LCR

  • Launch of MRWA Zero Waste Community Fund

     

    £165,000 fund launched to empower communities in the fight against waste.

    Community groups in the Liverpool City Region are invited to apply for a share of £165,000 to support innovative projects that reduce waste and promote a greener future.

     

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  • Nature Recovery Community Engagement Commissioning Oportunity

     

    Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is looking to commission up to two organisations to plan and deliver engagement with citiezns between February and March 2025 on a new Nature Recovery Strategy for the region. 

    The audience they are looking to engage with is: 

    • Adults aged over 25 who are digitally excluded and living in Halton, St Helens, Knowsley and Wirral.

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  • Have Your Say On The Local Transport Plan

     

    The Local Transport Plan will outline how the Combined Authority will invest in public transport, roads and walking and cycling networks in Liverpool City Region up to 2040. 
     
    It sets out how they will invest in public transport and the road and walking and cycling networks in Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral to create a transport network that gives people more choices, is tough in the face of climate change, and helps us all to lead healthier and happier lives.

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  • Mersey Tidal Power Project – Community Consultation

     

    The Mersey Tidal Power Project is a unique opportunity to harness the power of the River Mersey to deliver a cleaner, greener, more prosperous Liverpool City Region for this and future generations.

    From 1 October to 12 November 2024, LCR will be asking communities and stakeholders for their views on the proposals through community consultation on the scheme.

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  • Community Environment Fund 2024

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    Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has announced a third year of funding for the Community Environment Fund. Working with crowdfunding platform, Spacehive, green projects from across the Liverpool City Region can now run crowdfunding campaigns, with up to £30,000 available per project from the Combined Authority towards initiatives that encourage long-term behavioural change, while improving the city region’s environment and safeguarding its green spaces.


    Funding:

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  • Youth Quake 2024 - LCR Event

     

    The Liverpool City Region Youth Combined Authority are holding an event that they would like to invite young people aged 13-19, (up to age 25 for SEND/CIC/SOC care) on Saturday the 21st of September at Mann Island in Liverpool.

    ‘YOUTH QUAKE 2024’

    They will learn about the Liverpool City Region 5 Devolution powers -

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  • Beyond Innovation Event: Housing and Homelessness in Liverpool City Region

     

    VS6 would like you to join them to start a conversation about housing and homelessness in the Liverpool City Region. They want to explore the role of the local VCFSE sector in future models of delivery and hear from you to enable them to contribute effectively to policy and plans for the LCR going forward. Justin Hill, Chief Executive of YMCA St Helens will co-host the session.

    There will be an opportunity for interaction and sharing your insights into the future of housing and homelessness strategy and services.

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  • Interested in being part of the Youth Combined Authority?

     

    The Youth Combined Authority (YCA) meets online in small groups to discuss key issues affecting the Liverpool City Region.

    These are split into five areas:

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  • VS6 Launches New Manifesto for Liverpool City Region's VCFSE Sector

     

    VS6 partners have officially released their most recent manifesto for the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector in the Liverpool City Region (LCR) for 2024-2028.

    The manifesto is arranged across the following 6 key themes:

    1. Policy – including climate change, cost of living, health inequalities, employment & skills, and equality, diversity & inclusion.

    2. Community Empowerment

    3. Commissioning & Contracts

    4. Measuring Impact

    5. VCFSE Investment

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  • LCR Manifesto survey

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    The VS6 Partnership is pleased to share the final draft of the Liverpool City Region VCFSE Manifesto for 2024-2028.

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