Knowsley Better Together

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.

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

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.

The ‘Diary of a Dude’ exhibition charted the experiences of sailor who served in the Royal Navy throughout the First World War.

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

It’s a case of ‘so far, sew good’ for a community scheme in Northwood, that’s using creative arts and crafts…

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…

Knowsley’s Rebound Dance and Health CIC have received funding from the Knowsley Better Together fund to expand their range of…

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

New awards to honour ‘hidden heroes’ working in the care sector across the Liverpool City Region are being launched by…

A group of Knowsley councillors have become Alzheimer’s Society’s ‘Dementia Friends’ pledging to help end the stigma for people living with dementia.

A project aimed at developing skills and recycling household goods is being unveiled at Knowsley Council’s Adult Disability Day Service…

Could you or someone you know write for a youth-led zine? This could be the perfect opportunity!

October 10th is World Mental Health Day with the theme for 2018 set by the World Health Organisation as ‘Young…

Newly landscaped gardens at the Age UK Mid-Mersey Roby Hub were officially opened during an open day to mark the end of 12 months of extensive renovations.

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.

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.

Knowsley Growth Hub and Chamber offer specialist advice and guidance to businesses based in Knowsley as well as businesses looking to invest or grow in the borough.

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.