Acre View Primary School
Acre View Primary School in Sefton welcomed Deputy Lieutenant Sue Higginson OBE to their campus recently, to continue the roll out of the Merseyside Lieutenancy’s Schools’ Programme. The children in Year 5/6 participated in the programme with great enthusiasm. Sue said ‘Thank-you for the warmest of welcomes and for fully engaging in the programme with […]
German Church Liverpool Visit
The German Church Liverpool is a Christian congregation which offer fortnightly services in the German language. It was originally established in 1846 on a ship in the Liverpool Docks. Now located in a purpose built modern church in the Georgian Quarter, it also provides a home for other international congregations. The German speaking congregation also […]
Liverpool Armed Forces Day Celebration
Many thanks to the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Cllr William Shortall, for inviting us to join him as Liverpool celebrated Armed Forces Day on Saturday, 27 June 2026, with a Military Music Spectacular by two of the City’s very own Military Bands – The Band of The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment and The Pipes and […]
Mosslands School visit
Congratulations Mosslands School on the development of their new multi-million pound campus. It was an incredible ‘35 degrees hot’ morning in Wallasey on Friday 26th June 2026, as a piece of the steel framework for the new campus was signed by pupils, staff, a proud Chair of Governors Jane Owens MBE and other local Wirral […]
Running the Railways
Over the weekend Alex Rigby BEM and his team ran an incredible charity event; Running the Railways – 5k on the hour, every hour for 24 hours between Freshfield and Hightown Merseyrail stations – all in support of Centre 56! The Lord-Lieutenant visited on the Friday evening when they were 20km in and going strong, […]
The King’s Award for Voluntary Service presented to Prescot Festival of Music and Arts
On Friday evening 26th June 2026 the Prescot Festival of Music and Arts received their King’s Award for Voluntary Service. Established in the early 2000s, the group provides an arts and cultural programme, accessible and affordable and held in historic Prescot. As an essential element each year, the volunteers provide a much-needed platform for community […]
Armed Forces Day 2026
On Sunday we celebrated Armed Forces Day 2026 in Southport. A day dedicated to honouring veterans and Service Personnel. It began with a Drumhead multi-faith military service, a marching parade and a range of activities and displays, providing an opportunity for the community to come together in celebration of the UK’s Armed Forces. Extra special […]
Citizenship Ceremony – Wallasey Town Hall
Congratulations to the 30 new British Citizens welcomed at Wirral’s Citizenship Ceremony held in a sweltering Wallasey Town Hall yesterday, Thursday 25th June 2026. The Mayor of Wirral, Cllr Mary Jordan was joined by Deputy Lieutenant Jan Cox QVRM DL to officiate at the ceremony. We are sure our new British Citizens will bring a […]
Merseyside Scouts Awards Evening.
Yesterday evening (24th June 2026) Merseyside Scouts held an awards evening. We celebrated the long service and good service of volunteers with a combined 600+ years of volunteering! That’s staggering and just a fraction of the total service of those giving their time to help young people get the best start in life, in our […]
West Kirby School and College “LitFest”
West Kirby School and College welcomed Deputy Lieutenant Sue Higginson OBE DL to their school, to continue the roll out of our Merseyside Lieutenancy’s Schools’ Programme. Sue said ‘I was fortunate to attend during the schools’ ‘LitFest’, a celebration of literacy. Staff had worked incredibly hard to create a magical day with pupils performing music, […]