OUR OWN DIRECT DELIVERED ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES:

A) Free Community Activity Clubs - we have 3 free activity clubs

1) Table Tennis Adult Sessions every Monday 1pm - 2.45pm. - See Section 1 below -

2) Family Games Club (Term Time plus Summer holiday programme) - weekly every Friday 3.30pm - 5.45pm and a number of special themed clubs - See Section 1 below for more details for all clubs

3) Community Food Growing Garden Club - weekly every Friday from 1pm - 3pm - see Section 1 for more details -

B) Various Adult training/courses/classes - please see section 2 below for more details -

C) Heritage and other events - please see section 3 below for more details -

D) Food Vouchers/food poverty support - daily service- see section 4 below for more details

E) Advice service, Advocacy, Information and Resource Point - we now run our own Advice Service; provide Advocacy, access to online resources and information and a freephone, available daily during daytime centre opening times - for details on our Information point and Resources see section 5 below and (click) Advice and Advocacy page for further details on this service

F) Public Health - Working with the NHS we promote, host and facilitate public Health checks and Covid Vaccinations. See our Covid 19 and public health page for details of all clinics

G) Hire out Thompson Community Hall for use by internal and external groups. To hire our Hall please contact the centre on 0151 727 2648.

I) Managed Workspace/Offices to rent under Lease - We rent out offices to other charitable/community organisations and small business start ups - see section 6 below for directory and our office space and hall hire page for availability.

FUNDERS:

In addition to the funders named below who are supporting specific activities and for which their support is truly appreciated,  our thanks also is expressed to The Pilkington Charities Fund. They have year on year made a donation to contribute to our collective charitable work. Our Chair Martin Davies said “we are sincerely grateful for this support which helps makes such a difference for the people we support in many ways”.

In Dec 2022 Garfield Weston Foundation kindly awarded a 2-year grant award of £10,000 per year towards centre operations/core running costs and our community programme/services until Dec 2024. Our Chair Martin Davies said “our charity is truly grateful for this much needed award at a time when our utilities have doubled and costs to maintain the centre has greatly increased, thank you”.

The P H Holt Foundation and John Moores Foundation have awarded us funding for the continuation of our Advice Service until 31st March 2025. Our Chair Martin Davies said “This is a vital part of our work for the community and we are so glad that the Trustees of both Foundations felt able to support this important element, which is having a real impact for local residents”.

In July 2023 the Henry Smith Charity kindly awarded a 3-year revenue core costs grant totalling £63,800 over the 3 year period. Our Chair Martin Davies said “This is truly wonderful news and will contribute towards the greatly increased centre operations/core running costs (largely due to inflation and the cost of living and energy crisis) and our community programme/services until June 2026”.

In May 2024 we received £15,000 core running costs grant funding awarded by Postcode Neighbourhood Trust from players of The Peoples Postcode Lottery. This grant covers an 18 month period. Our Chair Martin Davies said “on behalf of the board I would like to convey our sincere thanks and appreciation to players of The Peoples Postcode Lottery and the panel of the Postcode Neighbourhood Trust for this much needed grant award. It comes at a time when our charity has and continues to experience the enduring effects of inflation and cost of living crisis, impacting the cost to operate our community resource centre and run our vital services and programme for the local community”.”.

Grant awards July 2024 - from The Torus Foundation and The Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund - Thank you to both of these funders for their grant awards of £4661 each, which will collectively support our Community Club Activities detailed in Section 1 below, for 1 year until August 2025. Our Chair Martin Davies expressed the Boards deepest thanks.

There are other smaller grants/funding we have secured which are project specific and detailed in this seciton.

See below for additional detail on the above activities:

SECTION 1. OUR FREE COMMUNITY CLUB ACTIVITIES - supported by The Torus Foundation and The Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund until August 2025

I) FAMILY GAMES CLUB:

Our Family Games Club is currently held on a Friday, 3.30pm-5.45pm term time and a 4-week summer holiday programme. Various funders have over the years contributed to this club. The club aims to promote family cohesion, social interaction and develop social skills through board and floor games. We have classic board and floor games like Kerplunk, Monopoly, Jenga, Scrabble, Chess, Connect 4, Skittles, Bowls, Table Tennis and much more - We have included in our club session as requested by our families, a mini session each week in our Food Growing Garden which has proved fruitful in more ways than one! To register to become a club member, drop into the Centre, or call us on 0151 727 2648 THIS IS A FREE CLUB AND IS FOR FAMILIES SO PARENTS/GUARDIANS MUST ATTEND WITH THEIR CHILD/CHILDREN.

Here are some of our family games club members having fun at club sessions both indoors and in our community garden

II) FREE TABLE TENNIS SESSIONS WEEKLY ON A MONDAY FROM 1PM -2.45PM - NO SPECTATORS - FOR CLUB MEMBERSHIP AND BOOKING CONTACT RECEPTION

PLAYER AGREEMENT FORM AVAILABLE AT RECEPTION

III) COMMUNITY FOOD GROWING GARDEN CLUB:  FREE TO ATTEND

We have 8 raised beds for food growing, multiple floor beds to grow root vegetables, and a poly tunnel, so its a great time to get involved. If you are interested in joining our FREE horticulture course please let us know. The programme includes: 

Sowing to Growing; Garden Management; Harvesting food; Site maintenance; Plant, pest and disease control

Delivered by an experienced Horticulturist MIKE. If you’re interested and for enquiries on club membership contact us at the centre Call us on (0151) 727 2648 ; Email us info@toxtethtownhall.org.uk ; Drop into Toxteth Town Hall 15 High Park Street, L8 8DX. The club session is on every Friday 1pm – 3pm and is club membership is Free and open to any local residents aged 18 years and over. Capacity limit is 12.

The aim is to enable local residents and families to grow their own food produce and develop their skills in these areas, improve well-being, and have some fun.

SECTION 2: FREE ADULT COURSES/WORKSHOPS/PUBLIC FORUMS HERE: 

We offer directly or in partnership with other organisations various adult courses or workshops throughout the year.

ADULT PEER SUPPORT CLASS FOR ENGLISH, MATHS AND SCIENCE

Every Monday 10am-12pm we run a Peer Support Class for local adults requiring support with English literature, Maths (not ESOL) and Science ran voluntarily by one of our Trustees who is a retired teacher. The current class if full.

SECTION 3. HERITAGE AND OTHER EVENTS 

COFFEE MORNINGS - These are held every month and are open to the public. For dates and more detail please refer to our Special Events and Activities page, please CLICK HERE

HERITAGE EVENTS
These are usually ran in September as part of National Heritage Open days - details of our next event to be detailed here nearer the time

SEE PICTURES OF PREVIOUS HERITAGE DAYS WE’VE HELD

SECTION 4. FOOD VOUCHERS/HARDSHIP SUPPORT:

DAILY SERVICE: Food vouchers are available at this Centre for those suffering hardship and in crisis. Drop in and ask at reception during Monday to Friday from 9am until 2.30pm. We have partnered with The Trussell Trust Foodbank programme and available to anyone in crisis. We will also provide you with additional information on where to access further food parcels, advice, support or other initiatives. Where appropriate, you can be further supported by having an appointment with our own Advisor as part of our Advice Service, to assist with other factors that are contributing to your situation.   

SECTION 5. INFORMATION AND RESOURCE POINT:

INFORMATION AND RESOURCE POINT - Open at Reception during day time centre opening hours, enabling the public and local residents access to a broad range of information, where available.

RESOURCES: We have a freephone available at reception Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm to use to make necessary calls for support and information (not for recreational purposes). We also have a laptop to go online for advice, information and you can use it e.g. to log in to your Universal Credit account if needed.

NOTE: FOR OUR ADVICE SERVICE AND ADVOCACY SUPPORT - PLEASE CLICK THIS LINK

SECTION 6. MANAGED WORKSPACE/OFFICES - ORGANISATIONS CURRENTLY BASED AT TOXTETH TOWN HALL DELIVERING A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY-

UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2024

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO TAKE YOU TO THE PAGE ON OUR SITE FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT EACH ORGANISATION

REGISTERED CHARITIES, CIC’S OR NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS

• SOLA ARTS

•  FAMILY REFUGEE SUPPORT PROJECT

•  BACK ON TRACK (LIVERPOOL) LTD

• MOVING ON WITH LIFE AND LEARNING (MOWLL)

• EAC HUB Ltd

• PERSONAL SUCCESS

• HOUSEHOLDS INTO WORK (LCRCA)

• BACK TO LIFE (LIVERPOOL) LTD -

• UNITED RESPONSE -

SOLE TRADERS/START-UPS/SMALL ENTERPRISES:

• MILKYONE CREATIVE

• ENVI HAIRDRESSING

• UNLIMITED CLEANING LTD