University is doing its bit to help the neighbours
EDGE Hill University will be helping Sefton to celebrate its Borough of Culture 2020 year to ensure culture and creativity is accessible to all and to boost regional growth.
With Sefton just a stone’s throw away from the Ormskirk campus, the university is keen to support local communities in the Liverpool city region to help them accelerate economic growth and create a legacy of arts and culture.
Throughout the year, students and staff will be encouraged to help the neighbouring borough – which stretches from the seaside resort of Southport, boasts 22 miles of stunning coast is home to the famous Iron Men in Crosby and the historical Bootle docks – celebrate their people, places, local heritage and the natural environment.
Nicky Speed, head of corporate communications and external relations, said: “We are delighted to be a key partner for Borough of
Culture 2020 and to help celebrate what our Sefton neighbours have to offer.
“Were very much a university that connects with the creative economy and with cultural institutions.
“Working together with Sefton will help us support the wider Liverpool City Region’s cultural strategy and our own programme of partnerships in the arts and creative sectors.
“This relationship will help enhance our students’ experience, employability ethos and enable them to interact with arts and cultural professionals in Sefton.”
The programme launched with The Nightingale’s Song, a trilogy of large-scale light projections at Waterloo and Bootle Town Hall and The Atkinson in Southport.
To find out more about the programme, visit www.mysefton.co. uk/category/seftonculture2020/