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TICKETS ON SALE FOR LIVERPOOL 08
TICKETS went
on sale to see some of the biggest shows in Liverpool’s European
Capital of Culture year. And with high demand expected for
events like the Liverpool Sound concert featuring Sir Paul
McCartney, a Liverpool 08 ballot has been launched to allow people
around the world to register.
From last week people will be able to register for free for 8
specially, selected shows in 2008 (listed below) before the
application deadline closes 10 days later on Sunday, October 7.
To register people can go on-line at
www.liverpool08.com or fill in a form which will be
available at the 08 Place and all city council One Stop Shops,
libraries and lifestyle gyms.
The balloted shows are:
Emilia di Liverpool at St George’s Concert Room: January 2.
Donizetti’s 1824 Opera performed by European Opera Centre. All
tickets: £25.
The Opening - Liverpool The Musical at Liverpool ECHO Arena: January
12. Show features Ringo Starr, Dave Stewart, Vasily Petrenko and
many more. Tickets: £35.00, £47.50.
The Tavener Requiem at Metropolitan Cathedral: February 28. A
concert for peace, featuring the four great faiths of Christianity,
Hinduism, Judaism and Islam. World Premiere. Tickets £15, £22.
Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts the European Union Youth Orchestra:
March 30. At Philharmonic Hall. Tickets: £9, £14, £19, £22, £28.
Into the Little Hill at Pacific Road Arts Centre: April 18. A
political updating of the Pied Piper story. UK premiere. All Tickets
£20.
The Liverpool Sound at Anfield Stadium: June 1. A once-in-a-lifetime
concert celebrating Liverpool’s musical influence, featuring Sir
Paul McCartney. Tickets: £35, £55, £75.
Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem at Liverpool Cathedral: June 28.
Featuring Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Choir of Liverpool
Cathedral, Choir of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Choir of
Cologne Cathedral. Tickets: £14, £18, £23.
Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker: September 4. The
super-conductor returns home for a World premiere, commissioned by
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Tickets: £28, £38, £45, £55,
£65.
The Liverpool 08 ballot has been created to ensure a fair
distribution of tickets locally, nationally and internationally.
All people have to do is select the show, what tickets they want –
they can select more than once price category - provide their bank
card details and address. 08 Cardholders can improve their
chance of being drawn out, through an exclusive allocation. More
than twenty thousand 08 Cards are now available at the Merseytravel
Information Centre, Tourist Information Centres or the 08 Place.
Once collected they must be activated on line at
www.08card.co.uk before entering the ballot.
Activation is immediate.
Tickets will be limited to 2 per household with allocations based on
postcode and then the highest price category first. If
unsuccessful in the higher price bracket, people will automatically
be entered in to the draw for any lower price brackets they
selected. Once the ballot is held, people will be informed by
e-mail or post within a few days. Bank cards will only be debited if
the card-holder has been successful in the ballot for tickets.
One of the UK’s leading ticketing agencies SeeTickets, who handled
ticketing for this year’s Glastonbury, will be handling the
Liverpool 08 Ballot. In most cases there will be a booking fee
of 12%, plus a £1.85 transaction fee which is industry standard and
will ensure administration costs are covered. This process
will also help the Liverpool Culture Company to donate £300,000 to 2
chosen charities: Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and the
Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy charity, which will use the funds to
significantly increase its therapy services in Merseyside.
To combat ticket touts, every Liverpool 08 ticket will carry a
unique barcode on it. This means that the venues will automatically
pick up any attempt to use duplicate or forged tickets at the point
of entry and will be able to cross-check the ticket with the
registered address of the person who paid for it.
Councillor Warren Bradley, Leader of Liverpool City Council and
Deputy Chairman of Liverpool Culture Company, said:- ‘’These 8
events showcase the amazing variety and quality of the 08 programme.
The Liverpool 08 Ballot is central to our aim to ensure people get a
fair chance at seeing the very best that Liverpool has to offer in
2008.’’
Bryan Gray, Chairman of Liverpool Culture Company, said:-
‘’We’re expecting huge demand for these events and the Liverpool 08
Ballot will ensure a fair and safe distribution of tickets. It’s a
unique ballot and one which will benefit both the public and the
city, not least through the support for LIPA and Nordoff-Robbins.’’ |
Grab a grant to combat child poverty
THE
Dare to Care: Make time to help end child poverty campaign
starts in earnest from 1 October with the announcement of a series
of grants to empower local initiatives that tackle child poverty.
The Dare to Care campaign, which ‘dares’ people to see what
time and skills they have to help children in poverty, is offering
money to groups to help them organise an activity relating to
health, money, education or family issues. Activities can be as
simple as growing a vegetable patch, mentoring a child or planning a
trip to a museum.
Dare to Care is being run by CSV, the UK’s leading volunteering
charity and the Campaign to End Child Poverty, a coalition of 90
organisations. The campaign aims to recruit 35,000 volunteers to
give time to help children from low-income families and raise
awareness of the experiences of children living in poverty.
The campaign kicks-off with Make a Difference Month in October, run
by CSV, which will showcase the breadth of volunteering projects
helping to combat child poverty. Events in October culminate on
Saturday 27 October with CSV Make a Difference Day, the UK’s largest
single day of volunteering. Dare to Care is making 500 grants
worth £80 over a 5 month period from 1 October. There will also be 1
Outstanding Achievement Award of £300 during each campaign month.
The judging panel will select the activities they believe best
address child poverty and the campaign themes.
Make a Difference month will be followed by 4 more themed months in
which people can give time to tackle the issue. To be eligible for a
grant, groups need to ensure their activity corresponds to the theme
of each month, which include:
November: Next month sees the launch of education month, run
by The Children’s Society, which encourages people to work directly
with children to develop their skills and potential.
December: Family support month, run by Barnardos, offers
practical solutions to help lift families out of poverty.
January: Health month, run by Children’s Link and CSV’s
Retired and Senior Volunteer programme (RSVP), teaches healthy
eating and healthy play to children from families on low incomes.
February: Time for Money month, run by NCH, teaches budget
management and finance skills to low income families.
Claire Ghoussoub, Dare to Care campaign manager, says:- “We
hope these grants will kick-start projects that will attract people
to volunteer to combat the effects of child poverty. Reading with a
child or giving career advice to a secondary school pupil will
broaden their horizons and help boost their confidence to achieve
their dreams. Organising a trip to a museum, coaching a sports team
or instructing a dance class gives children, no matter their
financial background, the opportunity to reach their potential.”
To find out more about the Dare to Care campaign and how to apply
for a grant, visit:
www.daretocare.org.uk or
call FREEPHONE 0800 284533.
How to Look Good
Naked is coming to Liverpool!
THE
Channel 4 smash hit show “How To Look Good Naked” is coming
to Liverpool and we’re looking for women who want to get involved in
the brand new 3rd series. The programme, presented by stylist Gok
Wan, is the definitive guide to looking good with your clothes on –
and off. The last series averaged 3.5million viewers and the new
series looks set to be even bigger and better!
We’re inviting women from all over Liverpool to come along, meet Gok
and inspire thousands of other women by showing us how great they
look good naked. We’re on the hunt for women of all shapes and sizes
to strip down and show the UK that the women of Liverpool look
beautiful in the buff. “How To Look Good Naked” will be
filming at the Liverpool Central Library on Sunday 7 October and
we’re looking for women to join us at 4pm. Filming will only take a
couple of hours and this is NOT an audition – it is an event open to
any woman aged over 18 regardless of age, size or shape. You have to
be comfortable enough to strip off on camera (bras and knickers are
fine or you can take the whole lot off if you’d prefer!). And of
course Mr. Gok Wan will be in residence at the event to oversee the
proceedings. So come along to the Liverpool Central Library at
4pm on Sunday 7 October 2007 to celebrate the female form in all its
glory and show the UK that the women of Liverpool look great naked!
Feel free to bring along friends, family or work colleagues. Please
note that this is only open to women aged 18 or over and you must be
prepared to be filmed on camera. Please bring some I.D. (showing
your age) with you to the event. For more information please
email
or call: 020 7874 6677.
www.mavericktv.co.uk |
