Make Time For Love: Celebration Day – Saturday 20 September, 11am-5pm

Make Time For Love is a project by arts organisation Metal, with artists YARA + DAVINA, commissioned by Culture Liverpool, Liverpool City Council. Make Time For Love is the finale of a 2-year programme called Picton Play with communities in L15, to celebrate the creativity that exists in the Wavertree and Picton neighbourhoods as part of Culture Liverpool’s Creative Neighbourhoods programme.  

Everyone is invited to take part in this week of events from 20 – 28 September. The range of activities and events have been shaped by three commissioned short stories set in Wavertree and Picton. The book, Stories, Mystery and Love, will be shared with all households in the L15 postcode over the course of the week. Copies will also be available in libraries across Liverpool library. Events also take inspiration from James Picton’s Clock Tower (1884), created in loving memory to his wife of 50 years, Sarah Pooley. Make Time for Love celebrates love for families, neighbours, community, and friends.  

The programme on Wavertree High Street launches with a day of celebratory events on Saturday 20 September, and includes a drop-in floral tribute and postcard making workshop at the Rose Garden, readings by commissioned writers Hanan Issa, Sophie Herxheimer and Joelle Taylor at Wavertree Library, a live musical performance by Capeesh, and the unveiling of four very special clocks.

Celebration Day Events, 20 September 

There will be a range of activities and events for everyone: 

• Drop-in floral tribute and postcard making workshop with artists YARA + DAVINA in the Rose Garden 

• Live readings by our three commissioned writers, Hanan Issa, Sophie Herxheimer, and Joelle Taylor at Wavertree Library 

• A live musical performance of original songs by Capeesh at Wavertree Library 

• An unveiling of four clocks by YARA + DAVINA in collaboration with Asylum Link, Capeesh, Damien John Kelly House and Love Wavertree 

• A curated playlist of love songs playing in businesses along the High Street 

• A chance to collect a special edition pin from Love Wavertree 

• A soundwalk available for download via the free ECHOES app, through which you can listen, in specific locations, to music, field recordings and spoken word gathered from around the neighbourhood 

All activities are free.

Click here to let us know you’ll be joining us – and follow the free ticket links on our Eventbrite to book on to individual events.

For more detailed information and venue opening days and times, visit: metalculture.com/projects/make-time-for-love 

Make Time For Love © by YARA + DAVINA, 2025. A project by Metal. Commissioned by Culture Liverpool and supported by Arts Council England, Liverpool City Council, the University of Liverpool and Art Fund.