We are delighted that our Wirral MakeFest event has been funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund as part of the Liverpool City Region City Region Borough of Culture.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.
For more information, visit
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-
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We are still looking for venue sponsors and for funding for pre-MakeFest events to build our programme.
Birkenhead Central Library
Sponsorship slot ravailable – email us if you would like to be one of our headline sponsors for 2024
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
Sponsorship slot available – email us if you would like to be one of our headline sponsors for 2024
Finsa UK sponsored our inaugural outing in 2023 – https://www.finsa.com/en/home both financially and with materials which we used to create our lanyards. Neston High School Maker’s space designed the medallions using a laser cutter.
Supporters for our first Wirral MakeFest in June 2023
Awesome Liverpool – https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/218965-wirral-makefest-planetarium