Contributors
Make it Happen would like the give a huge thank you to all our partners and contributors.
European Social Fund
The European Social Fund (ESF) is a source of funding from the European Union and is used to support employment, as well as promoting economic and social cohesion in communities across Europe.
The aim of ESF is to support the creation of jobs, which it does by co-funding projects that improve the levels of employment, skills, the quality of jobs and the inclusiveness of the labour market. This funding has provided us with a fantastic opportunity to deliver our Offering Opportunities Project.
Wirral Methodist Housing Association
Wirral Methodist Housing Association has been providing quality housing in Wirral and Ellesmere Port since 1964.
They provide family houses, flats, supported accommodation including sheltered housing and shared ownership schemes.
They strive to be a caring organisation and are committed to providing quality homes and a responsive service.
Forum Housing Association
The Association’s mission statement “it’s all about you” is a testimony to the Association’s Christian foundation and values. It captures the sentiments of respect for and consideration of others, which is at the heart of what they do.
Neo Community
Since the beginning Neo has run and supported over 100 community events across Wirral and has become a well known provider of support across many communities.
Neo prides itself on being unique with its approach by going out and listening to what it is the community desires and allowing the couture creation of services, these can then be moulded around an all-encompassing continuum of local needs and challenges.
Community Action Wirral
Community Action: Wirral promotes, supports, engages and involves the amazing work happening in and around Wirral communities. They can help you engage with local communities whether you are part of a community, charity, group, company or an individual looking to make a difference!
Lunch and Judy
Whatever you are looking for… from a lovely freshly-made sandwich for your lunch, to a special wedding menu for 200 guests, the ladies at Lunch & Judy are who you need. The quality of their food is impeccable, the prices surprisingly keen. And with Lunch & Judy you also have the very real pleasure of dealing with a great bunch of girls - all of them are not just very helpful and talented, they are also very, very jolly.
So what could be better? Food you can't wait to get your teeth into… with all the fun of the fare!
Designated Associates
Website Design, IT Training, Digital Engagement, Social Media, IT, CRM & Database Systems.
Training teams, implementing solutions, systems, CRM, websites and digital marketing that attracts your customers and returns results for you.
Duncan Boxwell accountants
Duncan Boxwell & Company is a dynamic and professional firm of chartered accountants, established by Duncan Boxwell in 1976, specialising in providing accounting support and business and tax advice to owner-managed businesses from a wide range of industries. We are proud to be working alongside hundreds of clients in the Leisure and Hospitality industry as well as clients from other industries such as Media and Technology, Retail, Construction, Manufacturing and so on.
Hamilton Medical Centre
Hamilton Medical Centre (formerly Argyle Health Centre) moved to Market Street in May 2002 where Dr Jayaprakasan (known as Dr Prakash) and Dr Mohiuddin were joint partners. Dr Mohiuddin retired in 2007 leaving Dr Jayaprakasan to manage the patient population.
In 2014 a new partnership was formed when Dr Abel Adegoke joined Hamilton Medical Centre and Dr Mehboob also joined the team.
Wirral Met College
Wirral Met College is a large College of Further and Higher Education, supporting over 10,000 students every year, studying a range of courses from entry level to higher education, with a particular emphasis on the development of vocational skills. The college provides a wide range of post-16 education and training including 16–19 study programmes in vocational areas, adult learning programmes, apprenticeships and traineeships.
Wirral Mencap
We support people with a learning disability and their families by providing information, support and opportunities.
We are an independent charity that works with local families to establish our priorities. We are affiliated to National Mencap by way of our mission to advance equality for people with a learning disability and their families, but we are governed by local people and raise our own funds to deliver projects in Wirral.
Crea8ing Careers
Making Employability and Careers Guidance integral to education and life experience.
Wirral Development Trust
Wirral Development Trust is a limited company with charitable status and a trading arm operating as Wirral Development Trust.
As a direct result of the European Pathways initiative, a local partnership board, known as the Leasowe Regeneration Partnership Board (LRPB), was formed. From this group emerged the Wirral Development Trust (formerly the Leasowe Development Trust). Founded in December 2000, local people of Leasowe elected a Trust board to take on the role of a development agency and become the main provider for the delivery of services working on behalf of local people.
Metanoeo
Metanoeo CIC exists to improve the wellbeing and potential of all in society through training and supporting life coaches and providing life-skills, professional development and wellbeing workshops.
We do this through training individuals as life coaches, and by partnering with businesses and community projects to offer coaching and training services. We know people are busy, and overloaded with information, so we've identified the parts of the website we believe will be most significant to your needs. Please click on the relevant image below to be guided to the parts of our website which will be most relevant for your visit, or alternatively, feel free to browse using the menu above.
oriel studios
We’re a lot different than most print companies. We started out in business over 40 years ago as Colour Repro Specialists – making printing films and plates for other print companies. This specialist knowledge, in the art of high quality colour reproduction has been carried through to the present day and is what helps make our print service different from the ordinary. We now operate the latest print technology and produce a wide range of printed products from stationery and brochures to large indoor and outdoor displays – all at very competitive costs. We also have an in-house Design Studio for clients seeking a bespoke design service and together with our own Installation Teams – we can offer a full creative, print, delivery and installation solution to our clients, whenever required.
One Economy
One economy is a consultancy and business support service built upon the belief that true strength is realised when all sectors of the economy work as one towards their shared objective. We offer a range of products and services built to help your business exploit that idea,
save time and money - and improve your access to funding.We aim to encourage sustainable change within communities by working with and for the people who are a part of them.
Awards for All
Awards for All, which is funded by the natonal lottery offers funding and support to what matters most for people and communities. They will fund organisations with great projects and ideas that aim to bring people together and build strong relationships and, around and across communities. As well as this, they aim to improve the places and spaces that matter to communities.
Tescos
Tesco's has aimed to do a number of things. Give meals to those in need and reduce emmisions on the environment through not putting waste in landfills, or incinerating it. Tesco's over their lifetime have donated 78 Million meals in conjunction with Community Food Collection. These include, Charities and community groups, Homeless shelters, Children's breakfast clubs and Domestic violence refuges and providing meals for vunerable people.
Birkenhead Rotary Club
Birkenhed Rotary Club provide services to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through their fellowship of business, professional and community leaders. Their main activities include fundraising for community and international projects, working on local projects and youth activities.
The Sisters of Jesus Way
The Sisters of Jesus Way are an Evangelical Anglican community of Sisters based on Abbey Road in West Kirby. They focus on prayer and the worship of Lord Jesus, they also have a guest house and support groups for anyone who would like support.
FareShare Go
FareShare is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 17 independent organisations. FareShare Go provides access to free surplus food for charities or community groups via local supermarkets and it’s all good quality, surplus food.
The Labour Party
The Labour Party is a political party that represents constituencies across the Liverpool City Region and many others nationally.
The Lord-Lieutenant: Mark Blundell DL
Mark Blundell DL was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside on 13th September 2017. The Lord-lieutenant is the British monarch's personal representative in each county of the United Kingdom.
The National Lottery Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund gives grants to organisations in the UK to help improve their communities by supporting projects which help people it considers most in need. Over 80% of its funds go to voluntary and community organisations, it also makes grants to statutory bodies, local authorities and social enterprises.
WRAP
WRAP works with governments, businesses and communities to deliver practical solutions to improve resource efficiency. They help fund organisations to deliver sustainable solutions, such as food redistribution.
Liverpool City Region - LCRCares
LCRCares is a new crowdfunding campaign to raise £1million to support community and voluntary organisations on the frontline of helping the city region’s communities cope with the impact of Coronavirus.
Woods Squared
Woods Squared was launched in January 2007 by Alan Woods. Their goal is to work closely with entrepreneurial business owners and to provide them with a more proactive service. After more than a decade, they help their clients grow their business and reach their business and personal goals.
Aldi
Last Christmas, Aldi donated nearly 450,000 meals to good causes throughout the UK, and expects to increase this number for Christmas 2020. The meals will support those in need at a time when more households are experiencing financial hardship and food insecurity as a result of the pandemic.
Asda
Asda will ensure they're still supporting local communities during these difficult times such as investing in the Green Token Giving Campagn 2020 money towards a special Christmas activity in store. Asda has also launched the "Feeding Communities" grand to help provide meals for people leading up to Christmas.
Bon Bakery
Bon Bakery is a locally owned Bakery shop in Oxton. They provide freshly baked produce for the community on a daily basis with a wide variety of pastries, cakes and baked produce. They work closely with Make it Happen in providing freshly baked goods by redonating them to us for us to sell to the community on weekends at a largly discounted price.
HisChurch
HisChurch's "In it Together" inititive provides emergency goods from their redustribution charity and local charities which is focused on providing food and supplies for those who're in need most. Before the crisis HisChurch distrbuted 50,000 meals weekly with future plans to distrubute 200,000 across a network of 15,000 charities.
JPL Flavour Technologies
JPL Flavour Technologies specialize in creating specific and unique flavours for food for businesses and for creating new foods for larger brand chains working on a way in which it allows customers to create and request new and exciting flavours. JPL Flavour Technologies has helped us throughout the pandemic by donating Hand Sanitizer for us to use for staff and to freely donate to Customers.
127 Solutions
127 Solutions are an internet service provider in England, established in 2007. Their main aim is to create and provide peoples businesses with bespoke Information Technology infrastructures that will meet the needs of the business and beyond. They support and provide for a wide range of businesses including financial, property and legal sectore to retail and to manufacturers.
Suresafe Electronics (Widnes)
Suresafe Elecronics are Home health care service in England that specialize in local security systems, safety equipment, workwear, boots and shoes as well as personal protective equipment and hygiene and janitorial supplies for homes and businesses. With over 50 years experience supplying their services to the England and the UK.
Lime Pictures (Hollyoaks)
Lime Pictures is a well known television production company based on England and work on a wide range of television shows including Geordie Shore, Free Rein, The Only Way is Essex and Hollyoaks. They redonate old costumes to retail stores and businesses in order to sell in their stores with the added bonus of it being from wellknown shows from across the UK.
Wirral Borough Council
The Wirral Borough Council or simply Wirral Council is the local authority of Merseyside, England. These provide the majority of local government services in the Wirral for the community and provide many of the services that the community use on a daily basis.