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SAFE UPADATE
THE next meeting of the
'Southport Access For Everyone' forum will be held at Victoria
Methodist Church, Sussex Road, Southport PR8 6DG, on 23 July 2012, at 7pm, with light refreshments before the meeting commences.
There is a guest speaker who is Alison Chester who is going to talk
about Hearing Dogs for the Deaf.
This is a free public meeting. The premises are fully accessible for
wheelchair users, with adequate car parking facilities.
Anyone with an interest in disability issues is welcome.
Further enquiries go to our
website or telephone:- 07866531036
PLEASURELAND
POPS
IN Pleasureland's 90th year, the
park will open its brand new open air arena with one of the biggest
family parties in Sefton later this month.
In association with REAL FM the park will host 'Pleasureland POPs,'
an evening of music and family fun, starring ABBAsolutely and JLS
Adventure, two of the country's premier tribute acts, together with
special guests.
Arena gates open from 5pm and
people are welcome to bring picnics, rugs and folding chairs. The
Pleasureland ARENA includes generous restroom facilities and an
extra-large indoor bar. There will also be a number of food outlets
serving the audience. The park's rides will run up until the main
act of the evening takes to the stage at around 8pm.
During the show weekend, which coincides with the Woodvale Rally,
the park will also open a dedicated area to rally campers – and
offer an invitation for them to join in the party celebrations.
Tickets are selling fast for Saturday,
28 July 2012, available from
southportpleasureland.com.
Single Advance Tickets £10, Family Tickets £30, Single Ticket gate
price £15.
The show will support local hospice Queenscourt. Tickets are also
available from the Queenscourt Hospice shops in Southport (Bold
Street and Eastbank Street) Burscough, Ormskirk and Tarleton.
The night will conclude with the ceremonial lighting of The
Pleasureland Beacon, in a toast to the next 100 years of
Pleasureland. The event is also a celebration of 5 years of
restoration and reinvention under the guidance of Norman Wallis, the
park's owner for the last 5 years.
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Politicians to
face questions on race equality in Liverpool
A group of senior politicians, including a
government minister, are to be quizzed on race equality in Liverpool
and the North West... On Thursday, 19 July 2012, between 7pm and
9pm, the group will be taking part in "Race Equality Question
Time" at Liverpool's iconic International Slavery Museum.
The politicians taking part include Race Equality Minister and
Liberal Democrat MP Andrew Stunell, local Labour MP and Shadow
Education spokesperson Stephen Twigg and Wirral West Conservative MP
Esther McVey. They will be joined on the panel by local community
activists.
The event will take the format of "BBC Question Time",
but with all questions focused on the theme of race equality in the
North West rather than the television show's broader approach. It is
being organised by the regional charity One North West and national
race equality charity the Runnymede Trust, a research organisation
which also runs the All Party Parliamentary Group on Race and
Community
It follows a series of other successful "Race Equality
Question Time" events held around the country, including in
Birmingham, Norwich and Edinburgh.
Commenting, Runnymede Director Rob Berkeley said:- "Given
Liverpool's long history of ethnic diversity, we are delighted to be
bringing Race Equality Question Time to the city. With inequalities
between different ethnic groups increasing, particularly in
employment and the criminal justice system, it is important that the
people of Liverpool and their representatives have their say on the
solutions to ongoing racial inequality and injustice."
Dan Silver from One North West said:- "Liverpool is home to
many leading race equality organisations, and the city is an
excellent place to host this debate on how we can move forward in
these challenging times."
IS 19 JULY YOUR BIRTHDAY TOO?
THE Museum of Liverpool will be celebrating
its first birthday, marking the day the doors were opened to the
public just 1 year ago, on 19 July 2011.
Having welcomed more than 1.2 million people in its first 12 months,
staff at National Museums Liverpool want to share this special day
with even more visitors, particularly those who are also celebrating
a birthday on 19 July 2012.
If you are a birthday boy or girl; regardless of how old you are;
and it's your birthday on 19 July 2012, then the Museum of Liverpool
team would love to hear from you!
Call:- 0151 478 4355 if you are available on the afternoon of
Thursday, 19 July 2012, to help us cut the cake, and share the fun.
You will need proof on the day to confirm that it's your birthday,
so a birth certificate would be great, or a birthday badge will do!
Activities will be taking place throughout the afternoon on
Thursday, 19 July 2012; for everyone to come along to celebrate and
mark the milestone. There will also be a Crafternoon session on
Sunday, 15 July 2012; from 2pm to 4:30pm for visitors to make
birthday cards for the Museum.
The Museum of Liverpool is the largest newly built national museum
in Britain for more than a century, and it's certainly had its fair
share of highlights over the past year. After the doors opened on 19
July 2011 to the first visitors, even The Queen and The Duke of
Edinburgh made the trip to the Museum in December, amongst other
high profile visitors.
The Royal couple opened the Museum's newest galleries, which display
large objects including the last surviving Liverpool Overhead
Railway carriage, the Lion locomotive and items from The King's
Regiment collection.
Visitors have been flocking to see the unique range of objects and
exhibitions on display, from the stage where John Lennon and Paul
McCartney first met, to the life size Liver Bird and the first Ford
Anglia. The newest object featured in the Wondrous Place gallery,
Chris Boardman's Olympic Gold Medal won for cycling in the Men's
Individual Pursuit at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, will be on
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