Email: info@makeithappenbirkenhead.co.uk | Phone: 0151 306 4840 | 07514 945 814 | Address: 72-74 Market St, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 5BT
Place of Contribution was our national lottery funded vibrant community hub, acting as a community anchor to answer the needs, aspirations, ideas and hopes of our community. We are a platform for community voices to be enabled and heard, feeding into the Birkenhead regeneration plans and the wider agenda within Birkenhead. It is now Our Vibrant Village Living Room as we have secured funding to continue!
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"We are a smile when you come through our doors, we are an extended family who always love to see you! We are here for the whole community to celebrate passions and connect opportunities. Come down to see us here at the heart of Birkenhead.
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How it came about
We have been open as a resource to our local community since December 2018, a social supermarket, pay as you feel shop and community hub.
Pre COVID we had a range of engaging activities running with Make It Happen, we have naturally out grown this space with a growth in community engagement and involvement within activities.
We remained open throughout the pandemic and we have taken time to conduct customer and community surveys and events to test ideas.
We have listened to the stories and testimonials of our community, and Place of Contribution answered the call voiced by our community.
How it's funded and who is involved
Place of contribution was funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.
We have also been supported by Wirral Methodist Housing, Birkenhead Rotary Club, Journey men and community members to name a few, with lots of organisations coming in to deliver bespoke sessions.
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Our CEO and co founder Amy Butterworth, Christine Allen co founder and Finance Director are the driving force behind the concept that brought Place of Contribution to life.
Our community and reference group are involved in steering the agenda and the activities that Place of Contribution will deliver.
The input of the reference group were pivotal to the ideas, aspirations and dreams that are delivered at our Place of Contribution.
Desired impact
Our desired impact was to become a thriving community meeting point, a community anchor and a place of hope, fun and community driven action, we are delighted to say we achieved this goal over the 3 years of the project.
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Together we made a difference in the lives of our customers facilitating and encouraging all ideas, hopes and dreams to be fulfilled.
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As part of this we developed a Theory of Change with Capacity Lab to guide us on our POC journey and help us gauge its impact and ensure that it enables the changes we want to see for our wonderful community.
How to get involved
We are inclusive of anyone to come along and access activities and service that are delivered from Place of Contribution, which is now Our Vibrant Village Living room, come along and meet us!
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