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Bringing out the bunting for royal wedding party

Knowsley residents got into the street party spirit to celebrate the royal wedding today (Thursday, April 28).

The party was in full swing at the Knowsley Housing Trust Supported Housing Scheme covering Halsall, Eaton and Moss Street in Prescot.

Residents enjoyed party food and drinks as they took to the streets in red, white and blue to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey on Friday.

KHT Chief Executive Bob Taylor said: “It is great to see our residents join in the celebrations and wish the royal couple well as they prepare for the biggest day of their lives.”

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Knowsley lads bring Dallas Cup to Merseyside for the first time in competition history

A team of under 19 footballers from Knowsley have returned home as Champions from an international youth soccer tournament which took place in Dallas, USA over the past week.

The talented squad of 18 footballers won the tournament with a 4-2 victory against Ajax Gunners from Canada, bringing the Dallas Cup to Knowsley for the first time in the 32 year history of the competition.

Enjoy ‘Our Day Out’ at arts festival

A Merseyside arts festival has announced a special screening of a rarely shown classic British drama by a local writer.

Audiences at the Prescot Festival in June will have the opportunity to see the 1977 BBC drama Our Day Out, written by Whiston-born Willy Russell.

Willy Russell is well known as the writer of plays and films such as Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine and Our Day Out, and the musical Blood Brothers. His work has attracted huge and appreciative audiences all over the world, and his plays and musicals have won countless awards. His first novel, The Wrong Boy, published in 2000, has been translated into fifteen languages.

The film screening will begin with an introduction by local actor Bill Moores, who plays the role of coach driver in Our Day Out. He will talk about filming the drama and answer questions about his acting career, including his role in the long-running ITV sitcom Watching.

Spring into Summer with FREE fit clubs for kids

· CWM Clubs in Kirkby and Whiston
· Open day on Saturday 30th April

Get the family fit this spring with new Clubs from CWM Health in Knowsley. Clubs will be available in Kirkby and Whiston starting on Saturday 7th May. All programmes are FREE for families to attend.

Come along and meet the team at the taster session and health MOT Kirkby Leisure Centre, Cherryfield Drive, Kirkby, Knowsley, L32 8SA between 11am and 2pm on Saturday 30th April.

Clubs for 4-16 year olds are available from Saturday 7th May at:

• Kirkby All Saints Centre for Learning, 9am - 12:30pm
• St Edmund and Arrowsmith Centre for Learning, 1:30 - 5pm

The FREE programme is funded Knowsley Health and Wellbeing and is a specialist service which will give overweight youngsters and their families the personalised support they need to help them on the road to a slimmer and healthier lifestyle.

The Club combines physical activity and lifestyle classes which focus on behaviour modification in a fun and friendly environment. Clubbers must be accompanied by a parent or carer. CWM Clubs are a great way to kick start a fitter, healthier future, to meet new friends and take part in fun activities. So don’t miss out – join a CWM Club today.

Get your FREE compost 'givaway' bags

Knowsley residents can celebrate Compost Awareness Week by getting involved with the council’s FREE compost giveaway.

Green fingered residents can collect up to three 20kg bags of compost at three ‘giveaway’ events on Sunday, 8 May between 11am and 3pm. This is distributed on a first come first served basis so get there early to avoid disappointment.

The compost is made from Knowsley residents’ recycled garden waste, so the event is a reward to local households for their recycling efforts.

The ‘giveaways’ are at:

Kirkby Sports College, Bracknell Ave, Kirkby L32 9PP.
Halewood Park, Okell Drive, Halewood L26 7XB.
Knowsley Council Depot, Stretton Way, Huyton L36 6JF.

Knowsley Active Challenge 2011

Runners and walkers are under starters’ orders for this years’ Knowsley Active Challenge being held on Sunday 15th May at Knowsley Hall.

The Knowsley Active Challenge is a team running event with a difference, you can run (or walk) safe in the knowledge there is no traffic whilst taking in the beautiful surroundings.

Last years winners are already limbering up for to take part in one of the four events that form part of this years’ Knowsley Active Challenge:

3k or 8k walks – Ideal for all ages and abilities, the 3k walk is pushchair and wheelchair friendly whilst the 8k walk is suitable for keen walkers

Junior Active Challenge – For those budding athletes, this 2k run is open for young people aged 8 to 16 years and has four school group categories; school years 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 7 and 8 and 9, 10 and 11.

Adult 5k Challenge – For those wanting a real challenge, get involved in this 5k run. (For those over 16 years of age)
Teams of four: £28 entry per team

Housing Trust helps to make communities safer

A housing trust is helping to reduce anti-social behaviour in Knowsley.

Knowsley Housing Trust’s Tenancy Enforcement Unit (TEU), together with partner agencies in the Safer Knowsley Partnership, reduced various forms of nuisance behaviour and crime across the borough last year, some by as much as 50 per cent.

Last year the unit helped to halve gun crime across Knowsley through a focused firearms initiative with Merseyside Police that started three years ago.

It has led to the number of firearm discharges across Knowsley dropping from 28 in 2009/10 to 14 in 2010/11. (Figures from KHT and Merseyside Police)

Carl Can Win for Whiston

(Press Release) Election candidate Carl Cashman promises to give Whiston a choice they’ve never had – an alternative to a Labour town council that has neglected the town, he says.

“The people of Prescot and Whiston deserve better from their town and borough council,” Mr Cashman said. “They’ve been abandoned too long.”

Standing for the Liberal Democrats in Whiston North ward, he promises to fight for a referendum to give Whiston the choice to get out of Knowsley. The pledge is a head-on challenge to his opponents, who he says are forgetting about Whiston while making a “grab for power down at the Huyton Muncipal Buildings.”

Work due to start on street lighting replacement in Knowsley

Knowsley Council has chosen the contractor to carry out a multi-million pound revamp of the borough’s street lighting assets.

A grant of £58m has been approved by the Department of Transport to enable the scheme to go ahead in partnership with Tay Valley Lighting (TVL).

Work will begin in August 2011 to replace street lights across the borough. Additionally, work will also be undertaken along the M62 motorway to replace 47 high mast lights.

Furthermore, around 80% of the borough’s traffic signs will also be replaced or upgraded over the next four years.