The Joseph Lappin Centre

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A massive thank you to everyone who attended this year's Joseph Lappin Festival in celebration of Joseph Lappin's memory, our brilliant Old Swan community, and the friendships, support and sense of belonging that make the Joseph Lappin Centre such a special place!

It was wonderful to see so many people enjoying the music, activities, food, stalls and entertainment throughout the day.

The biggest thank you of all goes to our volunteers. The Joseph Lappin Festival simply would not happen without you. From delivering thousands of leaflets across Old Swan, setting up before the event, helping visitors, serving refreshments, selling raffle tickets, tidying up afterwards and taking on countless jobs behind the scenes, you made the day possible. Your time, energy, enthusiasm and commitment to our community are at the heart of everything we do, and we are incredibly grateful for every single one of you.

Thank you to our dedicated team of staff too, who have spent the month planning and preparing for the festival.

Thank you also to our DJ, all of our performers, stallholders, funders, sponsors and partners who helped make the event such a success. Thank you to Deaf Active for building and running our Crazy Golf, Priority Youth Project for bringing their entertainment bus and for our local PCSOs Mark and Andy who did Bike Marking for anyone who came on a bike.

We would also like to thank Councillors William Shortall, Hayley Todd and Mark Johnson for providing funding to help make this year's festival possible. It was great to see all three of them at the festival. We were especially pleased to welcome William Shortall in his new role as Lord Mayor of Liverpool.

We're delighted to share that the festival raised just over £1,700, which will go directly towards running services and activities at the Joseph Lappin Centre. These funds help us provide projects such as our Food Pantry, youth activities, wellbeing groups, Memory Café, fitness sessions, gardening projects, family activities and community support throughout the year.

A massive thank you as well to Michelle and her fantastic kitchen team Bay Tree Caterers Liverpool & Bay Tree Cookery Academy CIC. With the money raised through the kitchen, Michelle will be providing a free family meal event during the summer holidays, helping local families come together over good food. More details will be announced nearer the time.

We're also thrilled that so many people joined us for the first time. We hope this was the start of a long relationship with the Joseph Lappin Centre and that we'll see many of you again at our youth activities, community events, wellbeing groups, family sessions and the many other opportunities we offer throughout the year.

Thank you to everyone who came along and supported the festival. Every ticket bought, raffle entered, burger eaten and donation made helps us continue supporting local people and bringing our community together.

We hope you had a fantastic day and look forward to seeing you again next year!

We're not surprised our Slimmers for best group of the month! They are brilliant!!!

🌟 BUZZING WITH EXCITEMENT! 🌟

I’m absolutely buzzing after being awarded Group of the Month in not one but TWO of my Slimming World groups!
I’m so proud but it’s not me who earned these awards…it’s my incredible members.
Week after week they show up with fabulous weight losses, determination and commitment.
They cheer each other on, celebrating every win and support each other through the tough weeks — that’s what makes my groups so special.
So here’s to every single one of my members — you’ve made me one very happy consultant and I couldn’t be prouder 💛✨
If you would like to be part of my award winning groups then pop yourself along and join us!

📍The Joseph Lappin Centre,
Old Swan L13 5TF
🗓️ Tuesday
⏰ 5pm & 6.30pm
🗓️ Wednesday
⏰ 7.30am, 9am & 10.30am

It's Festival Day!!!!! Looking forward to seeing you there from 12pm - 4pm

Don't forget to join us for the Joseph Lappin Festival tomorrow at 12pm - 4pm. The annual celebration of Joseph Lappin and our amazing Old Swan community

A huge thank you to everyone who helped deliver festival leaflets across Old Swan. Our volunteers were incredible!

From our Walking Football team and Shared Plates participants to Realise students and our long-standing volunteers, so many people gave up their time to help spread the word.

We couldn't do it without you, and we're so grateful for every step you took to support the Joseph Lappin Centre.

A huge thank you to everyone who has donated prizes to our Festival Tombola. Your generosity helps make the day extra special and raises vital funds for the Joseph Lappin Centre's services.

Special thanks to the wonderful members of Slimming World for their fantastic donations!

We're always blown away by the support of our community. Thank you for helping us keep our services running and making a difference to local people.

Visit the tombola tomorrow, 12pm–4pm, and see if you're one of our lucky winners!

Joseph Lappin Festival Raffle – Fantastic Prizes to Be Won!

A huge thank you to the many generous local businesses and supporters who continue to remember Joseph and help us raise vital funds for the work we do throughout the year.

Top Prize: A weekend stay at one of the beautiful Hendre Aled Cottages in North Wales – choose a cottage for 4 people or a cosy cottage for 2. The perfect countryside escape! (Anytime between Sept and March)

You could also win:
Bouquet of Flowers from Flowers by Elizabeth
Meal for 2 at Frankie & Benny's (including soft drinks)
Child's Scooter & Helmet
Food Hamper
Beauty Hamper
Jimmy Choo Perfume
A FREE term of Baby Sensory classes
Wine and Chocolates from Tescos
£20 Greggs Voucher
6 weeks of Slimming World sessions plus a recipe book (worth £37)

Every ticket sold helps support the Joseph Lappin Centre's food pantry, family activities, wellbeing groups, community garden, Memory Café and much more.

Thank you to every business and individual who has donated a prize and helped us continue Joseph's legacy of bringing people together.

Good luck!

Our Michelle's Community Kitchen will be open during the festival. She'll also be serving her famous BBay Tree Caterers Liverpool & Bay Tree Cookery Academy CICdelicious burgers, sausages and chips.
Come along, enjoy some great food, and support your local community festival!