Super fund

As well as Area Boards for Halewood, Huyton, Kirkby and Prescot there is also a Super fund. Super fund of £100,000 to support initiatives across the borough.

KHT Advantage, in partnership with Princes Trust and Musical Youth, offered the first of its Get Started with Music courses in August 09. The course which involved 12 young people from Knowsley entailed writing and composing their own music, recording and producing a CD, locating a suitable venue and delivering a performance for friends and family. Amazingly, this all took place within 5 days and the gig in one of Liverpool’s premier live music venues, The Picket, will be long remembered by those who were present.

Get Started with Music The Princes Trust ‘Get Started with Music’ project is for unemployed young people aged 16-25. If you are into music but out of work, then Get Started with
music and achieve your goals. Join our five day music programme and you
could:

* work with professional musicians
* develop your skills in vocals, instruments or music technology
* meet new people
* build up your confidence
* create a CD
* perform at a music venue for family and friends.

You will also work towards achieving an Arts Award qualification before being signposted to further employment, education and training opportunities including other Prince’s Trust programmes. More programmes are planned for February 2010.

Get Started in Football

Get Started with Football The Princes Trust ‘Get Started with Football’ project is for unemployed young people aged 16-25. If you are into football but out of work then Get Started with football and achieve your goals. Join our five day programme at Liverpool or Everton Football Clubs and you could:

* work with a professional football club – Everton FC or Liverpool FC
* get new skills and qualifications
* meet new people
* build your confidence
* get up to three months support to find a training course or job
* gain the Junior Football Organiser coaching qualification.

Programmes are planned for March 2010.

Call 0151 290 7000 and ask for the Advantage Team.

Clapperboard

The recent Clapperboard projects like the one run in Halewood recently are other examples of funding from KHT's Super Fund.

The project at Halewood has also been rolled out throughout Knowsley.  Here students showed off their film making skills as well as tackling serious issues with their own film on gun, knife and
gang culture.

The project culminated in an awards night at the Philharmonic Hall where awards were made to the Best Director, Best Actor, Actress and Best Film.

For more information about the project go to www.clapperboarduk.com.