May is Local and Community History Month, and Knowsley Archives Service is celebrating our communities with exhibitions and events in your local library.
We’ve kicked things off with our new exhibition, ‘Knowing Your Knowsley’ which is open until 29 May 2026. Come along to The ARK at Kirkby Library to see gems from the Archive representing Cronton, Halewood, Kirkby, Prescot, Stockbridge Village, Tarbock and Whiston, and head over to Huyton Library for a special selection focusing on Huyton and Roby.
We are also coming to a library near you with a series of free talks and events that you can get involved with:
- Thursday 14 May, 10.30 at Prescot Library
The Archives Service presents a talk on the rich history of Prescot and Whiston, as revealed by the archive collections
- Friday 15 May, 10:30am at Stockbridge Village Library
Join us for a wander down memory lane as we share our stories and memories of Stockbridge Village in a relaxing reminiscence session in the library
- Monday 18 May 2026, 2:30pm Halewood Library
Join us for an afternoon of Halewood memories as we reminisce with stories and reconnect with our shared past
- Wednesday 20 May, 10:30am at Kirkby Library
Kirkby in Camera offers a rare opportunity to view some of the films in the Archive that reveal different aspects of the story of Kirkby and the borough of Knowsley
- Thursday 21 May, 2:00pm at Prescot Library
Local author, Chris Jones, presents ‘Tinker, Tailor, Scouser, Spy’ – the incredible story of Liverpool-born Alexander Foote, who passed German intelligence to the USSR during WWII and influenced the Soviet victories at Stalingrad and Kursk
- Thursday 28 May, 2:30pm at Huyton Library
The Archives Service presents a talk, Huyton -with-Roby: A View from the Archive, looking at the history of these neighbouring townships through the lens of the archive collections
All of these events are free to attend, but you can make sure of your place by booking through Eventbrite: Knowing Your Knowsley Events
For more information, contact your local branch library or Knowsley Archives Service on 0151 443 4291, or email infoheritage@knowsley.gov.uk
