News and events

The Mayor of Prescot’s Charity Christmas Raffle has been drawn and all the lucky winners with contact numbers have been contacted today (21/12/20). We have raised £700 for the Mayors Charity and would like to thank all those people and businesses that donated a prize or purchased raffle tickets. Here is the list of winning tickets, if you think you have won but have not been contacted please call 0151 426 3933:-

Stop Loan Sharks newsletter article – Dec 20

Stop Loan Sharks Winter Newsletter 2020

Tickets are now on sale for Mayor’s Christmas raffle. £1 per ticket with all proceeds going to the Mayor’s Charity with recipients chosen at the end of the Mayoral term. Tickets can be purchased from Prescot Town Hall – Monday to Friday from 9.30am – 4.00pm.

The raffle will be drawn at 2.00pm on Friday 18th December 2020 & winners must collect prizes from Prescot Town Hall by 22nd December 2020.

The Mayor of Prescot Cllr Mark Burke has set about saving Christmas by calling in a favour from Father Christmas himself . Starting today the Mayor will be accompanying Father Christmas as he visits each of Prescot’s Primary Schools to provide every child in the town with a selection pack and let them know that lockdown and social distancing doesn’t mean Christmas is Cancelled. Some year 5 children from St Luke’s were even deputised as Elves so that they could hand out selection packs to the rest of the school.

Whilst the whole of Evelyn Primary came out into the playground were special representatives from each picked up a sack for each class.

Notice of Conclusion of Audit

The Liverpool City Region has now moved into Tier 2 or High Alert Level.

So what does this actually mean?

Reviewing the latest government guidance it would appear that the new Tier 2 is very similar to the old Tier 3 which was in place in the City Region before the November Lockdown.

Full details of the rules are below:

Tier 2: High alert

This is for areas with a higher or rapidly rising level of  infections, where some additional restrictions need to be in place.

In tier 2:

• you must not socialise with anyone you do not live with or who is not in your support bubble in any indoor setting, whether at home or in a public place
• you must not socialise in a group of more than 6 people outside, including in a garden or a public space – this is called the ‘rule of 6’
• businesses and venues can continue to operate, in a COVID-Secure manner, other than those which remain closed by law, such as nightclubs
• pubs and bars must close, unless operating as restaurants. Hospitality venues can only serve alcohol with substantial meals
• hospitality businesses selling food or drink for consumption on their premises are required to:
  • provide table service only, in premises which sell alcohol
  • close between 11pm and 5am (hospitality venues in airports, ports, transport services and motorway service areas are exempt)
  • stop taking orders after 10pm
• hospitality businesses and venues selling food and drink for consumption off the premises can continue to do so after 10pm as long as this is through delivery service, click-and-collect or drive-through
• early closure (11pm) applies to casinos, cinemas, theatres, museums, bowling alleys, amusement arcades, funfairs, theme parks, adventure parks and activities, and bingo halls. Cinemas, theatres and concert halls can stay open beyond 11pm in order to conclude performances  that start before 10pm
• public attendance at outdoor and indoor events (performances and shows) is permitted, limited to whichever is lower: 50% capacity, or either 2,000 people outdoors or 1,000 people indoors
• public attendance at spectator sport and business events can resume inside and outside, subject to social contact rules and limited to whichever is lower: 50% capacity, or either 2,000 people outdoors or 1,000 people indoors
• places of worship remain open but you must not socialise with people from outside of your household or support bubble while you are indoors there, unless a legal exemption applies
• weddings and funerals can go ahead with restrictions on numbers of attendees – 15 people can attend wedding ceremonies and receptions, 30 people can attend funeral ceremonies, and 15 people can attend linked commemorative events such as wakes  or stonesettings.
• organised outdoor sport, and physical activity and exercise classes can continue
• organised indoor sport, physical activity and exercise classes will only be permitted if it is possible for people to avoid mixing with people they do not live with (or share a support bubble with). There are exceptions for indoor disability sport, sport for educational purposes and supervised sport and physical activity for under-18s, which can take place with larger groups mixing
• you can continue to travel to venues or amenities which are open, but should aim to reduce the number of journeys you make where possible
• if you live in a tier 2 area, you must continue to follow tier 2 rules when you travel to a tier 1 area. Avoid travel to or overnight stays in tier 3 areas other than where necessary, such as for work, education, youth services, to receive medical treatment, or because of caring responsibilities.You can travel through a tier 3 area as a part of a longer journey
• for international travel see the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office travel advice for your destination and the travel corridors list

Exemptions from gatherings limits in all tiers

• as part of a single household, or a support bubble
• for work or providing voluntary or charitable services, including in other people’s homes
• for childcare, education or training – meaning education and training provided as part of a formal curriculum
• for supervised activities provided for children, including wraparound care (before and after-school childcare), groups and activities for under 18s, and children’s playgroups
• for formal support groups, and parent and child groups – up to 15 people aged 5 and older
• to allow contact between birth parents and children in care, as well as between siblings in care
• for arrangements where children do not live in the same household as both their parents or guardians
• for prospective adopting parents to meet a child or children who may be placed with them
• for birth partners
• to attend a funeral – with no more than 30 people present – or a commemorative event such as a wake for someone who has died – with no more than 15 people present
• to see someone who is terminally ill or at the end of life
• to attend a wedding or civil partnership – with no more than 15 people present
• to provide emergency assistance
• to avoid injury or illness, or to escape a risk of harm
• to fulfil a legal obligation, such as attending court or jury service
• to provide care or assistance to someone vulnerable or to provide respite for a carer
• to facilitate moving home

Prescot Town Council’s Winter Coat Recycling Project is proving a massive hit with local residents. In little over 4 weeks the Town Council have taken in and redistributed a whopping 583 winter coats.

Those coats that have been donated are all of the highest quality and in fabulous condition, many of our donors just fancy a different look this year or in some case the coats just no longer fit (perhaps a positive or a negative side effect of being locked down). Whatever the reason we have received coats of all different ages, sizes and styles, weather you fancy walking in the highlands or the high street we have got you covered (quite literally in this case).

Donors also have the knowledge that they are doing their bit for the environment, the fashion industry has a huge environmental impact globally and the idea of throwing away perfectly good clothes is simply ludicrous, especially when someone in the next road might fancy your dapper dress, coat etc. There is a huge market for ‘vintage’ clothes so this is not a new concept just a newer and more local way of finding these items a new owner, did you know:

85 % of the daily needs in water of the entire population of India would be covered by the water used to grow cotton in the country.
100 million people in India do not have access to drinking water.

Stephen Leahy, The Guardian

Our original aim was to offer a pop up shop at the Town Hall, which until lockdown 2 was going great with elected members and volunteers giving their time to sort the donations and administer the service. Then the news came that we must once again close our doors, this prompted a new way of thinking and delivering the project via our Facebook page. where people can view the coats online and make reservations.

https://www.facebook.com/pg/Prescot-Town-Council-1792711174311104/photos/?ref=page_internal

Our latest venture saw two of our elected members and a member of staff provide a ‘Pop Up Shop’ at St Pauls Church car park on Molyneux Drive.

Cllrs Joanne Burke (right) and Pat Cook (left) braved the elements along with staff member (and photographer) Liam Johnson to see 72 coats find a new owner in just a couple of hours. Huge thanks to St Pauls for allowing us the use of their car park and tables to facilitate the event.

We will now be accepting donations for another week at Prescot Town Hall 9am to 4pm Monday to Thursday. Anyone wishing to donate can do so by using the specially provided recycling bin at the back of the Town Hall accessed through the Car Park, use the intercom for access.

The Mayor of Prescot is pleased to announce that the winner of the Christmas Card Design Competition is……

Skyla who is in Year 3 and attends St Mary & St Paul’s CE Primary School.

Skyla has won a £50 Tesco voucher along with a framed copy of the Christmas Card featuring her design. She has also won her school a £50 Tesco voucher.

Prescot Town Council have once again been pro-active in offering support to the Big Help Project. As the Town Hall must close its doors to members of the public due to the second national lockdown Prescot Town Council have once again linked up with the Big Help Project to support our local residents with food parcels. Our dedicated team of staff and elected members will now provide a valuable food bank service to Prescot residents in their time of need along with providing much needed support to the Big Help Project. Over 300 residents were supported with our food bank during the last lockdown and we are stepping up once again for our community.

If you live in Prescot and cannot afford food please call Knowsley Food Support on 0151 538 8243 or you can email foodbankteam@big-help.info.

 Anyone needing other support can call Knowsley’s COVID 19 Community Support line freephone on 0800 073 0043 from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and 10am to 2pm at weekends.

Along with many other local businesses Prescot Town Council have had to think differently about the way we work. Our winter coat recycling scheme has proved very popular with our local community over the last few weeks. Having held numerous pop up shops at Prescot Town Hall with many coats being recycled for further use and saved from landfill we have now arranged for the scheme to go online. We have over 200 adults and children’s winter coats to choose from the comfort of your home via the Prescot Town Council Facebook page. If you see a coat that you would like just call or e-mail us with the coat number and your name, address and contact number. We will then reserve the items and arrange for your collection.

Winter Coats online