|
COUNTDOWN TO A
FEAST OF MUSIC, FOOD AND FUN ON HOPE STREET
FOOD and fun lovers clear
your diaries; there are just 10 days to go until Liverpool’s Hope
Street Feast returns on Sunday, 16 September 2012! The Feast is the
urban village fete of the Hope Street Quarter, celebrating the start
of the cultural and academic year with a magical family-friendly
blend of all the ingredients that characterise Hope Street’s very
special contribution to Liverpool life.
This year the popular and unique cornucopia of gastronomic and
cultural delights animated by madcap street theatre includes a
bigger and more eclectic music programme than ever before.
The ‘After 8’ stage -named after the acclaimed programme of
intimate folk, roots and unplugged gigs held in Liverpool
Philharmonic Hall’s Rodewald Suite and presented in association with
Liverpool Organic Brewery; would grace any folk festival.
Contemporary folk pioneer and song collector Sam Lee and Friends,
features, as well as a set from Lumiere’s Pauline Scanlon with
fiddler Meabh O’Hare and singer-guitarist Alan Burke, a performance
from 20 year old Scottish singer-songwriter Rachel Sermanni who has
created a stir across the festival scene this summer, and 6 piece
Kent band and UK festival favourites Cocos Lovers whose music
combines traditional folk, African and Eastern rhythms and strains
of the Deep South. The After 8 stage opens with Irish harp and
Norwegian fiddle duo Greta and Maev, and Feast goers can also enjoy
a foretaste of this autumn’s Folk Rising showcase, in which
Liverpool Philharmonic are working with EFDSS (The English Folk
Dance and Song Society) to give a platform to emerging young English
folk talent in the city.
Sam Lee said:- "I can’t wait to be at the Feast this month, I
have been hearing great things and they have put together a smashing
line up too, a feast indeed."
Rachel Sermanni said:- “This sounds like it'll be a lovely
event and I can't wait to play for the people of Liverpool.”
New for 2012, the Blackburne House Stage (based in the centre’s car
park) brings 11 more great acoustic acts emerging from the city,
including many from LIPA, with James J Turner, Sian T, Jay
Alexzander, Ever Anew, and Highfields. Hope Street Hotel Residents’
Lounge will have an indoor live music stage, hosted by Ian Prowse
and featuring sets from The Drifting Classroom, Alan Burke, Beatnik
Hurricane, Dave Jackson and the Cathedral Mountaineers, and Alex
Hulme.
This year also sees Vasily Petrenko return to the Feast to conduct
the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in two free performances
as part of the Open Day at Liverpool Philharmonic, which also
includes Rhos Orpheus Male Choir, West Everton Superstrings, and
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Choir, as well as a
preview of 2012’s Irish Sea Sessions – the centrepiece of Liverpool
Irish Irish Festival that brings together many of the finest names
in traditional and contemporary acoustic Irish music with their
Liverpool counterparts, as well as a longer set from Sam Lee and
Friends. Mike Neary will host the main stage, performing throughout
the day, including a duet of Before I Forget, with RLPO Principal
Cellist Jonathan Aasgaard, as a tribute to composer Jon Lord.
Vasily Petrenko, Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra said:- “Hope Street Feast has become a hugely
popular annual event in Liverpool and we’re looking forward to
welcoming visitors to Liverpool Philharmonic for our Open Day. The
Orchestra will be playing two free concerts featuring Stravinsky’s
brilliant music for the ballet, The Firebird and there’s plenty more
music to enjoy for all the family, in Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
and all around Hope Street during the Feast.”
The To Do Market returns to the Unity Theatre, another of the many
great open days throughout the Quarter which include dance workshops
at Merseyside Dance Initiative, an Arts and Crafts Fair at
Blackburne House and an exhibition of Memories of Mr Seel’s Garden.
Al fresco dining areas will be set out at the top of Mount Street,
served by the Caledonia pop-up piano bar; two on Falkner Street, one
served by The Quarter, and one by the Belvedere Arms; Blackburne
House courtyard, served by Blackburne House Café and with sight of
the stage there; Myrtle Street, served by Liverpool Philharmonic,
and with sight of the After 8 stage; and Hardman Street, served by
Bistro Jacques. Food purchased from any of the street food stalls
can be eaten at these areas.
For those who feel nostalgic for the days of the sporting greats and
the lycra-clad men and women your parents and grandparents told
tales of, Hope Street Limited have the answer - their very own
athletics association is bringing the past hurdle-hopping into the
present! The Lost Games of Liverpool uses walkabout, stall-based
street theatre and music and visitors to Hope Street Feast will be
able to take a look at the famous Victorian Aquatics tank, sample
some relics from the very early days of sports nutrition and look on
in amazement as some of the sports of the past are re-created along
Hope Street.
Young Ambassadors from Mencap’s Inspire Me project will be helping
to staff the event. This project provides activities and training to
give young people with a learning disability the chance to learn new
skills and build their confidence. Inspire Me aims to help young
people get involved in their community through Community Impact
Projects and Family Information events.
The whole family can enjoy this vibrant day, as the quarter comes
alive with a variety of cultural events in both open air and indoor
spaces, including cookery demonstrations and special tasters from
local restaurants, delicious delicatessen samples, real ale, live
music, dance and theatre.
With excellent eating, fine pubs, and the Roscoe Street Beer
Festival, Hope Street Feast: it’s Liverpool at its simple, relaxed
best. |
 |
Liverpool
University Surgeon to receive honour from The Royal College of
Surgeons of Edinburgh
THE Royal College of
Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) is to recognise the achievements of an
orthopaedic surgeon from the University of Liverpool at a diploma
ceremony being held at the 500-year-old Edinburgh College on Friday,
7 September 2012.
Professor Simon Frostick of the University of Liverpool is to be
awarded the Fellowship ad hominem of RCSEd in recognition of the
contribution he has made in the field of trauma and orthopaedics, in
particular through his active role in teaching and training at
universities and hospitals in both the UK and internationally. As
well as his teaching role, Professor Frostick is also Chair of the
British Orthopaedic Association Education Committee and a member of
the Trauma and Orthopaedic Specialty Advisory Committee.
Explaining more about Professor Frostick’s nomination to receive
this accolade, RCSEd Vice President, Mr Ian Ritchie said:-
“Professor Frostick is a distinguished surgeon who is highly
regarded within trauma and orthopaedics for his specialty of
shoulder and upper limb surgery, as well as the key role he has
played in advancing surgical training and education. I am delighted
to welcome Professor Frostick to receive his Fellowship of the
College.”
The President of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Mr
David Tolley said:- “RCSEd has a long history of innovation
and Professor Frostick’s contribution exemplifies this quality. I
take great pleasure in presenting his Fellowship to mark his
outstanding contributions in the field of surgery.”
Established in 1505, and with a worldwide membership, The Royal
College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is one of the world’s oldest and
largest surgical establishments dedicated to the pursuit of
excellence and advancement in surgical and dental practice, through
its activities in education, training and examinations. The
Fellowship ad hominem is awarded to current or former practitioners
or other individuals of distinction whose professional status is of
a high order and who are deemed worthy of the honour.
At the diploma ceremony, Professor Frostick will join surgeons from
around the globe who have travelled to Edinburgh to receive
Fellowship and Membership diplomas in recognition of their success
in achieving the required standards of the rigorous surgical
examinations.
Commenting on receiving his Fellowship ad hominem from the College,
Professor Frostick said:- “I am really most honoured that The
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh should make this award to me.
I am working on UK and international aspects of surgical education
with members of the College, an area for which the College has taken
a lead over many years, and I believe that jointly we can improve
the experiences of trainees in their training and, in the end,
improve the quality of care that our patients can and should expect.
”
Gift a treatment chair for new hospital cancer centre
BENCHES in parks or at beauty spots have
always been a popular way of saying thank you or celebrating the
life of a loved one. Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust
is offering families the opportunity to do the same in the rebuilt
and extended centre for cancer patients at Southport hospital.
“We had 2 fantastically generous donations of half-a-million
pounds for the bricks and mortar as well as more than £50,000 from
patients and their families,” said Sister Julie Marshall,
who has day-to-day responsibility for the medical day unit. “However,
the centre will look even better if we can fit it out with brand new
furniture rather than using current stock which is looking past it’s
best and will eventually need replacing.”
The chairs Julie particularly wants to replace are used by patients
receiving chemotherapy treatment on day visits to the hospital. They
are specially adapted to meet the needs of patients who may be in
them for hours at a time. But such adaptations don’t come
cheap and each chair costs £250; and the cancer centre needs at
least 25.
“That’s why we’re offering the opportunity to local families,
businesses and individuals to remember a loved one or say thank you
to staff with the gift of £250 to fund the purchase of a chair.”
said Julie.
The names of those making the donation will be marked on an honours
board in the centre. The refurbishment will see the cancer
centre, known as the medical day unit, will significantly expanded
in size internally as well as having a semi-circular lounge
extension added. It will create a light, airy treatment space for
patients, some of whom require up to 8 hours of chemotherapy at
a time. There will also be new consulting rooms and a more
comfortable waiting area for patients.
The Marina Dalglish Appeal and West Lancashire Community Hospice
Association each gave £500,000 towards the project. Southport Lions
Club members have also given £2,500.
Sister Julie added:- “Developing the unit will mean we can
continue to treat more people locally rather than them facing long
journeys to specialist centres elsewhere.”
Currently, patients who attend clinics run by Clatterbridge Cancer
Centre staff are seen in Ward B at Ormskirk hospital. Everyone else
is treated in the former Ward 11a on the first floor at Southport
hospital. All patients will return to the refurbished unit
when the work is complete towards the end of October 2012. |
