Red Neighbours ...the LFC newsletter for residents of Anfield Issue: April/May 2020 Dear Neighbour, Welcome to our April/May Red Neighbours newsletter, which provides you with the latest news and updates about what’s happening in your local community with Red Neighbours. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, we have extended this edition KEY CONTACT of our newsletter, to provide you with the most up-to-date information from the club and the local community as well as some LFC themed games and activities, which will hopefully bring INFORMATION some light-hearted relief and keep your brains active while staying at home. RED NEIGHBOURS email: [email protected] Firstly, I hope you’re all keeping well and looking after each other twitter: @Red_Neighbours during this uncertain time. It’s important that we support each other however we can though these difficult days - here at the LFC Foundation club we remain committed to serving our fans and the local email: [email protected] community, as well as helping our wider LFC family who may be twitter: @LFCFoundation alone or need support. Below you will find further details of how we will continue to work Liverpool City Council Coronavirus Support Request in the local community in the weeks and months ahead, and also liverpool.gov.uk or call: 0151 233 3066 information on how to get any help and support you or someone (lines are open from 8am to 6pm, seven days a week) you know may need. NHS Please look after yourselves and each other, and don’t hesitate to 111.nhs.uk or call: 111 reach out if you need support. North Liverpool Foodbank You’ll Never Walk Alone. call: 0151 226 3406 Susan Black, Director of Communications, Liverpool FC Samaritans call: 116 123 Non-emergency Merseyside Police call: 101 Non-emergency Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service call: 0151 296 4000 Non-emergency North West Ambulance Service call: 0345 113 0999 COMMUMITY EVENTS In response to the coronavirus outbreak and the latest government advice, all community sessions delivered by Red Neighbours and the LFC Foundation have been postponed until further notice. Some activities will be available online, including Red Neighbours chair based yoga sessions and LFC Foundation physical activity and mindfullness sessions. More information on how you can get involved in these sessions will be available on liverpoolfc.com and foundation.liverpoolfc.com Further information on the postponement of activities, adapted sessions and new initiatives are outlined in the Community News section. Community News Red Pals... To keep the spirits up of our elderly community who may be feeling the effects of social isolation during these uncertain times, we are inviting Community and school our young residents and their families to send us their pictures. The new initiative, which is a part of the club’s community response sessions postponed during the coronavirus outbreak, looks to bring some colour and cheer to our elderly neighbours in Anfield and Northwood Kirkby. The health and safety of our local community, fans, participants, players and staff remains our top priority at this challenging time. The Red Neighbours team will print and distribute all of the lovely pictures receivedRed and share Pals… them with our local communities. In response to the coronavirus outbreak and the latest government advice, we’ve made the decision to postpone all community and Please send your Red Pals pictures to [email protected] school sessions delivered by Red Neighbours and our charity, LFC Foundation until further notice. It’s during difficult times that we are reminded how important it is to stay connected and support each other in any way that we can, so GET despite the postponement of our physical regular community and school activities, we remain dedicated and committed to serving CREATIVE our fans and our local community. 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Get Creative Send it in to Your pictures will be Send in a drawing that By taking part you RedNeighbours@liverpo shared with our Elderly brought a smile to a face will make someone smile olfc.com Community and made a difference. Y.N.W.A LFC Supports North Liverpool Foodbank Liverpool FC has made a £40,000 donation to Fans Supporting Foodbanks following the postponement of Premier League fixtures due to the coronavirus outbreak. Representatives from Red Neighbours and LFC Foundation visited Matt Parish, LFC Foundation director, said: “With 25 per cent of North St Andrew’s Community Network to show the club’s continued support Liverpool Foodbank’s donations coming from the collections at for the initiative and stand together with the local community during Liverpool and Everton home games, we realised there would be a gap uncertain times. there and felt it was important that we step in to help.” For the past three years, the club’s community programme, Red Dave Kelly, chairman of Fans Supporting Foodbanks, said: “Things like Neighbours, has backed Fans Supporting Foodbanks’ matchday this transcend football. We got together on Saturday afternoon with collections – helping North Liverpool Foodbank to assist local people the idea of trying to raise £10,000 to fill the void, and to be here a little living in food poverty. over 48 hours later with £50,000 of donations is the biggest testimony to this city. During the suspension of the Premier League, the cancellation of matches threatens a significant impact on North Liverpool Foodbank, “It’s incredible what they have done. Fair play to all the players, staff which receives approximately 25 per cent of its donations from and supporters – the help and the assistance they’ve given us is matchday collections at Anfield and Goodison Park. absolutely amazing.” Forbes Duff, Red Neighbours manager, said: “We have a long-standing Priority items for North Liverpool Foodbank include: relationship with Fans Supporting Foodbanks and the North Liverpool Foodbank, and we want to make sure that the local people continue to UHT milk Instant mash get the help they need. “We’re doing whatever we can to offer support – including campaigns Long-life juice or cordial Rice pudding/custard to raise awareness, and also looking at how we can really impact the local Anfield area and the wider city as we go into some uncertain Coffee Jam times.” Jar pasta/curry sauce Toiletries The Reds first-team squad and LFC Foundation committed to jointly donating £10,000 per game for this season’s four remaining league Tinned meat Cup-a-soup/noodles fixtures scheduled to be played at Anfield – ensuring the foodbank can continue to function without the matchday collections. Tinned vegetables Washing tablets An online fundraising page has been created as an alternative to allow supporters to make a financial donation directly to North Liverpool All items and contributions will be donated to North Liverpool Foodbank - https://donorbox.org/fanssupportingfoodbanks Foodbank and made into three-day emergency food parcels for local people in crisis in the area, including the club’s surrounding postcodes Donations can also be made to LFC’s Emergency Foodbank Appeal L4, L5 and L6. via LFC’s and LFC Foundation’s official Facebook pages. The appeal, which is administered by the LFC Foundation, will donate 100% of the funds raised directly to the Trussell Trust, which supports a network of foodbanks in Liverpool and Merseyside.