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Issue:- 31 March 2010

Adoption Agency applauds ‘Mothers with a Difference

THE Chief Executive of North West Adoption Agency Adoption Matters Northwest Norman Goodwin has thanked our region’s ‘Mothers with a Difference’ this week ahead of Mother’s Day. The adoption agency, which has an office in Hale and has placed children throughout Merseyside from Stockport to St Helens, has placed 120 children in new families over the past three years and wants to mark the positive impact these mothers have had on children’s lives across our region.  Norman Goodwin comments:- “Mother’s Day is a very special time for adopters to celebrate the positive step they made in helping give a child or children a new family and home. Some of the stories we read from these mother’s are extraordinary on the challenges they’ve faced and obstacles they have overcome to become mothers and we would like to take this opportunity to thank these special Mothers for making such a difference to so many people’s lives.”  These mothers even include a mother who went from no children to adopting 4 siblings at once, and ran out of milk in her first day of motherhood, while another who adopted 3 siblings was shocked at the amount of washing the first weekend of being a mum created!  With over 4,600 adoptions made in the UK in 2009 there are thousands of ‘Mothers with a Difference’ across the UK who will be celebrating one of their first Mother’s Days on Mothering Sunday too. With 642 children referred to the agency last year, and over 60,000 children still in care nationally, Norman also hopes that Mother’s Day may see an increase in interest from prospective adopters from the region.  He adds:- “Mother’s Day is a time for celebrating family. There is still a real need for more adopters from across our region to help give new homes to the hundreds of children still in care in the North West.”

Limehouse Lizzy 2011 tour

IT is renowned for an action packed pyrothechnic fuelled explosion of a show, Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide.

Attention to detail, playful audience interaction and that all important X-factor that leaves you with the feeling of witnessing the real thing have led to their performance being described as “beyond tribute”, by both audience and critics alike.

Following the enormous success of their ˜Live & Dangerous” & ˜Dedication” tours, the band embarked upon their “Into the Limelight” 2008 tour to tie in with their appearance on an episode of BBC2’s ‘Arena’ documentary series of the same name. The tour travelled as far as a headline slot at the Rhodes Rock festival in Greece, and the Virgin Atlantic Music festival in Barbados. The band appeared alongside diverse world music acts, and played a Thin Lizzy set representing the celtic rock genre.

In 2011 the band's European tour continues to explore and celebrate the artistic and musical legacy of the hard-living, hard-rocking, yet at times surprisingly tender and romantic artist that was Philip Lynott. This year they will be appearing in the UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Holland and Belgium.

Expect more of the Celtic influenced tracks like ”Whisky in the Jar” and “Black Rose”, amongst the usual razzamatazz and classic tracks “The Boys are Back in Town”, “Sarah” and many others we’ve come to expect from one of the most highly rated acts on the circuit.

Limehouse Lizzy at the Limehouse Lizzy at the Pacific Road Arts Centre, Birkenhead on 29 April 2011. Call the venue box office on:- 0151 666 0000 for further details, or tickets are available online at:- limehouselizzy.com.

Rugby League Recruitment Continues its Success

WITH the season now well underway Saints players are looking forward to a great season. On top of heavy training schedules and family commitments many players are now also preparing for their careers after Rugby League.

After GPW Recruitment launched it’s newest division last summer, Rugby League Recruitment, they have been helping rugby league players find work placements with local businesses. The likes of Jon Wilkin, Ade Gardner and Paul Wellens have been giving up their day off to gain valuable experience in the workplace that will benefit them when they finish their careers in rugby and look for work outside the game.

This week Rugby League Recruitment has placed Saints prop James Graham at Rainhill High School. Once he retires from rugby league, James is looking into a number of careers including teaching English as a foreign language. With this in mind Rugby League Recruitment found ‘Jammer’ a placement at Rainhill High School working in Reading Recovery. Here he will brush up on skills that will prove useful when teaching English. He is also keen to get involved in the mentoring programme.

Head Teacher at Rainhill High School, John Pout commented that:- “James Graham is seen as an excellent role model for all children in St Helens. While he is at Rainhill High School he will be working with some of our students to improve their literacy and numeracy skills and he will be a mentor to some others. In addition he will be running seminars with our elite athletes to allow them to see how hard work and a great attitude can help get you to the top. James is keen on a career in education after his playing days, and we are only too happy to help give him a taste of the variety of jobs within 21st Century schools. There is a real buzz of excitement amongst the students that James is working in school, as a Saints season ticket holder for many years I am delighted."

James Graham had the following to say:- “I’m aware that a career in rugby league can’t last forever so I’m keen to gain some experience off the pitch while I’m still at the club. When Rugby League Recruitment approached me with a placement at Rainhill High School I was excited to get involved. I am especially keen to work with the children who may be struggling at school. I’m aware Rainhill High School have great programmes in place to help get these students on the right path. Hopefully I can share some of my own experiences with the pupils and help them make the right choices while at the same time building on my CV.”

Managing Director of GPW Recruitment, Mark Parish, said:- “We are delighted that the work we have done through Rugby League Recruitment has lead to Wello being offered a regular column at The St Helens Reporter. We wish Wello the best of luck and look forward to hearing similar success stories from other players we have out on work placements.”


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