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From Tuesday 10 May – Saturday 16 July, Kirkby Gallery will celebrate the work of four major artists who lived and worked in Liverpool from the 1960s and whose legacy still exists today. These four influential figures of the Merseyside art scene include Adrian Henri (1932 -2000), Sam Walsh (1934 – 1989), Maurice Cockrill (1936 -2013) and John Baum (1942 – ). The exhibition celebrates the work and friendship of this group who put Merseyside on the cultural map and continue to inspire artists today.

Kirkby Gallery is open Monday to Friday: 10am – 5pm (last entry at 4.30pm), Saturdays 10am – 1pm (last entry at 12.30pm). You will find it on the first floor of The Kirkby Centre, Norwich Way, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 8XY.

From Tuesday 10 May – Saturday 16 July, Kirkby Gallery will celebrate the work of four major artists who lived and worked in Liverpool from the 1960s and whose legacy still exists today. These four influential figures of the Merseyside art scene include Adrian Henri (1932 -2000), Sam Walsh (1934 – 1989), Maurice Cockrill (1936 -2013) and John Baum (1942 – ). The exhibition celebrates the work and friendship of this group who put Merseyside on the cultural map and continue to inspire artists today.

Kirkby Gallery is open Monday to Friday: 10am – 5pm (last entry at 4.30pm), Saturdays 10am – 1pm (last entry at 12.30pm). You will find it on the first floor of The Kirkby Centre, Norwich Way, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 8XY.

In celebration of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, and as part of for Knowsley’s year as Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture, Knowsley Village will host a colourful street parade inspired by the borough’s cultural heritage.

FAQ

Is it a ticketed event?

No, the event is not ticketed. However, the starting and ending location for the parade at St. John Fisher Primary School has a limit to capacity. If or once capacity is reached no additional persons will be able to enter the ground.

Disability Access

 Are people who are wheelchair users or who have access requirements able to attend or participate in the event? Yes, the parade is intended for all the community to enjoy.

• The entrance/exit and grounds of St. John Fisher Church are fully accessible for wheelchairs.
• The parade route itself is fully accessible for people who are wheelchair users. A map of the parade route itself is on the webpage. 
• There will be a disabled access portaloo toilet at the event.

If you require mobility support, have a disability, or have access or disability parking requirements and have any questions relating to access and the event then please contact bea.anderton@knowsley.gov.uk to discuss. The Culture and Events Service team will do it’s best to accommodate any access requirements and provide mobility support.

How do I get to St. John Fisher Church Parish grounds?

St. John Fisher Church is located on Tithebarn Road, Knowsley Village, L34 0EU.

We ask that participants and attendees make their way to the start of the parade or to their chosen position on the parade route by foot or public transport where possible. We also encourage attendees who live outside of Knowsley Village to make their way via public transport where possible due to there being no public car parks in Knowsley Village itself and off-road parking spaces in the village being limited. 

Is parking available?

There is limited public parking available in Knowsley Village, of which the available car parking will be allocated to performers, event staff, event volunteers and parade participants.

What will the parade route be?

• The parade will begin at St. John Fisher Church Parish grounds.
• The parade will turn right out of the gate onto Tithebarne Road and turn right again onto Frederick Lunt Avenue.
• At the end of Frederick Lunt Avenue, the parade will then turn right onto Sugar Lane and parade up to Knowsley Village Primary School.
• The parade will then pause and turn around in the opposite direction so that it can complete the second half of the parade while making its way back to St. John Fisher Church Parish grounds via Frederick Lunt Avenue. 

What will happen at the end of the parade?

The parade performers, participants and attendees will gather on the grounds of St. John Fisher Church for a short performance by Katumba and a short dance performance by local dance school DanceWorks. There will be a speech to close the parade.

The Owl & the Pussy-Cat sculpture trail will run from 20 June to 4 September 2022 – a key feature of Knowsley’s year as the Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture. Thirty-two huge and elaborately decorated creatures will be located across Knowsley in parks, public spaces, town centres and other locations. Designed and decorated by artists with support from members of the local community these beautiful sculptures will be spread across borough. The public are encouraged to follow the trail, find all the creatures, photograph and record it on social media via a free downloadable app. In addition to the 32 large sculptures on display, local schools have also been working on designs for a further 50 smaller creatures who will also be posing up across the borough. The trail commemorates the fact that Edward Lear actually wrote his world-famous poem – The Owl & the Pussy-Cat – during his time living at Knowsley Hall. The incredible sculptures have all been produced by Wild in Art. A map and downloadable app will be available once the trail officially launches to the public.

From Tuesday 10 May – Saturday 16 July, Kirkby Gallery will celebrate the work of four major artists who lived and worked in Liverpool from the 1960s and whose legacy still exists today. These four influential figures of the Merseyside art scene include Adrian Henri (1932 -2000), Sam Walsh (1934 – 1989), Maurice Cockrill (1936 -2013) and John Baum (1942 – ). The exhibition celebrates the work and friendship of this group who put Merseyside on the cultural map and continue to inspire artists today.

Kirkby Gallery is open Monday to Friday: 10am – 5pm (last entry at 4.30pm), Saturdays 10am – 1pm (last entry at 12.30pm). You will find it on the first floor of The Kirkby Centre, Norwich Way, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 8XY.

The Owl & the Pussy-Cat sculpture trail will run from 20 June to 4 September 2022 – a key feature of Knowsley’s year as the Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture. Thirty-two huge and elaborately decorated creatures will be located across Knowsley in parks, public spaces, town centres and other locations. Designed and decorated by artists with support from members of the local community these beautiful sculptures will be spread across borough. The public are encouraged to follow the trail, find all the creatures, photograph and record it on social media via a free downloadable app. In addition to the 32 large sculptures on display, local schools have also been working on designs for a further 50 smaller creatures who will also be posing up across the borough. The trail commemorates the fact that Edward Lear actually wrote his world-famous poem – The Owl & the Pussy-Cat – during his time living at Knowsley Hall. The incredible sculptures have all been produced by Wild in Art. A map and downloadable app will be available once the trail officially launches to the public.

All the Joy That You Can Wish will be a glorious ceremony of ‘local heroes’ including the builders who helped construct the venue, and Prescot Cables FC players, who will gather outside the theatre for a ceremony to celebrate the opening, as well as the heritage and community of Prescot.

Co-created with outdoor performance adventure specialists Slung Low, the ceremony will culminate at the new Prospero Place outside Shakespeare North Playhouse, with the audience invited to join in a theatrical opening ceremony to ‘summon the muses’

Events continue with a weekend of Open Up performances curated by inspirational Prescot-born playwright, actor and community champion Ashleigh Nugent, acclaimed Artist of the Year in the 2021 Liverpool City Region Culture & Creativity Awards.

A key part of Knowsley’s celebrations as the Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture the opening weekend will see free performances of dance and drama alongside classical music, rap, DJs, crafts and tours from 10am on Saturday and noon on Sunday. There will also be a special ceremony from The Candle Project by Abigail Conway, with participants invited to help make a tapered candle and cast words about their hopes and dreams inside. This will be followed by a burning ceremony and community chorus on Sunday evening revealing remnant messages.

Open Up will be the first chance for the public to experience tours of the extraordinary new 470-seat Cockpit Theatre. Inspired by Inigo Jones’ historic 1629 Cockpit-In-Court London masterpiece, it is the jewel in the crown of the new Playhouse.

The opening weekend will also be a chance for people of all ages to learn about the exciting locally-based Imaginarium Theatre and the free Youth Theatre and Young Cultural Leaders sessions which will be running at Shakespeare North Playhouse from September. They also run a Community Theatre Company, who will be performing in the Cockpit Theatre in November.

Events continue with a weekend of Open Up performances curated by inspirational Prescot-born playwright, actor and community champion Ashleigh Nugent, acclaimed Artist of the Year in the 2021 Liverpool City Region Culture & Creativity Awards.

A key part of Knowsley’s celebrations as the Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture the opening weekend will see free performances of dance and drama alongside classical music, rap, DJs, crafts and tours from 10am on Saturday and noon on Sunday. There will also be a special ceremony from The Candle Project by Abigail Conway, with participants invited to help make a tapered candle and cast words about their hopes and dreams inside. This will be followed by a burning ceremony and community chorus on Sunday evening revealing remnant messages.

Open Up will be the first chance for the public to experience tours of the extraordinary new 470-seat Cockpit Theatre. Inspired by Inigo Jones’ historic 1629 Cockpit-In-Court London masterpiece, it is the jewel in the crown of the new Playhouse.

The opening weekend will also be a chance for people of all ages to learn about the exciting locally-based Imaginarium Theatre and the free Youth Theatre and Young Cultural Leaders sessions which will be running at Shakespeare North Playhouse from September. They also run a Community Theatre Company, who will be performing in the Cockpit Theatre in November.

The Owl & the Pussy-Cat sculpture trail will run from 20 June to 4 September 2022 – a key feature of Knowsley’s year as the Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture. Thirty-two huge and elaborately decorated creatures will be located across Knowsley in parks, public spaces, town centres and other locations. Designed and decorated by artists with support from members of the local community these beautiful sculptures will be spread across borough. The public are encouraged to follow the trail, find all the creatures, photograph and record it on social media via a free downloadable app. In addition to the 32 large sculptures on display, local schools have also been working on designs for a further 50 smaller creatures who will also be posing up across the borough. The trail commemorates the fact that Edward Lear actually wrote his world-famous poem – The Owl & the Pussy-Cat – during his time living at Knowsley Hall. The incredible sculptures have all been produced by Wild in Art. A map and downloadable app will be available once the trail officially launches to the public.

It’s time to tell our story – that is the theme for Knowsley’s year as Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture and this summer, from Monday 1 August – Saturday 17 September, Kirkby Gallery will present a vibrant exhibition of work created by the borough’s children and young people. In 2022, school children across Knowsley will create their stories, inspired by their own lives and where they live – historical, mythical or imagined.

These words and stories will transform the entire gallery into a larger-than-life open book with giant pages showing the children’s work. The exhibition will offer visitors a unique opportunity to take a journey through the fantastic imaginations of local school children.

Kirkby Gallery is open Monday to Friday: 10am – 5pm (last entry at 4.30pm), Saturdays 10am – 1pm (last entry at 12.30pm). You will find it on the first floor of The Kirkby Centre, Norwich Way, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 8XY.

Enjoy a picnic whilst spending a glorious summer’s evening in the gardens of Knowsley Hall watching Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’.

On Thursday 4th August 2022, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men – with a history stretching back to William Shakespeare himself – will be entertaining guests with their sparkling comedy, As You Like It. One of the UK’s finest touring theatre companies present this great play as Shakespeare first saw it performed – in the open air, by an all male cast and with Elizabethan costumes, music and dance.  Each year tickets sell out so be sure to book early to avoid disappointment.

Visitors are encouraged to bring a chair or rug, a picnic, a bottle of something chilled and spend a glorious summer’s evening watching this authentic production. The Lord Chamberlain’s men have been entertaining audiences throughout the country and internationally since 2004.

Read more about the performance on Knowsley Hall’s website.

Shakespeare North Playhouse and Prescot Town Centre will be packed with nonsense for this massive three-day adventure celebrating Edward Lear’s connection to Knowsley. 

Lear lived at Knowsley Hall and wrote his world-famous poem The Owl and the Pussycat there. To celebrate his love of all things nonsense and the fact that Knowsley is the Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture in 2022, the Serious Nonsense festival is coming to Prescot in August.

There will be plenty of quirky and fun family attractions to enjoy alongside a special programme of readings, performances and talks for all ages.

Full line up and ticket information coming soon. 

Shakespeare North Playhouse and Prescot Town Centre will be packed with nonsense for this massive three-day adventure celebrating Edward Lear’s connection to Knowsley. 

Lear lived at Knowsley Hall and wrote his world-famous poem The Owl and the Pussycat there. To celebrate his love of all things nonsense and the fact that Knowsley is the Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture in 2022, the Serious Nonsense festival is coming to Prescot in August.

There will be plenty of quirky and fun family attractions to enjoy alongside a special programme of readings, performances and talks for all ages.

Full line up and ticket information coming soon. 

Shakespeare North Playhouse and Prescot Town Centre will be packed with nonsense for this massive three-day adventure celebrating Edward Lear’s connection to Knowsley. 

Lear lived at Knowsley Hall and wrote his world-famous poem The Owl and the Pussycat there. To celebrate his love of all things nonsense and the fact that Knowsley is the Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture in 2022, the Serious Nonsense festival is coming to Prescot in August.

There will be plenty of quirky and fun family attractions to enjoy alongside a special programme of readings, performances and talks for all ages.

Full line up and ticket information coming soon. 

The Owl & the Pussy-Cat sculpture trail will run from 20 June to 4 September 2022 – a key feature of Knowsley’s year as the Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture. Thirty-two huge and elaborately decorated creatures will be located across Knowsley in parks, public spaces, town centres and other locations. Designed and decorated by artists with support from members of the local community these beautiful sculptures will be spread across borough. The public are encouraged to follow the trail, find all the creatures, photograph and record it on social media via a free downloadable app. In addition to the 32 large sculptures on display, local schools have also been working on designs for a further 50 smaller creatures who will also be posing up across the borough. The trail commemorates the fact that Edward Lear actually wrote his world-famous poem – The Owl & the Pussy-Cat – during his time living at Knowsley Hall. The incredible sculptures have all been produced by Wild in Art. A map and downloadable app will be available once the trail officially launches to the public.

It’s time to tell our story – that is the theme for Knowsley’s year as Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture and this summer, from Monday 1 August – Saturday 17 September, Kirkby Gallery will present a vibrant exhibition of work created by the borough’s children and young people. In 2022, school children across Knowsley will create their stories, inspired by their own lives and where they live – historical, mythical or imagined.

These words and stories will transform the entire gallery into a larger-than-life open book with giant pages showing the children’s work. The exhibition will offer visitors a unique opportunity to take a journey through the fantastic imaginations of local school children.

Kirkby Gallery is open Monday to Friday: 10am – 5pm (last entry at 4.30pm), Saturdays 10am – 1pm (last entry at 12.30pm). You will find it on the first floor of The Kirkby Centre, Norwich Way, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 8XY.

The first plays to grace the Cockpit stage will be those written by three young winners of the As You Write It national playwriting competition, run in conjunction with BBC’s The One Show, as part of the theatre’s mission to nurture new talent.

The all-female trio of winners will showcase their work – All the World’s a Stage by Ruby, aged 15, from Lancashire; Telling Tales by Rosie, aged 11, from Ayrshire, and Nectarine by Ana, 17, from Brighton.

More information coming to www.ShakespeareNorthPLayhouse.co.uk soon.

The first plays to grace the Cockpit stage will be those written by three young winners of the As You Write It national playwriting competition, run in conjunction with BBC’s The One Show, as part of the theatre’s mission to nurture new talent.

The all-female trio of winners will showcase their work – All the World’s a Stage by Ruby, aged 15, from Lancashire; Telling Tales by Rosie, aged 11, from Ayrshire, and Nectarine by Ana, 17, from Brighton.

More information coming to www.ShakespeareNorthPLayhouse.co.uk soon.

Shakespeare’s classic comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream – a co-production with Northern Stage and Not Too Tame.It is said that Shakespeare wrote A Midsummer Night’s Dream to mark the wedding of Knowsley’s 6th Earl of Derby, William, to Elizabeth de Vere in the presence of Queen Elizabeth I.

Directed by Matthew Dunster, formerly associate director at both the Young Vic and Shakespeare’s Globe, the tale of young love, feuding fairies and mistaken identity gets a dose of realism in this brand-new version.

Co-directed by Warrington-born former rugby super league player turned actor Jimmy Fairhurst, of Shakespeare North Playhouse’s associate company Not Too Tame, it draws out themes of class struggle and teenagers on a raucous night out.

More information coming to www.ShakespeareNorthPLayhouse.co.uk soon.

Shakespeare’s classic comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream – a co-production with Northern Stage and Not Too Tame.It is said that Shakespeare wrote A Midsummer Night’s Dream to mark the wedding of Knowsley’s 6th Earl of Derby, William, to Elizabeth de Vere in the presence of Queen Elizabeth I.

Directed by Matthew Dunster, formerly associate director at both the Young Vic and Shakespeare’s Globe, the tale of young love, feuding fairies and mistaken identity gets a dose of realism in this brand-new version.

Co-directed by Warrington-born former rugby super league player turned actor Jimmy Fairhurst, of Shakespeare North Playhouse’s associate company Not Too Tame, it draws out themes of class struggle and teenagers on a raucous night out.

More information coming to www.ShakespeareNorthPLayhouse.co.uk soon.

Work from world renowned artists including Cezanne, Degas and Renoir will go on display in Kirkby Gallery from 10 October 2022 to 17 December. The Gallery is only one of three places chosen across the UK to host the National Gallery Masterpiece tour of Degas’s ‘Hélène Rouart in her Father’s Study’, sponsored by Christie’s.

The work will be shown at the same time as an international touring exhibition from Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum – ‘Making an Impressions: Prints by Manet, Pissaro and their Contemporaries’.

This exceptional exhibition is expected to attract visitors from across the region.

Kirkby Gallery is open Monday to Friday: 10am – 5pm (last entry at 4.30pm), Saturdays 10am – 1pm (last entry at 12.30pm). You will find it on the first floor of The Kirkby Centre, Norwich Way, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 8XY.

Work from world renowned artists including Cezanne, Degas and Renoir will go on display in Kirkby Gallery from 10 October 2022 to 17 December. The Gallery is only one of three places chosen across the UK to host the National Gallery Masterpiece tour of Degas’s ‘Hélène Rouart in her Father’s Study’, sponsored by Christie’s.

The work will be shown at the same time as an international touring exhibition from Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum – ‘Making an Impressions: Prints by Manet, Pissaro and their Contemporaries’.

This exceptional exhibition is expected to attract visitors from across the region.

Kirkby Gallery is open Monday to Friday: 10am – 5pm (last entry at 4.30pm), Saturdays 10am – 1pm (last entry at 12.30pm). You will find it on the first floor of The Kirkby Centre, Norwich Way, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 8XY.

Knowsley Business Awards are back after a two-year absence due to the pandemic.

The spectacular Awards evening will be held on Thursday 24 November 2022 and will once again take place in the Grand Marquee at Knowsley Safari.

The Knowsley Business Awards are an opportunity to celebrate the success of organisations and individuals in Knowsley who are making a valuable contribution to the local and regional economy.

The Awards have grown in popularity year on year and 2022 promises to be an even bigger and better than ever before!

This year, there will be 12 categories including Employer of the Year, Housing Developer of the Year, Small Business of the Year, Apprentice of the Year and Commercial Development Award.

More information can be found on www.knowsleybusinessawards.com.

Headline show for the autumn and winter season will be Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, recreated with a distinctly Knowsley feel, offering ‘a slightly bonkers, fast and furious retelling of the original text with some familiar local references and a sprinkling of pantomime fun’.

Written by Nick Lane, associate director at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, the play is directed by Ellie Hurt, co-founder of Liverpool’s The B Collective and associate director of Hamlet at the National Theatre, and Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World. 

More information coming to www.ShakespeareNorthPLayhouse.co.uk soon.

Work from world renowned artists including Cezanne, Degas and Renoir will go on display in Kirkby Gallery from 10 October 2022 to 17 December. The Gallery is only one of three places chosen across the UK to host the National Gallery Masterpiece tour of Degas’s ‘Hélène Rouart in her Father’s Study’, sponsored by Christie’s.

The work will be shown at the same time as an international touring exhibition from Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum – ‘Making an Impressions: Prints by Manet, Pissaro and their Contemporaries’.

This exceptional exhibition is expected to attract visitors from across the region.

Kirkby Gallery is open Monday to Friday: 10am – 5pm (last entry at 4.30pm), Saturdays 10am – 1pm (last entry at 12.30pm). You will find it on the first floor of The Kirkby Centre, Norwich Way, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 8XY.

Headline show for the autumn and winter season will be Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, recreated with a distinctly Knowsley feel, offering ‘a slightly bonkers, fast and furious retelling of the original text with some familiar local references and a sprinkling of pantomime fun’.

Written by Nick Lane, associate director at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, the play is directed by Ellie Hurt, co-founder of Liverpool’s The B Collective and associate director of Hamlet at the National Theatre, and Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World. 

More information coming to www.ShakespeareNorthPLayhouse.co.uk soon.

Headline show for the autumn and winter season will be Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, recreated with a distinctly Knowsley feel, offering ‘a slightly bonkers, fast and furious retelling of the original text with some familiar local references and a sprinkling of pantomime fun’.

Written by Nick Lane, associate director at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, the play is directed by Ellie Hurt, co-founder of Liverpool’s The B Collective and associate director of Hamlet at the National Theatre, and Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World. 

More information coming to www.ShakespeareNorthPLayhouse.co.uk soon.