The Labour Party has this week confirmed that its conference will once again be staged at ACC Liverpool in the autumn of next year. This year’s event saw 12,500 delegates across the five days. This offered a much-needed boost to hotels, restaurants and bars. It was held across the entire campus of the waterfront ACC Liverpool venue and was officially opened by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. This was followed by days of plenary sessions, more than 350 fringe events, […]
SECURING INTERNATIONAL EVENTS FOR LIVERPOOL CITY REGION CAN BE A BIT OF A GAMBLE. YOU PLAN AHEAD. PRACTICE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. PLAY YOUR BEST HAND AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. Yes, there’s an element of luck. But Marketing Liverpool’s Business Development Manager, Suzanne Watson, doesn’t believe in luck. She believes you make your own luck and that’s why she’s heading to IMEX America with the confidence of a seasoned, professional card shark. “This is the part of my […]
Marketing Liverpool have launched a new national campaign to highlight Liverpool City Region’s impressive events programme for the upcoming autumn and winter months. Running throughout October and November, ‘The Autumn/Winter Collection’ will bring together and showcase the top events taking place in the city and across the region. With so much to see and do across this period, the campaign encourages visitors to not just visit for the day, but extend their stay to experience as much as they can […]
The first ever Taste Liverpool. Drink Bordeaux food and drink festival attracted 25,000 visitors to the city with an economic impact of £750,000. Three months after the festival, organisers Liverpool City Council, Liverpool BID and Paul Askew, Chef Patron from the acclaimed Art School restaurant, have revealed figures that highlight the success of the festival. Research undertaken by MEL Research during the Jubilee Weekend celebrations (2-5 June) show visitors from across the UK came to experience Liverpool’s food scene and […]
The World Gymnastics Championships Liverpool 2022, which takes place from 29 October – 6 November, has developed an online education resource pack. It has the aim of inspiring and raising the aspirations of young people throughout Merseyside and across the UK, through engagement with the Championships. Designed in consultation with teachers, and launched in February this year, the pack includes cross-curricular worksheets, lesson plans and materials for teachers working with children from early years to Key Stage 3 to participate […]
Let’s talk about race – that’s the message from partners who are bringing Liverpool’s Black History Month to life in October. Arts, heritage, culture and community activists working with Culture Liverpool for the last 10 months have curated a varied and stimulating programme of events which not only explore the past but look ahead to the future. This year’s theme “Let’s Talk About Race” is about the power of words and focuses on storytelling and factual accounts. On Wednesday 19 […]
You know you’ve arrived in Liverpool for many reasons – the architecture, the accents, the skyline and, of course, the friendly welcome. Another major tip-off is the giant new Liverpool themed wrap, framing St John’s Shopping Centre and its stunning ultra-high-definition media wall. Certainly, a big job for sure, but also one that requires a deft amount of restraint and finesse. Marketing Liverpool’s Senior Designer, Ian Slater was never one to step away from a design challenge. “St John’s media wall wrap is designed […]
Medal design for World Gymnastics Championships Liverpool 2022 unveiled on one month to go by gymnastics legend and Merseyside designer The World Gymnastics Championships Liverpool 2022 (WGC2022) has today revealed the medals to be presented in next month’s World Gymnastics Championships, designed close to home by Wirral-based designer, Amy Flynn. Flynn met with gymnastics icon and World Gymnastics Championships ambassador Beth Tweddle MBE and Councillor Roy Gladden, Lord Mayor of Liverpool, as part of the medal unveiling in the city. […]
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has nominated Alison Lobb as its next Chair of the Board. The Chamber will formalise the appointment at its Annual General Meeting on November 1, which will be for an initial period of three years. Alison will provide leadership of the Board in its oversight of the Chamber and the attainment of objectives within its ambitious strategic plan. Alison has undertaken the role of chair of the Chamber’s Business Policy Committee for the past three years […]
Liverpool is today a massive step closer to being awarded the ultimate “douze points” of being the host city for Eurovision 2023 – as the BBC get closer to making their mind up. Following official presentations by shortlisted host cities last week, the BBC has today confirmed that Liverpool and Glasgow have now made it through to the final stages of the bidding process. Following the difficult decision to find an alternative home for the 2023 competition due to the […]