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Work Starts on North Liverpool Community Centres
BUILDING work is getting under way on 4 schemes which will
transform community facilities in North Liverpool. The schemes
- costing a total of £5m - are funded by the European Regional
Development Fund through the Liverpool Neighbourhood Regeneration
Programme.
Funding became available after it was originally earmarked for a
Community Partnership Centre as part of the new LFC stadium
development in Stanley Park, but delays in starting the stadium
meant the grant could not be allocated and the project delivered
within the European funding timetable. The City Council
insisted that the cash be re-invested to benefit north Liverpool
residents. Local groups were involved in drawing up new schemes and
four projects were approved.
The Community Partnership Centre at the new stadium will go ahead,
but will be fully funded by Liverpool Football Club.
The 4 community projects, which were judged best equipped to benefit
local residents the most and make the greatest contribution to the
overall regeneration of the area are:-
ANFIELD SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE- £2.15m
A major new extension to the Lower Breck Road Centre which will
provide first-class sports hall, gym, community rooms, kitchen and
changing facilities and IT suite. The new multi-purpose facility
will offer improved community and health services, together with
employment and skills training. Work starts on August 18 and the
contractor is Gawne and Roberts Construction Ltd.
ANFIELD BRECKSIDE COMMUNITY COUNCIL - £1.65M
This project will see the conversion of the Holy Trinity Church
crypt into new offices and a much-needed community hall to be used
by the community council It involves the conversion of the crypt
into a meeting hall , offices and other facilities for local
community use. Work began in June and the contractor is McGoff and
Byrne Ltd.
BRECKFIELD AND NORTH EVERTON NEIGHBOURHOOD COUNCIL - £624,000
A new sports hall, changing rooms and multi-purpose community rooms
will provide much needed additional indoor space for recreation,
health and community facilities at Breckfield Sports and Recreation
Centre. . Work will start on 11 August and the contractor is Yearsley Ltd.
KIRKDALE NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE - £447,000
The renovation of the concert hall at the historic 19th century
grade II Gordon Institute will provide additional community and
sports facilities for the area. New changing facilities and a lift
will be installed along with the redecoration works throughout the
building.. Work will start on 11 August and the contractor is Allenbuild Northwest Ltd.
All the projects will be completed early in 2009.
2020 Liverpool are designing and managing the projects and have also
commissioned a business planning consultant to help the community
groups with business plans.
Cllr Flo Clucas, the Council’s Deputy Leader, said:- “This is
the biggest investment in community facilities in North Liverpool
for generations. Regenerating this area is a priority for the city
council and a vital part of dint that is the contribution made by
community groups. We were determined that when this funding
became available it would stay in this area and provide enhanced
community facilities. The start of the building work is a
major step forward and we look forward to the days when this work is
completed.”
2020 Liverpool Project Manager Sarah Palgrave-Neath said:-
“2020 Liverpool are very excited to be working on these exciting new
community facilities. The 4 projects will provide diverse and much
needed improved resources to the community groups and will enable
the groups to broaden their activities. Partnership working has been
the key to the success of the projects to date.”
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Entrepreneurs in Liverpool set to find out if they are up to the
Challenge
LIVERPOOL
entrepreneurs are getting set to
find out whether they will receive a funding package of up to £5
million, free of interest and charges, as the finalists for the Bank
of Scotland Corporate Entrepreneur Challenge are announced ahead of
the North West England and North Wales final on 20th November.
Bank of Scotland Corporate has received double the amount of entries
for this year’s Entrepreneur Challenge, compared to last year’s
inaugural Challenge, meaning competition has been fierce amongst the
UK’s entrepreneurs.
Tim Rigg, Head of Commercial Business in Liverpool commented:-
“We are delighted with the response from the UK’s entrepreneurs
for this year’s Challenge. We have received a fifty percent increase
in entries from last year’s Challenge and we are now drawing up the
finalists. I advise entrepreneurs in Liverpool to look out for the
announcement in August and I wish all entrants the very best of
luck.”
The lucky finalists will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to
present their business ideas to a judging panel including Matthew
Riley from Daisy Communications and Brian Kennedy from Latium. Matthew Riley and Brian Kennedy will be joined by other senior
business figures and will be looking for applicants with a flair for
business that stands out from the crowd and who display a clear
vision of what they want to achieve and how they plan to achieve it. In addition to the £5 million funding package, each regional winner
will go forward to a national final where one overall winner will be
crowned 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year.
Tim Rigg continues:- “The increase in entrants for this year’s
Challenge shows that the UK’s entrepreneurs have an appetite for
success and that is why Bank of Scotland Corporate is supporting
them with the Challenge. I think that the success of last year’s
Challenge has increased the standard of entries this year and made
it an even more competitive competition.
The feedback from within
the business is that the entries have been of a very high quality
and it is clear that whoever goes on to be crowned the Challenge
winner 2008 will truly deserve the accolade.”
Veterans Fund @ Woodvale Rally 2008
THE Veterans
Fund had a very rewarding weekend at Woodvale Rally raising £500 for
the fund. They
are trying to raise enough to do a feasability study into the
proposed developement of a new Veterans Centre in Southport.
The centre will be for the use of all associations with meeting
rooms, function rooms, restaurant, offices for ex-sevicemens
organisations and a local history military museum.
The fund would like
to ask local residents for any donations of military memorabilia,
and information and photographs of installations such as Ringtail,
Altcar, Woodvale and Hesketh aerodrome.
Any donations or information contact Steve Hawkshaw, chairman, on
0791 491 8381. |
