Liverpool Culture Company and City Council looking for "good neighbours"

Anyone spot this one in the newspaper and the radio the other day?

Sounds like one of many projects to be launched this year that are aimed at the same mission as ourselves. Will it make a difference? Well, I think it will. It will be a great success if lots of people get involved and we get a newspaper full of great stories on a regular basis. I hope that this happens. Maybe it would make an even bigger difference if it shared the same vision for our communities as the other good will schemes and projects being launched this year of Capital of Culture, 2008. That vision, of course, is our vision... the vision of Capital of Caring.

And I guess that this is really what distinguishes us from the other projects - we see a common, long term vision of a city where people choose to live and grow up.

Capital of Culture is a major urban regeneration project with a focus on 2008.
Capital of Caring is a low key, 'people' project that must last at least for a generation to make a difference. It is hard to achieve, because its aims are at the heart of culture. Equally, it's success cannot be claimed on the basis of new infrastructure and amenities, important though they are.

But, just like all projects, we must raise money if we are to meet our goals of supporting people and communities. So remember to point us at where you think we will find fnancial backing!