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Parklands is so popular… …we’re already releasing our 2018 homes!

We’ve got all the storage space we need unlike the other homes we looked at...

It’s such a convenient location so close to the city...

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I can’t believe how much space we got for the price…

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When you see how much more you get for your money, it’s no wonder people just love Parklands. In fact, having sold all our 2017 homes, we’re about to release next year’s allocation o XIJDI BSF KVTU BT UIPVHIUGVMMZ EFTJHOFE JNQSFTTJWFMZ m OJTIFE and beautifully spacious.

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3 & 4 bedroom family homes Prices from only £137,495 Help to buy price from £109,996*

We’re opposite Norris Green Park on Broad Lane, Liverpool L11 1AH. Show Homes and Marketing Suite open Thursday to Monday 10am - 5pm.

0151 256 0900 www.ParklandsLiving.co.uk *HELP TO BUY based on a 75% mortgage with a minimum 5% deposit contribution. New City Vision cannot give you any financial advice but can refer you to an Independent Financial Advisor. The maximum Equity Loan will be 20% of the purchase price. Prices and information believed to be correct at time of going to press and are subject to change without notice. YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE OR ANY OTHER DEBT SECURED ON IT. On selected properties subject to status, legal completion, availability and access to the property. Pictures shown may show additional items of specification that do not form part of the standard specification.

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Buying is better than renting...

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Buying your own home could be cheaper than renting: with a 20% Help to Buy loan, that’s interest free for 5 years, you only need to find a 5% deposit, so you really can afford to buy your own home.

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www.stmodwenhomes.co.uk *All offers are subject to Terms & Conditions. Pictures are indicative computer generated images of St. Modwen homes. External materials, design features, and landscaping may differ to those shown in the image. Help to Buy is a government-led scheme and availability is subject to qualification. For full terms and conditions visit www.helptobuy.org.uk. †Calls will be charged at seven pence per minute from a BT landline and may cost considerably more from mobile and other phones. Contact your service provider for more details. Prices and offers correct at time of print.

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EDITOR’S LETTER The countdown to Christmas has officially begun and we’ve got a flurry of festive treats lined up.

Our bumper Go Liverpool guide is back once again in this issue, filling you in on all of December’s entertainment highlights.

Plus budding bakers will be kept busy as we call on top Liverpool cake makers and eateries to provide a trio of delicious recipes filled with seasonal flavours.

And what better time to explore Dickensian Liverpool? Our Hot Topic delves into the histories of some of the city’s most prominent Victorian homes and properties with links from the era which has helped shape our image of Christmas.

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LIVING 31 Interiors Christmas gifts for the home

06 Market Highlights Lovely homes with focal fireplaces

34 Talent in the City Liverpool-born ‘craftivist’ Sarah Corbett talks to Your Move about the power of taking action creatively

21 News Construction begins on almost 300 Huyton homes

37 Food & Drink Our reviewer takes a family outing to the Lakeside Bar and Bistro

26 ON THE COVER Hot Topic Liverpool’s Victorian homes and standout buildings with links to the era

38 Festive bakes A trio of tasty recipes to help you prepare for an indulgent Christmas

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MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Winte r warmers Lovely lou ng e s wit h fo ca l fireplaces

£575,000 CANVEY CLOSE, LIVERPOOL, L15 A living flame gas fire with a beautifully detailed surround and raised hearth is a centrepiece in this grand lounge.

It’s coupled with a chandelier, luxurious curtains, stylish dark leather sofas and a mix of textured throws and cushions for a traditional yet cosy look.

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REDBRIDGE PARK, FAZAKERLEY, L10 A marble-look fireplace fits perfectly with its neutral surroundings in this stunningly simple living room.

The room is within Redrow’s ‘The Oxford’ style home, which is coming to its Redbridge Park development.

Detailed windows and decorative lighting tie in with the new build home’s heritagethemed design while a light, bright colour scheme and a mix of patterns give the room a contemporary touch.

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CLAYDON COURT, HALEWOOD, L26 A log-filled fireplace gives a homely feel to the formal lounge in this four-bedroom detached home.

Shades of green are complemented by a Chesterfield sofa, dark wood furniture and wooden flooring in the room, where warmth and sophistication are combined.

The lounge, which also includes subtly decorative features including a coved ceiling, offers open plan access into a dining room with double doors.

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Making best use of a Tax Planning opportunity in sad times Q. My wife and I have just had some bad news – sadly I’ve been diagnosed with a terminal illness and am not expected to survive more than six months. My wife owns a commercial property which she bought in the early nineties for £300,000 but which is now worth around £2.0M. Is there anything you can suggest that could ease the tax burden if she were to sell it in the foreseeable future?

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A. Sorry to hear of this sad news. I have given some thought to your situation and you and your wife might like to consider a bit of tax planning that could benefit her on a future sale.

Without proactive tax planning, she would continue holding the commercial property with a cost for Capital Gains Tax purposes of £300,000 and a sale before your demise would trigger a tax bill in the region of £340,000, i.e. £2.0M £300,000 = £1.7M x 20%.

However, if your wife were able to refrain from selling now but were to gift the property to you, the gift would not attract any Capital Gains Tax as it would be effectively an exempt transfer between wife and husband. After your death and, assuming that you left the commercial property in your Will to her, your wife would inherit the property at its market value of £2.0M and would have no Capital Gains Tax liability on a later sale made by her for £2.0M. This assumes there is no further increase in the property’s value.

After inheriting the property, your wife could of course decide not to sell but could consider making a gift of the commercial property to your children. This would fall outside of her estate for Inheritance Tax purposes after seven years and could be a useful tax efficient way of passing on wealth to the next generation if a sale was not deemed to be essential.

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NEWS LFC has had a presence in West Derby since the 1950s

Budget brings ‘welcome news’ for buyers and sellers A Liverpool estate agent says measures in the Autumn Budget should come as “welcome news” to home buyers and sellers in the city.

MELWOOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL Outline plans to build more than 150 new homes on Liverpool Football Club’s (LFC) Melwood training ground are recommended for approval.

Liverpool City Council’s planning committee will visit the West Derby site on 5 December ahead of a meeting at the town hall.

LFC is set to leave its current base as part of a long-term vision to bring its first team and academy operations and facilities together on one site in Kirkby.

The application for outline planning permission to develop the site for up to 160 homes has been met

with stern opposition, with 450 people signing a petition against the scheme.

Steven Twigg, Labour and Co-operative MP for Liverpool West Derby, has also voiced his disapproval of the plans, arguing that the building of 160 homes on the site will “negatively transform what is currently a quiet residential area”.

However, a report recommending the green light for the plans says the new homes will have “no impact on the recreational function” of the site and “whilst the development would inevitably alter some private existing views that currently exist, there would be no overall loss of visual amenity”.

The new homes are being built just a mile from Huyton town centre

Construction work has begun on 286 new homes at Countryside’s Wilson Chase development in Huyton.

The sales office at the Western Avenue scheme is now open, with showhomes set to launch in the spring.

The collection of three and four-bedroom properties will be a mixture of detached and semidetached houses, and will come packed with a number of high-end features.

Prospective homebuyers can visit the sales office now to reserve one of nine house designs ranging from the three-bedroom detached ‘Ashbourne’ to the four-bedroom ‘Dunham’.

WORK BEGINS ON ALMOST 300 NEW HUYTON HOMES

Chancellor Phillip Hammond last month announced an immediate end to Stamp Duty for first-time buyers on properties worth up to £300,000.

First-time buyers of homes valued between £300,000 and £500,000 will not pay Stamp Duty on the first £300,000, paying the normal rates of Stamp Duty on the price above that.

Joe Pollard, branch manager at Abode on Allerton Road, believes Chancellor Philip Hammond’s decision will have a particular effect on home sales in Liverpool, especially during the run up to the New Year and beyond.

Joe says: “The turn of the year sees a rush of both buyers and sellers into the marketplace, with a larger proportion of those buying for the first time than at any other time of the year.”

Under the new rules, Joe calculates that someone buying their first home at £200,000 will save £1,500 – money which could be used for solicitors’ fees, mortgage costs, removals or renovations.

On Stamp Duty reform, he adds: “It’s a clear marker from a government that is taking some steps towards trying to help ‘generation rent’ be able to afford their own properties.”

Martina Collins, regional sales and marketing director at Countryside, says: “Our top quality designs are set to provide much-needed homes for young professionals and families who are calling out for more housing in the area.

“Our neighbouring sites in Knowsley have proven to be extremely popular, and Wilson Chase is no exception.

“With three reservations already, this further demonstrates that the demand for new-build housing within the borough is growing.”

For more information about Wilson Chase call 0151 909 2523.

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NEWS

LIVERPOOL AUCTION HOPES TO END YEAR WITH BUMPER SALE Sutton Kersh is hoping to sign off the year in style with more than 100 lots going under the hammer at its final 2017 auction.

Cathy Holt

The Liverpool property auction house has enjoyed a successful 12 months and is hoping it will be standing room only at this month’s Crowne Plaza event.

Cathy Holt, associate director at Sutton Kersh, says: “We’ve had an exceptional year – we’ve sold hundreds of properties.

“This is our last auction of the year and we want to end 2017 with a bang. We’re offering over 100 lots including lots of exciting development opportunities.”

Standout residential properties on offer include a three-bedroom detached property in Old Swan with a guide price of £100,000+, and 42 self-contained flats along Mason Street, Grinfield Street and Highgate Street which come with a guide price of £900,000+.

Meanwhile another highlight offers a unique opportunity to purchase 21 garages on Woolton Road. The lot has a list price of £100,000+.

The final auction of 2017 will be held on 14 December at The Crowne Plaza.

For more information visit www.suttonkersh.co.uk/auctions.

South Liverpool scheme 75% sold South Liverpool’s Aigburth Grange scheme is now 75% sold after proving popular amongst buyers.

Housebuilder Elan believes the location of the development has played an “integral part” in its success so far, as the newly built homes are situated amongst an established residential area.

The firm is now expecting demand for homes at the site to continue as some buyers can benefit from the Stamp Duty reductions unveiled in November’s Autumn Budget.

Marie Morris, sales director for Elan Homes in the North, says: “The changes to Stamp Duty are a welcome boost to first-time buyers as the tax can add a considerable sum to the cost of setting up home. Many of our homes at Aigburth Grange are now Stamp Duty free for first-time buyers and even on our largest properties they will only pay a reduced rate.

“The Stamp Duty saving, chance to reduce the initial outlay with a Help to Buy equity loan and low interest rates mean it’s a great time to be a first-time buyer.”

The government-backed Help to Buy scheme is also available at Aigburth Grange.

Elan’s ‘Glossop’ style home at Aigburth Grange

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NEWS LIVERPOOL DEVELOPER NAMED FINALIST AT PRESTIGIOUS PROPERTY AWARDS Luxor’s managing director Paul Nicholson

A Liverpool property developer has reached the final for two prestigious property awards.

Luxor Group and its managing director Paul Nicholson have been shortlisted in categories at the Property Investors Awards which take place in London this month.

More than 550 people from across the UK’s property industry are expected to turn out for the glamorous ceremony at the Royal National Hotel.

Luxor has been named a finalist in the Property Development of the Year category for its Luxor Court scheme in Kensington, which comprises 12 two-bedroom homes.

HOUSEHOLDS’ GREEN WASTE COLLECTIONS SUSPENDED

Meanwhile Paul is up for the Property Investor of the Year award.

Paul, a qualified solicitor who acquired his first property at the age of 23, says: “It’s an honour to be nominated for two national awards and attend the prestigious Property Investor Awards ceremony in London.

“To gain national recognition for Luxor Court in Kensington, and as one of two finalists for Property Investor of the Year, is testament to the high quality of our developments and our skill at spotting unique investment opportunities across the North West.

“We are looking forward to building on this success in to 2018 and further.”

PARKLANDS RESERVATIONS REAP BENEFITS OF STAMP DUTY CUTS The Norris Green scheme is said to be popular amongst first-time buyers

Householders in Liverpool are being reminded not to leave their green bins out during the winter as collections are suspended.

Due to a drop in demand, there are no collections scheduled between 5 December 2017 and 25 February 2018.

During this time, crews normally tasked with collecting green waste from homes will instead assist with cleaning alleyways and helping with refuse and recycling rounds.

Councillor Steve Munby, Liverpool City Council’s cabinet member for neighbourhoods, says: “We know there is a low demand for these services over the winter, and this is something we have done for the last few years.

“We can make better use of our crews carrying out other tasks which are needed and dealing with the waste and recycling collections over the busy Christmas and New Year period.

“We have placed stickers on all bins to notify people about the arrangements.”

Household Waste Recycling Centres at Old Swan and Otterspool are open every day and accept green waste, and there will still be a number of collection points for Christmas trees throughout Liverpool after the festive period.

For more details, and for a full 2018 collection calendar, visit www.liverpool.gov.uk/bins.

Homebuyers at Liverpool’s Parklands scheme have immediately saved hundreds of pounds due to new cuts in Stamp Duty.

According to Mary Lawrence from the Norris Green housing development, 15 home reservations are currently live and have saved between £250 and £1,600 following the Autumn Budget announcement.

Chancellor Philip Hammond revealed in his November statement that Stamp Duty Land Tax would immediately be abolished

for first-time buyers purchasing properties up to £300,000, and the existing rate of 5% will apply between £300,000 and £500,000.

The Stamp Duty relief will not apply to properties priced above £500,000.

The two biggest savers at Parklands saw their home buying costs reduced by £1,350 and £1,600.

Mary says: “As a development with purchasers who are predominantly firsttime buyers, I can see us being even busier next year with buyers finding it easier than ever before to save for their new home.”

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The Albany The Albany is a Grade II*-listed, three-storey brick and granite fronted Old Hall Street building.

It was originally built in 1856 as a cotton trader office using the nearby port and as a meeting place for brokers engaged in Liverpool’s largest and most profitable trade.

With imports and exports of cotton accounting for over half of all of the city’s business by the mid1850s, and with over 1.5 million bales imported each year from America, Brazil, Egypt and India, cotton truly was king in Liverpool. The influx of wealth that this generated is lavishly reflected in the Albany’s exterior décor, with its elaborately carved friezes, archivolts and other classically styled adornments. There’s also the much-admired courtyard, replete with red granite columns and intricately decorated arches.

It remains one of the earliest examples of Victorian offices in Liverpool and as testimony to a time when the docks stood at the hub of global trade, creating employment for many residents and forging a sense of identity that remains undiminished.

Nowadays, of course, the Albany has more to do with an expanding property sector than world trade, having been converted into 140 apartments during the mid-2000s.

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LIVERPOOL’S VICTORIAN HOMES

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Springwood House As Liverpool’s commercial and maritime power continued to flourish throughout the 19th Century, an ever-expanding class of merchants and lawyers began to look for places outside of the city to build their ‘statement’ homes. The greatest concentration of these mansions was to be found in Allerton, a hitherto rural suburb located three miles from the city centre.

One of the first to be built here was Springwood House (1839), a two-storey lodge that might possibly have been designed by John Cunningham, the Scottish architect best known

Our round-up of Victorian residential artefacts continues with a house that isn’t actually Victorian.

Originally built in 1530, at the height of Tudor power, Speke Hall survived almost three ensuing centuries of political and social upheaval before being bought by Richard Watt, a Jamaican sugar plantation and slave owner, in 1795. Previous owners had allowed the house to fall into a state of almost total ruin, so from 1856 onwards the family began to renovate the property and estate, slowly adding the distinctive gardens, parlour and grand kitchens that continue to draw visitors.

The hall’s final occupant, Miss Adelaide Watt, was a formidable woman who, in many ways, personifies the prevailing ethos of her

class and age - a curious combination of public spirited piety together with a shrewd eye for the business opportunity. She donated £2,000 towards the building of Liverpool Cathedral (including a memorial to her slave owning forebear, Richard Watt, in recognition of the fortune that underpinned her own existence), and took great pains towards developing the farm complex on the estate.

After her death in 1921, the house eventually passed into the ownership of the National Trust and has become one of Liverpool’s premier tourist attractions; not least through its enduringly popular Victorian themed Christmas weekends.

There’s a great irony in which this Tudor house has become so inextricably linked with the Victorians, and yet it tells us much about the single-minded confidence of the merchant classes and of the way in which they imposed themselves on their surroundings.

for designing Lime Street station and the original Philharmonic Hall.

It was originally built for William Shand, a plantation owner with interests in the slave trade, before being bought by Sir Thomas Brocklebank in the 1840s.

Brocklebank’s grandfather was the founder of the famous Brocklebank shipping company, one of the oldest merchant shipping firms in the world prior to its collapse in the 1980s. Similar merchant’s houses continued to be built in the area until the end of the century but, with the expansion of the railways and later encroachment of the suburbs, many were demolished in the 20th Century to make way for new housing developments. Springwood still stands but is currently used as a nursing home.

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Sudley House Standing in 30 acres of wooded grounds overlooking the River Mersey, Sudley House was originally built in 1824 for a wealthy corn merchant and former Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Nicholas Robinson.

Robinson was typical of the mercantile junta that grew and flourished in Liverpool during the 18th and 19th centuries and his imposing two-storey, red brick mansion stands as an abiding testament to its prosperity and power - at once benevolent, enlightened, self-absorbed and self-removed.

In 1884 the house was bought by George Holt, a successful shipping line owner, merchant, patron of the local university college and noted art collector. His vast collection of paintings, which remains on view within the hall to this day, features works by Turner, Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds, George Romney and the Pre-Raphaelites amongst others - a veritable who’s who of lauded and fashionable status artists. Yet, Holt’s preference for religious themes and representations tapped into a wider Victorian sense of high mindedness that was shared by many among the elite; an undeniably laudable spirit of philanthropy that had the best of intentions, but which did little to mitigate the deprivations of Liverpool’s slum dwellers.

Perhaps in recognition of this fact, Sudley was eventually bequeathed to the city in 1944 by Holt’s only child, Emma, and it remains one of the few period homes to retain many of its original features.

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AS THE FOUNDER OF CRAFTIVIST COLLECTIVE LIVERPOOL-BORN CAMPAIGNER SARAH CORBETT IS AT THE CENTRE OF A MOVEMENT WHICH AIMS TO CHANGE THE WORLD WITH ACTIONS THAT PROVOKE REFLECTION AND DISCUSSION RATHER THAN DERISION AND DIVISION FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF HER NEW GUIDE TO CRAFTIVISM WE SAT DOWN WITH SARAH TO DISCUSS HER FIRST STEPS AS AN ACTIVIST AND TAKING ON THE MIGHT OF MARKS & SPENCER WITH SOME BESPOKE HANDKERCHIEFS

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TALENT IN THE CITY

INTERVIEW BY LAWRENCE SAUNDERS

How much did your upbringing in Liverpool shape your life as an activist?

I think you could say that even in the womb I was an activist.

Born and bred in Everton, my mum was part of lots of local community action groups.

There’s a picture of me aged three outside a cluster of social terraced houses which we squatted in to help save them from demolition.

I even remember little things like my mum forcing Fairtrade coffee on people when it tasted disgusting but she was determined to support it.

We went to South Africa when I was eight years old as part of my dad’s sabbatical from his role as vicar at St Peter’s Church in Everton to see what the anti-apartheid movement was doing and what the churches there were doing.

It’s always been part of my makeup to ask why injustices are happening, seeing it firsthand in Everton and South Africa, and also seeing how we can improve the world through effective campaigning if we do it strategically and lovingly.

Can you remember one of your first successful experiences with activism?

When I was head girl at Archbishop Blanch School, one of the things that students always dreamt of was having their own lockers.

The headteacher told me it wasn't possible because of health and safety reasons but after speaking to the caretaker I found out this might not be true.

We literally went around the corridors and classrooms measuring and found out it wasn't a health and safety issue which was stopping us from having them.

I knew there was a very influential parent who sat on the board of governors who the others would listen to so I got him on board.

We got the lockers in the end and that for me was quite a turning point because I didn't get students to sign a petition or hold a demonstration.

It showed me that to do activism you didn’t always have to have a placard or a banner or shout, you could do it very quietly and it could work.

That was a real wake-up call which stuck with me through all the years I was doing traditional activism and helped me realise it doesn't normally work screaming at people or throwing eggs at them - we need to be strategic and a bit more crafty.

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How did the craft angle come into your thinking around activism?

It was never planned.

I was working for the DFID (Department for International Development), teaching young people to do effective activism, and as part of my job I was travelling up and down the country, getting really burnt out.

By then I'd also moved to London and joined lots of activism groups so I could meet likeminded people and keep campaigning, but I was getting quite anxious because I didn't fit into a lot of these groups.

Many of the groups were very demonising of the people in power and would often label them as awful human beings. It was very ‘us versus them’ campaigning.

I was travelling up to Glasgow on the train for work once and I missed using my hands properly, as you do when you’re just typing away on a laptop, so I picked up a cross-stitch kit for the journey.

I hadn’t tried cross-stitching before but I wanted to make something creative. Separating the threads and the repetitive hand action calmed me down and was a very comforting thing to do.

I thought that the process of craft could be really helpful to do this slow reflective activism that wasn't on offer. People started to ask me what I was making, so I thought ‘what if I stitch a quote about inequality?’.

I started making mini banners, which were small and beautiful rather than big and brash, and hung them in the street below eye-level so that people would be excited to find them.

The banners were placed somewhere relevant to the particular issue, so if it was about unethical fashion then I would put it near a shopping centre or if it was about extreme capitalism I’d put it somewhere where I knew bankers would walk past.

I was trying to get activism into places where you wouldn't expect to see it but in a gentle way that intrigued people into thinking for themselves.

“It’s always been part of my makeup to ask why injustices are happening, seeing it firsthand in Everton and South Africa.”

What do you say to those who might question whether this slower, quieter form of activism can actually get results?

In the early days some charities I used to work with would laugh, but the more I explained how it worked in terms of the psychology, people started to get it.

My work caters for different situations in different ways; there isn’t one recipe that will work for everything.

You’ve got to decide whether it’s best to make something to display publically or whether it makes more sense to do something quieter, like giving a gift to a politician and not telling anyone so you can build a relationship.

I often talk about how craftivism should just be one tool in the activism toolkit. It’s good for intimate activism, slow activism, quiet activism, but I will still go on marches which have got clear goals to make people accountable.

Likewise, I’ll still sign boring petitions when we need a quick, immediate response so that a policy doesn't get voted in.

I’m not saying my book (How to be a Craftivist: The Art of Gentle Protest) is the solution, but I am saying that if we want the world to be beautiful, kind and just, then as much as possible, our activism should be beautiful, kind and just.

Are there any Craftivist Collective campaigns you’re particularly proud of?

For one campaign we worked with ShareAction to try and get Marks & Spencer to pay the living wage.

ShareAction had been trying to organise a meeting with the CEO of M&S for three years without getting anywhere.

I got together craftivists from around the country and asked them to find out as much they could about each of the 14 M&S board members – everything from whether they were shy or flamboyant, what they loved, etc.

Then we made beautiful bespoke handkerchiefs gifts for them which encouraged them to lead the way in the retail sector and pay the living wage.

M&S went from ignoring us to having meetings with us and within 14 months agreed to pay every one of its 50,000 staff the living wage.

That was a tangible example of where our more gentle form of activism and protest was successful.

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Based in a formerly rundown warehouse on Bridgewater Street, 1780 Tap & Still includes a brewery, distillery, three bars, a kitchen and an events space.

Having opened in late November, the brewery’s tours and tastings will begin early next year.

The distillery at H1780 will be the launch pad for a new gin brand called The Ginsmiths of Liverpool.

Higsons Brewery was originally formed in 1780 and based on Dale Street.

LAKESIDE BAR & BISTRO Cambridge Road, L22

NEW BOLD STREET ‘COFFEE ROASTING BAR & RESTAURANT’ A former hearing aid shop on Bold Street is to become a new “coffee roasting bar and restaurant”.

Liverpool City Councill has approved plans from applicant Than Loh Tso to transform the old Amplifon store.

The ‘Ropes and Twines Coffee Roasting and Restaurant’ will include a “coffee grinding and blending area” on the ground floor with a seating area, kitchen and toilets in the basement.

MAKEOVER FOR WELLKNOWN LARK LANE PUB A well-known Lark Lane pub is to be a given a plush new look.

Owner Stonegate Pub Company has been given the go-ahead from the council to transform The Albert, which has stood on the popular South Liverpool street since the 1870s.

Changes to the listed pub will include new signage, updated interior fittings and a reworking of the beer garden with new seats and a canopy being installed.

As any parent will tell you, trying to get your kids out of the house, fully clothed and ready to go is nothing short of a military operation.

When you have a booking or an appointment to get to it’s 10 times worse. Needless to say then when we finally arrived at the Lakeside Bar & Bistro to review its new menu - and after my almost two-year-old had managed FOUR completely separate tantrums during a 15minute car journey - I was feeling somewhat frazzled (read losing my mind).

Thankfully then, my editor could not have picked a more tranquil location than this eatery to calm us all down. Set aside the Marina and looking out onto the lake, this activity centre and restaurant - complete with wall to wall windows offers the perfect setting to while away an afternoon and relax.

The bistro is spacious and light and we were given a table near the windows.

After perusing the varied menu I settled on a classic Caesar salad with chargrilled chicken (£8.75) -

REVIEW BY CHRISTINE TONER I’m preconditioned to order food that is edible cold since my little darlings have a knack of needing me when a plate of food is put in front of me. I needn’t have felt hard done to however, as the salad was delicious with plenty of juicy chicken and lots of sauce.

My husband, who remarkably has no issue finishing his meal when the kids are around (the subject of many, ahem, ‘discussions’), opted for the cheese and bacon burger (£9.50) which came in a toasted bun with chipped potatoes, burger relish, gem lettuce, tomato, onion and gherkins. The burger was well cooked and so substantial my husband was unable to finish - though he gave it a good go!

Choosing what my little ones will eat is like a more risky game of Russian roulette at the moment so I carefully read each option to my four-year-old and after asking for several hybrid

dishes (“Fish and chips or broccoli and pea pasta, George?” “Fish and chip pasta please”) my eldest settled on chicken nuggets, chips and garden peas (£4.95) and, as she tends to do, my youngest followed suit.

In a development that left me open mouthed, my fouryear-old actually polished off the entire plate and declared the chicken nuggets “delicious”. My 23month-old also ate a decent amount.

Both kids finished up with ice cream (£4.50), which pleased them no end, while I enjoyed a delicious glass of Prosecco, which pleased me even more.

It’s impossible not to feel relaxed when surrounded by such a beautiful setting and being catered to by such friendly and attentive staff.

It’s not an exaggeration when I say I’d chalk this up as one of our more successful and enjoyable meals out.

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1. Preheat the oven to 160°C, gas mark 3. Grease & line an eight-inch round spring form cake tin.

2. Add the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, syrup & spices in an electric mixer (or beat by hand with a wooden spoon in a large bowl).

3. Once the ingredients are combined, warm the milk & stir in the bicarbonate of soda (make sure you use a jug to allow space for the milk to bubble when you add the bicarbonate of soda. Add the milk to the cake mixture (it should resemble more of a thick batter mix now).

4. Pop the cake into the oven and bake for about one hour.

Checking if a cake is ready by listening to hear if it’s singing can prevent a soggy bottom or dipped cake. If you can’t hear the cake bubbling pop it back in the oven for a few minutes.

5. When the cake is baking it’s time to make the icing (it tastes great with or without this, depending which you prefer).

6. Combine all of the ingredients together - butter, icing sugar and milk (add the milk to the preferred consistency).

7. Spread over the cake and enjoy with a little dusting of cinnamon.

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METHOD 1. Combine all fruit together in a bowl.

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3. Leave to soak overnight. Store for approximately one month, topping with brandy regularly.

4. Beat the eggs.

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6. Make a hole in the mix to add the egg into. Fold together.

7. Line an ovenproof dish with greaseproof paper. Spoon mixture into the ovenproof dish.

8. Top with greaseproof paper.

9. Cover with foil and tie string around the dish to keep in place.

10. Place the dish into a pan and fill with warm water.

11. Cover the pan with foil and leave to boil on a low heat for approximately 7 hours.

Cake: 170g butter, softened 200g caster sugar 2 eggs 1 tbsp vanilla extract 230g full-fat sour cream 255g plain flour 1 & ¼ tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 200g fresh cranberries

METHOD 1. Preheat oven to 175˚C. 2. Grease a nine-inch round cake tin with soft butter. Place a nine-inch parchment round in the bottom of the pan, then grease the parchment. Set aside.

3. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light, and fluffy. Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.

4. Add in the vanilla extract and sour cream, mix well.

5. Lastly, add in the flour, baking powder and salt and mix until combined. Fold in the cranberries. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and set aside.

6. To make the crumb, in a large bowl, mix together all the crumb ingredients until moistened and large crumbs form.

7. Layer crumb mixture over the cake batter, covering it completely.

8. Bake for approximately 50-60 minutes.

9. Let it cool completely.

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Walnut crumb: 450g brown sugar 290g plain flour 1 tsp ground cinnamon 225g butter, melted 125g chopped walnuts Glaze: 185g powdered sugar 2 tbsp orange juice 1 tsp vanilla extract

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elcome to another edition of our Go Liverpool guide - ‘tis the season to fill your month with festive fun!

From the Liverpool City Region’s prime pantomimes to Christmas activities and attractions for all and the biggest nights out of the season, our bumper round-up will make sure you’re in the know about all of December’s event highlights.

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2, 3, 9 & 10 December, Speke Hall Enjoy a festive, family day out full of Yuletide treats, including carols, a visit to see Father Christmas, sugar mice making, Christmas trails and decorations galore.

It’ll be a perfect combination of adventure, atmosphere, history and scenery within Speke’s picturesque wood framed wattle and daub Tudor manor house. And just to top things off, the event is free with no prior booking needed.

ICE FESTIVAL

Open until 7 January, Pier Head

SINGALONG WITH SANTA

16-17 December, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Enjoy something a little more traditional as Santa leads the Philharmonic Choir through a heart-warming selection of seasonal carols and songs.

We’re reliably informed that fidgeting and loud audience participation are positively encouraged at this event, so no need to keep your little ones quiet. In addition, there’s also the chance for children to try out a range of musical instruments in the Instrument Petting Zoo before the performances start - so get there early!

There’ll be two ticketed performances per day at 11.30am and 2.30pm.

PETER PAN

8 December - 1 January, Epstein Theatre

If you’re looking for a frenetic and exhilarating family day out this Christmas, make sure you head down to the Pier Head for the return of Liverpool’s much-loved Ice Festival.

Featuring a huge covered outdoor rink, a triple-lane ice slide, a bobsleigh-style Ice Jet ride, Santa’s Grotto, a ferris wheel, a wide range of fairground rides and a selection of food and drink stalls, this festival promises something for everybody. Get your skates on!

Liverpool’s highly acclaimed panto company, LHK Productions brings J. M. Barrie’s timeless and magical classic ‘Peter Pan’ to the Epstein Theatre this Christmas.

Children and parents alike will be enchanted by this riotous extravaganza of song, dance, costumes and wonderfully evocative sets. Follow Peter, Wendy and the Lost Boys as they travel through the mythical island of Neverland in a show featuring an all-star cast (including 90’s boy band star Dane Bowers).

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17 December, Wigwam, Rose Lane Delight your little ones with this festive breakfast event.

Kids can enjoy a delicious cooked breakfast, festive crafts and colouring, a Christmas film and meeting with the man himself, Father Christmas, with a gift to take home.

Meanwhile parents get to enjoy a full English, vegetarian or vegan breakfast with a tea or coffee.

Tickets are available from £9.

15 December - 24 December, Echo Arena Liverpool Featuring a full live band and a cast of local favourites including Leanne Campbell and TV’s Dean Sullivan, here’s another chance to wow your kids this Christmas with a colourful and highly entertaining panto production of perennial favourite ‘Aladdin’.

With a wealth of memorable characters such as Widow Twankey, Jasmine and the Genie of the Lamp, and all the high energy fun of a full audience participation, this is the perfect way for your children to let off steam over the holidays.

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Bear witness to one of the city’s most mesmeric and atmospheric events at Liverpool Cathedral.

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Starting in the Well, with the entire church engulfed in darkness, the procession slowly makes its way towards the east end of the building, accompanied by music, as the great space is gradually and dramatically illuminated.

It wouldn't be Christmas without a mince pie and a glass of warming mulled wine, so after scaling the heights of the cathedral why not venture down to The Welsford Restaurant and enjoy this most festive of pairings for just £5.

If you're bold enough to brave the winter weather, the fabulous Welsford Porch is perfect for some al-fresco dining and a great spot to enjoy splendid views across St James Gardens where a young Messrs Lennon and McCartney were known to play truant once upon a time.

THE TOWER EXPERIENCE Get a bird’s-eye view of Liverpool’s most famous landmarks and beyond from the rooftop of its third tallest building and the UK’s biggest cathedral.

Take two lifts and climb 108 stairs to the very top of the 101m high Vestey Tower where you’ll find the world’s highest and heaviest peal of bells including the massive Great George bourdon bell which, at 15 tonnes, outweighs even the mighty Big Ben. The Tower Experience also includes a fascinating 10-minute film explaining how the cathedral was built and access to the Elizabeth Hoare Embroidery Gallery which boats an exquisite collection of Victorian and Edwardian ecclesiastical embroidery.

Check the cathedral website for christmas opening hours.

A GLITTERING GIFT Give your Christmas tree a distinctively Scouse flavour this year with a bauble featuring a unique drawing of Liverpool’s famous waterfront.

Designed by local fine artist Freida McKitrick and printed using the decoupage method, this ornament comes in an illustrated gift box and at just £5 is an ideal alternative stocking filler.

FOR FULL INFORMATION ON LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS VISIT THE WEBSITE AT WWW LIVERPOOLCATHEDRAL ORG UK 46 Your Move

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01 Dec−01 Jan Unwrapping Christmas, Albert Dock See the dock transformed with a magical light display projected onto the Dr Martin Luther King Jr building.

Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets with live orchestra, Echo Arena Liverpool JK Rowling’s classic with stunning live music - a must see for Harry Potter fans.

02 Dec−07 Jan Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, St Helens Theatre Royal Heigh ho, heigh ho.

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Ghost Stories for Christmas, Floral Pavilion

The famous annual Christmas 'Big Sing' performance returns.

An evening of festive spine chillers for a different kind of Christmas night out.

14 Peter and the Wolf, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic TV favourite Alexander Armstrong narrates Prokofiev’s charming musical tale.

09 Dec−13 Jan Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Liverpool Everyman

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Jay Taylor takes the title role in this thrilling production.

15 Soul and Motown Christmas Party, The Bentley The very best of Motown music to help you celebrate.

Family Saturday, Victoria Gallery and Museum Bring the kids to this free festive craft event - and don’t forget to don your Christmas jumper.

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OPENS DECEMBER CAINS BREWERY VILLAGE STANHOPE STREET From the team that brought you the one and only Ghetto Golf Liverpool comes a startlingly innovative Christmas-themed bar based on the ‘Home Alone’ films of the nineties, starring Macaulay Culkin.

Customers have been promised a ‘sequence of Christmas living rooms, a festive cocktail menu, Sinatra remixes, gigantic Christmas trees and every Christmas decoration possible’, while widespread national media coverage should ensure an excitable and, no doubt, very trendy crowd of revellers.

We can only hope that the establishment foregoes the temptation to recreate Kevin McCallister’s booby traps. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals!

The Snowman FILM / MUSIC

SATURDAY 23 DECEMBER AT 5PM & 7.30PM, LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL Here’s another production which is likely to enthral and delight music lovers of all ages, whilst offering a chance to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Liverpool’s historic cathedral.

The shows will include a screening of the two much-loved ‘Snowman’ films, together with a fully orchestrated performance of Howard Blake’s original soundtrack and a rendition of the wonderful Christmas tearjerker, ‘Walking in the Air’, by a local child soloist.

Carrot Productions toured ‘The Snowman’ last December to considerable critical and popular acclaim and the shows featured prominently in The Guardian, Sunday Times and Telegraph’s roundups of recommended things to do at Christmas. Don’t miss out!

A Christmas Carol THEATRE

DECEMBER AT PM THE CAPSTONE THEATRE If there’s one book that encapsulates the true magic and spirit of Christmas, it’s Dickens’ timeless classic of the miserly Scrooge and his ultimate transformation from out and out rotter to virtuous benefactor.

This new dramatisation of the story, faithfully adapted by Laura Turner and performed by the celebrated Chapter House Theatre Company, mixes traditional period detail with songs, dance routines and an original musical score to create a sense of both haunting dread and wide-eyed wonder. Highly recommended for adults and children alike.

Tickets from £10 to £15 Photo: © Gareth Widdowson

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With over 40 festive style cabins offering everything from crepes and cupcakes to gourmet burgers, roasted chestnuts and craft stalls reflecting products from across four continents, Liverpool’s perennially popular Christmas markets will, once again, offer harassed shoppers the chance to unwind with some food and drink whilst browsing for gift ideas in a charming, seasonal environment. Now in its 12th year, a brand-new Windmill bar offering a wide range of beers, mulled wine and other festive drinks, is set to make a welcome addition to one of the highlights of the shopping year. See you down there!

The market is open 11am to 9pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 5pm Sunday.

RELEASED ON DECEMBER It wouldn’t be Christmas time without a blockbuster film release at the cinema, and this year there’s an action-packed helping of adventure thanks to this ‘Jumanji’ reboot.

With a cast led by Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Jack Black, ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ follows four teenagers in a school detention who stumble across an old video game console and, when they turn it on, find themselves being sucked into the game.

It’s surely a must-see for fans of the 1995 original starring Robin Williams, in which two kids enter the world of a magical board game.

CINDERELLA THEATRE

DECEMBER - JANUARY LIVERPOOL EMPIRE What better way to celebrate the onslaught of another festive season than with a good old fashioned, traditional family pantomime at one of Liverpool’s most renowned and prestigious theatres?

Starring former boy band star and ‘Hollyoaks’ actor Duncan James as Prince Charming, comedian John Evans as Buttons and reality TV star Jodie Prenger as the Fairy Godmother, ‘Cinderella’ continues to exert an enduring sense of magic and wonder upon the imagination of adults and children alike.

With a winning formula of music, comedy, special effects and costumes galore, this production looks set to inspire a new generation of fans and provide a true winter treat.

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1/ The Wormhole @ Constellations

With an emphasis on extraterrestrial décor and appropriately themed intergalactic installations, ‘The Wormhole’ will feature renowned UK grime producer Sir Spyro, as well as a selection of very special guests for one night only.

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2/ Gorgon City Kingdom Tour @ Underground Liverpool

Known for a distinctive and experimental mix of high energy club anthems incorporating breakbeat, acid and thumping deep-house, Gorgon City bring their winter tour to the Eberle Street venue with able support from Paul Woolford and Josh Butler.

Book your tickets quickly.

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Present: Mark Broom and Francesco Terranova @ 24 Kitchen Street

Legendary techno maestro Mark Broom and eclectic Italian DJ and producer Francesco Terranova combine to bring an evening of forward thinking electronica.

There’ll be support from Tom Page, Drumlake Experiment and Rosencrantz.

Tickets: £7.50

9/ Freeze presents

2manydjs, Greg Wilson plus support @ Underground Liverpool

2manydjs are a non-de plume for Belgian rock/electronic band Soulwax. They play a mind-melting collage of house, rock, techno, pop, funk, hip hop, R&B and just about any other genre that packs a hard groove.

Support will come from local lad and electro/disco legend Greg Wilson.

15/ Familiar Circles @ Buyers Club

DJ, producer and head of acclaimed South London label Church, Seb Wildblood brings a deep mix of house, garage, techno and juke to Liverpool.

He’s one of the most popular and distinctive DJ’s working on the club circuit today- don’t miss this!

Tickets range from £4 - £8.

31/ Fiesta Bombarda

New Year’s Eve Carnival @ Invisible Wind Factory

The event will be spread across three unique rooms (covering Subterrania, Aquaria and Nocturnia) at the regent Road venue to create an epic funk, jungle and reggae infused carnival extravaganza.

Kick off 2018 in the company of Beardyman, New York Brass Band and the Galactic Funk Militia.

Tickets are £19.50.

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oks, Claire Gallagher Fundraisers Trudi Bro sted their annual ho lby Mo y and Mand rnton Hall Hotel.

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Pete Price, pictured with Gillian Kearney, prese nted an auction of top prizes to boost funds for various regional charities during the black tie event .

dees on Dance troupe Boogie Storm entertained atten ing includ s cause for ,500 £143 the night, which raised mas party. the Claire House Children’s Hospice Christ Photos by Diane Thompson

ST HELENS LIGHTS SWITCH-ON

A host of local, national and regional talent did the honours of switchin g this year’s Christmas lights on in St Hele ns.

Thousands of spectators gathered for the Liverpool City Region festive celebration, which took place in Victoria Square.

ich was compered lined the event, wh Boyband 5ive head ne Campbell and Dave Kelly and an arity NSPCC.

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ANNOUNCED FIRST SOUND CITY ARTISTS

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The 5-6 May event is returning to its city centre roots after three years of being held on a waterfront site in Liverpool’s northern docklands.

Guitar electro-popper s Slow be among those taking Readers Club will also Baltic Triangle and Ca over venues in the city’s ins Brewery Village nex t year.

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