All posts tagged "volunteering"

  • Volunteers Sew Scrubs to Support Knowsley, St Helens NHS

    A group of determined volunteers are supporting frontline NHS staff by sewing scrubs for St Helens and Whiston Hospitals. The team, from across the two boroughs, have already raised over £1,500 – enough to create more than...

    • Posted April 16, 2020
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  • Coronavirus: New Support Line for Community & Volunteers in Knowsley

    (Via Knowsley Council) Do you need extra help during the Coronavirus outbreak – or do you want to offer a helping hand? A new Coronavirus Community Support and Volunteer Line has been created for Knowsley residents needing...

    • Posted March 23, 2020
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  • Awards for Eaton Street Park & Red Box Project

    Two Prescot community groups were recognised for their achievements last weekend. The Friends of Eaton Street Park were named Community Group of the Year by Prescot Town Council at the annual Community Recognition Awards on Saturday 15...

    • Posted June 18, 2019
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  • Willowbrook Hospice Hiring Volunteers for New Prescot Shop

    Willowbrook Hospice is opening a shop in Prescot Shopping Centre. The charity’s Prescot Superstore is spread across two floors and will sell ladies’, men’s and children’s clothing, books, DVDs and household items at bargain prices, to raise...

    • Posted August 15, 2018
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  • Announcing the Prescot Community Recognition Awards 2017

    Do you know someone in Prescot who goes above and beyond to help others? Someone who has served their community faithfully and deserves recognition? A neighbour with a heart of gold, or a volunteer who makes a...

    • Posted February 20, 2017
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  • Prescot Leukaemia Survivor Is First Ark’s Young Person of the Year

    A girl from Prescot was named Young Person of the Year at the First Ark Community Achievement Awards earlier this month. Twelve-year-old Leah Whitehead spent Christmas 2015 in Alder Hey Hospital after being diagnosed with leukaemia, a...

    • Posted November 22, 2016
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  • Prescot Brothers’ £300 Father’s Day Gift for Hospital

    Father’s Day has always been poignant for young brothers Callum and Liam Sergent, but this year they decided to show their heartfelt gratitude to the hospital that saved their dad’s life. Earlier this week the brothers returned...

    • Posted June 18, 2016
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  • Prescot Woman Runs Marathon for Late Mum

    A 43-year-old mother of two will be pounding the streets of Liverpool on Sunday 29 May as she takes part in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon in memory of her mum, Liz Elms (pictured with her daughter)....

    • Posted May 19, 2016
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  • Funding Opportunity for Green Groups in Merseyside & Halton

    Julie Anne Parker of Bang the Drum North West, a nonprofit social enterprise based in Whiston, is happy to talk with any residents or community groups interested in applying for this funding, announced on Monday. Email Julie...

    • Posted February 10, 2016
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  • Prescot Cemetery & Churchyard in Pictures

    Prescot Cemetery & Churchyard officially raised its new Green Flag last Wednesday, 21 October. Knowsley Council and volunteers from the Friends of Prescot Cemetery & Churchyard have worked for over two years to improve the site. Back in...

    • Posted October 27, 2015
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