids, King Brass
6 August – Live music, Plucky the giant chicken, stilts, balloons, plus glitter and face painting
13 August – Titan the Robot, Granny Turismo
20 August – Jurassic Journey dinosaur event, dino trail and Jurassic Jeep
27 August – Stars and cars: Meet the Osbournes, Freddie Mercury, Batman, Gotham City Police car and Ghostbusters car
Huyton Jubilee Garden
Monday 15 – Sunday 28 August (10am – 4pm)
Jack Union & Victoria Sponge, garden games, picnic benches and photo peep boards each day.
Kirkby town centre (including Kirkby Market)
Saturdays (between 11.30am – 3.30pm)
23 July – Jack Sparrow, Nautical Nancy
30 July – The PE Teachers, Deepsea Divers, Scurvy Steve
Plus craft workshop and face painter
6 August – Giant stilt walking magical flowers, Pirates of Men’s Pants, The Van Dunk Bros
13 August – Enchanted walking trees, Stilt walking butterflies, Kevin & Perry
Plus craft workshop and face painter
20 August – Aerial Mermaid hoop artist, Inverse Mermaids
27 August – Superheroes, Pre-hee men
Plus craft workshop and face painter
Urban Summer Beach (every day excluding Sundays)
10am – 4pm
Prescot town centre
Saturdays (between 11am – 3pm)
23 July – Woodland fairy trail event
30 July – Live music, Plucky the giant chicken, stilts, balloons, plus glitter and face painting
6 August – Superheroes and Princesses, stilt walkers
13 August – The Acro Chaps, Peaky Blinders
19 – 21 August – Serious Nonsense Festival (part of Knowsley’s Borough of Culture year)
27 August – Titan the Robot, Granny Turismo
Prescot Jubilee Garden
Monday 1 – Sunday 14 August (10am – 4pm)
Jack Union & Victoria Sponge, garden games, picnic benches and photo peep boards each day.
mental health support
If you would like to donate and help
continue the amazing free mental health support they provide to people of the community, please see below for further details
