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Date:- 25 June 2007

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The Lesbian and Gay Foundation set to be Smoke Free

THE Lesbian and Gay Foundation (LGF) is proud to announce England’s first ever LGB stop smoking service ahead of the national public smoking ban which comes into force on 1 July 2007.

It is a sad fact that lesbian gay and bisexual people are more likely to be smokers than the rest of the population but less likely to access stop smoking services for fear of homophobia. This new service is designed with the community in mind and completely free to attend.

The LGF wants to support all LGB people in the North West as recent research suggests that they are less likely to give up smoking than heterosexuals.

Michael Nastari, co-ordinating the Stop-Smoking Project on behalf of the charity says:- “The LGF offers a safe, non-judgmental environment for LGB people to make a positive difference to their health and the health of others. We recognise it is difficult enough trying to give up smoking without having to deal with homophobia as well. This service is for LGB people to meet and support each other whilst making positive changes to their health.”

He added:- “Giving up any habit can be hard to do. Giving up an addiction to nicotine is not going to be a walk in the park. So why do it alone? Why not have the support of others who are all trying to do the same thing? This could simply be by giving up with a friend or maybe attending our stop smoking group. Alternatively, why not have a one to one chat with our advisor so you can plan how you are going to succeed? You can even pick up a prescription for patches or gum whilst you are there.”

This initiative is just one of a number of ways that the Lesbian and Gay Foundation is working to serve the health needs of the North West's LGB community.

For further information on this free service please visit www.lgf.org.uk.

100th anniversary of a local steam locomotives

ON Sunday 1 July 2007 we will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of one of our steam locomotives, Utrillas.

Utrillas is one of a pair of locomotives which were rescued by two of our members after they had come to the end of their working lives at the Utrillas coal mines at Zaragoza, Spain. Utrillas and Montalban are both 0-4-0 tank locomotives originally built by the German company Orenstein & Koppel.

They were brought to the West Lancashire Light Railway in 1984. Both were fitted with new boilers and then slowly and painstakingly restored by their new owners.

Please do come and help us to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Utrillas, built in 1907.

Utrillas and one other will be in steam, hauling passenger trains all afternoon (12 noon until 5.00).

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Terminal Pontoons Towed into Place

A CRUCIAL stage in the building of Liverpool’s new cruise liner terminal – which will bring the world’s biggest liners back to the Mersey - is set to take place.

Pontoons for the terminal will be towed from Canada Dock, where they have been constructed, to Princes Dock. There they will be attached to piles which have been sunk into the river bed.

The pontoons will be attached to tugs in four sections and moved into place.

The timing of the towing work is dependent on tidal and weather conditions but is taking place between 23 June 2007 and 28 June 2007.

Council leader Warren Bradley said:- “This latest move brings home the fact that the cruise liner terminal is becoming a reality. It is a vitally important development not only for the city but for the region and will have a huge impact on our future as a world city. Liverpool is an outward-looking, vibrant dynamic city which is attracting more and more visitors.

Already the confirmed bookings will bring in many thousands of passengers and we are still getting a huge amount of interest and enquiries from cruise companies all over the world. And, of course, we will have the QE11 at the official launch of the facility in September.

It has been very encouraging that it is largely local workers who are being used on this scheme.”


Steven Broomhead, Chief Executive of the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), said:- “More than 25 cruises are expected to be tying up in Liverpool each year by 2009 and that will bring a new influx of tourists for the region’s outstanding tourist attractions while providing a boost to the economy.

With Capital of Culture fast approaching for Liverpool, the addition of a cruise liner facility will ensure that the infrastructure is in place to secure the city as an international destination for the future.”


The first liners are due to berth at the new terminal in September.

The new terminal involves creating an extension connected to the existing landing stage at Princes Dock, allowing cruise ships of up to 350-metres in length to berth. This means that the biggest liners in the world will be able to visit the Mersey on a regular basis. Balfour Beatty is the main contractor for the scheme.

The pontoons for the extension have been constructed in Canada Dock by Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd and their Birkenhead based subcontractor GCL (Gormley Construction Ltd). About 90 workers created the 250 metre long reinforced concrete structures which will form the new landing stage.

The Cruise Liner facility is being developed by a partnership between the City Council, Mersey Docks & Harbour Co, Peel Holdings, Northwest Regional Development Agency, Liverpool Vision, City Focus, Government Office North West and the Mersey Waterfront Regional Park.

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