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Music Stars Rally for Charity Auction
SOME of the
biggest names in the music business have given their support to The
Linda McCartney Centre by donating memorabilia for auction. Deep
Purple’s vocalist Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover plus Yoko Ono
are amongst those who have donated items to help raise money for the
Liverpool centre.
The auction will be launched on Saturday 11 November at a gig at the
Cavern Club, when bands from around the UK will come together to
play at the world-famous club to raise funds for the centre.
The auction is expected to raise in the region of £3,000 for the
state-of-the-art treatment and research centre based at the Royal
Liverpool University Hospital.
Simon Wood, The Linda McCartney Centre, said:- “It is
wonderful to see so many talented musicians come together to help
raise money for The Linda McCartney Centre. The night will be a
perfect opportunity for music fans to acquire a piece of musical
memorabilia, have a great time and raise monies for a fantastic
cause in the process. This is one event that is not to be missed!”
Items available for auction include; a signed ‘Smoke This!’
book and recent tour poster from the voice of Deep Purple ‘Ian
Gillan’, a John Lennon CD signed by Yoko Ono, a signed picture
of Shirley Bassey, an original picture painted by Deep Purple’s very
own Roger Glover, a signed Jose Carreras CD and 2 Deep Purple
concert tickets and after show passes for a show from the Deep
Purple UK tour in 2007.
The Linda McCartney Centre is based at the Royal Liverpool
University Hospital and is home to some of the most innovative forms
of treatment and provides high quality care. Since opening in 2000
the centre has treated over 150,000 people.
The bands joining forces for this one off event on the 11 November
include home grown talent such as Signified, DayWalker, Stations,
Feline Record’s very own David Domminney and Kindred Spirit. This
will be the first time these bands have ever played together and
they guarantee it will be a very special occasion.
Tickets are still available for this special event. Tickets are £6
and all monies raised will go to The Linda McCartney Centre. Tickets
are available from The Linda McCartney Fundraising Office on 0151
706 3153,
www.ticketmaster.co.uk, The
Cavern Pub on 0151 236 4041 or on the door on the night.
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Sir
Ron Watson appointed as new Chair for Trust Board
THE Board of
Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust is pleased to welcome a new
Chair, Sir Ron Watson CBE. He takes up his post on the 1st November,
and has been appointed as Chair for a period of four years at a
remuneration of £19,650 per year. The appointment made by the
Commission for Public Appointments in accordance with the code of
practice of the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments,
follows the retirement of Andrew Johnson.
Sir Ron has a considerable background in the NHS, having served on
Southport and Formby Health Authority, Sefton Health Authority and
Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority where he was Vice
Chair and Chair of the Audit Committee. He has just completed a
six-month period as Chair of Cheshire West Primary Care Trust. Sir
Ron has also held a range of other public appointments including the
Audit Commission and is a member of the Mental Health Review
Tribunal Service.
As a hospital Trust providing comprehensive acute care to the
240,000 or so population of Sefton and West Lancashire, we are
obliged by law to have a Trust Board that includes a Chair and five
Non-executive Directors.
Speaking about his appointment, Sir Ron said:- "I am highly
committed to the NHS, and am very much looking forward to using my
experience to progress the major improvements that have been made
recently at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust and to develop,
very quickly, positive links with all interested parties in our
area."
Sir Ron lives locally and is married with 2 children and 1 grandson
with another due any day.
All Non-executive appointments are made on merit and political
activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in
accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a
requirement for appointee's political activity (if any) to be made
public. Sir Ron is a local Conservative councillor on Sefton
Metropolitan Borough Council and has held numerous positions at
national level with local government associations. Similarly,
details of any other Ministerial appointments held are to be
declared together with remunerations. He is a member of the Mental
Health Review Tribunal (for which he is paid on a case-by-case
basis); he is on the EU Committee of the Regions (for which he
receives no remuneration) and he has recently been appointed as
member of Standards Board For England (for which he receives £7,000
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