Hotels offer an introduction to new neighbourhoods and this Sunday stroll offers an introduction to seven of the city’s swankiest hotels. The walk starts at Lime Street Station and finishes at James Street Station, between which stand a superb selection of historic buildings that have been converted to hotel use and now provide a welcome int he city for thousands of visitors each year. Andrew Jackson (architectural historian and Vice Chair of Merseyside Civic Society)will take a look at the past lives of the hotel buildings enroute.

Please meet 15 minutes before the tour is due to start by the Ken Dodd Statue inside Liverpool Lime Street Station. The tour will end at the James Street Station.

© Image - Andrew Jackson

Access Information:

Please note route is through city centre streets. The route is generally accessible but as it is quite long and may not be suitable for some. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have limited mobility or if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Event Details:

13:45 - Meet at the the Ken Dodd Statue inside Liverpool Lime Street Station

14:00 - Tour starts at Lime Street Station

16:00 - Tour ends at James Street Station

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Location:

Ken Dodd Statue

Liverpool Lime Street Station

Lime Street

Liverpool

L3 5QB

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Event only suitable for 18+t

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

LAF has teamed up with Liverpool Independent Art School (LIAS) to produce a series of exciting Urban Sketching Workshops open to all artists from beginners to seasoned pros.

The theme of this year’s festival is Neighbourhoods and our workshops will explore how the idea of ‘Neighbourhood’ can be explored by sketching on location.

We will look at what gives a neighbourhood its unique identity by looking at recognisable landmarks or the layers of old and new. We’ll seek out the places where people gather for conversation which could be anywhere from a bus stop to a café.

You will only need drawing paper, drawing media, (e.g pen, pencil). Instruction will be given and the workshop will go on regardless of the weather.

The workshop will be led by Andrea Stables

Andrea is a Illustrator, artist and urban sketcher, influenced by realism.

She has a first class BA Hons degree in Graphic Design and Illustration from the Liverpool School of Art and Design at LJMU.

Andrea's practice includes drawing, painting, print making, 3D modelling, paper engineering and sketch book making. Her favourite medium changes by the day, but she regularly works in ink, acrylic, oil, gouache, watercolour and she also create digital artworks.

Creating, and being among creatives, is incredibly important to Andrea and she truly believes art is essential for wellbeing and should be accessible to all.

© Image - Liverpool Independent Art School

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start.

Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The artist lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Access Information:

The workshop is all level access, and accessible. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

10:45 - Meet outside The Atkinson - Clocktower

11:00 - Introduction by Andre Stables

11:00 - Workshop Starts

13:00 - Workshop Ends

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Location:

Start - Clocktower: The Atkinson, Lord St, Southport, PR8 1DB

End - Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Event Partners:

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

The Hooton Park Hangars site is managed by The Hooton Park Trust (HPT), which was formed in 2000 with the aim of creating a Trust to oversee and manage the restoration of the remaining WW1 hangars on the former RAF airfield at Hooton Park, Cheshire. The long term aim is to provide a multifunctional site, as well as restoring the buildings and the site itself as valuable historic artefacts in their own right.

On Sunday 30th June, 10:00 - 16:00, Hooton Park Trust will host an open day of Hooton Park to visitors from local neighbourhoods and the Liverpool region, who will be amongst the first to view the newly restored Grade II* Hangars

Refer to https://hootonparkhangars.co.uk/ for further details.

£5 per person

Escorted under 16s FREE

There is a Tea Room and shop on site which will be open.

© Image - Liverpool Architecture Foundation CIC

Travel Information:

• Via Car - There is a free, ample car parking on site.

• Via Bike - 10 minute cycle from Hooton Train Station

• Via Railway - Closest train station is Hooton Train Station
  (27mins from Liverpool Central on the Ellesmere Port and Chester Line, departing every 15minutes from Central station. Then a short taxi-ride or a 10 minute cycle from Hooton Station to the Hooton Park Hangars.)

• Note there will be limited onsite parking and encouraged to utilise the free vintage bus ride from Hooton Train Station to the hangars.

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Access Information:

The restored hangars and aircraft museum are on level ground, with level access.

Note there will be limited onsite parking and encouraged to utilise the free vintage bus ride from Hooton Train Station to the hangars.

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Event Details:

Sunday 30th June, 10:00 - 16:00

Last entry 15:00

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Location:

The Hangars,

Airfield Way,

Ellesmere Port,

CH65 1BQ

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Event Partner:

Join us for a walking photography workshop in Birkenhead

The workshop will introduce different approaches to architectural photography, using a range of techniques. Assistance with your cameras/devices/phones will be provided.

The workshop is open to all levels, age and backgrounds. Equipment not supplied (please bring a camera or phone).

The workshop will be led by Alex Nicholson

Alex Nicholson is a wirra based Photographer. ‘Always an image maker, I have been producing them for over 16 years, Be it traditionally on film or digitally and all the wonderful forms in-between. I have fed this passion with travel, subcultures and my life, combined they all feed one another. I have been lucky enough to work within the photographic industry, both as an assistant and a photographer. Learning from photographers, friends and peers I am now ready to follow my own path with projects close to my heart.  ‘

© Image Alex Nicholson

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start.

Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Access Information:

The workshop is all level access, and accessible. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

09:45 - Meet at Liberty Bell Coffee, 5 Hamilton Street, Birkenhead CH41 6AS

10:00 - Introduction by Alex Nicholson

10:00 - Workshop Starts

12:30 - Workshop Ends

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Location:

Start - Outside Liberty Bell Coffee, 5 Hamilton Street, Birkenhead CH41 6AS

End - Liberty Bell Coffee, 5 Hamilton Street, Birkenhead CH41 6AS

Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

LAF has teamed up with Liverpool Independent Art School (LIAS) to produce a series of exciting Urban Sketching Workshops open to all artists from beginners to seasoned pros.

The theme of this year’s festival is Neighbourhoods and our workshops will explore how the idea of ‘Neighbourhood’ can be explored by sketching on location.

We will look at what gives a neighbourhood its unique identity by looking at recognisable landmarks or the layers of old and new. We’ll seek out the places where people gather for conversation which could be anywhere from a bus stop to a café.

You will only need drawing paper, drawing media, (e.g pen, pencil). Instruction will be given and the workshop will go on regardless of the weather.

The workshop will be led by Paul Gatenby

Paul started studying art seriously as a mature student after fifteen years working in industry. During his student years he worked in community arts and adult education, then after his degree, I started teaching in Further Education. He left Further Education in 2014 and became a freelance artist. It was around this time that he set up Liverpool Urban Sketchers and, along with Toc, Liverpool Independent Art School.

Paul has always thought of art as a social pursuit - none of that ‘starving in a garret’ business for him! It’s about making connections; with the audience, with other artists and with the subject matter.

Urban Sketching led Paul on to painting cityscapes and he tends to be drawn to forgotten corners. Looking for the beauty or tragedy in a tumbledown old warehouse or abandoned pub. When Paul paints people he like the painting to look like them. There is no message, he just likes you to see what he saw.

© Image - Liverpool Independent Art School

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start.

Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The artist lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Access Information:

The workshop is all level access, and accessible. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

13:45 - Meet at the Church Square, outside St Helen's Parish Church

14:00 - Introduction by Paul Gatenby

14:00 - Workshop Starts

16:00 - Workshop Ends

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Location:

Start -

Church Square, outside St Helen's Parish Church

Church St,

Saint Helens,

WA10 1AF

End - Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Event Partners:

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Merseyside Civic Society are hosting a talk and guided walking tour of Birkenhead Park led by Professor Ian Wray (University of Liverpool) and World Heritage Project Officer, Marie Le Devehat (Wirral Council).

Birkenhead Park was the forerunner of the Park's Movement. When it officially opened in 1847, it was both a social revolution and a town planning innovation – a response to the industrial revolution's poor health conditions, and a ‘green oasis’ amongst the hustle and bustle of urban life. It is such a special place that Wirral Council, with the support of the Friends of Birkenhead Park, is currently seeking its inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The presentation will first elaborate on the park’s relationship with other industrial revolution sites, before providing insights about the World Heritage journey.

© Image - Ron Thomas

Access Information:

Please note that Birkenhead Park Visitor Centre has level access and toilet facilities, but the Boat House and the Swiss Bridge have stepped access.

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Event Details:

13:30 - Meet at the function room of Birkenhead Park Visitor Centre. Refreshments will be available (tea and coffee will be provided).

14:00 - Talk begins

15:00 - Tour starts

16:00 - Tour ends

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Location:

Birkenhead Park Visitor Centre

Park Drive, ,

Birkenhead

CH41 4HY

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• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries.

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, as this event is entirely external

• Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

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Event Partners:

Come shine or rain (it is British summer after all!) we will be there with our sun cream, gazeebos and umbrellas for an afternoon of fun and family friendly competition open to all ages.

The theme forthe day is 'SandCities'-these can be any cities you like! From mythical to fictional, to famous capitals of the world and even our very own Liverpool!

-Either come as a team or join a team when you arrive and get ready to create your sandcastles-Bring your bucket, spade or any household items and make your own sandcastle masterpiece. Please feel free to bring any items that will help your designs come tolife.

-After creating their 'SandCities' the teams will then present their creations, with a Title for each and a bit of a blurb of their inspiration and theme

-The sandcastles will then be judged, with the most compelling design and presentation winning aspecial prize for their team!

Please note that this event is not suitable for furry friends. Thank you for your understanding.

Travel Information:

-You will find us at the access to West Kirby Beach via Morrisons on Dee Lane, CH480QG. We willhave gazeebos and a 'LAF' sign

-There is parking at the Leisure Centre or it is a 5 minute walk from West Kirby train station (32 minutes via train from Liverpool Central)

-Toilet facilities and light refreshments are available within West Kirby Beach

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Timings:

12:00-12.15 Sketch and plan out your ideas.

12.15-13.45 SandCastle Building time!

13.45 Presentation of the finished creations.

14:00 Winners announced

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Additional Information:

• Event not suitable for pets

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

In the build-up to The Big Dingle Reunion, The Florrie invites you on a Magical History Walk!

Join The Florrie on a journey through the streets of L8 as they uncover the secret stories and fascinating history hidden right on our doorsteps featuring:

• Historic Buildings
• Famous Residents
• Hidden Gems
• Unknown stories

The walk will end with a family picnic at Sefton Park with food & games for the kids.

This event is FREE, but we encourage participants to make a donation to support our work in the community.

Limited places please email info@theflorrie.org to book a spot on the walk.

© Image - The Florrie

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Event Details:

Saturday 29th June, all day

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Event Partner:

Explore RCP at The Spine – a WELL platinum certified building

Interested in finding out more about what it takes to achieve Liverpool’s first WELL platinum rated building?

Join lead architect for The Spine, Rob Hopkins, Director and Head of sustainability at AHR, and Cathy Hardman, workplace manager for the Royal College of Physicians on a tour of The Spine building in the heart of Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter. The tour is a unique opportunity to visit the floors which have been awarded the highest rating possible due to their range of architectural features that promote wellbeing. These include biophilic (planting) strategies such as the installation of natural materials like timber, and abundant indoor plants, daylight optimisation, water filtration, its adjoining wellness cafe, The Base, which centres around healthy and vegan/plant-based food, and more.

The tour will take approximately one hour 30 minutes and you will have the opportunity to ask Rob and Cathy questions throughout.

Find out more about The Spine’s International WELL Building Institute platinum certification.

About the Royal College of Physicians

Please meet 15 minutes at the front desk before the tour is due to start

© Image - RCP

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Access Information:

Parts of the tour will involve stairs. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have limited mobility or if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Event Details:

12:45 - Arrive at The Spine Building

13:00 - Guided Tour starts

14:30 - Guided Tour ends

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Location:

The Spine Building, 2 Paddington Village, Liverpool L7 3FA

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Event Partners:

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Terms and Conditions

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer.

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events. By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Merseyside Civic Society are hosting a special tour of The Athenaeum, delving into the front and back of house of Liverpool’s premier private members institution dating back to 1797.

Guests will be guided around it’s neo Georgian Club House with its French neo-classical revival Exterior, from top to bottom, including Newsroom and Library, the core to the Institution’s foundation.

The Athenaeum has been a part of Liverpool life since 1797 as a social, cultural and business hub in the heart of the city centre, housing a community of like-minded individuals for the past 227 years.

© Image - The Athenaeum

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Access Information:

Please be aware the building tour includes stairs, which may not be suitable for some. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

17:45 - Meet inside The Athenaeum Entrance lobby

18:00 - Tour begins

19:30 - Tour ends

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Location:

The Athenaeum,

12 Church Alley,

Liverpool,

L1 3DD

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• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Event only suitable for 18+

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

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Event Partners:

Starting with a tour of the park with Blue Badge Guide Richard MacDonald, we explore how utilising the best of English and French park design, 235 acres of farmland were transformed into one of the greatest Victorian municipal parks in the UK.

We explore the dells, groves and vistas of this magnificent landscape within the Grade I Listed Park and its surroundings.

We then visit the ‘jewel in the crown’ , the magnificent Palm House, where the café will be open for refreshments, before joining one of our White Badge Guides on a tour of the building and grounds.

You will also hear how the Palm House has successfully developed unique partnerships with community organisations, schools and health and wellbeing groups in a bid to encourage a more diverse audience.

Access Information:

There may be some uneven ground around the park but the tour and the Palm House should be fully accessible. Please let us know in advance if you have any particular mobility requirements or additional needs. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

17:45 - Meet at the Gothic Fountain at the Sefton Park entrance, opposite Sefton Park Hotel

18:00 - Tour begins

20:00 - Tour ends at the Palm House

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Location:

Sefton Park Entrance opposite Sefton Park Hotel,

37 Aigburth Drive,

Liverpool,

L17 4JE

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• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries.

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, as this event is internal and external

• Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

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Event Partners:

‘Behind the Curtain’ is a guided tour series to explore some of City Region’s most iconic cultural venues.

Join us as we uncover the inner workings of these performance spaces, from the green room, rehearsal spaces to the stage itself. These unique experiences led by the in-house teams will provide an insight into how their buildings have had to evolve to remain world class.

As part of the Liverpool Architecutre Festival we invite you to join us in a behidn the scenes tour of the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool

The Everyman Theatre was founded in 1964 and was previosuly known as Hope Hall (once a chapel and cinema). In 2011 the theatre closed for a complete rebuild for what stands today, making it the most modern theatre we visit in this series of Behind the Curtain.

The new theatre was designed by Haworth Tompkins and reopned in 2014. That year the theatre won The Stirling Prize from RIBA for being the best British building of the year, beating The Shard in London.

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Event Details:

17:45 - Tour 1 Arrival

18:00 - Tour 1 begins

19:00 - Tour 2 Arrival

19:15 - Tour 2 begins

From 19:00 - Post-tour drinks at The White Hart

Arrival Point: Please arrive at the front of the theatre on Hope Street. Then please make sure to sign in and assemble in the Green Room 15 minutes before your tour start time.

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Location:

Everyman Theatre

Hope Street

Liverpool

L1 9BH

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Date:

Wednesday 26th June 2024

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Event Partner:

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Terms and Conditions

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer.

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events. By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Discover the historic estate that surrounds Croxteth Hall, a listed heritage landscape with many old estate buildings and features.  Take a ramble around the Park, including the beautiful Victorian Walled Garden.

The Victorian Walled Garden is a beautiful and peaceful place, hidden by its high walls. This ‘secret garden’ was created close to the Hall on the fertile flood plain of the River Alt; a place for growing the finest vegetables, fruit, and produce for the Earl’s kitchens and dining table, but also a place with flowerbeds to enjoy and paths to stroll along.

Created in early Victorian times, it replaced an older ‘Physic Garden’ but has changed little since then.  It has some notable historic features, including heated ‘Flue Walls’, a Mushroom Growing House, and fruit trees carefully trained to grow into a variety of decorative (and productive) shapes.

Long borders of perennial flowering plants bring colour and scent to the garden, particularly in the summer months.

The Walled Garden is also home to four National Plant Collections, part of the Plant Heritage scheme, with our gardeners growing and conserving this important genetic heritage.

Please book tickets ahead for a guided Walk tour. You can find tickets here.

© Image - Croxteth Hall

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Access Information:

Please find information about accessibilty to Croxteth Hall here.

Please contact Croxteth Hall if you have any further accessibility concerns or queries.

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Event Details:

Wednesday 26 June

14:00 – 15:30

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Location:

Croxteth Hall and Country Park

Croxteth Hall Lane

Liverpool

L12 0HB

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Event Partners:

Following the success of the Drafts + Draughts event at #LAF21 and #LAF22, we will re-create an evening built on food, drinks and ideas as part of the #LAF24 Festival.

Attendees will be placed into teams of 6-8 at random. They will be assigned the same key development site, selected with the assistance of the judges, on which they will design architectural interventions. It is proposed that the judging panel is made up of a mix of built environment professionals and stakeholders local to the proposed site.

The result will produce a cross pollination of ideas in, and between the teams resulting in stronger inter-practice relationships.

We have an exciting panel of architectural, built environment, and local stakeholder experts that will judge the presentations

Site and judges to be announced soon.

© Image - Liverpool Architecture Foundation CIC

Access Information:

The venue is fully accessible. Please contact Fredericks if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Event Details:

18:00 - Event Start

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Location:

Fredericks

32 Hope Street

Liverpool

L1 9BX

Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy.

‘Behind the Curtain’ is a guided tour series to explore some of City Region’s most iconic cultural venues.

Join us as we uncover the inner workings of these performance spaces, from the green room, rehearsal spaces to the stage itself. These unique experiences led by the in-house teams will provide an insight into how their buildings have had to evolve to remain world class.

As part of the Liverpool Architecutre Festival we invite you to join us in a behidn the scenes tour of the Empire Theatre, Liverpool

Opened in 1925 the theatre was designed by W. and T.R. Milburn and is Grade II Listed. The neoclassical building holds a capacity of 2,348 and the largest two-tier audiatorium in the UK.

The theatre hosts many large productions for touring musicals, comedians, operas and concerts.

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Event Details:

18:15 - Tour 1 Arrival

18:30 - Tour 1 begins

19:00 - Tour 2 Arrival

19:15 - Tour 2 begins

From 19:00 - Post-tour drinks at The Vines.

Arrival Point: Please arrive at the front of the theatre on Lime Street. Then please make sure to sign in and assemble in the Green Room 15 minutes before your tour start time.

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Location:

Empire Theatre

Lime Street

Liverpool

L1 1JE

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Date:

Monday 24th June 2024

© Image - Liverpool Architecture Foundation CIC

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Event Partner:

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Terms and Conditions

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer.

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events. By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Join reShaped landscape architects for a summer evening of digging, hoeing, mulching and pruning our award winning planting on Blundell Street (Opposite McDonalds).

reShaped will teach you how we improved the biodiversity of this former grass verge by over 900% and the skills to improve your garden for nature.

All tools and gloves will be provided.

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start by the location.

© Image - Liverpool Architecture Foundation CIC

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Access Information:

There may be some uneven ground and may not be fully accessible.

Please let us know in advance if you have any particular mobility requirements or additional needs.

Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

17:45 - Meet on Blundell Street (Opposite McDonalds)

18:00 - Introduction by reShaped Landscape Architects

18:15 - Planting workshop begins

20:00 - Planting workshop ends

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Location:

Blundell Street (Opposite McDonalds)

Liverpool

L1 8JS

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Event Partner:

Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Come shine or rain (it is British summer after all!) we will be there with our sun cream, gazebos and umbrellas for an afternoon of fun and family friendly competition open to all ages.

The theme for the day is 'SandCities'-these can be any cities you like! From mythical to fictional, to famous capitals of the world and even our very own Liverpool!

• Either come as a team or join a team when you arrive and get ready to create your sandcastles

• Bring your bucket, spade or any household items and make your own sandcastle masterpiece. Please feel free to bring any items that will help your designs come to life.

• After creating their 'SandCities' the teams will then present their creations, with a Title for each and a bit of a blurb of their inspiration and theme

• The sandcastles will then be judged, with the most compelling design and presentation winning a special prize for their team!

• Please note that this event is not suitable for furry friends. Thank you for your understanding.

Travel Information:

-You will find us at the access to Southport Beach via Ocean Plaza Leisure Park on Marine Dr, PR81SQ. We will have gazebos and a 'LAF' sign

-There is parking or it is a 24 minute walk from Southport train station (47 minutes via train from Liverpool Central)

-Toilet facilities and light refreshments are available within Ocean Plaza Leisure Park

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Timings:

15:00-15:15 pm: Sketch and plan out your ideas.

15:15-16:45 pm: SandCastle Building time!

16:45 pm: Presentation of the finished creations.

17:00 pm: Winners announced

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Additional Information:

• Event not suitable for pets

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Join us for a walking photography workshop in St Helens

The workshop will introduce different approaches to architectural photography, using a range of techniques. Assistance with your cameras/devices/phones will be provided.

The workshop is open to all levels, age and backgrounds. Equipment not supplied (please bring a camera or phone).

The workshop will be led by Kevin Crooks

Kevin Crooks is St. Helens based Photographer, Videographer and Oral History Recordist who won the Deutsche Bank Award for Creative Enterprise in 2016 after completing an MA in Photography at the University of Central Lancashire.

Kevin is a socially engaged practitioner who utilises appropriate forms of media, including photography, video and sound to produce projects which reflect upon and document aspects of social and spatial mobility, the post-industrial environment and the politics of community.

His work has been commissioned and exhibited by several arts organisations and galleries including Open Eye Gallery, St. Helens Borough Council, Heart of Glass and Artlink and has produced numerous publications including ‘M62: The Transpennine Motorway’, a photographic monograph released by Tide Press.

Kevin is currently Head of Photography at Carmel College.

© Image Kevin Crooks

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start.

Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Access Information:

The workshop is all level access, and accessible. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

12:45 - Meet outside St. Helens Town Hall, Victoria Square, St. Helens WA10 1HP

13:00 - Introduction by Kevin Crooks

13:00 - Workshop Starts

15:30 - Workshop Ends

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Location:

Start - Meet outside St. Helens Town Hall, Victoria Square, St. Helens WA10 1HP

End - Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Herbert Rowse has possibly the greatest record of building delivery in Liverpool. Iain Jackson of the University of Liverpool recently published a book following the progression of Rowse’s work and will host the walking tours.

The tour will include highlights such as India Buildings, Martins Bank on Water Street, and the Philharmonic Hall on Hope Street.

Please meet 15 minutes before the tour is due to start by the The Hillsborough Monument Memorial by St John's Gardens. The tour will end at the Pier Head.

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Access Information:

The route is generally accessible but as it is quite long and may not be suitable for some.

There may be some uneven ground and may not be fully accessible.

Please let us know in advance if you have any particular mobility requirements or additional needs.

Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

09:15 - Meet at The Hillsborough Monument Memorial by St John's Gardens

09:30 - Tour begins

11:00 - Tour ends at the Pier Head.

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Location:

The Hillsborough Monument Memorial by St John's Gardens

Old Haymarket

Liverpool

L1 6ER

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer.

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult.

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events. By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

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Event Partner:

Designing with Plants the Great Dixter Way

Come to hear how Great Dixter is host to such an abundance of plants and wildlife, under Fergus Garrett's creative leadership.

Tickets

Whilst researching his book on 'Meadows', Christopher Lloyd, the esteemed garden writer, visited Liverpool and wrote about the work of Landlife in Knowsley and Liverpool. Years later in 2018, Fergus Garrett hosted a National Wildflower Conversation and then a curious group of gardeners and artists from Liverpool in 2022. We have very much valued these exchanges as we start to build the Scouse Flowerhouse Co-operative.

In this lecture Fergus will talk about how Great Dixter continues to nourish and showcase its incredibly rich and beautiful range of plants and wildlife, through experimentation and careful re-use of materials, through embracing heritage crafts and constantly evolving a horticultural practice which embraces ecological principles.

Designing with Plants the Great Dixter Way is to nurture people and to embrace tropical species and colour alongside native species thriving in cracks in the stonework. Each and all have their place.

This lecture is equally relevant to those with curiosity as to experienced gardeners, to those involved in maintenance and design of garden spaces and public realm. It will be followed by a lunch and a visit to Everton Park Pond Garden at 2pm.

The lecture will be recorded and available on the Scouse Flowerhouse website afterwards.

Wouldn't it just be incredible if our urban realm could aspire to a similar level of beauty, abundance and colour?

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Event Details:

Saturday 22nd June

11:00 – 13:30

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Location:

Capstone Theatre

17 Shaw Street Liverpool L6 1HP

***EVENT CANCELLED**

Wat Phra Singh UK Buddhist Temple is delighted to welcome you for a tour of our new Peace Garden. The publicly accessible facility adjacent to our temple will feature a 6M tall “Chedi” that is being donated to our temple by a benefactor in Thailand.  It will also include landscaping, public seating and wheelchair access. This unique public space is our gift to the people of Runcorn who have been so welcoming since we opened in 2013.  After the Peace Garden tour we would be happy to show you around the temple. This event is open to all.

© Image - Wat Phra Singh UK

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Access Information:

The central part of the Peace Garden was designed to be DDA compliant for wheelchair access.  Should anyone wish to visit the temple after the Peace Garden tour we can accommodate wheelchair users on the ground floor, and would need to deploy our ramp to access the temple through the front door. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have limited mobility or if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Event Details:

Tour 1

10:45 - Meet for First Tour

11:00 - First Tour begins

11:30 - First Tour ends

Tour 2

13:45 - Meet for Second Tour

14:00 - Second Tour begins

14:30 - Second Tour ends

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Location:

Peace Garden

Wat Phra Singh UK

88 High Street

Runcorn

Cheshire

WA7 1JH

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer.

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events. By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

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Event Partner:

Miles Pearson from Pearson Architects and Ben Prince from Prince Architects will be leading an architecture cycle tour around the Neighbourhoods of South Liverpool and Liverpool City Centre.

The route will:

• Start At Sefton Park (At the entrance of the junction between Lark Lane and Aigburth Drive)

• Sefton Park, Princess Park, to Granby Winter Gardens

• Welsh Street & Toxteth Reservoir

• Toxteth TV, St Brides Church, Falkner Square to the Edge Lane Conservation area

• New Liverpool School Of Architecture , Liverpool Energy Centre

• Hope Street, Everyman, Falkner Street to Princess Avenue Cycle route

• Princess Park Back To Lark Lanel

Please be aware that this is a relatively long cycle ride with anticipated at least 90mins of the 3 hours will be cycling. The route is approx. 8 miles long. The tour is designed to be at a leisurely pace, therefore should be appropriate to cyclist of all abilities.

Although some of the route is made up of parks and cycle lanes, attendees should be comfortable with riding on main roads.

Please wear appropriate clothing, footwear and a bike helmet!

All attendees must have their own bike to be able to participate.

© Image - Liverpool Architecture Foundation CIC

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Event Details:

9:45 - Meet at Sefton Park (At the entrance of the park at the junction between Lark Lane and Aigburth Drive)

10:00 - Cycle Tour starts

13:00 - Cycle Tour ends

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Tour Start Point:

Sefton Park (At the entrance of the park at the junction between Lark Lane and Aigburth Drive)

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Tour End Point:

Press Bros. Coffee

82, Lark Lane, Liverpool L17 8UU

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer.

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events. By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Modernism has a vast presence in the architec­ture of Liverpool. Dominic Wilkinson of the Mod­ernist Society’s Liverpool chapter will host a guided tour of Liverpool’s Modern Architecture. The tours weave through the city taking in areas from the University of Liverpool campus down to the city’s historic business district.

Please meet 15 minutes before the tour is due to start by the Beatles Statue at the Pier Head. The tour will end at the Metropolitan Cathedral.

© Image - Liverpool Architecture Foundation CIC

Access Information:

Please note route is through city centre streets. The route is generally accessible but as it is quite long and may not be suitable for some. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have limited mobility or if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Event Details:

09:45 - Meet at the The Beatles Statue at the Pier Head

10:00 - Tour starts

12:00 - Tour ends at the Metropolitan Cathedral.

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Location:

The Beatles Statue

Pier Head

Liverpool

L3 1BY

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Event Partners:

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer.

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events. By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

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LAF has teamed up with Liverpool Independent Art School (LIAS) to produce a series of exciting Urban Sketching Workshops open to all artists from beginners to seasoned pros.

The theme of this year’s festival is Neighbourhoods and our workshops will explore how the idea of ‘Neighbourhood’ can be explored by sketching on location.

We will look at what gives a neighbourhood its unique identity by looking at recognisable landmarks or the layers of old and new. We’ll seek out the places where people gather for conversation which could be anywhere from a bus stop to a café.

You will only need drawing paper, drawing media, (e.g pen, pencil). Instruction will be given and the workshop will go on regardless of the weather.

The workshop will be led by Andrea Stables

Andrea is a Illustrator, artist and urban sketcher, influenced by realism.

She has a first class BA Hons degree in Graphic Design and Illustration from the Liverpool School of Art and Design at LJMU.

Andrea's practice includes drawing, painting, print making, 3D modelling, paper engineering and sketch book making. Her favourite medium changes by the day, but she regularly works in ink, acrylic, oil, gouache, watercolour and she also create digital artworks.

Creating, and being among creatives, is incredibly important to Andrea and she truly believes art is essential for wellbeing and should be accessible to all.

© Image - Liverpool Independent Art School

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start.

Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The artist lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Access Information:

The workshop is all level access, and accessible. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

09:45 - Meet outside Runcorn Library, Granville St, Runcorn, WA7 1NE

10:00 - Introduction by Andre Stables

10:00 - Workshop Starts

12:00 - Workshop Ends 

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Location:

Start - Runcorn Library, Granville St, Runcorn, WA7 1NE

End - Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Event Partners:

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Miles Pearson from Pearson Architects and Ben Prince from Prince Architects will be leading an architecture cycle tour around the Neighbourhoods of Liverpool City Centre and North Liverpool.

The route will:

• Start outside Jordan Street Studios (12 Jordan Street, Baltic Triangle, Liverpool. L1 0BP)

• Baltic Triangle to Kings dock, Mann Island, RIBA north, Pierhead

• North dock Cycle Routes New Everton Stadium, Titanic Hotel 

• Leeds Liverpool Canal to Acid Proof Studios site

• Lock and Quay to Salt & Tar / Strand

• Everton Brow & Everton Water Tower 

• Down to Blackstock Street Markets, Back to North Docks Cycle Route 

• New Strand cycle route to Black Lodge Brewery

Please be aware that this is a relatively long cycle ride with anticipated at least 120mins of the 3/3.5 hours will be cycling. The route is approx. 13 miles long. The tour is designed to be at a leisurely pace, therefore should be appropriate to cyclist of all abilities.

Although some of the route is made up of parks and cycle lanes, attendees should be comfortable with riding on main roads.

Please wear appropriate clothing, footwear and a bike helmet!

All attendees must have their own bike to be able to participate.

© Image - Liverpool Architecture Foundation CIC

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Event Details:

16:45 - Meet outside Jordan Street Studios (12 Jordan Street, Baltic Triangle, Liverpool. L1 0BP) )

17:00 - Cycle Tour starts

20:00 - Cycle Tour ends

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Tour Start Point:

Jordan Street Studios (12 Jordan Street, Baltic Triangle, Liverpool. L1 0BP)

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Tour End Point:

Black Lodge Brewery

3 Kings Dock Street, Liverpool L1 8JU

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer.

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events. By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Guided walking tour of Runcorn town centre along series of regeneration sites part of the Reconnecting Runcorn program. The tour starts at the community room in Runcorn station, providing participants with understanding of the proposals to regenerate the town centre with Government Town Deal funding. The projects have been developed in consultation with the local community, aiming to increase footfall, dwell time and local spend supporting the local economy. The tour looks at the proposed locations for new open green space around historic canal extension, the Peace Garden at the Buddhist Temple, new canal front homes, Hazlehurst arts collective in restored Georgian property, youth centre with winter garden proposed in vacant Victorian high street shop, and the Brindley Theatre extension with new public realm.

Please meet 15 minutes before the tour is due to start at the Community Room of Runcorn Railway Station. The tour will end at the tbc

© Image - Ellis Williams Architects

Access Information:

Please note route is through town centre. The route is generally accessible but may not be suitable for some. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have limited mobility or if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Event Details:

13:45 - Meet at the Community Room of Runcorn Railway Station

14:00 - Tour starts

16:00 - Tour ends

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Location:

Runcorn Railway Station

Shaw Street

Runcorn

WA7 5UB

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Event Partners:

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer.

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events. By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Join Growing Sudley and their capital team for a series of talks about the traditional, natural building material that needs to re-take the world by storm, Hempcrete. In researching ways to make the building refurbishment as low carbon and chemical free as possible, they have used this natural material to clad the building and are on a mission to spread the word and encourage others to use it wherever they can. 

Through these talks with our architects Harrison Stringfellow, you’ll find out more about the incredible story of Hempcrete, its use, and how it may avoid many of the environmental, logistic and economic downsides of concrete and other building materials. The cement industry is responsible for about 8% of planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions, alongside problems created by unyielding surfaces and low insulation, or R-value, properties. In addition, modern construction industries use a toxic cocktail of chemicals which are bad for the people building, living or working in them, as well as for the earth. 

Hempcrete is not only almost carbon-negative, but there are no petrochemicals involved at all. By growing and building with Hempcrete they are effectively removing CO2 from the atmosphere whilst providing natural, sustainable construction with a long history of effective use. See their building, hear about their journey and find out how, with the help of National Lottery Heritage Fund, they have trained local people in the use of Hempcrete and brought this construction skill into the Liverpool City Region.

Tickets are limited so please book ahead. You can find tickets here

© Images - Sudley Walled Garden

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Access Information:

Each talk should take about an hour, little longer if lots of Q&A. Not sure which of the 3 talks you should come to? Get in touch at growingsudley@gmail.com if any further queries or to discuss accessiblity arrangements.

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Location:

Sudley Changing Rooms (meet outside Sudley House)

Mossley Hill Road,

L18 8BX

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Event Partners:

As part of the LAF Festival 2024, Hazlehurst Studios is delighted to extend an invitation to a tour of its buildings. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the latest exhibition showcased on the gallery walls, see the print room in action, visit the darkroom, and wander through both buildings to discover the studios of talented artists who are part of Hazlehurst Studios.

As a not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC), Hazlehurst Studios is dedicated to providing affordable studio spaces for local artists. Following its expansion into the Grade II listed building last year, the organisation has significantly broadened its offerings for the local artistic community.

© Images - Lauren Quayle

Access Information:

Whilst the exhibition spaces and print room are on the ground level, the rest of the studios are accessed by various flights of stairs and there is no lift.

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Timings:

Please meet 15 minutes before the tour is due to start

Four tours times will be available on the day at 1pm, 3pm, 6pm and 7pm

Refreshments will be provided after each tour. Tea/Coffee/Juice/Water/Biscuits.

Please advise of any dietary requirements.

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Location:

Hazlehurst Studios

71 High Street

WA7 1AH

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Event Partner:

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer.

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events. By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Join shedkm for a tour of Lighthouse Church in Heswall. The Liverpool based architects worked closely with The Parish of Heswall to embrace the Church’s established ethos of welcome, combined with improving street presence to create a sense of place with a strong new identity. The extensive glazing invites people to step inside and creates a new relationship with the existing streetscape and wider Heswall community, embracing the concept of hospitality already embraced by the church congregation. The church accommodates a wide range of outreach and community events including concerts, exhibitions, playgroups, youth activities, classes, counselling, and community support services.

Please meet 15 minutes before the tour is due to start

© Image - shedkm

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Access Information:

Heswall bus station is 2 minutes away from the Lighthouse Church; public pay & display car park is available on Pye Road CH60 5RG

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Event Details:

17:45 - Arrive at Lighthouse Church, (meet in the foyer from main entrance on Telegraph Road, Heswall)

18:00 - Guided Tour begins

19:00 - Guided Tour ends

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Location:

Lighthouse Church,

188 Telegraph Road,

Wirral,
CH60 0AJ

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Event Partners:

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer.

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events. By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy