#LoveStHelens FAQs

Q1. What is the #LoveStHelens campaign?

The Council's #LoveStHelens campaign was launched in May this year at Annual Council.  The campaign aims to promote and celebrate the people, places and groups of St Helens.  

The colour used in the banners is the Council's corporate red colour and is the brand colour for the #LoveStHelens campaign, which has been in use since the campaign launch.  The white text on a red background is more visible from a design perspective.  

Q2. Why have #LoveStHelens banners been put up on lampposts?

As part of the campaign, the council wanted to promote the #LoveStHelens brand on visible spaces across the borough. 

Q3. Who has decided on the location of the banners? 

The individual lighting columns were identified from structural and highway safety. Testing has been undertaken on lampposts across the borough to ascertain suitability for the installation. The lampposts selected have been identified following the audit and testing work undertaken.  

Q4. Are the banners ward specific?   

The #LoveStHelens banners are not ward specific.    

Love St Helens covers the areas of St Helens town centre, Eccleston, Parr, Sutton, and Windle.  Some of the other townships and villages such as Billinge, Newton-le-Willows, Haydock, Rainford and Rainhill, have their own specific banners i.e. #LoveRainford etc.  

Q5. How long is it intended for them to be in place?  

  The Council's campaign is currently not time limited.  The banners are contracted for 12 months.  However, they can be removed sooner and replaced or removed at no extra cost if they become damaged or weather beaten.  

 Q6. Can the banners be moved to alternative locations? 

Unfortunately, the banners are unable to be moved as the specific lamppost columns have been identified from structural and highway safety perspective.  

Q7. What was the cost of the banners? 

The total cost for creating and installing the banners was £32,446+VAT.