43-466: Stockbridge Village is an area of Knowsley in Merseyside , England . The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 6,018. Up until 1983, the area was formerly known as Cantril Farm , and was the subject of an article in a special report by The Economist entitled "A new kind of ghetto", which described it a predominantly White area of high unemployment and low aspirations. Formerly within
86-664: A charity single in aid of the families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster. In 2014, 'the Collective' reconvened again to record another charity record, with "All Together Now" being re-recorded again by members of the Farm now under The Peace Collective name. However, unlike "The Fields of Anfield Road" or "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", this failed to chart in the UK top 40, peaking at number 70. Throughout 2013 and 2014,
129-593: A number of changes, such as the famous Heat Waves swimming baths being demolished as well as St Dominic's school being replaced by a new community centre and two new schools. Despite popular belief, no members of the band The Farm were actually from Cantril Farm. Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside , North West England . It covers several towns and villages, including Kirkby , Prescot , Huyton , Whiston , Halewood , Cronton and Stockbridge Village ; Kirkby, Huyton, and Prescot being
172-431: A significant fall in population to around 154,600 by 1994. Subsequently, a population stabilization strategy helped to stem this decline. The strategy was focused on house building and marketing the borough to secure inward investment. Record house building and strong growth in inward investment yielded the borough's first small rise in population in over 25 years in 1995. The population stabilized at over 154,000 for most of
215-462: A small part of West Lancashire Rural District , all from the administrative county of Lancashire. It is known for Knowsley Hall and Knowsley Safari Park . The modern-day borough of Knowsley was formerly composed of villages and towns in Lancashire dating back to 650 AD . The Earls of Derby have their ancestral home in the borough at Knowsley Hall , the surroundings of which today house
258-676: Is twinned with: The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Knowsley. The Farm (British band) The Farm are a British band from Liverpool . Their first album, Spartacus , reached the top position on the UK Albums Chart when it was released in March 1991; Spartacus 30 was released in 2021 to commemorate the anniversary. Spartacus includes two songs which had been top 10 singles
301-561: The 2011 census , 80.9% of people in Knowsley describe themselves as Christian, the highest proportion in any local authority in England and Wales. This is significantly different from average figures from the 2011 census for England and Wales, which showed that 59.3 per cent of the population identified as Christian and 14.1 million people, around a quarter of the population in England and Wales, reported that they have no religion. Knowsley
344-544: The British Parliament by Members of Parliament (MPs) for three separate parliamentary constituencies. Knowsley is represented by Anneliese Midgley MP ( Labour ), Garston and Halewood is represented by Maria Eagle MP (Labour) and St Helens South and Whiston is represented by Marie Rimmer MP (Labour). After local elections in 2008 the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley was governed by
387-473: The Labour Party , the largest party represented on the council. The Liberal Democrats , the second largest party, were in opposition. There were no other councillors. After local elections in 2010 the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley continued to be governed by the Labour Party , the largest party represented on the council, who increased their total number of seats by 5 to 53. The Liberal Democrats ,
430-544: The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority . The combined authority has effectively become the top-tier administrative body for the local governance of the city region and the leader of Knowsley Council, along with the five other leaders from neighbouring local government districts, take strategic decisions over economic development, transport, employment and skills, tourism, culture, housing and physical infrastructure. According to
473-689: The UK Singles Chart on 12 April 2009 and reached number 14 a week later. In 2011, the Farm joined forces with others to create the Don't Buy The Sun Gig, at the Olympia in Liverpool, which was part of the continuing protest on Merseyside against The Sun newspaper for its false reporting on the Hillsborough disaster 22 years before. This comprised Mick Jones from the Clash , Pete Wylie from
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#1732797596190516-548: The historic county of Lancashire , the original Cantril Farm council estate was built in the mid 1960s to rehouse some 15,000 people from inner-city slum clearances in Liverpool . It was part of a deal to rehouse some 200,000 people from inner-city Liverpool in new residential areas beyond the city's borders, with other families from inner-city Liverpool moving to other overspill places including Leasowe , Huyton , Kirkby , Halewood , Skelmersdale and Runcorn New Town from
559-410: The single , "Hearts and Minds", produced by Graham "Suggs" McPherson , lead vocalist with Madness . In 1986, after McVann's death, Melvin left the band to pursue a varied career as the director of his own construction firm, but he eventually returned to music in 1990 under the guise of Mr. Smith, a two-piece band that toured frequently, but did not release anything of note. In 1987, the band supported
602-452: The 1950s into the 1970s. The land on which Cantril Farm would be built was purchased by Liverpool council in 1961 for a sum of £132,500. The first tenants arrived on the estate in 1965, but initially the estate lacked facilities such as public transport, health care and shops, with most of these facilities not being provided until at least 1967. Mobile shops were located on the estate until permanent buildings were erected. The first pub on
645-468: The Housemartins on their UK tour. After the departure of Melvin and the death of McVann, Hooton brought in a new line-up. They released four independent singles, but did not have a big break until 1990. In 1989, the band had been given a cameo role in the movie The Final Frame starring Suggs. They were signed after this and hired Suggs as their producer. Their first single under new management
688-726: The Mighty Wah, John Power and others. This then formed the core of The Justice Tonight Band which toured from 2011 to 2012, including four performances supporting the Stone Roses in their comeback tour in 2012. The Justice Tonight Band headlined the Strummerville festival in 2012 and went on to form the Justice Collective who had the Christmas number 1 with their version of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother",
731-521: The Top 20 with a cover version of The Human League 's " Don't You Want Me ", recorded for charity album Ruby Trax - The NME's Roaring Forty (a follow-up to the NME's Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father ). The Farm's last 'new' top 40 under their own name was a re-recorded version of "Love See No Colour", now used as the title track of their 1992 album. The Sony Music version dispensed of the 'Scally-baggy' rhythms of
774-399: The administrative county of Lancashire , but were transferred to the new metropolitan county of Merseyside at the same time the district came into being on 1 April 1974. A committee of councillors from the outgoing district councils chose the name Knowsley for the new district in 1972, taking the name from Knowsley village, being a central location within the new district, rather than using
817-496: The album Hullabaloo on the Sire label, followed by their last major single. Despite being a group largely supporting Liverpool F.C. , they allowed Everton Football Club to release a version of "All Together Now" on MDMC Records (which was credited to Everton FC by the UK top 40 ) to accompany their presence in the 1995 FA Cup Final, in which Everton beat Manchester United 1-0. Their most recent hit single under their own name
860-503: The autumn of 1968 two primary schools were opened on the estate - St Albert's and St Brigid's. Cantril High School was also opened to serve pupils aged 11–16, but it was only open for just over 20 years, closing in July 1991 due to falling pupil numbers. It was damaged in an arson attack not long after its closure and eventually demolished. However, the estate was in deep decline by 1980, with unemployment and crime being rife. Cantril Farm
903-451: The band along with numerous other celebrities, toured the UK to support Jeremy Corbyn 's bid to become Prime Minister . In June 2017, the band supported a Labour Party rally prior to the 2017 UK general election . In 2018, Carl Hunter directed the feature film Sometimes Always Never , which was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and starred Bill Nighy , Sam Riley , Alice Lowe , Jenny Agutter and Tim McInnerny . This film received
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#1732797596190946-605: The band have continued to perform at festivals around the UK, including the Isle of Wight Festival in 2013. In 2014, Alan McGee said that the band's acoustic gig at his new venue The Tabernacle, was in his "Top Ten All Time Gigs". The Farm continued to perform live in 2015 at various festivals such as at the Shiiine On Weekender in November, 2015 and appeared live doing a number of acoustic performances. In 2016,
989-665: The estate was opened in 1968, around the same time that the first bus routes were established. Subways were also erected to underpass the busiest roads on the estate for pedestrian safety. Small supermarkets were also erected in the late 1960s and the Withens Shopping Centre opened in 1970. St Jude's Parish Church was opened in 1972 at a cost of £40,000. St Albert's Roman Catholic church opened in 1966, and later on Cantril Farm Methodist Church opened. A second Parish Church, St Brigid's, opened in October 1967. In
1032-483: The major commercial centres. It takes its name from the village of Knowsley , though its headquarters are in Huyton . It forms part of the wider Liverpool City Region . Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire , the borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Huyton-with-Roby Urban District , Kirkby Urban District and Prescot Urban District , along with most of Whiston Rural District and
1075-519: The name of one of the three urban districts which had the majority of the population. The committee noted that the Knowsley Hall estate had historic connections to all the constituent parts of the new district. The government confirmed the name in 1973. The new district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chairman of the council to take the title of mayor. The residents of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough are represented in
1118-565: The name of their former independent record company Produce). However their success was to be short-lived due to changes in the indie music scene and the move to a major. Their first single for Sony, "Rising Sun" (1992), moved away from the baggy sound and did not perform well, peaking at Number 48 in the UK Top 75. At this point the band had split from producers Pete Heller and Terry Farley and had joined up with Mark Saunders , who had produced Erasure and The Cure . In October 1992 they reached
1161-573: The original Produce release (which had got 'lost in the Christmas chart rush' at the end of 1991), for a slower more synthpop sound with gospel overtones and a big budget video using classical and religious imagery. However, this song only reached Number 35 in the UK charts while the parent album did not chart at all (which means that The Farm join Steve Brookstein and Johnny Hates Jazz in the list of album chart 'One-Hit Wonders' ). The Farm were dropped from Sony Music. In 1994, they released
1204-533: The political composition is now Labour 33, Green 5, Liberal Democrats 3, Independent 3 with one vacancy in Page Moss ward. The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is one of the six constituent local government districts of the Liverpool City Region . Since 1 April 2014, some of the borough's responsibilities have been pooled with neighbouring authorities within the metropolitan area and subsumed into
1247-453: The popular visitor attraction of Knowsley Safari Park . Knowsley experienced rapid population expansion in the 1950s and 1960s, resulting from the combination of industrialization and migration, including a significant amount of overspill development from Liverpool. By 1971, some 194,600 lived within the area which would become Knowsley. However, over the next two decades general economic decline – particularly in manufacturing – contributed to
1290-492: The rest of the 1990s. The borough of Knowsley was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 covering the area of three former urban districts , which were abolished at the same time, plus six civil parishes (five from Whiston Rural District and one from West Lancashire Rural District ): ‡Parishes from Whiston Rural District All the component parts of Knowsley had previously been in
1333-466: The right to buy scheme. Two school buildings on the estate were badly damaged in arson attacks and had to be completely rebuilt. Car theft was a major problem in the 1980s and 1990s. Stockbridge Village Trust Limited was established on 18 February 1983 as a non-profit-making Private Company limited by guarantee. The estate within the Borough of Knowsley, which was owned by the Borough Council,
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1376-413: The second largest party represented on the council, continued to be in opposition losing 5 seats to the governing Labour Party to decrease their total number of seats to 10. After local elections in 2011 the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley continued to be governed by the Labour Party , the largest party represented on the council, who increased their total number of seats to 59. The Liberal Democrats ,
1419-575: The second largest party represented on the council, continued to be in opposition losing 6 seats to the governing Labour Party to decrease their total number of seats to 4. After the local elections in 2012 , Knowsley became a one party borough, completely taking out the Liberal Democrat seats. In 2016 the number of seats was reduced to 45 with the Liberal Democrats winning three Following several years of subsequent elections,
1462-569: The top part of the UK Singles Chart was " Groovy Train ", which reached the Top 10 in September 1990. During the summer that year they played in Ibiza and were a key feature in the film A Short Film About Chilling . In late November that year, they released their most memorable song, " All Together Now ", which instantly became a hit and peaked at number three in the charts in December 1990. It
1505-503: The tower blocks, some 600 maisonettes and 340 low-rise flats were also bulldozed. The remaining properties were refurbished. The layout of the estate was altered to improve vehicular access. The shopping and recreational areas of the estate were also improved or replaced. All council properties on the estate were transferred to the Village housing association in 1995. In 2010, further regeneration work began on Stockbridge Village seeing
1548-557: The year before. In 2012, they toured with their Spartacus Live shows and formed part of the Justice Tonight Band, supporting the Stone Roses at Heaton Park , Phoenix Park , Lyon and Milan . They formed part of The Justice Collective which had the 2012 Christmas number one with their recording of " He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother ". The band was formed in early 1983 and initially comprised Peter Hooton, Steve Grimes, John Melvin and Andrew John "Andy" McVann, who
1591-589: Was " Stepping Stone ", a dance remake of Paul Revere & the Raiders and The Monkees ' single " (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone ", a 1966 single that in its day reached No. 20 in the U.S. Billboard charts for The Monkees. They appeared in The Face , an influential popular culture magazine in the UK, and their promotion of "No alla violenza" anti- hooligan T-shirts during Italia 90 helped to raise their profile further. The Farm's first song to reach
1634-536: Was "All Together Now 2004", featuring the S.F.X. Boys Choir of Liverpool, as the official anthem of the England National Football Team at Euro 2004 . It was issued on 31 May 2004 and, as the name suggests, in a slightly remixed format, with radio commentary from the Euro 2004 qualifiers added to the track, whilst a bonus remix was included on the single with the help of DJ Spoony . The Farm
1677-722: Was also one of the first bands to perform at the Echo Arena Liverpool when it opened in January 2008. The Farm were also central to the track released to commemorate the Hillsborough disaster , " The Fields of Anfield Road ", the proceeds going to the families of those killed in the disaster. Credited to the Liverpool Collective featuring the Kop Choir, this single was a new entry at number 16 on
1720-650: Was conveyed to the Trust on 6 April 1983, at the District Valuer's valuation of more than £7million. This resulted in the Cantril Farm Estate being split, with two-thirds owned by the Trust, and one third owned by Liverpool City Council. The main part of the estate was renamed Stockbridge Village, while the section in Liverpool retained the Cantril Farm name. As well as the demolition of some of
1763-579: Was killed in a police chase on 1 October 1986 at the age of 21, and to whose parents the band's subsequent album, Spartacus , is dedicated. The band evolved from an earlier group called The Excitements , initially including Phil Stephenson on bass guitar, Neil (Cad) Campbell on drums, Grimes on guitar and Thomas (the band's dancer). They became The Farm after Martin Dunbar (vocals) left and Peter Hooton joined, although they did play several gigs as The Excitements with Hooton on vocals. In 1984, they released
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1806-532: Was on the crest of this wave that their album Spartacus reached No. 1 in the UK the following year. In 1991, the Farm teamed up with Pete Wylie of Wah! (The Mongrel), to re-record his 1986 hit "Sinful" in the indie-dance 'baggy' style and followed it up with three smaller hits on the Produce record label. With the success of Spartacus , the band signed a major label deal with Sony Records , who gave them their own End Product record label (which played on
1849-597: Was the scene of a riot in August 1981 soon after the infamous rioting several miles away in Toxteth . By 1982, unemployment on the estate was at 49% among males and 80% among young people, around four times the national average. Most of the estate's retail units were vacant. Household spaces were also becoming vacant as families were wanting to leave the estate and the vacant properties were difficult to let to new tenants, and very few tenants had opted to buy their properties under
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