North Liverpool Academy Trust

Awarded Life Sciences UTC

by Department Of Education North Liverpool Academy Trust is delighted to announce that they have been given approval to set up a University Technical College specialising in Life Sciences in the heart of the Liverpool City Region.

For the past three years, the Baker Dearing Educational Trust (BDT) have been working with the Department for Education, local employers, universities and further education

colleges to develop a national network of UTCs. North Liverpool Academy is one of thirteen projects approved as the next wave of UTCs. Kay Askew, Principal of North Liverpool Academy commented;

„The Life Sciences UTC will transform life opportunities for young people by developing their technical employability skills for the Life Sciences and Health Care Sector enabling them to take advantage of the growing employment opportunities

in this sector.‟ The UK life science industry is the largest in Europe and in global terms, is second only to the United States. Liverpool possesses a significant cluster of life science research and clinical activity and established and developing businesses. Alongside the

commercial sector, Liverpool researchers‟ are actively engaged in delivering over £460 million research projects with partners across 57 countries and in this respect Liverpool is a truly global city. The Life Sciences UTC has the full backing of the commercial, public and

education sector with co-sponsors including the University of Liverpool and Royal Liverpool, Broadgreen University Hospital and Mersey Bio. Commercial organisation like Novartis, Unilever and Bristol Myers

Squib have offered to back the Life Sciences UTC. Geoff Wainwright, Director Mersey Bio, commented:

„By developing the next generation of employees, the Life Sciences UTC will underpin a key component of Liverpool‟s strategy and support the UK‟s leadership position as a global biotech nation. This award of the Life Science UTC not only highlights the importance of the this industry sector to the UK, but also recognises the considerable expertise of the staff of North Liverpool Academy and places confidence in them in being able to deliver such a vital project.‟

COMMUNITY NEWS For Local Residents

Winter 2011 Edition

Breckfield & North Everton Neighbourhood Council Ltd Proud to Invest in Our Community

BNENC‟s Positive Community Project is now in its second year.

Our Programme is engaging an average of 300 local people per

week. Residents are engaging and participating in a vast arrange of

training and activities both in house and outreach. As well as the activity programmes

we are also supporting residents by providing access to information advice and support.

So what are we doing & delivering for our Community:-

Kick Start health programmes in 6 sheltered schemes

B-Friending Clubs in 5 different

community locations Built 4 Allotments for over 50‟s Running 3 x Computer Classes

per week in house and a further 2 classes per week

outreach. Delivering driving to Work

Programme for 20 long Term

unemployed residents. Delivering 1st aid training to

40 residents

Delivering Health & Safety training for 40 residents

Organised 2 residential training

courses on Gardening for 18 local residents.

Running daily fitness Classes

for Mums Del iver ing men‟ s hea lth

workshops

Delivering a daily Youth Programmes for 11 to 17 yr

olds For more information or to access

our services call BNENC on 288 8400

Maritime Lodge, Thirlemere Court and Beaconsfield Community Centre digital story-telling adventures.

The digital story-telling revolution comes to Breckfield via BNENC‟s Positive Communities Project in Partnership with

Tenantspin, FACT and Arena Housings long-term community media project,

The project helps support people from right across Breckfield and Anfield to make their

mark creatively through digital technology, film and photography.

BNENC invited Tenantspin to work with their Be-Friending groups in Breckfield to come up with story-telling classes focusing

on the lives of local residents giving them a new and interesting way to record their memories for themselves, their families and

future generations. The result is a collection of digital stories

reflecting the breadth of knowledge and experience amongst Breckfield‟s older residents, of working lives, evacuation,

wartime experiences and memories growing up.

*“There was running hot water and a front and back garden – this really pleased my mother…” *„The lady had me open up the shop and close the shop. I worked all week and half a day on a Saturday for £2. My mum rang her up and said: I don‟t mind any child of mine working but I object to slave labour so that was that!‟

Regeneration

results revealed

The Parks is up and running, the first phase of The Parks comprises of 72 properties, 34 of which are Arena

homes for rent, and 38 properties being sold by Keepmoat. With The Parks comes some new street names

for our area; Kemp Avenue, Isla Square, Burnet Road, Reedmace Road and Tilia Road.

All of the new street names are derived from indigenous species of plant found in Stanley Park. Arena Housing has 9

properties tenanted at present, with a further 25 to be let between now and mid 2012.

Arena‟s first tenant took up residency in their new home in July 2011; home owners are moving in along side Arena

tenants, which has created a vibrant and cohesive start to this exciting new

development. Arena have relocated clearance cases from Anfield/Breckfield to The Parks this has enabled friends,

neighbours, and families to remain to-gether on this first Phase. The development is one of only a small

number left in the country where buyers can still take advantage of the government backed HomeBuy Direct

initiative. Using the scheme, first time buyers can take advantage of a 30% equity loan to help them get on the

housing ladder; meaning they only have to finance 70% of the cost. This means the Rest can be secured by

initially financing just £93,097, with no interest on the loan for the first five

years. Full terms and conditions are available from Keepmoat Homes on request. Tom Merrills, Partnership Project Manager with Keepmoat Homes, said: “This project has required a

huge amount of work and commitment from everyone involved, so we‟re delighted to see the fruits of every-

one‟s labour”.

Supporting

Local

What a changing place Breckfield is. Our Community is becoming a blue

print for community development and after years of hard work, we as a Community are now seeing the positive

results of our labour coming to fruition. So lets be Proud of Breckfield and

the work being done by your Community and partners.

We have achieved much over the last few years:-

The development of your own Breckfield Community Centre

New Housing Development @ The Watertower off Breck Road.

The North Liverpool Academy ASDA Breck Road

New Housing Development @

Rosemount off Robson Street.

New Four Oaks infants Junior

School opening September 2012

The Deve lopment of The

Breckf ield Gym & Healthy Activities Centre

New Housing Development @ Parks off Breckfield Rd North.

New Health Centre off Mere Lane opening up March 2012.

Though we have much to be proud of we still have a long way to go in our area.

We need to support and grow our local economy and business. We need to reduce unemployment.

We need to look at attracting and securing further development for the

area and for our communities future.

BNENC is proud to invest and be

an active partner in the development of our Community

Recruitment Drive

We are currently looking for young people between the ages of

12 (must be in year 8) to 18 year old who are looking to do something with their evenings and weekends that is

progressive as well as challenging. During the last 12 months we have taken part in number of events including

getting the Freedom of the City of Liverpool which was bestowed upon the

Army Cadets to celebrate 150 years since we were formed in London by a social worker Octavia Hill, who saw the benefits

of military training for young people. Other events have seen this unit take

part in the Remembrance Parade at

St Georges Hall and a candle service for

Alder Hey Hospital at the Anglican

Cathedral which we have taken part in

for nearly 5 years. Each year we go away

for 4 weekends training at Altcar Training

Camp near Formby where cadets get

instruction in all sorts of subjects based

on military training including first aid,

fieldcraft, campcraft, drill just to mention

few. We have not long come back from

the Annual Army Cadet Camp which lasts

for up to 2 weeks, this year we went to

Otterburn in Northumbria, its one of the

biggest training camps that the Army

have and whilst we were there we

shared the camp with the Mercian

Regiment and Army Air Corp who had

with them a number of Apache

helicopters which all the cadets were

able to get up to close and personnel.

INTERESTED? Come and meet

Alan Herbert on any Tuesday or Thursday evening ( with one of your

parents) 1900hrs- 2100hrs (that‟s 7.00pm – 9.00pm) at the Breckfield Centre entrance via Mere

Calling all12 to 18 yr olds

1 Royal Irish Cadets

Are now actively recruiting

Congratulations to Jordan Taylor

( the grandson of one very proud May Taylor ).

Jordan recently passed out after successfully

completing his training.

Jordan is now a serving soldier with The Royal

Irish Regiment. Jordan your a Credit to your

family and Community, well done.

BNENC & Beacon Counselling‟s RESTORE Programme for Veterans and their Families is

progressing now at a steady pace. We have had our first lot of funding committed by Awards for All and The PCT, the funding enables RESTORE to have a base in the Breckfield Centre and to put together the training

programme for the Buddies. BIG Lottery have also asked us to go to full application on our £350,000 funding application to support veterans and their families. We have also been active in planning with the NHS Liverpool‟s First ever workshop and

stakeholder event for Veterans their families and support agencies. The Active Duty event sponsored by NHS Merseyside & The PCT and held at Liverpool Football

Club was designed to find out about what services are currently available to our veterans and to identify gaps in services and provision. RESTORE has also been instrumental in getting a number of support agencies to Sign off on the

covenant and we were proud to have been recognised as The Lead Support Agency in Liverpool for Veterans a great honour for all at RESTORE. We are continuing to meet with key agencies, support organisations, Military Personnel, NHS &

PCT and our veterans and their families RESTORE will continue to fight for support for our veterans and their families.

AN ARMED FORCES COMMUNITY COVENANT

BETWEEN

LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CHARITABLE AND VOLUNTARY SECTORS,

LIVERPOOL PRIMARY CARE TRUST, THE CIVILIAN COMMUNITY OF LIVERPOOL

AND THE ARMED FORCES COMMUNITY IN LIVERPOOL

We, the undersigned, agree to work and act together to honour the Armed Forces Community Covenant.

RESTORE Supporting Veterans

and Their Families in Liverpool

Tel: 0151 288 8400 for more info

LFC Action for Health and it‟s Community Health

Partners that included Breckfield HIM Project, The Cancer Collaborative and others have had a very

hectic few months especially with their programmes and events being delivered as part of Blue September month.

BLUE SEPTEMBER is a nationwide awareness and fundraising initiative about all the cancers that affect men – not just prostate and testicular cancer, but also

bowel, lung, liver and other cancers. The campaign aims to raise funds for more work by the Men‟s Health Forum charity to raise men's awareness of

cancer and help them to reduce the risk of developing and dying from cancer by making better lifestyle choices and seeking help sooner rather than later.

Care Services Minister Paul Burstow MP said 'Preventing cancer and diagnosing cancer earlier is one

of our key priorities in aiming to achieve cancer outcomes that are amongst the best in the world. Blue September is a great way of encouraging men and

their families to adopt healthier lifestyles and know the signs and symptoms of cancer, and I wish the Men‟s

Health Forum the best of luck with their campaign. I am delighted to support Blue September.'

Professor Sir Mike Richards CBE, National director for cancer 'Men are at higher risk of developing a wide range of

cancers than women. We need to encourage men to lead healthier lifestyles, to take up bowel screening when invited, and to present earlier when they have

symptoms that could be due to cancer. Earlier diagnosis can undoubtedly save lives. I strongly support Blue September.'

LFC Action for Health funded and took part in a 45 mile Cycle ride from Liverpool , Southport, Liverpool Organised by the North Liverpool Cycle Club and

Liverpool Cycle 4 Health. Mark Haig from LFC‟s Action for Health said “it is a

fantastic achievement to get so many men together to cycle and raise awareness of Cancer in men, a lot of new friendships were made that day. 32 local men took

part in this event on what was a lovely hot day, well done lads”.

Men’s Health Blue September Celebratory Event

LFC’s famous Anfield stadium hosted a well attended celebratory event highlighting the LFC ‘Action for Health’ men’s health courses that ran during 2010/11 as well as the Blue September campaign which aims to get ‘men facing up to cancer’.

Over 150 people were in attendance at the event held

in September. It featured a healthy buffet lunch for all, it hosted a local comedian, Chris Cairns who spoke

about men‟s inability to tackle health issues and all guests left with an LFC goodie bag. A guest appearance by Liverpool legend Phil Thompson

closed the event with many fans queuing for photographs or to get memorabilia signed.

Impact We have held over 25 course since September 2009 and 660+ men aged 18-35yrs have attended the 8

week programme that is funded by the Premier League, City Council and Active Cities and supported by BNENC‟s HIM Project and BNENC‟s Kick Start to

Health Project. All participants are offered the opportunity of an NHS vascular health check and agree a personal health plan with the LFC Health Trainer.

“8 weeks ago I was unhealthy, unhappy and unfit, since joining LFC Action for Health‟s men‟s health course I‟m motivated, losing weight and feeling a lot happier!” Chris – Premier League Men‟s Health Course participant “Since the course I have now signed back up to a gym and pushed myself to attend Karate twice a week. I am eating better and taming my beer gut!” Gene – Premier League Men‟s Health Course participant “My diet wasn‟t as good as I thought and al-though I don‟t have much money the people running the course taught me how easy it could be to make big changes for very little money.” Karl – Premier League Men‟s Health Course participant

For more information please contact Christine Mounsey (project co-ordinator) on Telephone:

07999 857 272 or

Email: Christine_mounsey@hotmail.co.uk

HIM Allotments Just keep Growing & Growing

The success of our garden allotment project has been really amazing, HIM Project Volunteers

have been involved in developing and running projects in varied locations across Liverpool. The HIM Project was recently contacted by a sheltered housing scheme in RUNCORN who had heard of the great work carried out by our Volunteers and have requested help and support in

establishing an allotment and grow your own scheme for their tenants. Liverpool City Council officers also approached HIM to ask if they would run up a project for a piece of wasteland to be developed in to a community garden and quiet space, we submitted a

funding and project appraisal to Mersey Forrest and now have been asked to go to full application so its a case now of watch this space.

Our success in other areas continues with recognition of our work coming from a lot of partners including Liverpool PCT, Active Cities, Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Football Club, Fit as a

Fiddle, The Live Time Project and local RSL‟s. WE continue to recruit volunteers and have 6 places available for local men to get involved, if you are interested in our work then please contact:- Bob Frank or Graham on 288 8400

Or call in to the Breckfield Centre for a chat and to see some of the work we are involved in.

The Breckfield Centre is now home to numerous Agencies Projects and Organisations that now include:- ABC Nursery

Active Women‟s Project Arena Housing

Army Cadet Unit Baby Clinic Beacon Counselling & Psychotherapy

BNENC Breckfield HIM Project Breckfield YIP

Broadgreen Pulmonary Clinic Health Trainers J.A.R Health Consultants

MAKING WAVES North Liverpool Cycle Club Positive Communities Project

RESTORE Veterans Project

BNENC The Breckfield Centre

Breckfield Road North L5 4QT

We are here

BNENC‟s Training programme continues to reach more and more residents.

We are hitting all targets and the quality and content of our courses reflect the positive feedback from our students.

Our Driving to work programme has seen success with 25% of attendee‟s now securing full time employment.

Our IT & Computer Courses remain very popular, we now have enough people on the waiting list to fill another 2 x courses.

BNENC‟s outreach training programmes for older residents are now used as a model of good practice by Riverside

whom promote our work and the impact that it has in engaging isolated and hard to reach individuals and communities.

Call BNENC

on 288 8400 For more

information

Calling all Mum‟s, when you have dropped the kids of at school why

not take some time for yourself and sign up to a fitness session in the Breckfield Gym & Activities Centre.

On Mere Lane. Cara & Kerry have designed a

number of fitness classes especially for mums, the times are suitable for Most mums either who are dropping

or picking their children up from school.

BNENC have listened to what you want delivered as part of a fitness plan we now deliver classes and

sessions on:- ZUMBA

BoxFit Circuit Training

Bums Legs and Tums Chair Based exercise Total Tone

Absolutions Men Only Gym Session

Women only Gym Session All sessions are carried out by trained and qualified staff and

instructors, classes are the cheapest in Liverpool at only £2.50 per

session or why not take out a monthly membership for £25.00 and get your gym sessions included free.

Call in The Breckfield Gym on

Mere Lane for a chat and a visit

Just ask for Cara Tel No 288 8400

Your Local Gym

Personal Touch

Fully Qualified Instructors

Modern Gym Equipment

Modern & Clean

Showers

Separate

Changing Rooms

Disabled accessible

Cheapest In Liverpool

KICK START Gains Recognition &

Support

BNENC‟s Kick Start to Health Programme is gaining in recognition across all health fields, with more and more individuals taking part each week.

Our programmes now include not just physical activities but well being and befriending programmes. Due to our success Liverpool PCT have awarded Kick Start to Health a grant of £4,000 to fund training for Kick Start to Health members. Kick Start has grown and

continues to grow each month with talks and discussions are now on going with numerous Registered Social Landlords about delivering this award winning initiative in their sheltered Schemes across the City. LFC Action for Health has also put a further £6,000 of funding in to

the project to fund on going activities and to Kick start a programme for the over 50‟s in Liverpool East.

LMH is now funding Kick Start to Health with a grant of £7,500 to deliver activities in 8 more sheltered schemes across the City. Arena Housing is now funding £3,000 worth of activities due to start soon in Millichip Court.

Kick Start to Health is currently awaiting to hear from a number of other RSL‟s about the roll out of the programme in to their sheltered schemes and communities. Nicky Yates who with BNENC helped to develop the concept of KICK Start to Health has now

been appointed as Active City Coordinator Lead for Liverpool, BNENC wish Nicky well with her new appointment and look forward to developing the partnership on a more secure footing.

Over 50 years of Age

Need to Keep Fit and Active

Don‟t like Exercising Alone

Then it‟s time for you to

Join BNENC‟s

For More information Contact Kerry on 288 8400

BNENC‟s MAKING WAVES project has had another busy year

support ing residents in our Community who are experiencing intimidation and threats as a result

of being a victim of or witness to a crime.

Our work with MAKING WAVES has expanded in to looking at

providing support to local businesses whom have been targeted by criminals.

MAKING WAVES Business have recently been surveying local business on behalf of STEPCLEVER.

The results of the survey will enable MAKING WAVES to put pressure

upon partners to look at new ways of support ing cr ime prevent ion in it iat ives for our Business

Community. Due to the Success of MAKING

WAVES and the City & North Youth Disorder Working Group that BNENC Co-chair with School Police

Officer P/c Bain BNENC have secured £20,000 from The Home Office to

deliver workshops and diversionary activities to young people in our area.

Mervyn Parry Crime Reporting Co-ordinator with MAKING WAVES

said " it is important that young people understand the dangers of gang and knife crime but also have and know how to use the information about who to contact if this affects them. The funding from The Home Office will enable MAKING WAVES to provide additional resources and support for many young people in our community affected by this type of crime".

Don‟t Suffer in

Silence Call

MAKING WAVES Tel No 288 8400

MAKING WAVES has now developed a number of strategies that include

Training for groups and individuals working with Witnesses and or Victims

Problem Solving and Case Conferencing

Crime Prevention Initiatives Gun & Gang Workshops Positive Diversionary Activities

Business Crime Support

MAKING WAVES

Is a Multi Award Winning

Programme Developed & Delivered

by

Breckfield & North Everton

Neighbourhood Council

to Provide

Confidential Support

To Local Residents

Suffering Intimidation & Threats

Liverpool man to appear in court charged with

illegal money lending.

A man from Liverpool has been charged with illegal money lending, money laundering and possession of controlled drugs, following an investigation by the England Illegal Money Lending Team and Merseyside Police.

The man aged 33 was arrested recently after the Police and the Team, who work in partnership with Liverpool City Council Trading Standards executed warrants at two residential properties in Liverpool. During the search they seized cash, documentation and a quantity of cocaine and

cannabis. Nationally the illegal money lending teams have secured over 190 prosecutions for illegal money

lending and related activity, leading to 113 years worth of custodial sentences. They have written of almost £40 million worth of illegal debt and helped over 16,000 victims.

To report a loan shark:

Call the 24/7 confidential hotline 0300 555 2222

Text „loan shark + your message‟ to 60003 E-mail reportaloan-

shark@stoploansharks.gov.uk Log-on to

www.direct.gov.uk/stoploansharks

BNENC‟s MAKING WAVES project continues to facilitate City Safe meetings

with local residents and resident committee‟s. If you would like to attend our City Safe meeting then please contact Mervyn Parry who will supply

you with the details of future meetings. If you have a problem or an issue that you need

help and support with then don‟t wait for the next meeting call

Mervyn on 288 8400

And he will arrange to meet with you in Strictest Confidence.

BNENC Key Contacts

Chairman: John McIntosh Vice Chair: John Roberts Treasurer: Mike Fox Secretary: John McIntosh Inclusion Rep: George Brice Parents Rep: Vacant Health Rep: Graham Kelly Community Rep: Paul Robinson Community Rep: Pauline Lopez

Projects Manager:- Frank Prendergast frank.prendergast@liverpool.gov.uk Community Development Officer:-

Bob Blanchard bob.blanchard@thebreckfieldcentre.com WAVES & Crime Reporting Officer Mervyn Parry meryn.parry@thebreckfieldcentre.com Senior Admin & Finance Officer:- Lesley Prendergast Community Health Development Worker Kerry D‟Arcy Community Training & Support Worker Charanjeet Birdie Gym & Fitness Instructor Cara Walker Senior Youth Inclusion Worker:- Kerry Preston Caretaker:- Terry Carol

Breckfield & North Everton Neighbourhood Council Ltd

The Breckfield Centre Breckfield Road North

Liverpool L5 4QT Tel No 0151 288 8400

Fax No 0151 288 8411

Ofsted Registered PQASSO

Criminal Justice Awards Investors in people Active Travel Award

CLES

Breckfield & North Everton

Neighbourhood Council Registered Charity No 1071374 Company Limited No 3596998

We are an Outstanding Children‟s Centre Located In the Everton Ward of Liverpool

We have lots of activities and services available for families with children under 5yrs, these services are

delivered at the centre and across the area.

We have something for all the family including Adult education, support, returning to work,

volunteering opportunities for parents and parenting

courses, early education groups for children, parent and toddler groups and outreach services for families

including family support. We have a splash pool available which provides a wonderful opportunity for parents and carers to have fun with their children in

the water. For more information

Please contact Everton Nursery School and

Family Centre on 233 1969 or call in to the Centre.