Community Learning for Wellbeing

26/08/2026

A great day today at the official opening of our new shop in Kirkby Town Centre . Thanks to the many people who turned up to enrol on our courses. The sheer amount of people who turned up shows both the demand and need for our services to families in Kirkby!
We will be open and enrolling again from Tuesday 1st September so it’s not to late to call in and see the team if you couldn’t make today.

🎉 The Knowsley Family and Community Education (FACE) hub in Kirkby town centre has officially opened today.

✅ The new adult learning venue is located on St Chad’s Parade and aims to help local residents access learning and training opportunities, improve their skills and gain qualifications.

🗨️ Cllr Graham Morgan, Leader of Knowsley Council, said “It was great to be at the opening of Knowsley FACE in Kirkby town centre today. We know that the offer at Knowsley FACE is popular with our residents and to have it in a central location in the town centre will make learning and development opportunities more accessible for our residents.”

🗨️ Cllr Sean Donnelly, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, added “It was good to see this new learning venue in Kirkby today and speak to the staff about their offer. As well as supporting residents to develop a hobby or develop new skills, they can also gain a qualification which could help them to pursue a career opportunity as well as building confidence. Please do pop in to speak to the team about what’s on offer and register today!”

Find out more here https://orlo.uk/xUp9w

25/08/2026

25/08/2026

Tomorrow is our official opening day in Kirkby Town Centre 😊 Why not do yourself a favour and come along and see what free courses we have available for you to start in September?

Wether you are looking to improve your qualifications or job prospects, or improve your mental health and well-being, there is lots to choose from.

There is no pressure to sign up just pop in for a cuppa and a chat with one of the team 👍

01/07/2026

☕🎨 Coffee & Create is back tomorrow! 🎨☕

Looking for a friendly place to relax, chat and get creative? Why not join us at Coffee & Create tomorrow at New Hutte Neighbourhood Centre.

Enjoy a morning of coffee, crafts and good company in a welcoming and supportive environment. Whether you’re a regular or thinking of joining us for the first time, everyone is welcome!

📅 Thursday
🕙 10:00am – 12:00pm
📍 New Hutte Neighbourhood Centre, L26 1TT
☕ Tea, coffee and refreshments available
🎨 No experience needed – just come along and enjoy yourself!

With the warm weather continuing, we’ll have a nice cool space to sit back, have a brew and enjoy some creativity together.

We look forward to seeing you there! 😊

30/06/2026

One of our Tutors, Rebecca, has started a PhD in Practice Research and has ethical approval to design and deliver a two year art project.

This is called the Art for Wellbeing Project and it will be delivered across all areas in Knowsley and working in collaboration with Liverpool Hope University. Anyone from Liverpool City Region can access this for free.

In September, this project will be starting and she is looking for people who might be interested in being apart of a research project. This cannot only support your mental health and wellbeing long term, it could potenshally make a change in the world on how we can access long term funding on projects, how to best collect data to support this change and most importantly, how to help support our local communities. Which is needed now, more than ever.

We would love for you to have your voice heard as a part of the research if you are interested.

You do not need to know anything about art or be 'good' at it to be a part of it. This is all about experimenting without fear of failure. This is about the process not the end product.

There will be the opportunity to be a part of painting a huge canvase in each area of Knowsley about what your community means to you.

And also, there will be 10 courses where you can experiment with different fine art mediums, learn about different artists, and also different mental health techniques. This project also looks at rewiring the brain. By learning these techniques around mental health and using them in every day life, long after the project has finished.

If you would like to be involved, the minimum would be 12 weeks but you can attend as many courses as you like and withdraw your consent at any time.

There will be two exhibitions at the end of each year which you can be a part of curating.

We already have venues for Kirkby, Prescot and Halewood but will be aiming to also work with Huyton, Whiston and Stockbridge Village.

If you are interested in making change, please email Rebecca on:

[email protected]

This course is FREE!

29/05/2026

☀️🌞 HALF TERM FUN STARTS TOMORROW! 🌞☀️

Looking for something to keep the children entertained this half term?

Join us at New Hutte Neighbourhood Centre on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th May, from 10am to 2pm, for two days of FREE family fun packed with activities for children and families to enjoy together.

🎨 Arts & Crafts
🎬 Movies
🎲 Games
🍎 Healthy Snack Making
✨ Glitter Tattoos
🏰 Bouncy Castles and more!

There is no need to book, simply come along and join in the fun.

🌡️ With the weather forecast looking warm and sunny, we encourage everyone to come prepared. Please consider bringing:

🧴 Sun cream
🧢 A hat
🕶️ Sunglasses
💧 A drink to stay hydrated

This is simply friendly advice to help everyone stay safe and enjoy the activities comfortably in the sunshine.

📍 New Hutte Neighbourhood Centre
Lichfield Road, Halewood, L26 1TT

We can’t wait to welcome you and your family for a fantastic couple of days of fun, laughter and making memories this half term!

29/05/2026

Would you like to learn how to help teach your child to reduce anxiety?
If so take a look at the course below.

28/05/2026

New opportunities for Home Educating Families starting 1st June.

28/05/2026

This course is designed to bring families together through crafts and learn different skills, making a variety of crafts to take home. For children aged 7 plus and the course is completely FREE !

The sessions are fun and informal. Drop in and attend as many as you wish.

This will start:
6th June 2026
2:00-4pm
Prescot Hub
Prescot Centre, Eccleston St

For more information, please contact
Gill Downey on [email protected]

20/05/2026

***New Timetable for Kirkby Hub starting Monday 1st June 2026.*** Take a look at our new courses starting in Kirkby Hub, right in the centre of Kirkby Townie.(we are next door to Banana Bunch, the fruit and veg shop, opposite Costa)
Kirkby Hub, 13 St Chads Parade, Kirkby Townie, L32 8UG