The Hive, Wirral Youth Zone is delighted to have received funding support from the British Board of Film Classification, a non-governmental organisation founded by the film industry in 1912, which is responsible for the national classification of films exhibited at cinemas, trailers, DVD/Blu-ray films and television programmes, and Video-on-Demand content. The support from the BBFC has enabled the purchase…
Here at The Hive we’re fundraising for Lucy Moroney (Lucy Pineapple appeal) – with lots of different activities planned for our members to get involved in. So far, we have raised money by making and selling jewellery and cupcakes, and this Friday our climbing team have organised a night-time walk up Snowdon. Led by Hive…
On Saturday 8th April we opened our doors for the first time and welcomed young people from across Wirral with a mission to provide ‘Somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to’ – just four months later we are so proud to have over 5000 members – exceeding our membership target of recruiting 3000 young…
We held our first ‘mock interview’ day at The Youth Zone last month, hosted by staff from the Bibby Line Group, one of our Patrons. as part of our Enterprise and Employability programme. Young people were invited to The Hive for a day of workshops, skills and coaching focused on interview skills and techniques. Workshops…
On Monday 24th July, Wirral’s new youth zone, The Hive, welcomed Derek Cartwright, North West Ambulance Chief Executive, and Wyn Dignan, Chairman, to thank them for making it possible for The Hive to have a fantastic outdoor offer. Without NWAS agreeing to the purchase of their former ambulance station land at a favourable rate, The…
Andrew and Liz Collinge have been working in the hair and beauty industry for over 40 years. Andrew made his name in the hairdressing world after winning British Hairdresser of the Year on two occasions. Liz Collinge is one of the UK’s leading makeup artists and has worked with Andrew on photo shoots and fashion…
Wirral’s version of the national ‘This Girl Can’ campaign has launched, with a roller disco here at The Hive and poster campaign. The photoshoot for the posters took place at the youth zone and feature some of Wirral’s This Girl Can campaign ambassadors getting active using Hive facilities such as the climbing wall, fitness suite…
B&M Waste Services, one of our founder Patrons, provided our first Work Experience opportunity for Dan Cooper, one of senior members at The Hive. Dan has a 5 week placement with the company as part of his Graphic Design course. Dan said “Everyone at B&M are so nice, always checking if I need anything and…
We welcomed OnSide Youth Zones, the charity who were behind building and creating The Hive, hosted their annual conference here at Wirral Youth Zone last week. Close to 100 of our dedicated supporters and OnSide’s got the opportunity to tour The Hive, before they sat down to take part in a range of bets practice workshops. Workshops…
