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FUTURE YARD X WIRRAL MET ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Future Yard and Wirral Metropolitan College have announced plans to align in a strategic partnership as part of their shared regeneration vision for Birkenhead .
LJLA EXPECTS 635,000 PASSENGERS OVER THE SUMMER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Thousands of passengers from across the North West and North Wales are expected to jet off abroad from Liverpool for their main holiday over the coming weeks , taking advantage of the great choice of destinations available and Liverpool Airport ’ s award winning customer experience .
Around 635,000 passengers are due to pass through the Airport over the next six weeks making this the busiest summer season for the Airport since 2019 – the last summer before the impact on aviation of the Covid-19 pandemic .
Passenger numbers over the school holiday period are expected to be 22 % higher than last year due to a number of new and additional flights . These include a new service to Dublin and onwards connections to the US with Aer Lingus , more flights with Lufthansa to Frankfurt and beyond , a new route to Corfu with easyJet and to Ibiza , Madrid and Shannon with Ryanair .
The busiest day of the summer is set to be Friday 18th August with over 16,000 passengers expected that day alone .
Mediterranean and sunshine resorts including Faro , Malaga , Palma , Alicante , Tenerife , Dalaman , Antalya , Reus , Larnaca and Lanzarote are expected to be amongst the most popular , with passengers keen to get away from the unsettled UK weather of recent weeks , with high volumes of passenger traffic also expected on city break flights to Dublin , Belfast , Barcelona , Nice and Amsterdam .
Airport management continue to remind travellers to allow plenty of time to pass through the Airport during peak periods , recommending that passengers arrive at the Airport at least 2 hours before their scheduled departure time and to continue to think carefully about items in their hand luggage with liquid restrictions still in place .
Robin Tudor , Head of PR at LJLA commented : “ Liverpool is well known now as an award winning airport that gives passengers a great customer experience helping to get their holiday off to a relaxed , hassle free start and we look forward to welcoming thousands of the region ’ s holidaymakers who will be taking advantage of these benefits and choosing to start their holiday by flying from Liverpool over the next few weeks .”
The partnership will create meaningful pathways to employment and offer opportunities beyond study for young people and adult learners , enhancing students ’ social and cultural wellbeing whilst creating a flagship relationship between the Wirral ’ s most exciting cultural organisation and leading further education institution .
Since opening in 2021 , Future Yard has reimagined a live music venue as a learning opportunity for young people . By utilising skills and training programmes to nurture the talent of young creatives , Future Yard creates clear routes to careers in the music industry , providing transferable skills and raising aspirations for local people . By utilising the power of music Birkenhead will change for the better , creating life-changing opportunities and shaping a new music future .
As the largest provider of post-16 learning on the Wirral peninsula , and with five campuses across the Wirral , Wirral Met is perfectly positioned to partner with one of the UKs boldest arts organisations who are able to offer support via a highly-experienced team who have years of experience in the music industry , from PR to publishing and beyond . Future Yard opens up opportunities to students across a diverse range of creative courses , such as photography , creative and digital media , illustration , marketing and more .
Illustration students from Wirral Met have already taken the chance to engage with Future Yard , creating work based on briefs by touring international artists performing at the venue to design screen prints which have been sold and displayed at gigs . Students from the college ’ s music courses recently performed at Future Yard in a student-led performance as part of the college ’ s Eurovision celebrations .
Future Yard ’ s pioneering Sound Check programme , run in partnership with The Learning Foundry , introduces young people to the skills and training needed to pursue careers in the live music industry . Based at the venue , the programme focuses on two areas ; technical production and live music event management , providing young people with the knowledge and skills to become sound engineers , lighting designers , event managers and more .
Live music is a vital tool as a means to improving wellbeing , social cohesion , aspiration , critical thinking , and happiness . By providing Wirral Met with an allocation of free tickets for students and removing cost as a barrier to attendance , students in the region will be given the opportunity to engage with cultural events spanning genres from jazz to contemporary classical to rock .
Through the partnership , music students will also join Propeller , the industry-leading artist development programme based out of Future Yard , which equips early-career musicians with the skills to succeed in the modern industry . Through Propeller , Future Yard provides an infrastructure for talent to grow , and creative communities to blossom within our neighbourhood , allowing young music enthusiasts to make their first steps in an exciting career in live music .
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