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Town Council Annual Meeting & Parish Meeting 2020
Halewood Town council is scheduling two important meetings in the next few weeks. Both meetings may be accessed by the public of Halewood.
The council’s ‘Annual Meeting’ to select a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor takes place on Thursday May 21st at 5.00 p.m. The public may request access to this meeting using the Zoom Teleconferencing facility. The sole purpose of this meeting is to elect the new officials for 2020/21 and, as such, there will be no public participation.
The annual ‘Parish Meeting’ of the council will take place on Thursday June 11th at 6.00 p.m. The Annual Parish Meeting, chaired by the new Mayor of the Town Council, is the meeting for the people of Halewood and is an opportunity for residents to ask questions and receive responses from the Mayor and Town Manager. Ahead of that meeting, we will be encouraging residents to not only advise of their intention to attend the meeting, but also to send through questions to assist with more informed responses. There will also be opportunities to ask questions on the night too.
Residents are reminded that both the Annual Meeting on May 21st and the ‘Parish Meeting’ on June 11th will be recorded via Zoom. It is highly likely both meetings will subsequently be shared online for the attention of the wider Halewood public.
Given the extraordinary circumstances of the Covid-19 crisis, we are hopeful this innovative approach to the public’s attendance and participation at meetings will be welcomed by the people of Halewood.
To attend the Annual Meeting, residents must write to the Town Manager by 5.00pm on Wednesday May 20th and a meeting ID will subsequently be shared to allow access. A cut-off date for the Parish Meeting will be issued soon.
Gerry Allen – gerry.allen@knowsley.gov.uk or to The Arncliffe Centre, Arncliffe Road, Halewood.
VE Day 75th Anniversary
Our Special Edition VE Day 75th Anniversary Newsletter can be found in the link on homepage (to the right of the screen).
It is our way of paying tribute to the entire WWII generation for their services that contributed to ‘Victory In Europe’. As we face our most challenging times since WWII, it is important that we can unite in recognition, just as communities did 75 years ago. We would like to thank everybody who contributed to the newsletter, with their amazing stories, photographs and fantastic pictures from some very enthusiastic children. We thoroughly enjoyed sharing your stories and we know that so many people enjoyed reading them too. Feel free to continue the commemoration by joining us in an ‘Afternoon Tea’ from the comfort of your own home.
Community Hub – VE Day Weekend Openings
Staff and volunteers at the Halewood Community Hub at the Arncliffe Centre will be taking a well-earned break for the VE Day Bank Holiday on Friday May 8th. The hub will be back open as normal on Saturday May 9th for Halewood’s weekly session with the Knowsley Foodbank. Residents needing assistance are invited to call-in if help is needed with emergency food between 12.00 – 2.00 p.m.
Our Community Hub will remain available for emergencies over the weekend, including VE Day. The emergency number is 07756 080888.
We wish all residents, volunteers and staff a wonderful Bank Holiday tomorrow.
Halewood Community Hub
Halewood Town Council has established its ‘Community Hub’ at The Arncliffe Centre and is working with a number of partners to support the needs of residents across the township. The main function of the ‘Community Hub’ is to act as; a venue for emergency food support, a link for volunteers supporting the wider community, also as a reliable source of information for the precept payers of Halewood.
The Town Council is working directly with the principal authority, Knowsley MBC as part of a co-ordinated response to community needs. Our ‘Community Hub’ is therefore linked to the main Knowsley Volunteer Hub, to help achieve this co-ordinated response and ensure no one in Halewood is missed out if they need support. As part of this arrangement, the hub is now a local point for the Knowsley Foodbank for the receipt of deliveries and distribution, to those who need support. We are also liaising with several fantastic community organisations and individual volunteers, who simply want to make a difference at this time of national emergency.
Town Council staff and Councillors are also active in delivering the response. In addition, our website and social media platforms will regularly post useful and reliable information to help keep you and your family safe.
Here are some important numbers and details:
Halewood Community Hub (Arncliffe Centre)
Tel: 07756 080888
Email: Halewoodcommunityhub@outlook.com
If you live in Halewood, please use these numbers or email address to request assistance or notify us if you can offer support. We may also be able to signpost you to immediate sources of support in your neighbourhood or street.
Knowsley Council – 0800 073 0043
This is to help all Knowsley residents who need additional support during the outbreak, also coordinate offers of help for those who are wanting to volunteer their time or services.
April Coronavirus Update
As the Coronavirus crisis continues, we reaffirm our statement that the health and well-being of Halewood residents, Town Council staff and the people performing ‘essential’ work is at the forefront of everything we do and will continue to adhere to government advice.
All activities at Hollies Hall and The Arncliffe Centres, including functions, regular groups and Council meetings will remain suspended until the end of April (as a minimum). This will hardly be a surprise given the context every person in the country is now living through. We will take a decision about meetings and events in May and June in two weeks’ time. The Town Manager and Councillors are liaising most days about council business.
In terms of support, the priority for Halewood Town Council is to support the community-led responses to the virus, supporting local people, key services and sharing information. The Arncliffe Centre is now a ‘Community Hub’ facilitating some of the responses to the most vulnerable across the Halewood community. It will act as a central point for the Knowsley Foodbank in Halewood for the delivery of food items, storage and packing before they are distributed to households. Halewood Town Council has provided funding to the Knowsley Foodbank to kick-start the new Hub – the Foodbank is able to bulk-buy items in a way the Town Council can’t. The Community Hub will be staffed daily from 11.00am – 2.00pm but will also open flexibly to meet demand for deliveries, distribution etc. 7 days per week. The Town Council also acknowledges the excellent work being undertaken by Halewood’s faith, community and voluntary sector to support the neediest in our communities, and stand ready to offer additional support wherever this can make a difference.
Finally, the Town Council is also liaising directly with Knowsley Borough Council in terms of its plan to co-ordinate support with the major services – NHS, Police, the Army among others. We think this is vitally important and it will allow us to connect to the Council’s system for aligning volunteers to support vulnerable residents, and to ensure this is done ‘safely’ for the protection of the receiver and giver of that support. This will also facilitate the sharing of important resources to help in the fight against the Coronavirus.
Here are some important numbers and details:
Halewood Community Hub (Arncliffe Centre)
Tel: 07756 080888 Email: Halewoodcommunityhub@outlook.com
Knowsley Council – 0800 073 0043
Has set up a Community Support and Volunteer Line. This is to help Knowsley residents who need additional support during the outbreak and also coordinate offers of help for those who are wanting to volunteer their time or services to help those in need in their local community.
Cancellation of March 19th Town Council Meeting
As advised on our Social Media feed last night, the Town Council meeting scheduled for Thursday March 19th at 7.00 p.m. has been cancelled. This is due to the ongoing Public Health risks associated with the Coronavirus crisis.
VE Day 75th Anniversary Newsletter
VE Day Special Newsletter 75th Anniversary