Category Archives: News
Blog: 275 years of Liverpool Town Hall
Last Saturday (14th September) marked two hundred and seventy-five years since the foundation stone of the Liverpool Town Hall was laid. In this blog City Halls Guide James O’Keeffe, shares information about the events that took place to commemorate this … Read more…
Eurovision Fever Hits Iconic Landmarks
TWO iconic Grade I listed landmarks in Liverpool are getting into the Eurovision spirit. St George’s Hall Eurovision Extravaganza The St George’s Hall Eurovision Extravaganza will take place from Wednesday 10 – Saturday 13 May and will feature five events. … Read more…
Deck the (City’s) Halls!
There’s a festive takeover at St George’s Hall as the venue gets into the Christmas spirit – inside and out! The season will get underway with the return of the popular Christmas markets on Saturday (19 November), which will see … Read more…
Liverpool’s Remembrance Sunday plans unveiled
A series of events will take place in Liverpool to mark Remembrance Sunday this year. The main focus is the Remembrance Service on 13 November, which is returning to St George’s Plateau for the first time in three years. Thousands … Read more…
Liverpool to mark Holocaust Memorial Day with online service
Liverpool will once again mark national Holocaust Memorial Day with an online civic service. For the second year, a recorded ceremony will be on the Town Hall website at 10am on Thursday, 27 January. The service will include an Act … Read more…
Liverpool to celebrate Armed Forces Day
Liverpool will celebrate the armed forces next week with a number of Covid-safe activities. Armed Forces Week takes place from 21-27 June, with Armed Forces Day on Saturday 26 June, and from Monday 21 the Armed Forces Day flag will … Read more…
Liverpool’s historic City Halls launch pioneering new booking system
Spurred on by the challenges of the past year, Liverpool’s commitment to becoming the most exciting city in the UK – both on-street and online – has never been stronger. In a clear reflection of that intent, three of the … Read more…
2021 Annual Civic Mass to be live streamed from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
This year’s annual Civic Mass is set to be live streamed from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral at 11am on Sunday 14 February, due to the ongoing restrictions brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Cathedral Dean Canon Anthony O’Brien has announced. … Read more…
No Symptoms Mass Testing Centre opening dates: Dec 2020 – Jan 2021
The No Symptoms Mass Testing Centre situated within Liverpool Town Hall is open for people who live and work in Liverpool with no Covid-19 symptoms to drop in for a ‘lateral flow’ test without an appointment. January 2021 Opening Dates … Read more…
WATCH: Roll of Honour additions service 2020
[wpe_video width=”100%”]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3KGUmsxwlY&feature=youtu.be[/wpe_video] What a year 2020 has been. The levels of disruption brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic has seen many events cancelled, due to government restrictions made in the interests of keeping infection rates down. Thursday 5 November marked … Read more…