The Orrell Trust

We are closed today [Monday 23 February] as our team are attending a funeral. Squashie Play and Jolly Soap return next week, Monday 2 March. Thank you for your understanding.

📣 We are recruiting! 📣 We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Support Worker for The Jolly Soap Opera Mob, our weekly social club for young adults (18-30) with additional needs. Full details here: theorrelltrust.co.uk/vacancies/

All of our activities are paused now for the festive season. We will be back in January with most activities starting during the week beginning 5 January. The Jolly Soap Opera Mob restarts on Monday 12 January. Wishing you a happy and peaceful Christmas. See you in 2026!

Earlier this week the children of Squashie Play took part in a sponsored Super Hero Training Camp to raise vital funds for this wonderful activity. There is still time to sponsor them here: theorrelltrust.co.uk/superhero/

🍾 We are collecting donations of: bottles for the tombola, raffle prizes, and bric-a-brac. Contributions can be dropped off at the community centre.

Date for your diaries: Our Christmas Fayre is on Saturday 22 November from 11:30am. Join us for artisan crafts, games, tombola, refreshments, and a visit from Fr Christmas himself. 🎅

Our annual quiz is taking place on Friday 7 November and tickets are available now. Join us for what is always a cracking night.

A tremendous evening of music tonight courtesy of the Mad Ukes and raising money to support Squashie Play, our weekly play session for under-5s. Thanks to the Mad Ukes for putting on such a fun event for us.

Did you know you can make one-off and regular donations to The Orrell Trust via our website? Donations made this way make a huge difference to our work and enable us to plan for the future with more confidence. theorrelltrust.co.uk/donate/

Mad Ukes tickets are selling well. Have you got yours yet? Friday 17 October at 7:30pm. Tickets available for £6 from the community centre. It promises to be an incredibly fun evening. Don't miss out!

Other upcoming memory cafés are as follows: Friday 3 October at St Leonard's Thursday 9 October at St John & St James Friday 24 October at St Philip's Church Thursday 6 November at St Matthew's Church Friday 14 November at St John & St James

Unfortunately, due to staff sickness, our memory café due to take place tomorrow at St Philip's church has been cancelled. Apologies. Our next memory café will now take place on Friday 3 October at St Leonard's Church, Bootle L20 4RW. The session will run from 10:30am - 12noon.

Its Wednesday so our Youth Collaborative is on at 5pm. Taking place every Wednesday during term time the Youth Collaborative is a singer/songwriter collective for children aged 8+ For young people who love to sing, play, write, or get creative. Everyone welcome!

We are holding a fundraising concert with popular local ukelele band Mad Ukes on Friday 17 October, 7:30pm. Tickets cost £6 (£3 for children) and are available now. This event is to raise fund to support Squashie Play, our weekly play session for under-5s.

Although the fundraising page has now closed you can still make donations via our website theorrelltrust.co.uk/donate/

With a handful of pledges still to collect we are delighted to share that, to date, Matt's Marathon has raised at least £1,373 in support of the work of The Orrell Trust. Thank you for your amazing support!

The Bootle International Festival is on next Monday, 26 May, at Salt and Tar [L20 1AA]. The festival runs between 12 noon and 5pm and will be a great day for the whole family.

Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon – Done it! 🏅 Matt completed his marathon on Sunday and has offered some reflections on the experience. It is not too late to add your support - we will be keeping the sponsorship open for a few more days. theorrelltrust.co.uk/matts-marathon/

Bank holiday run for our Matt yesterday. On target for Leeds Marathon in support of The Orrell Trust. 5 days to go 🎯 theorrelltrust.co.uk/matts-marathon/

All short and mostly easy runs between now and marathon day as he manages a niggly sore knee. Encourage him with your sponsorship here: theorrelltrust.co.uk/matts-marathon/

🏃Whilst those intrepid runners were tackling marathons in 💂London, 🏖️Blackpool, 🐝Manchester, and elsewhere yesterday our Matt was pottering along the towpath of the Sankey Navigation on his latest training run.