News · 29 July 2021
To boost nature recovery and connect more people to nature in Merseyside and Cheshire, the Mersey Forest, through Community Forest Trust, has been awarded £1,326,700 to deliver its Community Forest programme ‘More From Trees’. The programme will improve biodiversity by creating new green corridors in Liverpool city centre, develop a specialist tree nursery for native
News · 29 July 2021
LCR Pride Foundation is calling on the city region’s LGBT+ community and allies to tune into its MarchOnline from 12noon this Saturday 31st July. For the second year running, the virtual march will take place on what would have been the day of the city region’s Pride celebrations – the March with Pride and Pride in Liverpool. The organisation’s
News · 28 July 2021
Let’s Rock Liverpool will take place at Wavertree Playing Fields on Saturday 31st July 2021. With a fabulous line-up of artists, bringing you the very best of the 80s and an action-packed day of retro madness, there is plenty to do for everyone at this family friendly festival. Gates open at 10am with music from
News · 28 July 2021
Some Liverpool locations are getting new artistic additions thanks to an inspiring cultural campaign. Very Public Art will see a series of brand new art commissions land across the city which will showcase the local creative community and give the creators the chance to tell stories through their work. Each individual project will pop up
News · 27 July 2021
Tate Liverpool today announced that it will host the Turner Prize in 2022, marking a return to the city for one of the world’s best-known art prizes for the first time in 15 years. Over the summer of 2022 the gallery will also stage a major exhibition, Radical Landscapes, which will explore our individual and
News · 26 July 2021
Mayor of Liverpool Joanne Anderson and other Liverpool councillors have signed a statement objecting to the electronic warfare exhibition AOC Europe 2021. It is proposed to come to Liverpool in October. The official statement by Mayor Anderson is as follows: I have made it clear that I am opposed to the Electronic Warfare Conference that
News · 26 July 2021
Liverpool is set to use its cultural credentials to send out the message that homophobia, transphobia and biphobia have no place in the city. The city’s largest LGBT+ organisations are working in partnership with Liverpool City Council’s Culture Liverpool team to curate visible projects that not only celebrate the community, but emphasise the importance of
News · 22 July 2021
A Halloween carnival, a celebration of black culture, a giant advent calendar and fiery street theatre are just some of the brand new events coming to Liverpool. Nine new festivals are taking place in the city over the next year thanks to the latest round of Liverpool Without Walls funding. In June, a call-out was
News · 22 July 2021
Liverpool’s City Halls manager, Alan Smith, questions the decision to strip Liverpool of its UNESCO World Heritage Site status – after all, the city is brimming with an enviable amount of incredible architecture and heritage. Liverpool was granted UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2004, the city joined a select group of world sites, recognised
News · 21 July 2021
Liverpool City Council’s Director of Communications, Camilla Mankabady, talks about the city’s new campaign which aims to get people talking about Liverpool for all the right reasons. After weeks of speculation, the inevitable has happened. Liverpool has lost its UNESCO World Heritage Status. We are sad, we are baffled, but we are still proud Scousers.
News · 21 July 2021
Director of Culture Liverpool, Claire McColgan, responds to the news Liverpool is no longer a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but says this great city doesn’t need a label. When Liverpool started the process of securing World Heritage Site status around 2001, it was during a time when the city was gearing up to be European
News · 20 July 2021
Last month the city’s LGBT+ venues came together to launch a new look for the city’s LGBT+ Quarter – Liverpool’s ‘Pride Quarter’. Now, working in partnership with LCR Pride Foundation they are set to mark the weekend that would have been Pride in Liverpool with a huge indoor festival taking place over 13 venues. The
News · 16 July 2021
Some of Liverpool's most iconic statues are getting a whole new look this summer as part of a unique Sky Arts project.
News · 12 July 2021
As Liverpool bids a fond farewell to adopted scouser Vasily Petrenko, Head of UNESCO City of Music, Kevin McManus, reflects on the mark this ambassador has left on the place he called home for 15 years. Vasily Petrenko has just ended his glorious 15 year reign as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s Chief Conductor after a final
News · 8 July 2021
A spectacular bridge is set to mesmerise north Liverpool – bringing together culture, communities and civic pride. The 72ft long and 19ft high structure will be located in Walton and will be the focal point of a three-day (5-7 August) event called Bridge. Each day it will play host to a series of free activities,
News · 25 June 2021
200 multi-coloured umbrellas have been suspended high above Church Alley to raise awareness and understanding of ADHD and other neurodiverse conditions. Back by popular demand, Church Alley (in front of the Bluecoat) is glowing with bright reds, blues, greens, yellows, and oranges thanks to a canopy of vibrant, uplifting, suspended umbrellas. After a hiatus last
News · 25 June 2021
The government has today (Friday 25 June) published its findings into the first phase of the Events Research Programme (ERP) – in which Liverpool played a major role. The ambition of the ERP was to understand how the risk of transmission can be reduced at large events when public health measures are introduced. The study
News · 23 June 2021
When you can’t get to the museum, this museum comes to you. The sights, sounds and smells of springs and summers past will arrive in the heart of Liverpool’s communities from Wednesday 23 June, 2021. And some of the city’s most vulnerable and socially isolated people will be the first in the UK to enjoy
News · 21 June 2021
Tomorrow, a number of LGBTQ+ activists are organising a peaceful gathering and march to raise awareness and protest against the recent reports of homophobic attacks in Liverpool City Centre. The gathering is planned to take place 1pm Tuesday 22 June. The meeting point is the junction of Church Street and Lord Street (by McDonalds and
News · 20 June 2021
Liverpool Without Walls is back – with a mission to create brand new outdoor festivals and events in the city. The hugely successful project, which proved to be a lifeline for the hospitality industry during the pandemic last year – generating £8.9m for the local economy, is set to return to help give a financial
