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Liverpool News
Noise From The City: Liverpool Family Hubs
Dear Somebody, Family is the priceless adhesion that defines a community. Liverpool now has 11 Family Hubs operating across the city as the council looks to establish a hub in every neighbourhood. Building on the well-established strengths of Liverpool’s Children’s Centres, a Family Hub is a place where all families with children and young people aged 0-19 (or 25 if the young person has special educational needs or disabilities) can access coordinated support, information, advice,…
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Liverpool News
Noise From The City: Prom Dress Scheme
Dear Somebody, With the current inflation crisis, affording a befitting prom dress can prove to be quite the challenge. A Wavertree charity shop is determined to ensure that cost isn’t a barrier. Re-loved on Picton Road is currently in its fourth year of offering free prom dresses to year 11 school pupils. The shop is part of a wider community project, Love Wavertree, a CIC that offers support to struggling families in L15. Lorraine Scanlon…
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Liverpool News
Noise From The City: Liverpool Drugs And Alcohol Support Services
Dear Somebody, Addict or not, we can all agree that prevention is better than cure. Partners from across Liverpool recently came together for the quarterly meeting of the Liverpool Combating Drugs Partnerships (CDP), reaffirming their joint commitment to reducing drugs and alcohol related issues across the city. The meeting explored the impact of how stigma anticipated or experienced stigma discourages individuals from accessing treatment, even when they need it, due to fear of judgment or…
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Liverpool News
Noise From The City: Liverpool Interns
Dear Somebody, Entrepreneurship sails smoothly in ideal waters. So if you are business oriented, here is the perfect current for your empire. A new initiative from the University Of Liverpool is set to accelerate business innovation and growth across the Liverpool City Region (LCR) by connecting local Small Medium-sized Enterprises (SMES) with talented student interns. The initiative is targeted at SMES working within the six priority growth sectors identified in the Liverpool City Region Local…
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Liverpool News
Noise From The City – Liverpool Grassroots Music Venues Support Programme
Dear Somebody, Liverpool City Council has launched a new grassroots music venues support programme designed to strengthen and sustain the city’s small live music spaces — the vital places where new talent is discovered, developed and championed. The grants scheme marks the start of a year-long programme to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Liverpool’s status as a UNESCO City Of Music. Grassroots venues across the UK have faced significant pressures in recent years, including rising…
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Liverpool News
Noise From The City: Community Cashback Fund With The Proceeds Of Crime
Dear Somebody, Word on the street is that £100,000 taken from criminals under the Proceeds Of Crime Act (POCA) is now available for projects that strengthen our communities and prevent hate crime. Over the past three years, more than £300,000 cash and assets stripped from criminals has been reinvested back into good causes in communities across Merseyside through the Community Cashback Fund, supporting grassroots initiatives that make our region safer and stronger. Around 20 grants…
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Arts and Culture
Noise From The City: The National Year of Reading
Dear Somebody, Book worm or not, we can all agree that reading is fundamental. Recently, a year-long scheme has been announced by the Department of Education to help increase the number of people reading across the nation. The National Year of Reading is a campaign set up in collaboration with the National Literacy Trust to address the significant decline in reading abilities and enjoyment across all age groups in the UK. The initiative came after…
