Wirral Freedom of the Borough to Dixie Dean
The Lord-Lieutenant recently attended the posthumous awarding of Freedom of the Borough of Wirral to Everton football legend Dixie Dean at Wallasey Town Hall, as a guest of the Mayor of Wirral, Cllr Brian Kenny. Born in Birkenhead in 1907, Dixie began his footballing career at Tranmere Rovers before joining Everton Football Club, (also known […]
Wirral Mayor’s Burns Night Supper
The Mayor and Mayoress of Wirral hosted a Civic Burns Night Supper for the Mayor’s Charity Fund that is supporting The Holistic Cancer Centre, based in Wirral, which provides a range of supportive therapies for people who have cancer, and Mersey Mind Project which supports mental health and wellbeing. Sue Higginson OBE was delighted to […]
Liverpool Hope University Winter Graduation
The Lord-Lieutenant recently had the pleasure of supporting the Liverpool Hope University Winter Graduation 2026. Congratulations to everyone on your hard work and achievements, and thank you to the community which surrounds you for their incredible support.
Williamson Art Gallery – Artist in Residence
The Williamson Art Gallery launched its latest free exhibition on 14th January, Loyalty: An exhibition of Paintings by Steve des Landes its Artist in Residence. This major solo exhibition includes new artwork created in the gallery, alongside more than forty paintings from his recent practice. Together they will present an insight into his bold and […]
St. John Ambulance Merseyside Carol Concert
Yesterday evening, St John Ambulance Merseyside held their annual carol service at Liverpool Parish Church. During the service a number of significant achievements were also celebrated, and it provided an opportunity for the Lord-Lieutenant to thank everyone for their significant impact in supporting our communities to be safer places, easing pressure on public services such […]
Claire House Christmas Carol Concert
Claire House Children’s Hospice held their annual Christmas Carol Concert on Tuesday evening, 9th December at St. John The Evangelist Church, in Knotty Ash. The Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund Merseyside awarded a grant of £4,800 to Claire House in January this year to provide experiences and trips for young people receiving palliative care in […]
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation – Lights of Hope
The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation held its Lights of Hope Christmas Concert at St. George’s Hall on Sunday 7th December. The event is an annual service, and the Lord-Lieutenant was represented by Professor Sir Munir Pirmohamed Kt DL. The High Sheriff of Merseyside, Mr. William Hui BEM was also in attendance along with the […]
The Waterloo and Crosby Theatre Group perform at Bootle Town Hall
The Waterloo and Crosby Theatre Group was originally formed in 1912 as the Waterloo and Crosby Amateur Operatic Society, which merged with the Cambridge Players in 1982 and in 2022 celebrated 110 years of performing in the local community. The group has a wide range of members aged between 9 and 85, and has a […]
Hands On! International Association of Children’s Museums Conference held in Liverpool.
This week Liverpool City Region hosted the Hands On! – International Association of Children’s Museums Conference, themed ‘Making a Difference ‘. We welcomed people from 121 organisations and 26 countries, to celebrate the best of Museums and Cultural Organisations designed to help children learn through play. Hosted by our very own Children’s Museum, Eureka […]
Southport Interfaith Group – Walk of Unity
Following an Interfaith Lecture held in Southport Synagogue last year the Southport Interfaith Group has been formed and yesterday an Interfaith Walk of Unity took place, meeting at Southport Synagogue. The walk was attended by many faith communities with between 175 and 200 people and also included the MP for Southport, Mr. Patrick […]