Milestone development for historic Festival Gardens site

A much-loved Liverpool waterfront area has reached a milestone moment in its transformation journey.

At the end of June, work to remediate 22-acres of the city’s Festival Gardens site was nearing completion after a complex two-year excavation programme.

This mammoth work saw the derelict land completely excavated, removing more than 380,000 cubic metres of soil and waste. 95% of this excavated material has been recycled and saved from landfill.

Liverpool City Council is now seeking to appoint a multidisciplinary consultant team to assist in preparing a development brief for the residential-led redevelopment of Festival Gardens.

The brief will set out aspirations to create a thriving, sustainable, healthy and inclusive new neighbourhood for south Liverpool with a strong identity and sense of community.

Liverpool Film Office announces funding for second series of Time

The second series of Jimmy McGovern’s multiaward-winning hit drama Time has received investment from Liverpool Film Office through the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Production Fund.

The announcement follows the BBC’s release of first-look image of Jodie Whittaker, Tamara Lawrance and Bella Ramsey in the lead roles.

Currently filming across Liverpool, Halton, Wirral and Knowsley, the new three-part series is a moving portrayal of life inside a women’s prison, told through the lens of three very different inmates.

The LCR Production Fund was launched to increase the number, range and scale of productions made in the city region. So far, the fund has made eight investments including primetime dramas such as BAFTA award-winning Help, BAFTA nominated The Responder and The Ipcress File, with another two to three expected over the remainder of 2023.

All Saints Heritage Weekend is back and taking place on Saturday 16th (10am - 4pm) and Sunday 17th (2pm - 4pm) September.

The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building and is the only medieval church remaining in the Metropolitan borough of Liverpool.

During the heritage weekend, the wonderful church, tower and churchyard will once again be open for the public to enjoy.

In addition, this year there will be contributions from the Merseyside Archeological Society who have been surveying the churchyard for a number of years. They will be guiding discovery walks and displays in church.

Also, the community art group who meet in Childwall Abbey will be displaying their work.

On Saturday the Church Acre (Community Garde) will also have an open day.

Everyone is welcome to join these events too.