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Leading law firm becomes Official Partner for Liverpool's Capital of Culture
THE first official partner for Liverpool's Capital of Culture celebrations has been announced.
Hill Dickinson, a national top 40 law firm with a history of almost two hundred years, and a continuing strength, in Liverpool, has concluded a major agreement with the Liverpool Culture Company to become the first official sponsor up to and including 2008.
Hill Dickinson will give both sponsorship backing for the programme of events and will also provide all the legal services, on issues such as corporate, sponsorship, broadcast, events and intellectual property rights, to the Culture Company.
The firm will also act as legal advisers on events organised by the Culture Company. Hill Dickinson is the first of 12 official partners for Liverpool's Capital of Culture.
Sir David Henshaw, City Council Chief Executive, said:- "A huge amount of work has been done since we won the bid just over a year ago and today marks another great step forward for Liverpool in staging the best ever Capital of Culture in four years time. The involvement of local business at the official, partner level shows they recognise how important to the city and the region Capital of Culture is going to be.
In the years up to and including 2008, the impact of Capital of Culture on Liverpool's renaissance cannot be underestimated. I am delighted that Hill Dickinson want to play a major part in helping us make a real difference for the better for Liverpool."
Councillor Mike Storey, City Council leader said:- "We are very pleased that a prestigious Liverpool firm has shown such confidence in our plans for 2008 that they have chosen to become our first official partner.
We are determined to have the best ever Capital of Culture and it is very encouraging that we are being supported in our ambitions."
Hill Dickinson senior partner Tony Wilson said:- "Liverpool is a great city that is at the start of an exciting period of regeneration and growth. Capital of Culture 2008 is a perfect emblem of that, but the process will continue for many years afterwards. We are excited by the vision for Liverpool Capital of Culture and want to play a leading role in this renewal. The commitment of our people, our unique range of skills and services, and our long history on Merseyside combine to put us in the perfect position to be Official Law Firm to the Capital of Culture."
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WALTON'S PARADISE ISLAND TO HOST NORTHERN BINGO CALLING FINAL
BINGO callers from the North of England's will be battling it out for the title of Northern Bingo Caller of the Year at the Paradise Island bingo club in Walton, during the afternoon of Friday, at the end of this month.
Enthusiasts from Carlisle, Scunthorpe, Morecambe, Blackpool and Hull, will be flexing their tonsils and polishing their microphones, ready to go take their places on stage, in front of a live audience of discerning bingo players.
The contest, open to all main-stage bingo callers, is in its 10th year - and the North has already produced three of those winners - two of which are trying their luck again in this year's contest.
The Northern regional winner will receive a £250 prize plus an all expenses paid weekend for two, staying at the exclusive Tower Hotel in London in November, to participate in the National Final, where he (or she as we have several lady bingo callers taking part) will compete against the best bingo callers in the land, from Scotland, Wales, the South and the Midlands.
The prize is a "Golden Microphone" trophy; a cash prize of £500, plus an all expenses paid trip for two to Los Angeles, and Las Vegas, where the winner will have the opportunity to call a bingo game in a Las Vegas casino.
The competition is sponsored by the National Bingo Game which organises a nightly game linking over 500 bingo clubs. The top prize is up to £100,000, plus regional prizes of several thousand pounds. However, on Sunday evenings the top prize goes up to £200,000 and there are also occasional Big Money Games where the national winner can collect up to £500,000.
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