LSSP celebrates 25th anniversary with a ‘Big Birthday Bash’

Over 600 children and young people are expected to descend on Wavertree Sports Park in July. A full day of activities will mark 25 years of Liverpool School Sports Partnership (LSSP) delivering high-quality sport, physical activity and wellbeing opportunities to primary and secondary schools across the city. 

Set to be its largest ever event, LSSP’s ‘Big Birthday Bash’ will take place on Thursday, 2 July. It will bring together hundreds of pupils and teachers for a celebration befitting its silver anniversary.  

LSSP’s full day of celebrations will kick off in the morning. Years 5, 6 and 7 pupils will compete against each other in a series of mini-tournaments. Activities will range from traditional netball and football to alternative, but equally fast-paced, quidditch and ultimate frisbee. 

The party will really ramp up in the afternoon, when LSSP transforms Wavertree’s athletics centre into a vibrant carnival where pupils can immerse themselves in the festival atmosphere. It will feature an array of traditional fairground games, circus skills workshops, and face painting. 

To add to the excitement and energy of the day, LSSP will also set up a series of inflatable obstacle and assault courses.

Joint CEO of LSSP, Adella Dando, commented:

“25 years is a monumental milestone for any organisation and we’re incredibly excited to celebrate LSSP’s anniversary this July. When school sport partnerships were established in the early 2000s, there were 450 of us covering every area in England. Since then, the landscape has changed significantly, so it feels even more special to mark our 25^th anniversary with a ‘Big Birthday Bash’. 

“We still have a couple more exciting announcements to share about the celebration, and I’d encourage schools to keep an eye out on our social media channels for these updates in the lead-up to the big day.” 

During its 25^th year, LSSP also began its mission to offer a net-zero cost service to its member schools. This offer came after the Steve Morgan Foundation and KIND awarded the organisation £322,000.