Group of Growing Knowsley’s Future participants gathered at The Old School House celebration event, smiling together to mark the community project’s achievements

Celebrating Growing Knowsley’s Future Together

Our Growing Knowsley’s Future community came together at The Old School House, Huyton, to celebrate connection, creativity, and local heritage. From crafts and storytelling to shared recipes, the project has brought Knowsley’s food and farming history vividly to life.
Photograph: James Brooks Knowsley Amazon Depot previously Wood End Farm in Kirkby

Unearthed: Exhibition announced

New Exhibition, Unearthed: Knowsley's Food and Farming Heritage. From 8th to 17th December 2025 you will have the opportunity to  step back in time and discover the hidden roots of Knowsley, at Kirkby Gallery.
Three farmers and baskets of potatoes

Uncovering more than just our heritage – we’re growing connections

Growing Knowsley’s Future project has so far delivered a range of engaging activities uncovering Knowsley’s farming past, capturing memories and images, and sowing seeds of creativity and connection with over 50 participants from right across Knowsley.
Cookery volunteers putting on an apron

Joyful Start to ‘Eating Knowsley’ at the Old Schoolhouse

Eating Knowsley sessions launched with joyful community cookery at the Old Schoolhouse in Huyton. Locals shared stories, cooked heritage recipes, and celebrated Knowsley’s rich food culture.
Archive maps on a table

We’re digging, unearthing, and building community links

Overview of what we've been focusing on lately and how we've been building our Growing Knowsley hproject community
Embroidered map of the Knowsley area

We’ve got creative experts in our fields

Creative experts are on the ground to capture it's farming and food heritage.
Unearth Knowsley’s food and farming story with us

Unearth Knowsley’s food and farming story with us

Unearth Knowsley’s food and farming story with us - join in with one of the many ways to volunteer with us.
Celebrating Our Agricultural Past

Celebrating Our Agricultural Past

Foodrise has been awarded a grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to document, save and celebrate the food and farming heritage of the borough of Knowsley, Merseyside.