Your Move 457

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 15:13 Page 1

YOURMOVEMAGAZINE.COM / ISSUE 457 / 9 FEB – 22 FEB 2018 / FREE EVERY FORTNIGHT

The technology bringing properties to life for house hunters smart living:AI and augmented reality tech for your home

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 14:30 Page 2

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 17:42 Page 3

EDITOR’S LETTER When it comes to changing technology and an ever-increasing demand for us to have more information at our finger tips, the property sector, like everyone, is having to work hard to keep up.

With this in mind, Your Move has been exploring one particular smart solution which is being touted by many as the future of property viewings – virtual reality tours.

Could and should virtual viewings become a widespread alternative to actually visiting a potential home? Find out more in our Hot Topic, and there’ll also be a chance to join the conversation in our forthcoming Your Move Twitter chat.

In addition, our resident Interiors expert has rounded up the latest forward thinking gadgets which could transform your lifestyle at home.

Also in this issue, we’re excited to bring you news of a huge announcement that’s coming your way very soon – see page 25 to find out more!

NATASHA YOUNG Editor

CONTENTS LIVERPOOL’S GUIDE TO PROPERTY & CULTURE YOURMOVEMAGAZINE COM

04

WANT MORE YOUR MOVE?

JUMP ONLINE visit our website

yourmovemagazine.com follow us on Twi er

@yourmovemag

23

add us on Facebook

movepublishing

LIVING

follow us on Instagram

yourmovemagazine

23 ON THE COVER Interiors From AI to augmented reality, we round up the latest smart technology for the home

YOUR MOVE HQ 36 Henry Street, Liverpool, Merseyside L1 5BS Email: post@movepublishing.co.uk Telephone: 0151 709 3871 Fax: 0151 707 1678 www.yourmovemagazine.com EDITORIAL & DESIGN PRODUCTION Editor: Natasha Young Email: natasha@movepublishing.co.uk Editorial: Lawrence Saunders, Matthew Smith, Christine Toner, Hannah Fowler Design: Mark Iddon Credits: Certain graphic elements by Freepik.com - Outdoor Spaces, Community Places (individual leaves) Cover image: iStock/D-Keine

25 News Extra Find out more about a big announcement that’s coming your way

26

ADVERTISING Media sales: Catherine McCarthy, Natalie Holden, Kimberley Wheeler, Lucinda Murrell Sales enquiries: 0151 709 3871 DIRECTORS David O’Brien, Kim O’Brien, Fiona Barnet PRINTING & DISTRIBUTION Printing by: Precision Colour Printers Ltd Subscription & mailing list: 0151 709 3871 Distribution Liaison Manager: Barbara Troughton Telephone: 0151 733 5492 Mobile: 077148 14662 Copyright Move Publishing Limited. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced copied or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in any information storage or retrieval system without the publishers written permission. Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and reliability of material published, Move Publishing can accept no responsibility for the veracity of the claims made by advertisers. The views expressed are not necessarily the views of the publisher.

The cancellation deadline for advertising is strictly one week before publication and must be in writing to the sales manager.

When you have finished with this magazine please recycle it.

Move Publishing is committed to recycling.

04 Market Highlights Dream bedrooms for a perfect night’s sleep 13 News Redrow returns treasured statue to Holly Lodge Girls’ College 18 ON THE COVER Hot Topic Are virtual reality tours the future of property viewings for house hunters?

26 Talent in the City ‘The Fast Show’ star Simon Day gets set to bring his popular characters to the Liverpool stage 30 Outdoor Spaces, Community Places We look at the benefits and successes of Liverpool’s outdoor community spaces 37 Food & Drink Our reviewer samples the wine, light bites and entertainment at Petit Café Du Coin 38 Streetlife Top events and entertainment for the coming weeks

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 14:31 Page 4

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Sweet

dreams Drift off into the land of nod in style with our pick of beautiful boudoirs.

Regency Gardens, West Derby, L12 The master bedroom at ‘The Oxford’ style home coming soon to Redrow’s Regency Gardens development in West Derby - quite simply oozes quality.

Standout features of this chic chamber include fitted mirrored wardbrobes, a stylish dressing table and an en suite bathroom with spacious shower cubicle and heated ladder towel rail.

Elsewhere an open-plan kitchen and dining area forms the heart of the home whilst an elegant lounge provides the perfect setting for entertaining family and friends.

REDROW

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 14:31 Page 5

FROM WITH SHARED OWNERSHIP

Clock Tower Drive, Walton, L9 This brightly decorated boudoir is a typical example of the bedrooms on offer at Riverside Home Ownership’s Clock Tower Drive development in Walton.

Quality pieces such as a crushed velvet–style headboard and sturdy bedside tables help give the well-proportioned room a quality feel.

Aimed at first-time buyers and growing families, the two and three-bedroom homes are available exclusively through Shared Ownership.

RIVERSIDE HOME OWNERSHIP

PCM Falkner Square, Canning, L8 Set within a Liverpool area very much under the spotlight at the moment thanks to the hit BBC television series ‘A House Through Time’.

Like its famous Canning compadre at 62 Falkner Street, this beautiful Georgian terrace has a storied history all of its own thanks to a celebrated local architect.

Peter Ellis, who designed the modernist-style Oriel Chambers on Water Street, called the Falkner Square property home from 1804-1884.

Now split into a number of apartments, flat number four is a three-bedroom, furnished duplex, understatedly presented and in possession of a New York loftstyled master bedroom with an en suite shower room.

ABODE

Your Move

5

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 14:32 Page 6

Advertising feature

www.abode-group.co.uk

news

issue 53 / February 2018

BEST AGENT 4 YEARS RUNNING Why would you need anyone else?

2014

2015

2016

2017

20 17

WINNER

Residential Property Agency

open 7 days a week finding houses, delivering homes

Allerton: 0151 601 3003 Crosby: 0151 909 3003

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 14:32 Page 7

INVEST THIS WINTER... ready for Spring/Summer 2018 Have you been thinking about becoming a landlord in 2018?

Let us make it easy for you...

Call our specialist team to discuss FREE INVESTMENT ADVICE and details on our professional bespoke services.

Please see real comments from real clients who continue to use our service again and again...

For the record, I am very very (that is two very’s) impressed with abode’s professional and super-efficient service.

I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you again.

MP Estates, Crosby Thank you - you’re an amazing agent.

Giving it your time and a consummate professional. Much thanks.

Thanks for all your hard work you have done in firstly finding us a new tenant but also keeping us informed on everything that has followed. Your efforts have been very much appreciated. You can be assured that when we are looking for our next tenant, we will be in touch.

Mr T Herd, Anfield

We have been dealing with Abode for the past year, whilst looking for a house to buy and renting out a property that we own. We have always been treated impeccably, and with high regard and the staff have always been very friendly and personable. We would always highly recommend buying, selling or renting with Abode, due to the manor and the efficiency of the staff.

I wanted to convey our thanks for the support in getting the tenants and how smooth the process was.

I rented my home out recently as a first time landlord. I felt very comfortable and confident leaving my property in the hands of Abode after they were highly recommended to me by a friend. I would certainly use their service again!

Thanks for making my first UK letting process so pleasant. I’m already on the lookout for another rental property.

Mrs S Alcock, Prescot

Mr Ashcroft, St Helens

Mrs E MacMillian, Bootle

Abode are a young energetic company that offers clients a full rental outsourcing solution for property clients. Staff listen to clients’ needs and act accordingly in a quick efficient professional manner.

I just wanted to say that the service I have received from your company is outstanding, I am very happy how things are progressing and if I know anyone who does have a rental property I'll definitely be recommending your company.

Thanks for a great service. We have been very happy with abode!

Mr E Moriarty, Brighton-le-sands

Danielle, Garston

www.abode-group.co.uk

Lisa, Crosby

Nadine, Crosby

Mrs V Bullock, Walton

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 15:43 Page 8

www.abode-group.co.uk

Woolton Road, Woolton, L25

Offers Over £380,000

Charnley Drive, Wavertree, L15

£224,995

Offers Over £150,000

• Three Bedroom Terrace • Two Reception Rooms • Newly Fitted Shower Room • Nearby Lark Lane and Sefton Park

Braunton Road, Aigburth, L17

£235,000

R DE R UN FFE O

Ramilies Road, Mossley Hill, L18 • Three Bedroom Mid Terrace • Renovated Throughout • Two Reception Rooms • Modern Kitchen/Dining Room

finding houses, delivering homes

Beechcroft, North Mossley Hill Road, L18 Offers Over £270,000

Hever Drive, Halewood, L26 • Superbly Presented Throughout • Extended Four Bedroom Detached • Highly Sought After L26 Location • Three Spacious Reception Rooms & Conservatory

Horringford Road, Aigburth, L19

Offers Over £330,000

Mather Avenue, Allerton, L18 • Highly Sought After L18 Location • Close Proximity to Calderstones Park • Four Bedroom Detached Family Home • Superbly Presented Throughout

open 7 days a week

£245,000

Church Road, Hale, L24

£575,000

• Four Bedroom Detached Home • Sought After Location • Immaculate Throughout • Not Overlooked to Rear

R DE R UN FFE O

R DE R UN FFE O

£179,995

£160,000

• Three Bedroom First Floor Apartment • Sefton Park Location • Good Size Rooms Throughout • Character Property With Modern Kitchen

• 4 Bedroom Character Terrace • Good Size Reception Rooms • Extended Open Plan Kitchen and Dining Room • Sought After Location

• Three Bedroom Mid Terrace • Good Size Reception Rooms • Three Good Size Bedrooms • Need of some Modernisation

Woodend Avenue, Hunts Cross, L25 • Three Bedroom Semi Detached • Two Reception Rooms • Gardens Front and Rear • Walking Distance of Hunts Cross Station

• Four Bedroom Semi Detached • Accommodation Over 3 Floors • Sought After Location • Modern Development

• Four Bedroom Semi Detached • Converted Loft Room • Two Reception Rooms • Gas Central Heated

Windbourne Avenue, Aigburth, L17

W NE

W NE

W NE

Offers Over £425,000

Ashbourne Road, Aigburth, L17

Offers Over £175,000

• Three Bedroom Terrace • Two Reception Rooms • Utility Room • Walking Distance of Sefton Park

Allerton: 0151 601 3003

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 14:32 Page 9

www.abode-group.co.uk

Park View, L22

Offers Over £210,000 Field Lane, L21

• Four Bedrooms • End Terrace • Views Across Victoria Park • Superbly Presented

Offers Over £115,000

Endsleigh Road, L22

£250,000 Spooner Avenue, L21

Offers Over £155,000

Y N RL TIO ED EA RVA END E S M RE COM RE

Offers Over £650,000 Stoneleigh Park, The Blake, L23

• Stunning Family Home • Four Bedroom Detached • Prestigious L23 Location • Large & Secluded Plot

Offers Over £280,000

Cranmore Avenue, L23

Offers Over £250,000

• Four Bedroom Family Home • Two Spacious Reception Rooms • Superbly Presented Throughout • Excellent L23 Location

• Three Bedroom Family Home • Two Reception Rooms • Excellent L21 Location • Excellent Condition

W NE

Channel Reach, L23 • Sought After Location • Four Double Bedrooms • Three Receptions • Modern Kitchen/Breakfast Room

• Three Bedroom Mid Terrace • Popular L21 Location • Superbly Presented Throughout • NO CHAIN

• NO CHAIN • Three Bedrooms • Open Plan Living • Sea Views

Far Moss Road, L23

LD O S

LD SO

LD SO

Y N RL TIO ED EA RVA END E S M RE COM RE

£495,000

• Exclusive Gated Development • Semi-Rural Aspect • Four Double Bedrooms • Help-To-Buy Available

Stoneleigh Park, The Milton, L23

£450,000

• Exclusive Gated Development • Semi-Rural Aspect • Four Double Bedrooms • Help-To-Buy Available

LD O S

Ferndale Road, L22

Offers Over £150,000 Victoria Road West, L23

• Superbly Presented Throughout • Highly Sought After L22 Location • Close Proximity to St John’s Road • A MUST VIEW

finding houses, delivering homes

• Superbly Presented Throughout • Highly Sought After L23 Location • Three Bedroom Extended Family Home • NO CHAIN

open 7 days a week

Offers Over £300,000

Runnells Lane, L23 • Three Bedroom Detached Property • Open Plan Living • Superbly Presented Throughout • Secluded Rear Garden

Crosby: 0151 909 3003

£195,000

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 17:31 Page 10

Liverpool’s Dog Creche

Day care for your best friend • Fun and friendship for your dog • Basic training (just a little bit every day)

• Licensed day care • Qualified Staff • Bark and Ride – pick up and drop off service

We’ll be at Liverpool Food & Drink Festival

APRIL 28th & 29th Please email to book a place for your dog

To book call 0151 709 0122 or email info@tailsinthecityliverpool.co.uk www.tailsinthecityliverpool.co.uk 10 Your Move

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 14:33 Page 11

2005–2017 5,859 Properties Sold Over £325 Million Raised That’s Why We Are Still No 1!

Major Property Auction On: Thursday 15 February, starting at 12.00 noon At: Crowne Plaza, St Nicholas Place, Princes Dock, Liverpool L3 1QW

151 Lots !

6 days to Auction D ay !

Including the following New Instructions and Guide Price Reductions

VACANT RESIDENTIAL 55 Egerton Road, Blackpool FY1 2NP

VACANT RESIDENTIAL 15 Bala Street, Liverpool L4 2QN

VACANT RESIDENTIAL 24 Stonehill Street, Liverpool L4 2QB

VACANT RESIDENTIAL 25 Stonehill Street, Liverpool L4 2QA

VACANT RESIDENTIAL 55 Westcott Road, Liverpool L4 2RF

Guide price £60,000+*

Guide price £20,000–£25,000*

Guide price £15,000–£20,000*

Guide price £20,000–£25,000*

Guide price £25,000+*

VACANT RESIDENTIAL 4 Stonehill Street, Liverpool L4 2QB

VACANT RESIDENTIAL 67 Bala Street, Liverpool L4 2QN

VACANT RESIDENTIAL 69 Bala Street, Liverpool L4 2QN

VACANT RESIDENTIAL 63 Bala Street, Liverpool L42QN

COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT The Lion Public House, 68 Market Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH41 5BT

Guide price £30,000+*

Guide price £10,000–£15,000*

Guide price £10,000–£15,000*

Guide price £20,000–£25,000*

Guide price £85,000+* Reduced by £10,000

VACANT RESIDENTIAL 71 Cambridge Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 9LF

VACANT RESIDENTIAL 42 Dunluce Street, Liverpool, L4 3RQ

VACANT RESIDENTIAL 55 Gonville Road, Bootle, Merseyside L20 9LW

VACANT RESIDENTIAL 11 Reeves Avenue, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 0BJ

COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT 102 South Road, Waterloo, Liverpool L22 0ND

Guide price £40,000+* Reduced by £5,000

Guide price £80,000+* Reduced by £5,000

Guide price £50,000–£55,000*

Guide price £65,000+*

Guide price £110,000+*

For full details of all lots visit www.suttonkersh.co.uk/auctions-property To arrange a viewing or to make an offer call 0151 207 6315 Now accepting instructions for our next auction on 28 March. Catalogue closes 2 March *Guide prices are provided as an indication of each seller’s minimum expectation. They are not necessarily figures at which a property will sell for and may change at any time prior to auction. Unless stated otherwise, each lot will be offered subject to a reserve (a figure below which the Auctioneer cannot sell the lot during the auction). We expect the reserve will be set within the guide range or no more than 10% above a single figure guide.

Sutton Kersh is a trading name of Countrywide Estate Agents, an appointed representative of Countrywide Principal Services Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Registered in England No. 00789476, Registered Office: 88–103 Caldecotte Lake Drive, Caldecotte, Milton Keynes, MK7 8JT.

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 14:34 Page 12

W NO Y PL AP

We deliver when you’re in Beds, bunks, wardrobes, sofas, dining sets, sideboards, chests of drawers, TV stands, garden furniture and much more!

WE’RE HIRING PROPERTY ACCOUNTS ADMINISTRATOR Full-time (Mon-Fri) | £16-18k | Aintree • This is a new, key position in an established company with a significant residential and commercial property portfolio in NW England, owned by 3 affiliated landlord companies.

• You must have a good level of experience in the property sector, financial processes, administration and database filing systems. CFP knowledge is desirable and full training will be provided.

• You will be a self-starter, a first class communicator and excellent administrator with the ability to work within a small effective team.

• The role involves assisting with all aspects of property accounts administration; ensuring collection of rents; raising invoices; and delivering a professional property management service.

• This is an excellent opportunity for someone to further develop their career in the property sector with a successful company with ambitious plans.

• We offer the successful candidate a competitive salary, pension, private medical insurance, and on-going career development.

New stock arriving daily

Apply with your CV & cover letter to gwen.bleasdale@seftonbleasdale.co.uk Closing Date: 19th Feb 2018 Interviews: 28th Feb 2018

FREE LOCAL DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION

Open 7 days a week

Job details available on request: gwen.bleasdale@seftonbleasdale.co.uk Shortlisted applicants will be notified by 22nd Febraury 2018.

Marl Road (next to Kirkby Blinds), Kirkby Industrial Estate L33 7UH TEL: 0151 345 4248 / 07851 518 350 All major credit cards accepted

EXCLUSIVE MOVING SERVICE Welcome to a property moving service that isn’t for everyone.

At BMD LAW, we understand that not all properties are the same, so why should conveyancing services?

That’s why we provide an Exclusive Moving Service.

This ensures our clients to experience the very best in legal property services catered around their lifestyle and tailored to their needs.

Our Exclusive Moving Service includes – A full range of legal services Arrangement of surveys, lending and removals Weekly updates High level personal service

Home visits and weekend appointments Dedicated telephone line 24hr access to updates via case tracking software

A BESPOKE SERVICE CREATED JUST FOR YOU

bmd:law

SOLICITORS

12 Your Move

BMD Law, The Lamb Inn, 111 High Street, Wavertree Village, Liverpool, L15 8JS 0151 722 8004

bernadette@bmd-law.uk

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 17:43 Page 13

NEWS Redrow returns treasured statue to Holly Lodge Redrow has reunited Holly Lodge Girls’ College with part of its history after rescuing and restoring a much-loved statue.

The well-known piece displaying a man and woman cradling children, entitled ‘Hope’, had been forgotten and lost when pupils from the West Derby school were relocated to brand new purpose-built premises in 2015 and land from their former site was sold for development.

But after an appeal to housebuilder Redrow, which is transforming the former school site, the popular sandstone statue has been found and returned to the college - taking pride of place within the entrance of its new building.

Mark McHugh, estates manager at Holly Lodge, says: “The statue is a part of the school, part of its history, and we really didn’t want to lose it.

“When I realised it hadn’t moved with us from its home in the Orchard of Hope, I contacted Redrow and asked if it could be located so we could get it back.”

Redrow site manager Steve Daw, who is working to create family homes at the new Regency Manor development on land formerly occupied by the school, recovered ‘Hope’ so he could hand it back to its rightful owners.

Emma Riley has joined Abode’s block management team

The sculpture was created by Jean Parker

NEW APPOINTMENT STRENGTHENS ABODE’S BLOCK MANAGEMENT TEAM Abode has strengthened its block management department with the appointment of a new team member.

Emma Riley has joined the Liverpoolbased agent from Urban Bubble Manchester to work with Abode’s growing portfolio of clients and developments.

According to Elizabeth Fairhurst, the company’s area manager for lettings, property management, investments and block management, Emma’s arrival follows a 12-month strategy at Abode which has involved “hand selecting the right staff and expanding the entire lettings and property management

department to not only cope with the growing numbers of properties but also to exceed landlords and tenants’ expectations”.

She adds: “We always look at developing our service and when possible expand the teams to give the best level of service and expertise to our clients.

“We welcome Emma to our block department and she has come from Urban Bubble Manchester with a wealth of knowledge to work with our developments.”

For more information contact elizabeth@abode-group.co.uk.

Your Move 13

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 16:26 Page 14

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 17:45 Page 15

NEWS WIRRAL COUNCIL PLANS EXTENSION TO SELECTIVE LICENSING SCHEME

The initiative aims to raise standards of rental accommodation

Wirral Council is looking to take action against more rogue landlords by extending a licensing scheme in the borough.

The initiative, which forces landlords to improve properties which are in poor condition or face having them taken off the market, could be rolled out across more areas under the latest proposals.

A public consultation is currently underway until 21 March over the plans, which would see the Selective Licensing scheme extended to cover four more parts of east Wirral – areas which have a higher than average number of private rented housing available and a high turnover of tenants.

Selective Licensing requires landlords to agree to a range of conditions around the standards of their accommodation.

The four new areas proposed are Hamilton Square, Seacombe St Pauls, Birkenhead West and Birkenhead Central. They would join Egerton North, Birkenhead South, Seacombe Library and Egremont Promenade South where Selective Licensing is already in place.

Councillor George Davies, Wirral Council cabinet member for housing and community safety, says: “Wirral residents demand – and deserve – to live in good quality, safe and attractive housing.

“We will not tolerate Wirral residents being forced to live in poor conditions by irresponsible landlords.

“This licensing scheme is a good way for us to tackle this issue and, where a landlord does not live up to their responsibilities to their tenants, we will not hesitate to take action against them.”

Progress for Liverpool’s Ten Streets vision The transformation of Liverpool docklands into the Ten Streets creativity district is expected to take a step closer on Friday 9 February.

Several projects including the redevelopment of the Grade II-listed Tobacco Warehouse to create 538 new apartments are already underway within the area, however a Spatial Regeneration Framework (SRF) for the whole site spanning more than 100 acres could be approved.

Subject to final sign off by Liverpool City Council cabinet members, the document will be adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) and will then become a material consideration in the determination of planning applications within the site. It will also provide support for any use of CPO (Compulsory Purchase Order) powers in the area.

The progress comes after residents and businesses were invited to give feedback on the Ten Street vision when the draft SRF went out to public consultation last October.

A report to be considered by cabinet members during a meeting at the Cunard Building also offers an update on current projects within the

Ten Streets area.

It says show apartments at the Tobacco Warehouse on Stanley Dock are due to open in early 2018 with the first phase of works to provide a new commercial floor expected to be completed later this year.

Meanwhile site investigation works for Liverpool’s new cruise liner terminal are programmed for early 2018 with works, subject

More than 100 acres could be transformed into the creative district

to funding agreements, due to commence this autumn.

A planning application to relocate the Isle of Man ferry terminal to Liverpool Waters is also expected to be submitted by the Isle of Man government in spring 2018, and pre-planning discussions are underway for a new Everton Football Club stadium with an application expected to be submitted this summer.

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 17:26 Page 16

Here at

Landlord Licensing Wirral Council is proposing to improve living standards by extending Selective Landlord Licensing to four new areas in Wirral.

This means that the landlord or manager of a private rented home in these areas would need to apply for a licence to rent out their property:

• Birkenhead Central • Hamilton Square

• Birkenhead West • Seacombe St Paul’s

Maps of each area and a full list of the properties affected are available at

wirral.gov.uk/selectivelicensing Wirral Council is consulting with everyone who may be affected, to invite them to have their say on the proposals.

The consultation is open until 21 March 2018.

For more information about the consultation process, including how to get involved: Visit: Email: Write:

HIGHspec BATHROOMS I can plan and design your bathroom from start to finish!

From a budget design to the most elaborate you’ll find, I have over 30 years experience with quality and reliability as standard – not as a hidden extra.

If you are not in a position for a complete makeover,its no problem. I also supply and fit a standard bathroom site in one day for just £550! Straight swap.

Done, dusted and guaranteed plus all rubbish taken away.

Complete make-overs from £3000 (based on 6ft x 6ft room).

10 year guarantee

wirral.gov.uk/selectivelicensing slconsultation@wirral.gov.uk Selective Licensing Consultation Wallasey Town Hall, Brighton Street, Wirral, CH44 8ED

Luxury bathrooms, mobility bathrooms, shower rooms, wet rooms and make-overs

RING ME, PAUL on 0151 208 3599 or 07944 042838 Paul Hourihan, 76 Fieldton Road, Croxteth, Liverpool L11 9AQ

HIGHspec BATHROOMS NOBODY DOES IT BETTER!

PAINTING & DECORATING SERVICES High quality wallpaper hanging Painting Interior & exterior Domestic & commercial Building maintenance & repair work

CALL PETER ON 07947 119 162 (for a free estimate) All work undertaken by time-served tradesmen

16 Your Move

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 16:26 Page 17

Better homes make better memories New Redrow homes available in Liverpool Redbridge Park Sherwoods Lane, Fazakerley L10 1NB 3 & 4 bedroom homes from £219,995

Summerhill Park Off Thomas Lane, Thingwall L14 5NZ 2, 3 & 4 bedroom homes from £194,995

Regency Manor Mill Lane, West Derby L12 7JA 2, 3 & 5 bedroom homes from £209,995

#bettermemories Images are indicative only. Prices correct at time of going to press.

Find out more about Redrow in Liverpool

Visit: redrow.co.uk/liverpool

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 15:15 Page 18

tech

CHRISTINE TONER FINDS OUT HOW VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY IS BEING USED TO BRING PROPERTY TO LIFE FOR HOUSE HUNTERS

Photo: iStock/D-Keine

WORDS BY CHRISTINE TONER

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 15:15 Page 19

VIRTUAL HOUSE HUNTING

Photo: iStock/dima_sidelnikov

A

nyone who has ever been house hunting knows that while a picture can tell a thousand words it can also hide a multitude of sins. Those photos on property portals which showed a spacious and light family kitchen/diner seem somewhat deceitful when you’re faced with a cramped dark room with barely enough space for a breakfast bar.

What if there was a way you could view a property exactly how it is before deciding whether it’s worth actually going to visit it? Well, thanks to advancements in technology, there is.

Virtual tours, which use virtual reality to allow would-be buyers to ‘walk’ through a property without actually visiting it, are growing in popularity.

Daisy Burns is digital marketing co-ordinator at Bootle-based 360Vu, which creates virtual tours for property clients.

“For many years people have relied solely on single photographs of properties,” she says.

“There is no doubt that photos can be taken to hide problems within properties. However, we use a high-quality technology that exposes the property; warts and all. It’s about giving customers a true representation of property at a timely and affordable cost.”

Rob Bence is co-founder of The Property Hub Group, which includes development arm Property Hub Homes. He is currently working on two new developments - a 14-house development in Crewe, featuring a mix of detached and semi-detached properties, and 24 apartments in Ashton in Manchester. He says virtual tours are becoming an essential tool for developers.

"For developers, virtual reality tours offer a fantastic opportunity to bring a development to life,” explains Rob. “They enable potential buyers to get a feel for the way a property will look in a way brochures and pictures cannot do.

It’s an immersive experience.

“We’re certainly looking to offer virtual tours of our developments and are currently speaking with a number of firms offering the technology."

But it’s not just developers looking to show off unfinished developments that can benefit from VR technology. 360Vu produces virtual tours of properties for estate agents, sellers and auction houses amongst others.

“We want to make purchasing property so much easier and efficient,” says Daisy.

“Whether carrying out viewings on a commercial office space, or showing potential customers around an investment property in auction, it can be tedious and time consuming for agents.

“Today's consumer wants things as quickly as possible and virtual tours play straight into this. It’s quick and easy for buyers to view, it helps them in their decision-making and they can eliminate properties and filter the choice of what to buy or view within minutes.

“There is no other way for the industry to expand other than to embrace innovation through such technical enhancements as virtual tours.”

“ virtual reality tours offer a fantastic opporttunity to bring a development to life ” Rob says the property industry as a whole is embracing such initiatives in order to streamline customer service.

"Technology has really shaken up the property industry,” says Rob. “It's well documented that buyers start their property search online, but now with the advent of online estate agents and even AI robo advice for mortgages, it’s clear we’re operating in a whole new landscape.

“Buyers want efficiency, they want services that fit with their lifestyle. Virtual tours can help buyers to view a property in true-to-life definition from their own home before deciding whether or not to view in person. It’s all part of improving the customer journey."

Indeed, the market has witnessed something of a technological revolution of late. A new breed of mortgage brokers have emerged operating solely online while the recently launched Nuvo offers mortgage advice via a Facebook chatbot.

Meanwhile, of course, online estate agents are becoming more popular with sellers.

Russell Quirk, is founder and CEO of online estate agent Emoov.co.uk. He says the “digital disruption” of the property sector, and the selling process in particular, has been rapid and is enabling higher levels of service at a much lower cost.

“The new face of estate agency that has been pioneered by the hybrid and online sectors, complimented with third-party technology such as virtual viewings, is allowing us to search, view and buy or sell properties on our terms and timetables and not that of the agent as has

traditionally been the case,” he says.

However, Russell says such technology should never be used as an alternative to viewing a property in person.

“Virtual tours certainly give an additional dimension to a property's online listing and are growing in popularity as the technology is refined and perfected. They can be a great tool to help buyers narrow down their search from the comfort of their home, without having to visit property after property in person, and are also useful for sellers with little or no time to host their own viewings.

“They should, however, always be the final stage of our online house hunt and not the house hunt as a whole. As with buying a car, we would always recommend that buyers view a property in person before submitting an offer."

That said there’s certainly no denying that VR tours are growing in popularity, After working with 360Vu, property auctioneer Sutton Kersh saw over 10,000 views of its virtual tours leading up to its December auction and Daisy says the technology firm is currently in talks with other Merseyside agents.

“Virtual tours are not out of scope for any agent. We have developed a system that does not displace real estate agents or lettings agents but complements their work. After all nothing beats the naked eye.”

Perhaps not, but taking a walk around a property from the comfort of your couch is a pretty close second.

join our twitter chat • Do you think virtual property tours would help with your house search?

• Are they important to the future of buying, selling and letting homes?

Tell us what you think during our Your Move Twitter chat from 12.30-1.30pm on Wednesday 14 February, and use the hashtag # YMvirtualviewings to be part of the conversation.

Stay up to date by following us on Twi er at @yourmovemag.

p01-20_p03-12 06/02/2018 17:29 Page 20

BOGANS BOGANS CARPET SUPERSTORE SUPERSTORES ERSTORE ES

Quality car pets and floor ing, e xper tly carpets flooring, expertly fitt ed at guar anteed lowes prices. fitted guaranteed lowestt prices.

We We ar are ee experts xper ts in carpets, car pe ts, laminates, laminat es, engineered engineer ed w wood ood and Karndean.

Kar ndean.

A s k aabout bout Ask ou r interest i nt e re st our f re e credit! credit! free Please speak to t one of the he sales tteam who will be happy to o help.

www.boganscarpets.com LIVERPOOL 128-140 Great Howard St, Liverpool, Liverpool, L3 7DW 7DW 128-140 Gr eat Ho ward St, sales@bogans-carpets.co.uk sales@bogans-carpets.co.uk 0151 207 8040 0 151 20 7 80 40

L S ON U LOW FOL

BIRKENHEAD 132 132 Claughton Claughton R Road, oad, Bir Birkenhead, kenhead, W Wirral, irral, CH41 CH41 6EY boganscarpetsltd@yahoo.com boganscarpetsltd@yahoo.com 0151 0151 647 647 5587 5587

TWO MILLS SUPERSTORE T WO MILL S SUPERS TORE Parkgate Road, CH66 P arkgate R oad, Ledsham, C H66 9PD boganscarpets@yahoo.co.uk bog anscarpets@yahoo.co.uk 0151 347 0151 3 47 9655

INE

Keep posted on Liverpool’s latest events and attractions

“Did you see that new place opening in town?”

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram... /MovePublishing

20 Your Move

@YourMoveMag

yourmovemagazine

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 14:36 Page 21

Stop paying rent.

Buy now! and get free carpets and flooring if you reserve before 28th February*

Check out our 3 bedroom “Mirin” view home. There’s a fully fitted kitchen, a downstairs cloakroom, a master bedroom with en-suite and built-in wardrobes. Then choose yours and buy it with Help to Buy:

Discover the St. Modwen difference:

Here’s how it works:

3 & 4 bedroom homes available

Buy a 3 bedroom Mirin for: Get a 20% interest free loan of: Get a 75% mortgage for: Pay just 5% deposit of: Example based on plot 23

£165,995 £33,199* £124,496 £8,300

Help to Buy

Taller ceilings, bigger windows, stunning specification & striking designs.

Radley Park, Lowfield Lane, St. Helens, WA9 5AZ

Showhome & Marketing Suite open daily except Wednesday, 10am to 5:30pm.

Call: 0844 243 4504 or visit www.stmodwenhomes.co.uk †

*Offers available on selected plots only and are subject to Terms and Conditions. There is no fee charged on the equity loan for the first 5 years. At the start of year 6 a fee is collected of 1.75% of the market value of the property at the time the loan is entered into multiplied by the outstanding percentage under the equity loan, the annual fee of 1.75% will be uplifted by RPI +1% p.a. Conditions apply and mortgage is subject to status. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage. The pictures shown are indicative 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.

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 17:33 Page 22

VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE

TO VIEW OUR NEW COLLECTIONS

SHOWROOM OPEN MONDAY - SATURDAY MON-THU 9AM-5PM / FRI 9AM-4PM / SAT 10AM-4PM

STYLE / SIMPLICITY / FUNCTIONALITY Kitchens that transform your lifestyle CUT OUT THE MIDDLEMAN AND SAVE £££’s

BIRCHALL ST NONAME

SANDHILL

S LANE

SANDHILLS STATION

COMMERCIAL ROAD

STUDHOLME ST BANKHALL LANE

Fully rigid cabinets Soft close doors & drawers as standard Free home measure service Free plan & 3D CAD design Fully project managed Free home delivery Installed by professionals Dedicated after sales service

DERBY ROAD

Visit our factory showroom

**Terms and conditions apply.

MANUFACTURING KITCHENS IN LIVERPOOL FOR 40 YEARS

FIND OUT HOW WE CAN TAILOR A KITCHEN FOR YOUR LIFESTYLE

0151 933 9633 | www.nonamekitchens.com 5 Birchall Street, Liverpool, L20 8PD

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 16:47 Page 23

KEECKER - A VOICE ENABLED MULTIMEDIA PROJECTOR ROBOT CAPABLE OF MOVING ENTERTAINMENT AROUND YOUR HOME £1,690, Keecker

INTERIORS

MOOD CREATING COLOUR CHANGING LIGHTS PHILIPS WHITE AND COLOUR AMBIENCE BULB STARTER KIT £169.99 Argos COMPILED BY TILLY HAMILTON

SMART & CONNECTED From artificial intelligence (AI) to augmented reality (AR) why not get smart with the latest home technology trends

IKEA PLACE - NEW AR APP FROM IKEA free to download on iOS and Android

REMOTE APPCONTROLLED SMARTER IKETTLE £99.99, Lakeland

PANASONIC K ULTRA HD SMART TV £2,799, John Lewis

STOCKISTS: ikea.com, keecker.com, johnlewis.com, argos.co.uk, lakeland.co.uk

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 16:43 Page 24

www.nwpas.com @theNWPAs

Now accepting entries for 2018 Visit www.nwpas.com to submit yours

Thursday 11th October 2018 LUTYENS CRYPT, LIVERPOOL METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL

Recognising excellence in the North West property industry

For more information visit www.nwpas.com or follow us on Twitter @theNWPAs A S S O C I AT E SPONSORS

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 17:05 Page 25

NEWS EXTRA AN EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT IS COMING SOON Your Move magazine is evolving and we can’t wait to reveal all to you in a huge announcement.

Since bursting onto the scene in 1999, our publication has focused on living in Liverpool and has become the most widely read magazine in the city. Over the years it has closely followed and celebrated the story of Liverpool’s ongoing renaissance as a destination to live, work and visit.

It’s also grown to be available wherever and whenever you want to read it - online, across social media, directly in your inbox and,

of course, in print.

In the latest stage of the magazine’s evolution we’re lining up an exciting re-brand to build on our 19 years of success, further highlighting our current and continued editorial focus on the whole of the Liverpool City Region.

Our editorial and creative teams, together with the publishers, have invested months of work and research into ensuring we strengthen the magazine you love and keep up with the changing day-to-day demands and needs of our audience and supporters. As a result, we’re looking forward to unveiling an eye-catching new name and a vibrant design to bring the brand right up to date.

Move Publishing to scale new heights with Snowdon climb

Team members will take on the mountain in aid of The Whitechapel Centre

From March 2018 this refreshed look will be rolled out across our print and digital platforms, and available to view at your desktop or on your mobile devices.

Alongside our ever popular interviews, standout homes, top tips for interiors, restaurant reviews and features celebrating Liverpool and everything that makes it special, there’ll also be some fantastic new content enhancing the magazine’s position as the publication for anyone living, working in and visiting the city region.

Keep your eyes peeled for our next issue, out on Friday 23 February, when all will be revealed.

Staff at Move Publishing, the company behind Your Move, will scale new heights in April when they take on Wales’ highest peak – all in aid of The Whitechapel Centre.

An 18-strong team from the firm is making the climb up Snowdon in support of the Liverpoolbased charity, which provides vital support to the city’s rough sleepers and those on the brink of homelessness.

Move Publishing’s intrepid mountaineers will take the Llanberis Path up the 1,085-metre giant, led by Your Move magazine’s social media guru and keen rambler Matthew Smith.

Matthew says: “Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales and England and towers over the Snowdonia National Park. It’s a challenging climb to the summit but we’ll hopefully be rewarded with some extraordinary views.

“In April the weather should be relatively favourable, but given that the mountain makes its own climate the situation can change very quickly.”

The 20 April trek will take around six hours there and back, running parallel with the Snowdon Mountain Railway on a gradual ascent from start to summit.

Kim O’Brien, director of Move Publishing, adds: “Move Publishing has set its sights high for 2018 and we were looking to find a way that the whole team could come together and take on a real challenge.

“The Whitechapel Centre is a wonderful charity that does so much good work in the city as well so it’s fantastic that we can support it through this.”

If you would like to donate please visit Move Publishing’s JustGiving page at: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/movepublishing-snowdon-team-challenge-2018.

Your Move 25

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 16:22 Page 26

I N T E R V I E W

W I T H

S I M O N

D A Y

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 16:23 Page 27

TALENT IN THE CITY AS A STAND-UP COMIC PRINCIPAL PERFORMER ON s TV SMASH ‘THE FAST SHOW’ AND MORE RECENTLY THE AGEING PROGROCKER BRIAN PERN SIMON DAY HAS BEEN A MAINSTAY OF THE BRITISH COMEDY SCENE FOR ALMOST YEARS

AHEAD OF AN APPEARANCE AT LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC HALL’S MUSIC ROOM YOUR MOVE CAUGHT UP WITH THE ACTOR WRITER AND COMEDIAN TO DISCUSS HIS BEST LOVED CHARACTERS HOW NOT TO WIN ON FRUIT MACHINES AND THE CHANCES OF A ‘FAST SHOW’ COMEBACK

“HAVING DONE BRIAN PERN ON THE BBC, THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS YOU AREN’T ALLOWED TO SAY AND I CAN SAY WHAT I WANT LIVE, WHICH IS REALLY REFRESHING.”

INTERVIEW BY LAWRENCE SAUNDERS

How’s the tour been going so far?

I think people are enjoying it. They’re getting four characters, which is good value, and I’m really enjoying it too. In the past I didn't so much.

In the past I didn't put a lot into [stand-up] – I’d just turn up and do the material. Back when I was doing television I got to the point where I thought ‘do I really want to be going to Durham on a Thursday night when I don't have to?’.

But I’ve been galvanised recently and have started to enjoy doing it more.

Also, having done Brian Pern on the BBC, there are so many things you aren’t allowed to say and I can say what I want live, which is really refreshing.

Out of all your old characters, what made you choose to do Billy Bleach, Brian Pern, Geoffrey Allerton and Tony Beckton for these shows?

I wanted to do something a bit different and some of my characters are easier to do live than others.

I do [Billy Bleach] because he’s a good compère, everybody recognises him and he looks like the type of person who would talk for ages. With Geoffrey Allerton, I like doing the poems and again it shows a different side.

Tony Beckton is the hardest one because you’ve got to make him quite believable. He’s not cracking jokes, he’s talking about his life in jail but hopefully he’s funny too. I wanted to show that strange dichotomy which those types of characters have.

With Brian Pern, he was on television and there are a lot of fans out there who want to see him and I thought it was a bit unfair to kill it off. Although it was only on BBC Four, a lot of people did like the character.

Out of the four characters, the one people will possibly be most familiar with is Billy Bleach from ‘The Fast Show’.

Where did the idea for him come from?

He’s based on an amalgamation of people from my past. Back when I used to go the pub a lot, there was always one guy who was always in there; he was quite intelligent – a bit of a waste really.

He’d talk about lots of different subjects; he was quite knowledgeable in some ways, opinionated, but you knew he was never going to get out of the pub.

Billy is always happy to offer his expertise to anyone trying their luck on the fruit machine in the pub – often with less than ideal results. Is it true that this bit of his character is based on you?

Yes! I was that bloke. I used to go over to people and say ‘get out the way!’, and help them with the nudge and all that. I was a proper fruit machine addict.

But some people didn't appreciate the help.

In those days you had a set amount of time to nudge the right things down, and if you got it wrong you would lose the jackpot.

So if you got it wrong and you had pushed somebody out the way and done it for them, they would be like ‘oh, cheers! Thanks for nothing’.

Brian Pern, another of your most treasured characters, is an affectionate parody of singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel. Were you happy to hear he was flattered by your portrayal?

Yeah it was good. I’ve always been a fan of Peter, more so than ‘Genesis’, and so was Rhys (Thomas) who I wrote [‘The Life of Rock with Brian Pern’] with.

We didn't take the mickey out of him but obviously some of it was a bit silly. It was Eric Clapton who said he has to like it because if he started raving about it, he’d look like an idiot.

Luckily it’s on BBC Four, so it’s not like he’s getting people coming up to him in the street saying ‘you look like Brian Pern!’. Had it been on ITV and had 20 million viewers, it might have been a bit different.

Rhys came up with the idea for the character whilst watching clips of Peter online.

He was doing these video blogs and he was clearly very uncomfortable talking to camera.

That was what the original joke was – a guy who was doing this but he didn't really seem to be wanting to. He has the most unemotional, flat delivery.

It’s that reserved English manner, which is not Keith Richards or very rock and roll but instead very introverted and quiet.

Recently we’ve seen comedy programmes like ‘Vic & Bob’s Big Night Out’ and ‘The League of Gentlemen’ reappear on our screens. What are the chances of ‘The Fast Show’ making a similar comeback?

Possibly. We’d like to do something live.

We’ve been talking about it but who knows?

When you do ‘The Fast Show’ you’ve got to get all the people together, pay them all and it becomes more complicated.

Paul [Whitehouse] and I have been talking about doing something on a small scale in London.

But ‘The Fast Show’ coming back as a television show? I don't know. It’s kind of dated in a way; it’s not like ‘The League of Gentlemen’ where there are plots to back it up. Who knows?

SIMON DAY IS PLAYING MUSIC ROOM ON MARCH

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 17:34 Page 28

Enjoy the latest news & updates, delivered FREE to your inbox Local interest stories / new venue openings / breaking property news

sign up at www.yourmovemagazine.com

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 16:21 Page 29

saving saving money is

Your Move 29

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 14:38 Page 30

WORDS BY CHRISTINE TONER

IN JANUARY MAYOR OF LIVERPOOL JOE ANDERSON REPORTEDLY CONFIRMED THAT HOUSES WILL NO LONGER BE BUILT ON SEFTON PARK MEADOWS AND INSTEAD CALLED FOR IDEAS ON HOW THE GREEN SPACE COULD BE USED BY THE COMMUNITY SHOULD THAT VISION BE REALISED IT’LL JOIN A GROWING LIST OF COMMUNITY SPACES ENJOYED BY LIVERPOOL RESIDENTS YOUR MOVE LOOKS AT THE BENEFITS THEY BRING

Granby Winter Garden

Ecotherapy encourages the experimentation of fresh produce

Community allotments and a therapeutic space are among the suggestions so far for Sefton Park Meadows.

Of course, Liverpool is no stranger to such initiatives as Elaine Cresswell, project manager of social enterprise Engage Liverpool's My City initiative, knows well.

My City helps Liverpool residents make use of wasted assets via the Bluegreen Liverpool project.

“Bluegreen Liverpool helps residents to transform vacant land on their street corner,” says Elaine. “We are currently working on a horticultural therapy garden with the Brink, Field to Plate and a community meeting place with the City of Liverpool College on Cornwallis Street, a healthy breakfast orchard with St Vincent de Paul school, The Baltic Green community park on Jamaica Street with Hobo Kiosk and a lunchtime parklet with Baltic Creative.”

Funding for the project previously came from the National Lottery and Tesco’s Bags of Help scheme but Elaine says the organisation is currently looking for new sponsors so that it can continue its work to create a green corridor between Bold Street and the Baltic Triangle.

“Our other projects include Living Libraries,” explains Elaine.

“We transform our open spaces into arboretums, unlocking the knowledge that is stored - for example through a simple tree label or QR code or a larger geocache exploration.

“People can get involved by volunteering time to help with our pallet furniture making projects, gardening, cataloguing our living library or mapping their daily walk.”

The benefits of such schemes are undisputed.

Stephanie Chopra is a health psychologist and owner of The Life Development Coach. She says both the opportunity to work with other people and the chance to be outdoors can have

“ecotherapy (being outdoors) can significantly improve selfesteem and mood, leading to better wellbeing.”

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 14:38 Page 31

City success stories

COMMUNITY GREEN SPACE

Granby Winter Garden

Waterloo Forest Community Garden Waterloo Community Forest Garden is an initiative set up by local residents in an effort to make use of a neglected local parkland on Somerville Road, L22.

The group meets every Tuesday and Saturday at the garden and says its aim is to “create an educational nature space that can be accessed and maintained by all the local community” and “a place where we can grow food, make friends and enjoy the environment”.

Philip Hughes is a volunteer at the garden and teaches bushcraft.

“I don’t live in the Waterloo area but my girlfriend does and I'm always envious of how community minded the area is,” he says. “I enjoy teaching bushcraft in these two small strip woods, it's like being in a forest miles from civilisation even though we're surrounded by houses and parks.”

Rotunda Community Garden The Rotunda Community Centre in Kirkdale says its community garden was designed with local residents in order to create “a collection of top notch spaces for everyone in Kirkdale and beyond to come in and use”. The area includes theatre space for talks and performances and a secret garden especially for youngsters.

As the centre houses a café for the community too there’s also a kitchen garden where food is grown for the eatery by volunteers and groups of local residents.

The Rotunda Community Garden

Photo: The Rotunda

Few areas in Liverpool demonstrate the power of community spirit as much as Granby Four Streets. The neighbourhood underwent a remarkable renaissance thanks to the tireless campaigning and hard work of residents.

The latest initiative in the area is the Granby Winter Garden - a sustainable, creative community space owned and managed by and for the local community.

Consisting of two properties - one housing an urban indoor garden opening and the second combining a meeting space and a studio that can be used for creative activities - the project has been funded by Arts Council England, The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation, PH Holt Foundation, The Granada Foundation, The People’s Health Trust and Veolia Environmental Trust.

The garden should open by the summer after problems with the previous builder led to delays.

"We are very much looking forward to the opening of the Winter Garden as this permanent addition will be a fantastic community resource for Granby and the wider area,” says Rebecca Lawlor, project manager for the Granby 4 Streets Community Land Trust. “It will complement the hard work that residents and members of the Green Blooming Triangle group do to green Granby's Streets."

“to be outdoors, to have space for our thoughts, conversations and interactions that is not based on consumer transactions is vital to our wellbeing.” a big impact on health.

“There are so many benefits for everyone involved in community projects. Not only does it encourage friends and families to interact and bond with one another, it also encourages the experimentation of fresh produce. This can only have a positive impact on attitudes towards both physical and mental health.

“This form of ‘ecotherapy’ (being outdoors) can significantly improve selfesteem and mood by reducing feelings of depression, leading to better mental health and wellbeing all round.”

Stephanie says ecotherapy plays a key role in life coaching as it is a simple and free way to inspire personal growth.

“As humans, we are intrinsically connected to nature; most obviously through the changing of the seasons. As part of my coaching with clients hoping to de-stress, I always establish a routine which involves finding some time each day to visit a green space - whether that’s sitting in the park for half an hour or visiting the countryside for a

long walk. Clients almost certainly come to their next session feeling balanced having had that time to think through their emotional states and process what nature has to offer. It is no surprise that we are effortlessly drawn to areas of natural beauty when we want to escape.”

The benefits of outdoor community spaces are recognised by the team behind the We Make Places social enterprise, whose initiatives include The Friends of The Flyover project plus an array of citizen-led initiatives in communities in Liverpool and beyond; all their work is around public space or buildings and how citizens can become empowered to join the conversation and make decisions.

CEO of We Make Places, Kate Stewart has recently been selected by the British Council and other partners to be one of 15 international creative producers in a threeyear programme exploring the values of play and unexpected interaction in cities across five continents. This involves engaging with artists, citizens and city leaders alike to produce creative projects that help transform conversations in their city spaces, and this week she was working on a provocation for Tokyo later in the year.

“It is important that we retain public space in our towns and cities that small organisations and community groups as well as families and individuals can ‘programme’, occupy and interpret over time,” says Kate.

“So much of our lives are spent working and living in buildings with poor quality light and air that the ability to be outdoors, to have space for thoughts, conversations and interactions that are not based on consumer transactions is vital to our wellbeing.

“To give the community and individuals within our cities the space to just be is a true act of bravery and one that more developers and civic leaders need to embrace. So much of what we call public space has been sold as part of development deals and so this becomes contested space in which we are told how to behave or how not to behave.”

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 17:36 Page 32

NL O S U LOW L O F

INE

Keep posted on Liverpool’s latest events and attractions

“Did you see that new place opening in town?”

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram... /MovePublishing

@YourMoveMag

yourmovemagazine

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 14:38 Page 33

THE YOUR MOVE DIRECTORY

To advertise on this page please call the sales team on 0151 709 3871

manufacturers of all types of blinds

Kirkby Blinds Direct Ltd • Industrial / Commercial / Domestic • Free Quotations • Vertical / Venetian / Roller • Free Measure & Fitting

HOME IMPROVEMENTS & EXTENSION SPECIALISTS Let us do all the work from planning & design to completion.

All time served tradesmen. Work guaranteed by Insurance Bond.

Tel. 0151 427 1325 Mob. 07807 557 723

We now stock rigids

Call 0151 547 3570 or 0151 547 3677

Email. office@pbs-northwest.co.uk Website. www.pbs-northwest.co.uk

www.kirkbyblindsdirectltd.co.uk

CALL PAUL

LOCKSMITHS ESTABLISHED 2000

The Roofing Specialists PLEASE CALL FOR A FREE QUOTATION ALL WORK FULLY GUARANTEED

• UPVC & WOODEN DOOR SPECIALIST • Emergency Door Opening • UPVC Door Lock Repairs • UPVC Door Lock Changes • UPVC Door Lock Upgrades • Wood Door Lock Changes A registered insured NCFE certified company • All Work Guaranteed

T: 0151 733 5725 M: 07591 040 818 E: mersey.roofing@hotmail.co.uk

Call Paul for a fast, reliable, professional service

www.mersey-roofing.co.uk

TEL 0151 280 4670 / MOB 07932 718 362 WWW.CALLPAULLOCKSMITH.CO.UK

fa

m

fi i ly

rm

established

40years

A L PI N E

professional roofing For ALL aspects of roofing from complete re-roof to repairs and building works from extensions to full refurbishment and property maintenance

FREE ESTIMATES & ADVICE, CALL TOM...

07976 703 214 OR 0151 489 7490 Alternatively Email tomhynes911@gmail.com

a l l w o r k s f u l ly g u a r a n t e e d

Freelance Writer The new home of reviews, news & interviews for theatre, sport, business, music, comedy, movies & more!

WWW.WRITEBASE.CO.UK info@writebase.co.uk

07947 648191

Mark Armstrong Available for...

• Press releases • Articles • Web content • Blogs

07947 648191 markarmstrong.liverpool@googlemail.com

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 17:37 Page 34

ONL & T RIN IN P

INE

Fancy something you’ve seen on our Interiors page?

b, Subscrib a t y t r e p o e to our d r P e h t ! r e e aily d m n o U rh u n o e y w r s o l f e tter here! click Tips Find more homeware picks on our website

www.yourmovemagazine.com

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 14:39 Page 35

Less waiting means less worrying If you’re worried about your health, a fast, expert diagnosis can get you back to the things that matter sooner.

Why wait? Book your private consultation today Search ‘Spire Liverpool’ Call 0151 515 5803

ctNpNqt SpNN TcAcJN

0% representative APR available

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 17:38 Page 36

ONL & T RIN IN P

INE

Did one of our food & drink reviews whet your appetite?

od o f g n i d n & tre s w e i v e R re! e h t h g i r e guides ar

Subscrib e to our d newslette aily r here!

Find more recommendations on our website

www.yourmovemagazine.com

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 14:39 Page 37

NEWS

&

POPULAR SEEL STREET IRISH PUB CLOSES AGAIN Popular Seel Street Irish pub Pogue Mahone has closed - just four months after it relaunched.

According to a post on the bar’s Twitter account, the pub’s owner Ei Group has taken back control of the venue.

Local bar owner Mike Girling reopened the pub last October after the popular student haunt shut in the summer when its lease ended after 20 years.

Your Move has previously reported on plans from Ei Group to turn Pogue Mahone into ‘The Ropewalk Inn’, which is described in proposals as a “purveyor of quality wines, gins, spirits and cask ales”.

PETIT CAFÉ DU COIN Berry Street, L1

FEBRUARY OPENING FOR FIKA New Swedish-inspired coffee shop Fika will open on Woolton Road in Feburary.

‘Fika’ will serve traditional Scandinavian delicacies such as cinnamon rolls, Smørrebrød (open sandwiches) and chokladbullar (chocolate balls).

The name comes from Fika, a concept in Scandinavian culture meaning to have coffee and cake with friends.

Anthony Grice, who is behind the new venue which will replace a former off licence near Mosspits Lane Primary School, has confirmed to Your Move that the café will launch in February.

AUTHENTIC ALEHOUSES BRAND TO REFURBISH SOUTHPORT PUB A Leeds-based pub redevelopment company has acquired the Albert Hotel in Southport.

Authentic Alehouses, part of the Burning Night Group, says it has a “brilliant refurbishment” planned for the Albert, which sits opposite Southport train station.

Allan Harper, director of the Burning Night Group, adds: “We are confident that this unit can become one of our flagship sites, we have some exciting things in store and look forward to celebrating the opening with the people of Southport."

I’m no wine connoisseur so the thought of reviewing a French wine café – although delicious – was daunting to say the least.

Any doubts were put to ease when entering Petit Café Du Coin on Berry Street. This French venue serves up wines, cheeses, coffee and cocktails all to the smooth sounds of jazz.

Warmly greeted by staff, the café oozes Parisian charm and is a perfect choice for a date or chilled evening catching up with friends.

In fact, there is no snobbery or elitism at Petit Café Du Coin. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable and more than happy to chat through wines to see what takes your fancy. A blackboard displays the large selection of wines on offer, while coffee, cocktails and bar snacks complete the menu.

My friend and I decided on white wine and we were given a few samples of the selection. After our tasters, I went for a glass of the house white wine (La Metropole 2015) for £3.50, while my friend had a glass of Felicette Grenache Blanc 2016 (£4.50).

The house white was very

REVIEW BY HANNAH FOWLER reasonably priced and was a balanced mix of fresh fruit flavours with hints of melon and pear. The Felicette, which our waiter told us was named after the only cat to have been sent into space, was one of our favourites – it had a summery taste with exotic fruits, citrus and nectarine.

With its rustic interiors of dark wood and emerald green, candle-lit tables and fairy lights adorning the walls, it’s easy for the hours to pass by at this French café. Especially with the collection of board games available including chess and Scrabble. We settled in to the latter and, with a glass of wine in hand, it made for a relaxing, cosy evening.

I would definitely head back on a weekend too. On Friday and Saturday nights music fills the small space with bands such as The Manouchetones - a gypsy jazz ensemble - performing live.

Petit Café Du Coin offers a selection of snacks to accompany its drinks menu, from cheeseboards (£9.95) and baked camembert

(£8.95) to fresh garlic bread (£4.50).

My friend and I went for the Soup du Jour mushroom soup served with fresh warm bread (£3.50).

Full of rich earthy flavour, the homemade soup was proper comfort food guaranteed to warm you up on a cold evening. The crunchy ciabatta was perfect for dunking and I didn’t want the bowl to end.

To finish the evening we decided to try two more white wines - the Mont Rocher Viognier 2016 (£4.50 a glass) and R Prüm Riesling 2016 (£30 a bottle).

The Mont Rocher Viognier was deliciously aromatic with ripe favours of apricot and nectarine.

Although a rich wine, it was still dry and refreshing. The R Prüm Riesling was much sweeter and fruitier, with fresh flavours of peaches and citrus fruits.

If you’re looking for a chilled evening with great wine, delicious food and perhaps a board game or two, then look no further than this Parisian hideout on Berry Street.

YOURMOVEMAGAZINE COM for more local restaurant reviews Your Move 37

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 16:17 Page 38

STREETLIFE ANNOUNCED ACROSS THE THRESHOLD

YOUR FORTNIGHTLY ROUND-UP OF LIVERPOOL’S ENTERTAINMENT

Highlights FEBRUARY 9 - 17

event in Liverpool’s The mini-festival and industry grass roots music, se wca sho will ngle Tria ic Balt performance. ve vati inno and arts al visu

Surrey-based musical collaboration MARD HYS is among the acts announced for the ‘Acros s the Threshold’ festival on 13-14 April.

LITCHTENSTEIN’S ‘WHAAM!’ GOES ON DISPLAY

Gandeys Circus

Aintree Racecourse Featuring a dizzying array of internationally acclaimed and award-winning aerial talents, acrobats, clowns and full-scale musical routines.

9 - 18 Thresholds: The Adjacent Possible

The Tapestry A thought-provoking exhibition from the Liverpoolbased Not Just Collective, featuring multidisciplinary work from over 40 artists on the subject of ‘borders, barriers, transition and liminality’.

9

Humble Abode: Residents

10

Tainted Love

Shipping Forecast Humble Abode’s resident DJ’s Hector Lee, Scherbatsky and Stolz will provide an eclectic mix of house, techno and disco from 10pm till 3am.

Camp and Furnace For the very best in 80s hits covering Madonna to The Smiths to New Order and everything in between, look no further than the latest instalment of this ever-popular club night.

13 Martin Carr / Satin Beige

e on display The 1963 paining has now gon gallery’s the off kick at Tate Liverpool to in 2018.

30th anniversary celebrations

Tate conservators and scientists spent month s trialling different techniques to clean Roy Lichtenstein ’s ‘Whaam!’

– one of the Tate Collection’s most well-known works.

‘PRESENCE A WINDOW INTO CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART’ OPENS

LEAF on Bold Street The former songwriter, guitarist and creative force behind The Boo Radleys, Martin Carr performs at LEAF to mark the release of his third album. He’s joined on the bill by Satin Beige.

14 Singles Speed Dating Cocktail Masterclass

Revolution St Peters Square Single? Aged 18-35? Hard up for things to do on Valentine’s day? Why not combine the chance to meet a potential love interest with a 90-minute cocktail making session curated by a team of experts.

17

Liverpool Comedy Club

The Bentley Liverpool Comedy Club is gaining a brisk reputation for hosting some of the best comedians on the circuit and this show should prove no exception.

Featuring stand-up from Geoff Norcott, ‘the UK’s only declared Conservative comedian’ and irreverent local compere Brendan Riley.

17 The Sounds of Black Uhuru (1977 - 1985)

District Mykal Rose is widely regarded as one of the most distinctive and popular singers to have emerged from Jamaica in the 1970s, achieving both international fame and success with Black Uhuru.

This performance will see him revisit some of his most defining works.

17

m China, Taiwan, Hong Work by 19 artists fro y ra has gone on displa Kong and the diaspo ll.

Ha e’s org Ge St ool’s in the vaults of Liverp Photo courtesy of

Art Labor Gallery,

Shanghai

Photographs, paintings and sculptures feature in the free display, which coincides with Liverpool’s ‘China’s First Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors’ exhibition.

Photo courtesy of the artist and Michael Goedhuis

Jacuzzi

IWF Substation Hot Club presents a tropical Valentine’s BBQ and bubble party in the Invisible Wind Factory’s basement space. There’ll be live music, free BBQ food while supply lasts and bubble machines.

Tropical dress is encouraged!

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 17:40 Page 39

R RENT ENT YOUR NEW 2,3 OR 4 BEDROOM HOME AT THE WELSH STREEETS TS S SHOW HOW H HOME OME N NOW OW O OPEN PEN

OUR OUR N NEW E W PHASE P H A S E TWO T W O HOMES H O M E S JUST J U S T RELEASED R E L E A S E D G CHOOSE C H O O S E YYOUR O U R IINDIVIDUAL NDIVIDUAL D DESIGN E S I G N FFEATURES E AT U R E S G C CHOOSE H O O S E YOUR Y O U R PLOT PLOT G ALL A L L WITH W I T H INDIVIDUAL I N D I V I D U A L COURTYARDS C O U R T Y A R D S G A LARGE LARGE C COMMUNAL O M M U N A L SPACE S PA C E G LIVE L I V E AT AT THE T H E CENTRE C E N T R E OF O F A NEW N E W COMMUNITY COMMUNITY

I

I

I

I

I

I

See for yourself what our residents think at www.placefirst.co.uk/athome PLACEFIRST IS PEOPLE FIRST.

I

aintained: Your home AND the entire neighbourhood Totally maintained: Totally m alue: We are committed to rents that compare well locally value: FFair air v

Our objective is setting new standards in private renting: attractive, sustainable neighbourhoods where families can settle and communities can flourish.

Professional: P rofessional: A fully trained dedicated Resident Service Team

Pay Pay less: less: We are both agent and landlord so no fees to pay

Pride: P ride: We are proud to be investing in Liverpool’s future

Personal: Personal: We build to rent and then manage -it’s just you and us

future: Ours is a long-term commitment S ecure future Secure

Transparent: Transparent: One annual review based on CPI +1%. That’s it.

REGISTER REGISTER YYOUR OUR IINTEREST NTEREST IN OUR PHASE TWO HOMES NOW

#WelshStreets # WelshStreets 0 0330 330 0 058 58 1 1905 905

p placefirst lacefirst w www.placefirst.co.uk ww.placefirst.co.uk

p21-40_p03-12 06/02/2018 16:19 Page 40

Find your new home in Liverpool with the help of Shared Ownership.

Part buy, part rent.

Show Homes now open – book your viewing on 0345 112 8800 or at sales@riverside.org.uk

CH I SLEH UR S T

CAVENDISH GARDENS

Apartments 14 & 15 Cavendish Gardens, Devonshire Road L8

· 2 bedroom apartments - £140,000 · Also available for Shared Ownership from £35,000 · Refurbished throughout · Split level, open plan living spaces · Stylish kitchens, bathrooms and floors · Beautiful communal garden · Allocated parking

Walton, Liverpool

Belle Vale, Liverpool

· 2 & 3 bedroom houses from £31,250 with shared ownership · Eight exclusive house styles · Designed for modern living · Popular suburban location · Perfect for first time buyers and growing families · Excellent local amenities

· Now with enhanced specification, carpeting included · 2 bedroom homes from £33,250, 3 bedrooms from £44,000 · Designed for modern living · Popular suburban location

Sold out

LAST FEW PROPERTIES AVAILABLE

* Represents a 25% share purchase, monthly rent and service charge also payable. Images for illustration only – typical RHO property interiors Riverside Home Ownership is a trading name of The Riverside Group Limited. A charitable Registered Society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014.

For more information or Email: sales@riverside.org.uk to arrange your viewing: Call: 0345 112 8800 www.riversidehomeownership.org.uk

through the government backed

Part

Part

affordable home Buy Rent ownership scheme