Printing for Our Community

Our print team has been busy behind the scenes, completing a range of orders for local organisations and community groups.

We recently produced a collection of name tags and custom mugs for the fantastic volunteers at Lucem House Community Cinema Plus+, using sublimation printing to create high-quality, personalised products. A special thank you goes to Jeff and Callum, who worked incredibly hard to ensure everything was printed and finished to a high standard.

We also completed an order for Aspire Performing Arts Academy, creating 15 black lanyards featuring their logo. The design was cut from vinyl using our Cricut machine and carefully applied to each lanyard to create a professional finish.

In addition, we fulfilled a repeat order from The Arc, producing more ID cards for their staff and volunteer team using our sublimation printing process.

It’s great to see our team’s skills supporting so many organisations across the community, and we look forward to working on more exciting projects in the months ahead.

Chester Lane Seed Library

A seed library operates much like a traditional library, but instead of books, it lends seeds. Earlier this year marked the official opening of Our Story Yard at Chester Lane Library. As part of the celebration, the new Seed Library, created in collaboration with Green Town St Helens and Retro Chimps, was unveiled. We were thrilled to have our design selected as the winning entry in the Chester Lane Library Seed Library competition by Johnny Vegas.

Our arts and crafts group worked tirelessly on the project, hand drawing flowers and leaves before painting, laser cutting and engraving them using our Glowforge laser cutter. Members also contributed to painting the Seed Library itself, making it a true collaborative effort from start to finish.

It was incredibly rewarding to see our idea brought to life and to have been part of a project that helped create a space where the community could grow, share and connect. Seeing the finished Seed Library standing proudly in Our Story Yard was a wonderful reminder of what could be achieved when creativity, community and sustainability came together.

Inspired by the Minster

Last year, our talented members had a fantastic opportunity to showcase their creativity at an exhibition held at St Helens Parish Church. Following its success, we’re delighted to be back again this year with another exhibition, this time at the newly designated St Helens Minster.

The exhibition marked the venue’s first official exhibition since becoming a Minster. Our members created a collection of unique, interactive artworks inspired by different areas of the Minster, celebrating creativity, community and inclusion. Visitors could also take part in interactive activities by looking for hidden acts of kindness around the Minster and writing a special message on a birthday candle to celebrate this important milestone in the Minster’s history. It was a proud moment to see our artwork displayed in such a special setting and enjoyed by visitors throughout the exhibition.

Elizabeth Lamb, Operations and Events Manager at St Helens Minster, said: “After seeing the incredible response to Buzz Hub’s #lovesthelens exhibition last year, we knew we wanted to welcome them back to the Minster. The creativity, talent and passion shown by the artists was truly inspiring, and it felt especially meaningful that this exhibition was the very first we hosted as St Helens Minster. We’re proud to work alongside Buzz Hub and to share this celebration of creativity, community and inclusion with everyone who visited.”

The exhibition was a fantastic achievement and highlighted the dedication, artistic talent and hard work of everyone involved. We are incredibly proud of all our members for helping make the exhibition such a success.

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Another Year, Another Belfast Adventure

Our members returned to Belfast once again this year to compete in the George Best Community Cup, taking on some of the strongest and most skilful disability football teams from across the UK.

Before the tournament got underway, we hosted a fundraising event at our allotment to help support the team’s trip. We were incredibly grateful to everyone who came along and contributed to making the journey possible.

The team also had something extra to celebrate. Thanks to the generous support of Fieldway Group, our players received custom Buzz Hub hoodies and polo shirts for the trip. To make them even more special, members of the football team had the opportunity to print their own hoodies and polos using our printing facilities, creating personalised kit that they proudly wore while travelling to Belfast and throughout the tournament. The experience gave everyone a real sense of ownership and pride before the first whistle had even blown.

Our players showed incredible determination, teamwork and resilience throughout the competition. Although we didn’t bring home the trophy, we returned incredibly proud of everyone’s efforts after narrowly missing out on a place in the quarter-finals by just one point while competing against some of the best disability football teams in the UK.

One of the highlights of the tournament came on the second day, when we secured a fantastic victory over the Guernsey national disability team. Beating a representative national side was a memorable achievement and the perfect way to round off another brilliant week of football.

A huge thank you to everyone who supported our fundraising event and to Fieldway Group for helping make the trip possible. Your support enabled our members to represent Buzz Hub with pride, both on and off the pitch.

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