Outreach Archives - Wirral Ways

World AIDS Day: Why Testing Matters and How We Can Help

by Tegan Griffiths | 01/12/2025 | Advice, Awareness Days, Clinical, Community, Drop ins, HIV, LGBTQ+, Outreach, Partnerships, Sahir, STI, Support, Testing

By Tegan Griffiths, Senior Health Care Assistant, Wirral Ways Hi my name’s Tegan and I’m a Senior Healthcare Assistant working across the Wirral. I spend a lot of my time talking to people about HIV, running rapid tests, and helping people understand their health. I...

Celebrating Connection and Community at the Wirral Ways Inclusion Cup

by Ray Smith | 19/11/2025 | Celebrations, Community, Events, Football, Homelessness, Nightingales Recovery, Outreach, Partnerships, Recovery, Spotlight, Stories of hope

On 18 November, we welcomed friends from Coolmine Recovery in Dublin, Victory Outreach in Liverpool and Liverpool Homeless Football Club for a brilliant day of football, connection and community on the Wirral. Coolmine even flew over in the morning and headed back...

Wirral Ways at Wirral Pride 2025: Bringing Support, Safety, and Solidarity

by Jacob Jones | 12/8/2025 | Awareness Days, Celebrations, Community, Events, HIV, LGBTQ+, Outreach, Partnerships, Recovery, STI, Support

On Saturday 9 August 2025, Wirral Ways joined the celebrations at Wirral Pride in the Victoria Quarter of New Brighton—a vibrant day filled with colour, music, and community spirit. Now in its fourth year, the event has grown into a much-loved fixture on the Wirral...

Off the Streets, Onto the Field Chantelle’s Hope Story Recovery Through Football Wirral Ways

by Jacob Jones | 08/8/2025 | Case studies, Celebrations, Community, Events, Football, Homelessness, Hostels, Outreach, Partnerships, Recovery, Spotlight, Stories of hope

A woman who spent eight years homeless — including living in her car and in hostels — has represented England at the Wroclaw Cup, part of the internationally recognised Homeless World Cup, held in Poland this summer. Chantelle, from Merseyside, had never owned a...

Kicking Off Alcohol Awareness Week with Community Spirit and Teamwork

by Jacob Jones | 07/7/2025 | Alcohol, Awareness Days, Celebrations, Community, Events, Football, Hostels, Outreach, Partnerships, Recovery

As part of Alcohol Awareness Week, we were proud to team up with YMCA (Wirral) to host a brilliant community football tournament at Birkenhead Youth Club — and what a day it was! The sun was blazing, the energy was high, and the atmosphere was full of positivity. From...

Wirral Ways becomes UK’s largest drug and alcohol service to achieve Hepatitis C micro-elimination

by Jacob Jones | 02/6/2025 | Celebrations, Clinical, Community, Hep C, Outreach, Partnerships, Press Release, Spotlight, Testing

Change Grow Live’s Wirral Ways becomes the largest drug and alcohol treatment service in the UK to achieve Hepatitis C micro-elimination. Over the last year, 100% of people in treatment at Wirral Ways were tested for Hepatitis C, with a 97% cure rate among people...