1 00:00:25,039 --> 00:00:26,960 SAFE is a community business centre 2 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:28,039 based in the old school. 3 00:00:28,039 --> 00:00:30,679 And it's got 13 social enterprises there. 4 00:00:30,839 --> 00:00:33,320 We own the Lock & Key community pub 5 00:00:33,679 --> 00:00:35,200 which was a derelict pub. 6 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:37,320 All the profits that are generated 7 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:39,320 through the festivals, events, 8 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:41,280 through the pub, all of that goes 9 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,159 straight back in to the charity, 10 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:45,000 to be reinvested, to support local 11 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,079 people, to do more great things. 12 00:00:47,359 --> 00:00:49,920 The group we're involved in is a Tuesday 13 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:52,320 afternoon sing around in the pub. 14 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:54,520 And we've sang today at the Country 15 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:55,799 Festival, and we started the 16 00:00:55,799 --> 00:00:57,280 Country Festival off last year. 17 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:59,159 We started it off and 18 00:00:59,159 --> 00:01:00,280 that's a dream come true. 19 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,640 The keynotes are a bunch of ragtag 20 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:05,959 and bobtail musicians. 21 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:07,680 We all love ukuleles, we all love to get 22 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:11,359 together and have fun, sing and play. 23 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:13,840 Singing Our Socks Off is a community 24 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:15,840 choir that I started 18 years ago. 25 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:17,480 We've supported charities 26 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:18,560 if they have an event. 27 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:20,359 We've supported them at Christmas. 28 00:01:20,719 --> 00:01:22,920 We organise group litter picks. 29 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,079 We organise litter picks with children. 30 00:01:25,359 --> 00:01:27,079 We do the education of the young people. 31 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:29,599 We also work with Mencap, and 32 00:01:29,599 --> 00:01:30,799 bring people with learning 33 00:01:30,799 --> 00:01:32,680 disabilities out into the community. 34 00:01:32,879 --> 00:01:35,640 And we've also now got a reading club. 35 00:01:36,079 --> 00:01:38,239 We do a coffee club as well. 36 00:01:38,879 --> 00:01:41,719 We litter pick within the community. 37 00:01:41,879 --> 00:01:43,159 We clean up grot spots. 38 00:01:43,159 --> 00:01:45,159 We do planting of flowers, just to make 39 00:01:45,159 --> 00:01:47,239 the area look a bit better, to create 40 00:01:47,239 --> 00:01:49,840 a cleaner, greener, brighter Bootle. 41 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,239 Halley's Hub is a pre loved 42 00:01:52,239 --> 00:01:54,159 shop selling anything from 43 00:01:54,159 --> 00:01:56,719 clothes to household items. 44 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:58,079 And everything in the 45 00:01:58,079 --> 00:01:59,200 shop is for a pound. 46 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:01,680 We do free uniform, free 47 00:02:01,719 --> 00:02:03,439 pre love baby clothes, the 48 00:02:03,439 --> 00:02:05,200 food pantry, the food waste. 49 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,159 We offer monthly sessions for kids 50 00:02:08,159 --> 00:02:10,039 and families in the community to see 51 00:02:10,039 --> 00:02:12,919 wildlife on the canal and enjoy the 52 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:14,199 sports facilities that are available. 53 00:02:32,199 --> 00:02:33,800 I really feel it gives me purpose 54 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:35,800 and it gives me a feeling of pride. 55 00:02:36,199 --> 00:02:38,240 It's built life friendships. 56 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,840 I myself have felt at times lost, 57 00:02:41,439 --> 00:02:43,719 and with the facilities here and 58 00:02:43,719 --> 00:02:45,240 the people here, I feel I'm a 59 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:47,280 better person for doing this. 60 00:02:47,879 --> 00:02:48,719 It gets me out. 61 00:02:48,719 --> 00:02:50,039 It's a bit of exercise. 62 00:02:50,319 --> 00:02:52,039 Seeing litter doesn't do 63 00:02:52,039 --> 00:02:53,199 my mental health any good. 64 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:54,840 Picking up that litter 65 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:56,800 improves my mental health. 66 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:58,800 Sometimes it's my reason for getting 67 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:00,879 up in the morning, is to see the sun 68 00:03:01,159 --> 00:03:03,039 and to get out, take my litter pick 69 00:03:03,039 --> 00:03:05,280 with me and by the time I come back 70 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:08,639 I feel so much happier in myself. 71 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:10,800 There's a lot of my members who, 72 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:12,520 going on in their home life. 73 00:03:12,879 --> 00:03:13,560 People who've lost their 74 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:15,080 partners who come to the choir. 75 00:03:15,479 --> 00:03:17,639 And for them to be able to meet 76 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:19,520 new friends, do an activity 77 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,319 they want to do and new skills. 78 00:03:21,719 --> 00:03:22,879 It's part of their life. 79 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,319 Last year we were awarded Merseyside 80 00:03:25,319 --> 00:03:26,919 Women of the Year, and that 81 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:28,599 was voted for by the community, 82 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:30,759 which we were very proud of. 83 00:03:31,319 --> 00:03:34,360 When you feel you've no control over 84 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,280 your life, it's hopeless, isn't it? 85 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:37,840 But if you feel you're connected 86 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:39,080 with people and you can kind of 87 00:03:39,439 --> 00:03:41,439 influence the space that you live in 88 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,479 and make a positive impact, well then 89 00:03:44,479 --> 00:03:45,520 it's a beautiful thing, isn't it? 90 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:06,319 What the Canoe Club gives us is 91 00:04:06,319 --> 00:04:08,039 an opportunity to let people see 92 00:04:08,039 --> 00:04:10,039 nature, to see that there's more 93 00:04:10,039 --> 00:04:12,240 than just buildings and brickwork 94 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:13,960 around Bootle, that there is so much 95 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:15,840 nature around here, that they see 96 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:17,439 there's other opportunities, not just 97 00:04:17,759 --> 00:04:20,199 your standard brick jobs out there. 98 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:22,120 If the lock and key wasn't here, 99 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:24,120 and Safe Regeneration wasn't 100 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:25,600 here, there'd be nothing here. 101 00:04:25,959 --> 00:04:26,639 There'd be nothing going 102 00:04:26,639 --> 00:04:27,519 on in the community. 103 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:29,439 It provides such a range of 104 00:04:29,439 --> 00:04:30,879 opportunities for different ages. 105 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,040 There's a great sense of community, 106 00:04:34,079 --> 00:04:36,240 we're all friends, we all really 107 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:38,000 enjoy developing together. 108 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:39,959 It's like a second home. 109 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:41,480 And everybody, they're 110 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:42,959 just like one big family. 111 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,720 We're just so lucky to have found this 112 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:47,920 place, which lots of people who've 113 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:49,439 come along have said, I would never 114 00:04:49,439 --> 00:04:52,040 have dreamed of singing or playing 115 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,160 an instrument, but because the pub 116 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:57,160 makes everybody feel so close together 117 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:58,920 they said, oh, we'll spread the word 118 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:00,720 and we'll start this here or there. 119 00:05:01,439 --> 00:05:03,000 I think that gives people a sense 120 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,480 of pride if they can see that their 121 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,079 environment is being cared for. 122 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:09,480 We're also very conscious of how 123 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:11,319 litter affects our waterways. 124 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:13,160 And we know that if litter gets into 125 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,439 our waterways, it ends up in our sea. 126 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:17,519 And we hope that by getting at 127 00:05:17,519 --> 00:05:19,279 the children at a young age, that 128 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:21,000 by the time they are in secondary 129 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:22,959 school and are adults, they 130 00:05:22,959 --> 00:05:24,639 understand the importance of looking 131 00:05:24,639 --> 00:05:26,199 after their environment as well. 132 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:28,560 It's therapeutic for us, 133 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,920 but it's also really nice 134 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:32,360 to see the smiles on children's 135 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:34,720 faces and young adults when they 136 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:36,360 can do something that their parents 137 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:37,800 maybe couldn't afford before.