Community Post Type: Callouts

In partnership with Sir Michael Marmot and the UCL Institute of Health Equity (IHE), Legal & General has launched a £3mn ‘Health Equity Fund’ to support community-based initiatives across the UK which are addressing the social determinants of health. The Fund is open to receiving expressions of interest from organisations with projects or project ideas for implementation in any part of the UK.

• The £3mn Fund will award grants to successful applicants to support place-based projects addressing the social determinants of health
• Provision of grant funding of up to £75,000 per project
• Potential to provide support for up to 150 place-based initiatives across the UK

Example projects that the Fund may support

Projects could range from funding for projects that enable children living in areas of deprivation to live healthier lives to community programmes which address the social determinants behind pressures on A&E services, ways to improve housing to support better health of the occupiers, or partnerships raising awareness of the contribution the natural environment makes to health and wellbeing.

Who can apply?

The opportunity is available for registered charities, social enterprises, NHS Trusts or primary care organisations, university or academic organisations and community groups from across the UK, to apply for grant funding to support initiatives or early-stage projects.

What is the process for organisations applying?

1. Connect with the Health Equity Network

Interested organisations need to register interest in receiving more information about applying for the grant whilst gaining full access to a community of members who are taking action on health equity in the UK. See here to register and learn more about L&G Health Equity Fund.

2. Share initial interest and ideas for projects

Once registered as a Health Equity Network Member, interested parties can submit expressions of interest.

3. Await an invitation to formally apply

Expressions of interest will be reviewed by their advisory board and a selection of organisations will be invited to proceed to the formal application stage.

If you have any questions or would like any further information regarding this opportunity, please contact healthequitynetwork@landg.com

Paperwork Theatre are looking for 10 women with a keen interest in the arts to join them to make a play.

Rise Up is a FREE 10 week course for women in Liverpool age 18+
Running Thursday 26 September – Thursday 5 December
5-7pm, at Liverpool Arts Bar Studios

Visit the link here to find out more and to apply.

Need to know more? Join them for a taster session Tuesday 10th Sept 5-6pm to meet the team and find out more.

Are you a contemporary genre-pushing jazz artist creating new and surprising music? Would you like to help celebrate 30 years of manchester’s longest running music festival? Then this is the opportunity for you! Apply to play mjf2025 (16-25 May).

mjf was the first festival to pioneer an open artists’ submission system and this still informs their programme today, accounting for over 30% of their lineup. And with next year being their 30th anniversary they are expecting mjf2025 to take place on a much larger scale than previous years.

They’re a contemporary jazz festival and champion artists playing original work – especially those living and working in the north west of England, although applications are welcome from all over the world.

They are brave in their programming, constantly on the lookout for up and coming talent, and often give a platform to new and surprising music.

To apply, visit here

Closing date: 20 September

Employment Law Seminar Hosted by Avensure. Open to all cultural organisation’s.

Link to invite below Please click on the link to officially register your free place(s)

https://www.hr24events.org/sw-london-3787av/?utm_source=Seminar-Attendee&utm_medium=kane&utm_campaign=3787av

Held: 10 September, 10am – 12.45pm, The Abbey Centre, London

Complimentary Seminar on Employment Law changes by the UK government now Labour have taken control

Writing on the Wall are excited to announce a new and innovative project, ReCITE, aimed at engaging the residents of Liverpool, Knowsley, and Sefton. Through the power of storytelling, ReCITE seeks to improve health outcomes and well-being in some of the region’s most deprived areas.

ReCITE, is an initiative led by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, with Writing on the Wall (WoW) as the lead creative partner. The project will run for three years and is funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

Writing on the Wall is running a six-week What’s Your Story? project in Toxteth, Kirkby, and Bootle. This initiative aims to demonstrate the power of storytelling in influencing public health agendas and behaviours, particularly concerning cancer screening, childhood immunisation, and mental and social well-being. They are looking for 10 residents from each Local Authority to participate.

They are seeking individuals who have experienced barriers to healthcare and those who have overcome such barriers through creative interventions. Specifically, they are interested in:

Individuals who have faced difficulties accessing healthcare services due to practical issues (e.g., language barriers, location, service hours) or personal concerns and anxieties about the services offered.

Individuals who have overcome these difficulties through creative health initiatives such as films, songs, choirs, poems, or theatre productions, which have helped them rethink their approach to accessing healthcare.

Individuals who have participated in creative activities (e.g., writing groups, arts and crafts, film, or theatre projects) that have helped them overcome barriers to healthcare services.

Participants will receive £30 plus travel reimbursement for each session to acknowledge their time commitment. Projects will take place in Toxteth, Kirkby, and Bootle. Venues and start dates for each borough will be confirmed shortly. Participants will receive support from professional writers and creatives to develop and share their stories. These stories will contribute to digital resources aimed at influencing healthcare providers and policymakers.

As places are limited, an application process is required, which is detailed on their website here.

If service users can’t join What’s Your Story? due to limited spaces, there will be more opportunities to get involved with the ReCITE project.

If you work with service users whose first language is not English or who may not be computer literate, they kindly ask that you offer assistance to them when filling out the form.

If service users encounter any difficulties completing the registration form digitally, whether due to accessibility needs or other reasons, feel free to call at 0151 703 0020 or email info@writingonthewall.org.uk. They can assist you with an alternative way to register.

Please note that the stories that are shared by participants will be shared anonymously.

For further information, please email info@writingonthewall.org.uk or call 0151 703 0020.

For sixteen years the Pulp Idol competition has uncovered the best new novelists the city of Liverpool has to offer.

Many new novelists, including Ashleigh Nugent (LOCKS), Ariel Khan (Raising Sparks), James Rice (Alice and the Fly, Walk), Clare Coombes (Definitions), and Philippa Holloway (The Half Life of Snails), have found their first success through Pulp Idol. This competition is unearthing the best new novelists from Liverpool and across the country.

All finalists get their first chapter published in a book of ‘Firsts,’ which is produced in hard copy, a digital manuscript and made available on Amazon Kindle (and free on Kindle Unlimited!). Copies of Pulp Idol – Firsts are sent to agents and publishers.

Pulp Idol is different to most novel writing competitions. In most competitions, you submit your work and then find out if you win. Pulp Idol gets you in the room with other writers, agents and publishers from day one and our goal is to help you forge connections for your future career in writing and embrace your local writing community.

https://writingonthewall.org.uk/projects/pulp-idol-firsts/

Closing date: 18 October

Calling all actors!

Arts Bar Hope Street’s monthly monologue slam is less than a month away and you can get signed up. Click the link here.

Meet new people

Mingle with industry professionals

Win a bar tab

Get the footage

Win a free showreel film

Every other fortnight on the Writer’s Bloc they offer a ‘Time to Write’ session. You can come into Toxteth Library as part of the local writing community and spend some time practising your writing work.

This might be anything you are currently interested in or working toward: flash fiction, poetry, a novel – anything goes!

There will be an opportunity to share your work with the group, get valuable feedback, gain more confidence in your work and spend time with likeminded people.

They will also be inviting partner organisations to present opportunities to the community. These may be educational opportunities such as free courses, and careers or work placement opportunities with local arts organisations.

This week’s partner organisation will be Blackburne House, who are a Liverpool-based charity that supports the development of local women. With a core focus on education, they offer a wide range of nationally-recognised courses and qualifications. They will engage with participants about the available courses and funding opportunities, and will also be on hand to answer any questions.

IMPORTANT: Please do not turn up to a Writer’s Bloc session without registering and being invited. Numbers are limited and session attendance is by invite only. They are unable to allow entry if you have not been accepted onto the session.

Produced in partnership with DaDa and Lucid Games, FACT is excited to announce four new paid residencies for artists creating digital works that explore the intersection of game culture and visual arts.

FACT is delighted to announce the launch of digital artist residencies in partnership with DaDa (Disability and Deaf Arts) and Lucid Games. These residencies will offer four early-career artists based in the North of England the opportunity to produce digital artworks, which will be showcased online and at FACT in 2025. Selected artists will receive a fee of £2,500, a production budget of £1,500, and three months of support. Additionally, the residencies provide access to Studio/Lab, FACT’s dedicated space for artists to access digital production tools, equipment and resources.

The four residencies are designed to support artists with a critical digital practice whose work aligns with the themes of video game production, gameplay and culture, and game aesthetics. Starting in October 2024, four artists will be selected to produce digital works which will go on display at FACT as part of a new exhibition, Art Plays Games, in 2025. Artists eligible to apply for any of the four residencies must be based in the North of England, have a critical digital arts practice, and be interested in exploring world-building, game engines, XR and immersive media, or accessible digital worlds. Outcomes may include immersive or interactive works, playable pieces, or projects shaped using game engines.

Applications are now open. To apply, artists must submit an Expression of Interest, including a portfolio and short proposal, by Tuesday 10 September 2024. For more information on how to apply, visit fact.co.uk/open-call.

For any questions about eligibility, the application process, accessibility, or specific working requirements, artists can contact FACT at studiolab@fact.co.uk.

Writing on the Wall are delighted to welcome back Helen Jeffery for a Writer’s Bloc session on Using Lived Experience within your Creative Practice

This is open to anyone interested in using their lived experiences as a springboard for creation- whether that be storytelling, poetry or script. There will be writing exercises, as well as the opportunity to discuss your ideas and ask questions.

Helen Jeffery is a writer, poet, performer and creative facilitator who uses personal experience to inform her work. Her play, The Brink, was focused around becoming a first-time mother whilst battling with post-natal illness and her most recent play, Buckled, focused on navigating sobriety in a world that revolves around alcohol.

IMPORTANT: Please do not turn up to a Writer’s Bloc session without registering and being invited. Numbers are limited and session attendance is by invite only. They are unable to allow entry if you have not been accepted onto the session.

To apply, see here

Closing date: 6 September