Knowsley Better Together

Park users in Halewood are celebrating the completion of a programme of improvements at their local green space.

Seven year old Ava decided to take action after getting fed up of the amount of littering that was happening in her local area.

It’s been just over a month since Incredible Edible started their new project at the former National Wildflower Centre site…

Can you spare just a little of your time to help prevent loneliness in Knowsley?

Knowsley’s new ‘deal’ means additional support for families who foster, including an increase in the available training, support and long service awards on offer.

Delaware Allotment Garden Association have taken over the management of a council garden, showing what can be achieved by working ‘better together’.

Officers investigating anti-social behaviour in Knowsley are now able to jump on their very own quad bike in a bid to catch and deter offenders.

66-year-old champion wrestler, Tony Collins, has received funding to help him train towards his goal of representing Great Britain once again.

One of the first participants on the Knowsley Supported Internship programme and Knowsley Empower Job Carving programme is celebrating after…

This Community Interest Company works across Knowsley to reduce social isolation and help empower communities through volunteering.

£51,000 has been allocated to support the growth of social enterprise and volunteering in the borough, in the spirit of Knowsley Better Together.

Enhancements including a new toddler play area are expected to be ready in time for the school summer holidays.

Knowsley’s Street Intervention team has now been up and running for three months. It provides a visible presence on a…

Partner agencies in Knowsley have teamed up to combat anti-social behaviour in the Swanside area of Huyton. This also supports…

Supported Internship student, Kelsey, enjoyed an exclusive night at the Manchester Arena this weekend after becoming the lucky winner of…

A big thank you goes to more than 200 local litter heroes across the borough of Knowsley, who joined the…

Knowsley Better Together is a way of working that involves people coming together to share ideas, skills and time to achieve a shared goal or vision.

Find out more about the new campaign encouraging everyone in Prescot to talk to each other.

A new intervention team is taking to the streets in Knowsley to help tackle issues such as flytipping, anti-social behaviour, nuisance scrambler bikes and more. 

Following on from the renovation of its outdoor space in September last year, the Age Uk Mid Mersey Roby Hub…

‘Elliot’s Story’ tells the true story of a one formerly looked after child in Knowsley, and how his foster carers helped transform his life.

Find out what’s on the agenda at Council on Wednesday 6 March at 6pm.

A community ‘action day’ took place on Friday 30 November in which members of the community with Swanside councillors and supported by facilities and environmental company Assit tidied up community spaces at St. Bartholomew’s Church, The Age UK Mid Mersey Roby Hub and Roby Field.

Two new strategies aimed at supporting older people in Knowsley are being launched. Knowsley Older People’s Strategy 2018 – 2021…

A Kirkby-based organisation, Comics Youth CIC, scooped three top awards at last week’s Royal Society for Public Health’s Health and…

Hundreds of people came together to celebrate the amazing Lost Castles project which took place at Knowsley Safari during the summer.

A new strategy outlining how the council, partners, residents and businesses will all work together to achieve a Dementia Friendly…

How would you like Knowsley to look by 2030? That’s the question being asked as part of work to develop a new long-term vision for the borough. 

Another round of Knowsley Better Together funding is helping more than 40 community initiatives get underway, improving the lives of people in the borough.

Teachers, pupils, governors and leadership teams were amongst those recognised at the prestigious Knowsley Education Awards.

Knowsley Better Together supports the ‘It’s your child’s life’ programme, a project delivered by Partnering Progress that helps children to have the best home learning environment they can.

Almost 50 applications have been made for Knowsley Better Together. These applications could mean community group’s brilliant initiatives will be helped to get off the ground soon.

Listen Up is a project that uses creativity to explore health and wellbeing issues in young people, and has been running for four months with the help of the Knowsley Better Together fund.

By registering online, you won’t need to worry about remembering where you put your paper Council Tax bill – it will be easily accessible on your online account. 

Thanks to social sector funding from Knowsley Better Together, 70 young people will be supported to design, create and publish a comic book that explores their health and emotional wellbeing. Find out how else Knowsley Better Together is improving the community.

The next funding window for Knowsley Better Together opens soon and bids are invited from community groups. Find out how Knowsley Better Together can help make a difference to your community group or maybe help get a project off the ground.

As part of Knowsley Better Together, Knowsley Council has allocated £700,000 to support social sector organisations to help delivery of the council’s priorities.

Those with dementia and/or a sensory impairment can benefit from a new initiative that has been recently launched in Knowsley.

Find out how Knowsley Better Together is benefiting people and organisations.

As part of Knowsley Better Together, the council is encouraging the development of micro enterprises to meet some of the adult social care priorities in Knowsley.

The council is taking an approach to delivering services which will mean the council will start making steps to develop its co-operative working with local stakeholders.

A brand new £700,000 fund has been launched to help community, voluntary and faith groups support residents in the borough.