Knowsley Town Council News
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... Read more
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... Read more
Coronavirus COVID-19 Community Support and Volunteer Line: 0800 073 0043
Coronavirus COVID-19 Community Support and Volunteer Line: 0800 073 0043 Who To Contact Coronavirus COVID-19 Community Hub Telephone: 0800 073 0043 Do you need extra help during the Coronavirus outbreak - or do you want to offer a helping hand? A new Community Support and Volunteer Line has been created for Knowsley residents needing... Read more
New FREE Course starting July 2021
Family And Community Education (FACE) New FREE Course starting July 2021 For all course information and to book onto your chosen course log onto the website: www.knowsleyface.co.uk * *Note: if you are an existing learner or a learner from a previous year, please call Ange Powell on 07870 884266 to set up a web account for you. You will... Read more
LOCAL FACILITIES FOR HIRE – BOB WHILEY COMMUNITY CENTRE
Knowsley Town Council owns the Bob Whiley Community Centre situated in Knowsley Village. The premises have recently been refurbished and are now available for local groups to hire during the daytime hours... Read more
LOCAL FACILITIES FOR HIRE - COMMUNITY PAVILION
Knowsley Town Council owns the Community Pavilion situated in Pool Hey, Stockbridge Village. The premises have recently been refurbished and are now available for local groups to hire during the daytime hours including weekends. We offer value for money hire charges with free or concessionary use for up to three months for... Read more
Stockbridge Village ForHousing office will open as an alternative education facility
From September, the Stockbridge Village ForHousing office will open as an alternative education facility for school age children who have found difficulties attending mainstream education. But don’t worry, you can still meet face to face with a member of the ForHousing team! Read more
ForHousing Stockbridge Village
We offer lots of advice and support about rent payments, enabling you to always put your rent, and wellbeing first. For more information visit: https://bit.ly/2Z1nxTBRead more
New 24/7 mental health text support service for Knowsley
SHOUT is a new free, confidential text messaging service for anyone struggling with their mental health who lives or works in Knowsley. By texting the word ‘REACH’ to 85258 you will start a conversation with a trained volunteer. Your... Read more
symptomatic testing at pop sites in Shevington and Northwood next week.
Pop up testing for people showing COVID-19 symptoms in Kirkby Due to rising cases of COVID-19 in the area, Kirkby residents will be able to access symptomatic testing at pop sites in Shevington and Northwood next week. The additional Mobile Testing Units,... Read more
KNOWSLEY BUDDYBOOST CHALLENGE
Buddyboost is launching on 1 July to help workers in Knowsley to take the first step in feeling the benefits of being more active. Anybody can join in with the challenge - it doesn't matter how old you are or how unfit you might feel - and you don't have to join... Read more
Pop up testing sites advice sites heading to Kirkby and Huyton
Knowsley residents will be able to pick up testing kits and get advice on regular COVID-19 home testing at our pop-up sites this week. The team will be on hand to provide anybody who comes along with home testing kits and demonstrate how you use them and record your results. Any residents who are... Read more
THE CARERS CHAMPION ROLE
Carers play a vital role helping partners, relatives, and friends to remain living in the community and never has this been so dramatically illustrated as over the past twelve months during the Covid-19 outbreak. To properly support the cared for person it is essential that we offer carers appropriate support too. Carers are often the ones juggling all the... Read more
Monday 22nd June marks Windrush Day
Seventy three years ago today, on 22 June 1948, the Empire Windrush had arrived at the Port of Tilbury in Essex, carrying hundreds of people from the Caribbean, a milestone in the making of modern multicultural Britain. Our homepage image shows a group of men reading the headlines about their arrival on... Read more
New housing service for Knowsley
Knowsley Housing Options will become ‘Knowsley Housing Solutions’ from Tuesday 1 June 2021. The current service manages housing issues such as homelessness and housing advice within the borough. The service has been outsourced for a number... Read more
Children asked to share their experiences of the pandemic in “The Big Ask”
Children asked to share their experiences of the pandemic in “The Big Ask” The Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, has launched the... Read more
Knowsley Better Together Hardship Fund provides a lifeline
Knowsley Better Together Hardship Fund provides a lifeline Just a few weeks ago, Knowsley Council announced the launched of its £2.5m Knowsley Better Together Hardship Fund, aiming to support residents who need it the most by ensuring they get the right support at the right... Read more
New Prescot artwork to welcome, celebrate and inspire
Three new vibrant pieces of public art have been installed in Prescot to provide a warm and inspiring welcome to the town. The eye-catching installations are positioned on roundabouts at key gateway positions leading into and out of the town. The artwork is part of the wider connectivity strategy for the... Read more