Young Creative Lighthouse
Celebrating each young person's brilliant and unique creativity, Young Creative Lighthouse is a place that all young people can create, take the lead and make change through performing arts. We welcome and celebrate young people from all backgrounds, prioritising wellbeing and fun, and providing one-to-one support.
Our Youth Activities
Our current youth schedule includes the Liverpool Youth Gospel Choir, held every Tuesday after school, and the Storytime Café (by invitation only), with one-to-one youth support for our active participants. We also offer Gospel Music into Schools, a programme supporting educators to deliver a curriculum-aligned gospel music experience in the classroom.
Check back on our Young Creative Lighthouse page regularly to keep updated on new youth project announcements.
The Liverpool Youth Gospel Choir
Tuesdays 4.30pm - 5.30pm
For KS3 and over (Years 7-11), term time only
The Liverpool Youth Gospel Choir rehearses every Tuesday after school. Following the program’s initial success, the choir expanded to welcome passionate young singers from the local community, creating a vibrant and diverse group united by a love for gospel music.
Since its formation, The Liverpool Youth Gospel Choir has performed at major events, including the Liverpool Gospel Festival 2023 and 2025, Resonate, iSing 2024 to thousands of students at The Liverpool M&S Arena - featuring Frankie Goes to Hollywood front man Nasher - and a special appearance on BBC’s Songs of Praise in 2024.
With a commitment to empowering young people through song, The Liverpool Youth Gospel Choir continues to inspire audiences across Liverpool and beyond.
Storytime Café
Wednesdays 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Storytime Café is an invitation only provision.
Storytime Café is a reading-for-pleasure initiative that invites Year 3 children from the Anfield area to explore the magic of stories through a range of artistic and creative mediums.
Children have the opportunity to discover and explore stories through engaging creative activities, workshops and storytelling experiences, while developing their literacy skills and building confidence in reading.
Each child also receives one-to-one guided reading support with one of our friendly volunteers, providing a safe and encouraging space to develop their reading skills and enjoyment of books.
Alongside reading and creative activities, children can enjoy refreshments and snacks, creating a welcoming and relaxed environment where they can connect with others, share stories and develop a love of reading.
To make the sessions accessible, we also provide a pick-up service from school to Lighthouse, ensuring children can safely and easily take part in the programme.
Through Storytime Café, we aim to ignite a lifelong love of reading and storytelling, inspire children’s creativity and imagination, and give them the skills, confidence and enthusiasm to become lifelong readers.
Gospel Music into Schools
The Gospel Music into Schools programme, developed by the National Gospel Music Centre in partnership with RSL Awards (Rockschool), provides everything educators need to deliver an authentic, engaging, and curriculum-aligned gospel music experience.
By bringing gospel into schools, we give young people the opportunity to connect with gospel's powerful heritage while developing their musical skills, confidence, and sense of community.
Youth Mentor
All children and young people who are active participants in our youth provision have access to our dedicated Youth Mentor.
Our Youth Mentor has 15 years of experience working with children and young people across a range of formal and alternative settings. They provide a friendly, approachable and trusted point of contact for young people who may need someone to talk to, seek advice from, or simply have a conversation with.
Our mentoring service recognises that every young person is different, and every concern matters — whether it feels big or small. Young people can speak to our Youth Mentor about anything that is important to them, including challenges at home or school, friendships and relationships, confidence and wellbeing, future aspirations, or any other issues they may be experiencing.
Our Youth Mentor can offer one-to-one support, guidance, practical advice and encouragement, while also helping young people identify the right services and organisations that can provide additional support when needed. Where appropriate, they can signpost young people to specialist services and trusted sources of help.
Above all, our Youth Mentor is there to listen without judgement, build trusting relationships and help young people feel heard, valued and supported. The aim is to give young people a safe space to talk, make positive choices, overcome challenges and feel more confident about their future.
Previous Youth Programmes
Saturday Music School
Offering music lessons for several instruments including piano, keyboards, drums, violin and guitar. One to one or small groups sessions led by experienced music teachers, with opportunities for children to study for examinations.
Holiday Clubs
Safe, nurturing, creative spaces where young people aged 5-14 can build their confidence and wellbeing through a range of creative activities. They have the opportunity to perform their work to audiences in the local community.
In Harmony
A music programme for young people run by the Liverpool Philharmonic. Young people aged 10-18 learn an orchestral instrument and play alongside others in ensembles and orchestras, with performances for the local community at the end of each term.
Our youth programme is diverse and responsive
As a local charity embedded in the community, we are equipped to respond to changing needs as they emerge, providing activities that respond to young people's needs and passions. We encourage them to take the lead, allowing their contributions to shape their projects.
Enquiries
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