Knowsley Older People's Voice

08/01/2026

Do you know a local volunteering hero?

We’ve launched the Knowsley Mayor’s Award for Volunteering to recognise the unsung heroes who make a difference in our communities every day.

So please help us by nominating individuals and groups for five awards:

• Volunteer of the Year
• Young Volunteer of the Year
• Community Group of the Year
• Environmental Champion
• Good Neighbour of the Year

The nomination window is now open and closes midnight on 31 January 2026.

Find out more about the awards and make a nomination in comments

13/11/2025

🔋 Want to dispose of your batteries, vapes, small electricals and textiles responsibly?

♻️ Our Recycling Engagement Team will be bringing their Mobile Recycling Centre to:

➡️ Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park, Volair, Huyton on Wednesday 19 November between 10am and 12pm.

They’ll also have lots of advice and information about recycling and reducing waste. Keep up to date with the team's events and activities: https://orlo.uk/OV1Si

Looking forward to seeing you then.

13/11/2025

⚠️ The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) is set to begin an Electoral Review of Knowsley Council, to ensure that local areas within the borough are fairly and evenly represented. As part of their review, representatives from the Boundary Commission will be attending a number of events in Knowsley to explain the process, set out the formal public consultation timeline, and answer any questions you may have. Each session will last around 45 minutes.

🗓️ These events are taking place on:-

Thursday 13 November - 12.30pm, Hollies Hall, Hollies Road, Halewood, L26 0TH; 3.30pm, Volair Leisure Centre, Cherryfield Drive, Kirkby, L32 8SA; and 6pm, Council Chamber, Huyton Municipal Building, Archway Road, Huyton, L36 9YU. This session will be livestreamed and the link will be available on the Council’s website.

In addition, there's an event on Friday 14 November 2025 - 9.30am, Prescot Town Hall, 1 Warrington Road, Prescot, L34 5QX.

Find out more here https://orlo.uk/5lsky

31/10/2025

🫁Knowsley residents aged 55-74 years old, who smoke or have previously smoked, can access FREE NHS lung health checks in Kirkby in the coming months.
📋The health checks are invite only and known eligible residents will receive text invites from 10 November 2025. Telephone lung health checks will then take place between the 28 November 2025 and 22 January 2026.
🙋Any resident aged 55-74 years old and who has previously smoked at least 100 ci******es (or the equivalent) in their lifetime is eligible. Knowsley residents can check if their status is known by contacting their GP and ensuring their records are up to date.
➡️To launch the campaign, an event was held in Kirkby Town Centre on 31 October to engage with residents about the programme. The event was attended by a range of professionals including Cllr Christine Bannon, Knowsley Council’s Cabinet Member for Health, and Dr Mike Merriman, Partner at Millbrook Medical Centre in Kirkby.
💬Cllr Christine Bannon, Knowsley Council’s Cabinet Member for Health, said: “Early detection of lung cancer is vital and that is why programmes such as Every Breath Matters campaign are hugely important.”
https://orlo.uk/JCCzW

28/10/2025

Are you aged 60 or over? Join us for a free road safety event on Wednesday, 5 November, 10am-2.30pm at Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park.
Find out about changes to the Highway Code, get practical road safety advice, and meet your local road safety team.
Free tea, coffee and lunch included.
Book your free place by emailing [email protected] or calling 0151 443 2244.

23/09/2025

For information on everything homes, pop along to the next Healthy Homes event in Halewood Library

Healthy Homes Event – Tuesday 7th October, 10am - 12noon - Halewood Library

18/09/2025

11/09/2025

We've enjoyed attending the Livv Health and Wellbeing Roadshows at some of their supported schemes and look forward to future events!

05/09/2025

Knowsley Older People's Voice hosted their Annual General Meeting in July and were pleased to have local MP Anneliese Midgely attend virtually by video as our guest speaker after following KOPV's support for her Pension Credit campaign last winter.

We were made aware in August, that a KOPV member who attended had made some negative comments on BBC Radio Merseyside regarding this, particularly that Annelise did not attend in person. We would like to clarify that this member was not speaking on behalf of KOPV. As Parliament was still in session, the Steering Group were happy for a pre-recorded message to be shown at the event and were pleased with the content and the offer to meet up in person at a later date to discuss older people's experiences in Knowsley.

We look forward to working with Anneliese and our other local MP's in future regarding issues faced by over 55's in Knowsley.

05/09/2025

We’re looking forward to joining other services and local organisations with promoting Falls Prevention Week.

Many of our health activities, green gym equipment in our parks and our volunteering programs are good opportunities to access free exercise to encourage building strength, reduce the likelihood of falls as well as socialising and building confidence getting to know our spaces better.

For more information on Falls Prevention Week 🔽

📢To celebrate Falls Prevention Week, Knowsley Council and its partners have organised a drop-in event for residents on Thursday 18 September at Volair Huyton.

📉Taking place from 15-19 September, Falls Prevention Week aims to reduce the risk of falls to help older people live independently and without anxiety over falling which is a leading cause of injury and death for older adults.
Attendees will be able to take part in a number of talks and demos throughout the four-hour event.

📅 Thursday 18 September
📍 Volair Huyton
⏰ 10am to 2pm

💬 Cllr Christine Bannon, Knowsley Council Cabinet Member for Health, said: “Falls prevention is all about supporting our residents to live independently and help reduce trips to our local A&E departments. By increasing knowledge and access to services to improve strength, balance and confidence, residents are able to live in their own homes for longer and ultimately have a better quality of life.”

🔗 For more, visit Knowsley News, search: Falls Prevention Week