Football and sport
Opportunities to experience matches, sporting venues and community sporting events.
Nexsteps Live · Community experiences initiative
Real experiences.
Lasting memories.
Football. Live music. Theatre. Days out. New experiences should feel possible for every young person.
We are developing inclusive opportunities for children and young people to enjoy activities, build confidence, feel included and make memories.
Support Nexsteps LiveHow it works
What we're developing
Experiences that bring people together
Music and performances
Accessible concerts, theatre and performances, with practical planning for individual needs.
Days out and activities
Cinema, bowling, attractions and other enjoyable experiences chosen with young people.
Photographs are illustrative, not images of Nexsteps Live participants. No club, venue or event partnership is implied.
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More opportunities. More belonging.
Nexsteps Live is being developed for children and young people aged 8–18, with particular consideration for autistic young people and children in care.
Our starting focus is Cheshire West, Liverpool, Wirral and the wider North West. Enquiries are welcome from families, carers, social workers and organisations supporting young people.
Every activity will depend on suitability, availability, funding, accessibility arrangements and safeguarding planning.
Our approach
Listen: take account of the young person's interests, preferences and communication needs.
Include: consider sensory, physical and practical access needs before activities are agreed.
Safeguard: use appropriate consent, risk assessment, supervision arrangements and safeguarding procedures.
Respect: put the young person's dignity, choice and wellbeing first.
How experiences are arranged
Nexsteps Live is a developing project. We are inviting conversations, rather than advertising confirmed trips or guaranteed places.
We will only confirm an experience when partners, funding, support arrangements and safeguarding checks are in place.
Tell us what matters
A family, professional or organisation gets in touch with an idea or enquiry.
Plan around the young person
We discuss interests, accessibility, consent, support and safeguarding arrangements.
Confirm the opportunity
Dates, costs and participation are agreed only when the experience is genuinely available.
Sponsors and partners
Help make experiences possible.
We want to build relationships with local businesses, sports organisations, venues and community supporters who believe every young person should have opportunities to enjoy life beyond their usual routine.
Support might include contributing towards tickets, accessible transport, activity costs or working with us to create inclusive opportunities.
Be part of Nexsteps Live
Sponsor an experience: talk to us about supporting a particular type of activity.
Offer opportunities: venues and organisations can explore accessible visits or events.
Community partnership: discuss practical support, fundraising or local connections.
Six-page partnership brochure
Big moments. Brighter futures.
Explore the Nexsteps Live partnership proposal, including ways that leisure venues, local businesses and transport partners could help young people access sport, music, theatre and days out.
The brochure includes a Southport-to-Chester travel partnership proposal and ideas for inclusive community experiences.
Inside the brochure
01. Big Moments. Brighter Futures.
02. Every young person deserves to belong
03. Leisure, business and community partnerships
04. Our regional focus and invitation to connect
05–06. Regional rail and community transport partnerships
Download the complete six-page partnership brochure as a PDF.
Families and professionals
Interested in an opportunity for a young person, or want to discuss a potential referral pathway? We'd welcome a conversation.
Please do not send a young person's personal, care or medical information in an initial email. We will agree a suitable way to discuss information if needed.
Get in touch
Ask for the Nexsteps Live brochure or tell us how you would like to get involved.
Nexsteps Live is in development. Sponsorship and donations will be considered against appropriate governance arrangements. We do not currently offer an online donation checkout through this page.
Support Nexsteps Live
Businesses and community partners could help young people enjoy inclusive sport, music and community experiences. Explore the Nexsteps founding partnership opportunities, including practical and in-kind support.
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