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BLOG: BLUE SAINT – ‘EMBERS OF REMEMBRANCE’
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 the first … Read more…
Liverpool residents urged to remember the fallen from home
People are being urged to go online this Remembrance Sunday to pay their respects to those brave men and women who have fought for their country. Due to the ongoing health pandemic, this year’s annual Service of Remembrance will take … Read more…
Statement: Service of Remembrance 2020
This year, the decision has been made to hold a virtual Service of Remembrance which will be streamed online on Sunday 8 November 2020. There will be no public gathering on this day and anyone who would like to lay … Read more…
BLOG: A Royal Visit
In his latest blog, Official City Halls Tour Guide, James O’Keeffe, details a royal visit which links three of the city’s finest surviving buildings… Have you heard the phrase “queen’s weather” and wondered where it comes from? Well, it’s an … Read more…
BLOG: CHARLES DICKENS AND ST GEORGE’S HALL, PART 3
Charles Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) This year, 2020, marks the 150th anniversary of the death of one of Britain’s most famous authors: Charles John Huffam Dickens. Born in Portsmouth on 7 February 1812, Dickens moved to Chatham … Read more…
BLOG: Charles Dickens and St George’s Hall, Part 2
Charles Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) This year, 2020, marks the 150th anniversary of the death of one of Britain’s most famous authors: Charles John Huffam Dickens. Born in Portsmouth on 7 February 1812, Dickens moved to Chatham … Read more…
BLOG: Charles Dickens and St George’s Hall, Part 1
Charles Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) This year, 2020, marks the 150th anniversary of the death of one of Britain’s most famous authors: Charles John Huffam Dickens. Born in Portsmouth on 7 February 1812, Dickens moved to … Read more…
St George’s Quarter set for Liverpool Passion Play
Crosby-based Christian Community Theatre Company, In Another Place, are to produce the first large outdoor Passion play to take place in Liverpool City Centre on Good Friday 2020 (Friday 10 April) when they perform in St George’s Quarter. In Another … Read more…
Liverpool Remembers Road Traffic Victims
The names of people from Merseyside and beyond who lost their lives in road crashes will be read aloud as part of a special service of remembrance in Liverpool this weekend. Sunday 17 November marks the World Day of Remembrance … Read more…
Lest we forget: Remembrance Sunday in Liverpool
LIVERPOOL will fall silent on Sunday 10 November when the Annual Service of Remembrance takes place at St George’s Hall. In what is one of the largest events of its kind in the country, Lord Mayor of Liverpool Cllr Anna … Read more…