Southport Reporter ® Online Newspaper for Merseyside
Southport and Mersey Reporter- Your online only weekly Newspaper.
Your Online Newspaper for the Merseyside Area.

Click on to see our Twitter Feed.  Click on to see our Facebook Page.   


Latest Edition Archive   PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME SECTIONS OF THIS PAGE ARE NO LONGER WORKING THIS PAGE IS NOW ARCHIVED FOR HISTORIC RECORD.

>

 

   

 

 
Updated news stories weekly.  Published online only. en Southport and Mersey Reporter

Your online newspaper.  Your words.

Publication date:- 2017-02-09

user-generated Headlines and reports on this page = 2 news items.    Page - 12.

The One Show's Michelle Ackerley races to support success of Southport volunteers and runners

 

THE One Show Presenter Michelle Ackerley paid a visit, on Saturday, 26 August 201, to Southport to celebrate a well deserved win for parkrun UK. They have been voted Best Sports project by public vote in the National Lottery Awards; the annual search to find the nation's favourite Lottery funded projects.

parkrun's Visually Impaired (VI) Scheme is a free 5km run held in parks across the country, providing an environment for visually impaired people to run safely and to socialise. Southport's volunteers have been the most successful in the UK at helping visually impaired people get active.

Michelle Ackerley said:- "Parkrun are passionate about increasing the number of active visually impaired runners in the UK. National Lottery funding has helped the programme continue and supported the wonderful dedicated volunteers who help people go running in their community regularly, safely and for fun. I am thrilled to present this award to them today."

An influential Southport volunteer is Dr Simon Tobin who has been instrumental in embedding guided runs and has been an engaging speaker at events. He said:- "There are around 1.5 million visually impaired people in the UK, less than 10% of them are regularly active. It is so important to support and encourage visually impaired runners to connect with the community and keep healthy. National Lottery funding has also helped parkrun to host taster days to introduce new visually impaired runners to the parkrun family"

Mike Diaper, Executive Director at Sport England which awarded the National Lottery funding to parkrun, said:- "Sport England's research shows that visually impaired people are the least likely disability group to be active. This is a really imaginative way of changing that and enabling visually impaired people to become more active, both as runners and as volunteers."

So far, over 150 people with a visual impairment have started running, walking or volunteering at events. It's not just about the runners. Parkrun's VI scheme also focuses on encouraging more people to become volunteers who act as guides for visually impaired runners.

The winners of the seven National Lottery Awards categories will get a ₤5,000 prize, an iconic National Lottery Awards trophy and attend a star studded Awards ceremony in London broadcast on BBC One in September 2017.

News Report Page Quick Flick.

Click on here to go back to this week's home page! News Report Page Quick Flick
Click on this section to see last weeks edition of Southport and Mersey Reporter!
 

Sign up today for our daily email news service!

Sign up to our Daily Email News Service by clicking here now...

Did you know we where the UK's 1st online only newspaper and we still are?  Here at Southport and Mersey Reporter  we are still at  leading the way for local news.

All email addresses and information is held under the UK's Data Protection Act.

 

 

 

Deceased estates notice - Lilian May Jackam

Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925, any persons having a claim against or an interest in the Estate of Lilian May Jackam (also known as Lillian May) Jackam (Deceased), late of Birch Abbey Rest Home, 55 Alexandra Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 9HD, UK, who died on 04/10/2018, are required to send particulars thereof in writing, to the undersigned Solicitors, on or before 24/05/2019, after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to claims and interests of which they have had notice. Churches Solicitors, 12 High Street, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 7BL, UK. Ref:- 'T553015.'

..Paid Advert..

Contact us:-
(+44)  08443 244 195
Calls will cost 7p per minute, plus your telephone company's access charge.
Calls to this number may be recorded for security, broadcast, training and record keeping.

RSS  Weekly Headline Update Notices

  
News24@SouthportReporter.com
4a Post Office Ave, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 0US, UK
 
This online newspaper and information service is regulated by IMPRESS, the independent monitor for the UK's press.

This online newspaper and information service is regulated by IMPRESS the independent monitor for the UK's press.

How to make a complaint

This is our process:-  Complaints Policy  -  Complaints Procedure  -  Whistle Blowing Policy

 

See the view live webcamera images of the road outside our studio/newsroom in the hart of Southport.

Our live Southport Webcam image above.
To see it live, please click on image.

Event Notices

More events that are taking place on Merseyside can be found on our Event Listings Calendar.

Find out whats on in and around Merseyside! Click on here to see our event calendar.
Are you going to this event?  If you are please let us know what you thought of it!

These are our other websites within the Southport & Mersey Reporter Network.

Mersey Reporter - OUR HUB WEBSITE. Liverpool Reporter - Our online music station. Southport TV - Our online video archive.
Mersey Reporter Formby Reporter Liverpool Reporter Southport TV
 

 

Tracking & Cookie Usage Policy - Terms & Conditions

© - Southport Reporter® is the Registered Trade Mark of Patrick Trollope

..