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Local Interest Groups

Tenants and Residents Associations, Local History Groups and any Community Groups specifically focused on local interests.

  • Action and Resources In the Community
    Community facility offering admin support plus toddler, children, young persons groups.
  • ALLANSON ST PRIMARY SCHOOL
    PRIMARY SCHOOL WITH EXTENDED SCHOOL PROVISION
  • Artist/Writer/Singer - NW area
    I am a lady seeking to join other culture vultures - I am looking to paint professionally, write stories, and sing with a small group of musicians - early music - for fun and maybe professionally
  • Broad Oak and Bramwell Street Residents and Tenants Association
    Tenants and residents association.
  • Chain Lane Community Centre
    Local Community Centre managed by a voluntary steering group which provides a venue for hire for groups and organisations and individuals who provide activities/support for the community or for one off hire for e.g.children's parties.
  • Christ Church Community Centre
    From toddlers to pensioners. Mums and tots, youth clubs, girls brigade, over 60's, community meetings, rooms for rent, line dancing, tai chi, keep fit, credit union.
  • Christie's Art Group
    Practising artists from varied backgrounds. Available for painting demonstrations, workshops and commissions.
  • Clinkham Wood, Moss Bank and Carr Mill Tenants and Residents Association
    Tenants and residents associations.
  • Clock Face Tenants and Residents' Association
    Tenants and Residents' Association
  • Crime Prevention Team Panel St. Helens
    A voluntary group working in partnership with Merseyside Police and other agencies to try to help residents avoid being a victim of crime.
  • Crownway Community Centre
    Community Centre
  • Crownway Community Centre
    Room hire, courses, information, community cafe, social groups
  • Derbyshire Hill Family Centre
    Community Centre
  • Derbyshire Hill Youth Centre
    Youth Centre
  • Fairbrother Estate Tenants and Residents Association
    Fairbrother Estate Tenants and Residents Association
  • Farne Ltd.
    A Social enterprise business offering hotel, catering and conference facilities.
  • Field Road Tennants & Residents Association
    Field Road Tennants & Residents Association
  • FINTRA
    FINTRA STROKE CLUB The Stroke Club started on Friday 28th March 08 at Fingerpost Medical Centre on Atlas Street. It startS approximately 9.30am until 12.30pm Anyone who has suffered a stroke, no matter Which area of the town you live in, will be entitled to come. Their carers can and should, where possible, accompany them. It will be very informal and friendly and hopefully bring everyone together to achieve a positive outcome. Besides activities, we have chair based Tai Chi, lip reading lessons and people able to give advice on Heating-Benefits-Health Issues and many other things that affect our daily lives. If transport is needed, please let Fintra know and we will try and arrange it. This will be a great opportunity for stroke patients to once again play a part in their community. The Forming of Fintra Stroke Club Before Fingerpost Park Medical Centre was built, Fintra commitee where having talks with a the P.C.T. and planners about what services were needed in the area. After a number of community meetings - listening to the views of our members, we listed a number of suggestions, including top of the list - a Stroke Patients Club. We new these clubs where already up and running in other areas, but the difference with Fintra's is that the patient does not need a GP or Consultants referral and it is local and entirely free. In the past, some of our memebers who have tried to access these other clubs have found they are costly and too far away, leaving them no option but to stay at home - this is what we don't want. The P.C.T. listened to us and cooperated on this project. Initially the club will run for 3 Months then it will be reviewed. If it proves to be a success then they will be looking to extend into an evening session. This is a great opportunity to have this service on our doorstep so hopefully if we all work together we can make it a success, not just for now, but for the future. The club will also benefit those who care for the patient by giving them the opportunity to speak with others and discuss issues that concern them. - Bette Yates (Secretary Fintra T/R)
  • Fire Support Network
    Charitable organisation dedicated to promoting fire safety throughout Merseyside through volunteers and our partnership with Mersey Fire And Rescue Service. Community Education and safety. Fire Prevention, oven cleans, after fire care, flood alert.
  • Friends Of Clinkham Wood
    Friends of Clinkham Wood
  • Friends of Cowley
    Cowley Language College PTA
  • Greenbank Tenants & Residents Association
    Community Group representing tenants and residents living in part of St. Helens Town Centre ward. Greenbank TRA is also involved sub regionally (Merseyside Residents Network), regionally (NWTRA) and nationally (TPAS;TAROE)
  • Hard Lane Buddy Group
    Community group.
  • Health Trainers
    Health Trainers are there to offer support to you and your family, when you want health advice about anything from healthy eating to getting more active, to giving up smoking. Whatever you want support with they will be able to help, or be able to tell you about some of the other services that are out there. Health Trainers can support you to: * Lose Weight * Eat healthier * Get more active * Give up smoking * Reduce stress and manage your stress levels * Provide information on alcohol * Provide information on sexual health Health Trainers also offer a Health MOT and offer brief advice about how to go about making healthier lifestyle choices. Getting started and staying motivated in the long term can be hard and so the Health Trainers will be there to support you when, sometimes your motivation dips. Health Trainers can meet you in a number of venues across St Helens. To arrange to have a chat with your Local Health Trainer please contact 01744 697432 or email healthtrainers@sthelens.gov.uk. You can see a Health Trainer individually if you are over the age of 16. If you are under 16 you can see a Health Trainer with a parent/guardian.
  • HI Pathways
    We give advice on ESF and other European Funding and give marks for projects passing or failing bids.
  • Home Start St. Helens
    Volunteers offer emotional and practical support to parents with at least one child under the age of 5. By offering regular support, friendship and practical help to families in thie own homes, Home Start volunteers help to prevent family crisis and breakdown.
  • Maritime Housing Association
    Social housing provider. Part of the Regenda Group/
  • Mens Fellowship
    Mens social group.
  • Merseyside Residents Network
    Sub-regional Organisation representing tenants and residents across the 5 Merseyside boroughs. St.Helens, Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton and Wirral. MRN acts as an advocate for tenants? rights and involves Private Rented Sector Tenants and Leaseholders. Non party political and Independent, MRN is the Merseyside representative feeding into the North West Tenants & Residents Assembly. MRN is the ?Voice of Merseyside Tenants and Residents.? MRN involves tenants and residents in the place making agenda and feeds tenants voice into community maters including, Housing, Community Safety, Economic Development, and Sustainable Community plans etc. Tenure Blind and operating as an all inclusive organisation using Equal opportunities and Social Inclusion measures as part of our core functions.
  • Mothers Union
    Church organisation, raises money for a lot of different charities.
  • Mount Pleasant and Cherry Tree Residents Association
    Voluntary Community Group
  • Newton Le Willows Gardeners' Association
    A gardening association providing a very popular annual Flower & Vegetable Show, regular talks, trips out and also a Sales Hut selling gardening supplies and plants to members.
  • NORTH WEST MUSEUM OF ROAD TRANSPORT
    Museum
  • O'Connell Lipreading Group
    Learning to lipread, alternative ways of communicating, information and support for hard of hearing adults. Group meets every Tuesday morning.
  • PABA
    Parr and Blackbrook Alliance. Umbrella group for any volunteer group or individual in Parr or Blackbrook.
  • Parents and Staff Association Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
    Parents and Staff Association
  • Parr and Blackbrook Working Group
    We organise carnivals in pathways area on request at present. We are putting them on in Blackbrook and Parr.
  • PECTRA - Peasley Cross Tenants and Residents Association
    PECTRA is a TRA that provides support and representation as well as a resource centre providing community care and services to our area.
  • Pilkington Choir
    A group of almost 40 men & women who sing together for pleasure. Singers of all ages are welcome - at present our ages range from 22 to 80 years. We sing a wide variety of music ranging from Songs from the Shows to Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Carpenters, ABBA, modern composers. The emphasis is very much on fun to sing numbers. You don't have to read music but the ability to sing in tune is essential. We are led by two fine musicians - Anne O'Hara, Conductor and Dorothy Parr on piano. Rehearsals are held every Tuesday at The Pilkington Pensioners Activity Centre on Ruskin Drive. Concerts take place at a variety of venues throughout St Helens and within a 15 mile radius. For more information, Give Wynne Rees a call on 0151 430 6744 or Cath Sumner on 01744 883229
  • PROBUS
    Mens social gathering.
  • Rainhill Civic Society
    Aims to preserve and enhance the appearance and heritage of the township of Rainhill.
  • RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Programme)
    Providing annual welfare benefits and grants to ex food workers over fifty years old with ten years full or part time service.
  • Seneley Green Parish Council
    Seneley Green Parish Council
  • Smithy Heritage Centre
    Local history museum. Permanent exhibition of artefacts from Eccleston heritage and two temporary exhibitions a year. The Smithy also offers free education sessions with local schools.
  • Soldiers, Saliors, Airmens Families Association Forces Help
    Services charity and support group for service and ex service personnell and their dependants. Assistance and liason with ex service and service regimental funds etc.
  • St Helens & District Model Boat Club
    A group to promote the building and sailing of radio controlled scale model boats whether static or functional
  • St Helens Community Transport
    We are a not for profit organisation who provide low cost group transport under section 19 of the Transport Act. Our organisation offers transport to many groups.
  • St Helens Townships Family History Society
    Researching family history in the locality
  • St. Helens Association for Research Into Local History
    About a dozen or so people who use the Local History and Archives Library to conduct research into local topics and answer individual requests for help.
  • St. Helens Community Empowerment Network
    St . Helens Community Empowerment Network (CEN) is a non-political network of local voluntary and community groups. It was set up in 2003 to help such groups get more involved in the work of the St. Helens Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) and has a Panel that is drawn from its overall membership. The Network works in partnership with others in the voluntary and community sector to help focus and develop community engagement and empowerment. Priorities for 2007 include continuing to build a wide network of representative members who are engaged with local communities; to develop a transparatent and two-way consultation and engagement process; and by doing so be seen to be making a difference both now and in the future.
  • St. Helens Federation of Residents Associations
    We are an umbrella group, for all residents groups in the borough of St. Helens.
  • St. Helens Heritage Network
    A network of voluntary groups, organisations and council departments wholly or partly involved in local history and local heritage.
  • St. Helens Historical Society
    Anyone interested in the past - locally, natioanlly or internationally.
  • St. Helens Musicians Collective
    Local music group.
  • St. Helens Peoples Panel
    The Peoples Panel is a large group of residents who are asked their opinion about Council services through an anonymous postal and email survey. We use this feedback to assess user satisfaction and views on any upcoming strategies and initiatives that will be affecting the Borough.
  • St. Helens Senior Voice
    Voice for older people in St. Helens.
  • St.Helens Bridge Club
    St.Helens Bridge Club meets every Monday at the Gerrard Arms Hotel in Dentons Green Lane starting at 7.15 pm and on Friday at the Lester Drive Community Centre Eccleston starting 7.15.pm.
  • STARA 98
    Sutton Tenants and Residents Association
  • Sutton Historic Society
    A dormant group that used to hold monthly meetings but due to age and infirmity now only communicates via a quarterly newsletter.
  • T.A.N.G.O
    It's aim is to reach the community where they socialise and live, to reach those who would not walk through the doors of any conventional church as we know it. Doing church in a completely fresh and spontaneous way, avoiding any ?churchy? language and allowing ourselves to be vulnerable and open. This is achieved by creating a relaxed atmosphere serving tea, coffee and light refreshments, modern up to date songs, and people telling real life stories about themselves. Open opportunities for people to respond with questions and a real challenge of the power of prayer both open and personal. All this is finished off with an opportunity to relax and get to know one another in an environment that people are used to and feel comfortable with.
  • TaggersUK
    Reducing the thought of intimidation in parks bridle paths and walks everywhere where dogwalkers and walkers can walk together seftey in numbers.
  • The Leaf Centre
    Coluntary/Community Group - Adult education, youth provision.
  • THE RAOB
    for members of the RAOB and the Ladies Glades.
  • The St Helens Group of Advanced Motorists
    Affiliated to The Institute of Advanced Motorists (Registered Charity No: 1058971), the St. Helens Group of Advanced Motorists is one of more than 200 IAM Groups - a voluntary organisation whose mission is the promotion of Road Safety and assisting the general public to meet the requirements of the IAM's Advanced Driving Test.
  • Tinnitus Support Group
    Supporting people suffering from tinnitus whether hearing or hard of hearing
  • Trapwood Lipreading Class
    A group of hard of hearing adults learning lipreading, alternative ways of communicating, obtaining information and support regarding hearing loss. Hearing people are also welcome.
  • Trees Community Centre
    Our aim is to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare. We offer various training courses and also offer full employment guidance and suport. We also have full creche facilities.
  • watch this space
    Watch this space are a dance and theatre company working in and around St Helens, with groups of all ages and abilities. Watch this Space offer weekly classes in a variety of different dance forms. Watch this space have provided young dancers with opportunity to perform in a range of different settings such as Disneyland Paris, Royal Albert Hall, LEAP contemporary dance festival, St Helens Theatre Royal and more. Watch this space offer arts award qualifications in bronze and silver.
  • WESTRA
    Westfield Residents Association, a tenants and residents association for the Westfield Estate community.
  • Windlehurst Buddy Group
    A group of like minded people who want to better our estate, along with helena Housing.
  • YWCA
    Access to opportunities, chill group, my space group and counselling bank.