Community launches fundraiser for Olivia memorial park and community hub

(Photograph of Olivia Pratt-Korbel supplied by family)

A community in West Derby is coming together to raise funds to create a local memorial park named after Olivia Pratt-Korbel, who was tragically shot and killed aged nine when a gunman forced his way into her family's home in Dovecot last August.

The planned memorial park has the full support of Olivia’s family and is backed by local community groups, faith leaders and councillors. My office is helping to co-ordinate the project, bringing together members of the local community and working closely with local road safety charity The Bobby Colleran Trust. 

In addition to a community green space for all to enjoy, plans for the memorial park include a road safety element, with mini roads and vehicles for children to use, plus real safety signs and signals as part of a wider road safety awareness scheme in the area. 

The aim of this wonderful project is to turn a piece of unloved land into a community green space, named in memory of Olivia and to benefit local children now and for future generations. The community here in Dovecot wants to honour Olivia and a memorial park in the heart of Olivia’s community seems a fitting way to do this.

Our local community has so many decent people and businesses wishing to be involved in this positive project following recent horrific events. The good people of Dovecot need to be heard and empowered and given the tools and resources to look after each other. The community hopes to commence work on the memorial park for Olivia as soon as possible.

You can donate to the Olivia Pratt-Korbel memorial park on the online fundraising page.