Knowsley Town Council News
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
Men’s Health Week: Let’s all talk for better mental health
Over the past year the Covid-19 pandemic has challenged people in ways they would never have expected and many of us have felt a decline in our mental health and wellbeing, which is why mental health will be the focus for Men’s Health Week, 14 to 21 June. Even before the pandemic, men’s mental... Read more
#SAFERSTREETSMERSEYSIDE
the@MerseysidePCC has launched a #SaferStreetsMerseyside survey asking women & girls across Merseyside to share... Read more
Action Rehab
Action Rehab are a specialist Rehabilitation and addiction service helping those with mental health issues, substance addictions and behavioural addictions get the help they need. They're a locally based service in Merseyside and they help people to take the next steps in their journey of overcoming addiction and mental health. They are also able to put you in the... Read more
Sign up for Waterfront- Walk
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STOCKBRIDGE VILLAGE ‘CAN DO’ FUND
The trustees of John Moores Foundation (JMF) have recognised that, as one of the most disadvantaged areas of Merseyside, the residents of Stockbridge Village will have been excessively, adversely affected by the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, historically JMF has received very few funding applications from and/or designed to benefit the area. Following conversations with a range of individuals... Read more
Women In Football. One Knowsley
Knowsley Council, One Knowsley and ForHousing are working with the Football Association for Merseyside and other Merseyside councils to put together a bid to Sport England for Active Through Football funding. We are interested in talking to women in Knowsley about how to increase activity levels and create sustained behaviour change through football. If successful the project in Knowsley... Read more
Fix Your Bike Voucher Scheme
Access a voucher for up to £50 towards the cost of getting it safely back on the road. Available for one bike per person. Cycling is a great low cost, low carbon means of transport. This scheme aims to encourage more people in England to choose cycling as an alternative to private cars,... Read more