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TAKE A BREAK – BECOME A COMIC ....OR A COOK... OR A MUSICIAN....OR A
FILM EXTRA.!
PUT your
sun-tan lotion and beach towel away – have a funny holiday instead.
Laughter Clinics and Stand Up courses are to be part of a unique
tourism campaign to promote Liverpool as European Capital of Culture
in 2008.
The city is launching the UK’s 1st package of ‘experiential
cultural holidays’ at next week’s British Travel Trade Fair,
which involves offering tourists a try at various cultural roles
from being a comic and a cook to a musician or even a feature film
assistant. A total of 18 cultural packages will be promoted to
national and international travel operators at the Birmingham event,
as part of the first ever British Tourism Week.
In a major collaboration with several cultural institutions, the
Liverpool Culture Company is promoting the ‘hands on holidays’
with the help of the city’s major events and venues. The offers
include how to become a stand-up-comic in just 2 days, taking part
in a carnival parade in your own costume, to being a technical
assistant in a film – with a chance of being an extra! There’s also
a series of workshops from how to play in a professional band, to
writing a film script to making pottery and cooking.
Visitors are also being offered VIP treatment at a major new fashion
show, as well as taking a behind the scenes tour of the city’s
historic theatres and museums and galleries.
Councillor Warren Bradley, Leader of Liverpool City Council, said:-
‘’Liverpool is a fantastic place to explore, but beyond our
music and heritage we also have an army of amazingly creative people
and events. With their support we can give people a holiday where
they do more than just look, take photos and write postcards. These
packages offer a fantastic chance to tourists with a sense of
adventure to get under the skin of a city’s cultural scene. It will
give people skills and memories that will last much, much longer
than a suntan.’’
As well as the cultural experiential packages, Liverpool will also
be promoting its European Capital of Culture highlights, as well as
new developments such as the 10,600 seater Arena and Convention
Centre (weblink)
which opens in January 2008. It is estimated Liverpool will attract
an extra 1.7million visitors in 2008.
Jason Harborow, Chief Executive of Liverpool Culture Company,
added:- ‘’Liverpool has a phenomenal cultural offer and has
often been at its cutting edge. Now we want to transform what a city
break is and take visitors to places they’ve never been or seen. As
European Capital of Culture next year these packages give tourists a
unique guide to see what makes the city tick creatively and a chance
to discover something new about themselves.’’
Liverpool will be at stand NW334 at the British Travel Trade Fair at
Birmingham NEC from 13 March 2007 to 14 March 2007. (weblink).
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ifs Student Investor Challenge Regional Finals
THE financial
education charity, the ifs School of Finance, has now announced the
school and college teams who will compete in the ifs Student
Investor Challenge Regional Finals to be held in Newcastle on
Wednesday 21 March 2007.
The ifs Student Investor Challenge, sponsored by Deutsche Bank and
Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust is a free to enter competition
open to teams of 4 students aged between 14 and 19.
The challenge is designed to educate young people about stocks and
shares and was undertaken this year by over 7,500 teams, that’s
almost 30,000 school and college students across the UK.
The challenge involves investing a fantasy £100,000 in the stock
market over a three month period.
The best performing teams in each of four regions (1) Northern
England, Scotland & Northern Ireland (2) English Midlands & Wales
(3) South East England and (4) South West England will this month
take part in a challenge consisting of a business challenge and a
presentation.
The top two teams from each region will then contest a national
final in London next month, with the overall winning team receiving
an all expenses paid trip to New York and £2,000 for their school.
Gary Millner, Director of Corporate Relations and Communications at
the ifs School of Finance concluded:- "Teams in this region
have performed very well this year. They have increased their
investments from £100,000 to between £112,000 to £131,000 – a
tremendous achievement.
Later this month we will see teams from Perth, Manchester, Halifax,
Leeds, Wirral, Preston and several other towns and cities will
battle it out to compete for the right to go through to the national
final next month. We wish all the teams from across this region the
very best.”
Only Two Months to go!
 THE Southport
Rotary Club Annual Charity Walk offers anyone and everyone a chance
to take part in an organised event. This year's will be held on the
13 May 2007. The lists are already open for registering to Walk, and
as usual we are offering reduced rates to individuals and groups who
register and pay their fees before 1 May 2007. To say a special
'thank you' we will put the names of all the Walkers who register
early, and start the Walk, into a hat, and the lucky winner drawn
out will win £100 to do with as they like! But only Walkers
registered and paid by 1 May 2007 will be eligible, so make sure you
get your forms off to us early!
If there are any answers you need or want to sign up then check out
their
website and press the
Charity Walk Button, or you can
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