This weekend we signed up The Hive’s 6,000th member! Just seven months ago, on Saturday 8th April we opened our doors and welcomed young people from across Wirral, with a mission to provide ‘Somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to’ – and we’re so proud to have exceeded our membership target…
Hive staff and volunteers joined forces with Wirral Council, Birkenhead McDonalds and our local YMCA yesterday to Litter-pick the surrounding area as part of The Big Clean Up campaign which has seen armies of helpers take to the streets recently in this Community initiative. We met up with local Hive Supporter, Councillor and…
We are delighted to have received financial support from Medicash, to enable us to offer free membership and free meals across the school holidays – a vulnerable time when young people in need can struggle. The grant from the Medicash Charitable Trust has been awarded as part of the ‘Feeding Birkenhead’ project, an initiative championed by…
On Friday 22nd September we held our first Hive fashion show, celebrating the creativity and diversity of our members with an evening of dance, fashion and music. Our rec. area was transformed, with a catwalk and DJ – ready for our members to take to the stage and showcase their talents. Supported backstage by Rebecca, Tanisha…
The Hive garden has been in bloom all summer, and it’s now time to harvest the crop! Our raised beds were planted back in May by young people from across the Youth Zone, led by our Enterprise and Employability course, members of our Hiveability Inclusion session and as part of our Junior Holiday Club. The fresh vegetables…
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…
