A Community Standing Strong
Just a month after the joy and celebration of MWOTY 2024, an unthinkable tragedy unfolded when three young girls from Southport – Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine – were killed in a horrific knife attack that shook not just our community, but the whole of the UK. […]
“Southport Strong Together Appeal” Launches with Initial £50,000 Donation
The Community Foundation for Merseyside, in partnership with Sefton Council and Sefton CVS, has activated an urgent fundraising appeal for all those affected by the knife attack in Southport yesterday. The Southport Strong Together Appeal, which has already received its first donation of £50,000 from the Liverpool ONE Foundation, will help to meet the immediate […]
Swarm of nominations for St Helens Bees at Netball One Awards
St Helens Bees Netball Club celebrated a swarm of nominations at the North West Netball One Awards on Sunday 7th July – and came home with a win! The club had nominations in five categories including, unsung hero award (two nominees), Coach of The Year (four nominees), Young Volunteer Of The Year (two nominees), Club […]
MWOTY 2024 Winners Revealed
Donna Scully, joint owner and director at Carpenters Group, one of the UK’s leading providers of insurance and legal services has been named Merseyside Woman of the Year 2024 and winner of the Business Leader category. Based in Liverpool for over 25 years with a proud Irish heritage, Donna is a global leader in the […]
Merseyside Women of the Year 2024 Finalists Revealed
The finalists for the Merseyside Women of the Year Awards 2024 have been revealed and the public has been invited to vote for their overall ‘Woman of the Year’. The 20 finalists have been recognised for their work supporting and improving the lives of people in Merseyside and beyond, through business leadership, voluntary work, activism, […]
Wealth & investment firm to support MWOTY 2024
Nominations for the Merseyside Women of the Year awards have opened for 2024, with Investec Wealth & Investment (UK), part of the Rathbones Group Plc, being revealed as new category sponsor for the ‘Entrepreneur’ award. The wealth management firm manages over £40bn assets for its clients. It has an office in Liverpool, with roots in the city […]
FPC returns as MWOTY headline sponsor for 2024
Ainsdale-based independent financial planning and investment management firm, FPC, has announced that it will return as headline sponsor for the Merseyside Women of the Year (MWOTY) Awards 2024. The women-led business stepped up as the headline sponsor for the 2023 event after five years as category sponsor and has supported this year’s winners – Heather […]
Community Foundation for Merseyside supports BlackFest 2023
Category sponsor and charity partner of the 2023 Merseyside Women of the Year Awards, the Community Foundation for Merseyside, were delighted to support BlackFest, a Black arts festival founded in 2018 by MWOTY 2022 Woman of the Year, Jubeda Khatun. The organisation sponsored both BlackFest’s fashion show and its 2023 celebration event at Sefton Park […]
Team 1C Ball Raises £25K
The Team 1C Stars and Stripes Ball, which took place on Saturday 30th September, has raised £25,000 for a range of incredible charities. The beneficiaries of the funds are Whiston & St Helen’s Hospital Charity, Ronald McDonald House Liverpool, Liverpool Women’s Hospital Charity and Smiling Hearts Charity, who will be doing heart surgery camp in […]
Fully-Funded Wellbeing Programme with The Worry Wizard
Do you know a primary school in Merseyside who would like to receive a FULLY FUNDED evidence-based Wellbeing programme? The Blue Sky Foundation, with support from the Community Foundations for Lancashire and Merseyside, are offering The Worry Wizard’s ‘Introducing Wellbeing’ programme to primary schools across the region. ‘Introducing Wellbeing’ is a low input, high impact […]