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North West dazzling party venue opens with a roar
CHRISTMAS
party revellers will be having a roaring time this festive season
with the opening of a new glittering party venue in the North West.
Event organisers JD Parties are launching a new venue at Knowsley
Safari Park, in Merseyside, to hold its renowned themed party
extravaganza’s for Christmas festivities and New Years Eve dazzling
celebrations. With a 1,200 people a night capacity the site
will add to the company’s 2 prestigious locations at Tatton Park, at
Knutsford, and Millennium Point, at Birmingham, which have catered
for more than a quarter of a million people over the company’s 12
year history.
For the launch of the Knowsley venue this Christmas the theme will
be the Roaring 20’s, which has proved to be popular amongst
party-goers in the past.
The themed marquee will be a top
notch high spirited gin joint right out of the Roaring 20's where
you can meet fellow Flappers, Gangsters and Keystone Kops and
enjoy a pre-dinner drink.
Prepare to be bedazzled by our musical vaudeville of Hot Jazz,
Dixieland and Swing Band music as the hot footed Charleston and
Jitterbug dancers burn a hole on the stage. Steal the spotlight
while our DJ brings you vamp and va-va-voom with chartbusting hits
to suit all tastes, and top it all off in Mack the Knife's Roulette
Den and try your luck in the charity fun casino.
General Manager for JD Parties Emma Kelsey said:- “This is an
incredibly exciting new adventure for us and people in the North
West who want a premier venue for festive celebrations.
We pride ourselves in offering the most unique glamorous parties
around.
If you are looking for the perfect office Christmas party
then our themed marquees make the ideal Christmas party venue. Now
in our 13 season we are the party experts who never fail to
impress.”
For more information or to book places at JD Parties venues visit
www.jdparties.co.uk or call 0845 7573043.
RECORD NUMBER OF 'LIVER LADS' JOIN ROYAL MARINES ON THE SAME
DAY
10 young men
from Merseyside will made a life changing decision as they receive
their final joining brief to enter The Royal Marines Commando
Training Centre (CTC) in Devon last Thursday.
Ahead of them is 32 weeks of gruelling training at Lympstone to
become an operationally ready Royal Marine Commando, earning the
right to wear the much coveted commando green beret and become one
of the Royal Navy's elite amphibious fighting force.
The boys, all aged between 18 and 22-years-old, hail from areas
around Liverpool including Bootle, Huyton, Wavertree, Ellesmere Port
and Wirral. They have all come through the doors of the Liverpool
Armed Forces Careers Office (AFCO), who have never had so many join
up on the same day.
Area Recruiting Manager for the North West, Warrant Officer Terry
Bates, said:- "Between January and September this year, in the
north west, we have sent more than 174 young men to become Royal
Marines.
In all my time here we have never had this many
'joiners' receive the same CTC entry date. It's great news as they
will meet each other today and hopefully form firm friendships which
can support them through the tough challenges ahead.
Compared to the rest of the UK, northern England punches above its
weight in terms of recruiting, generating around 30% of all Royal
Marine recruits and indeed the same figure when talking about Royal
Navy recruiting in general."
Before they sign their final joining up papers marines from the
Royal Marine Reserve unit Merseyside will put them through their
paces on the unit's assault course, giving them a taster of what is
to come.
The boys will all enter the Commando Training Centre, Lympstone on 3
December 2007. |
THE
MOST RIDICULOUS LAWS OF ALL TIME REVEALED
DYING in the Houses in
Parliament, placing a postage stamp upside down and not being
allowed to beat or shake any carpet, rug or mat in the
Metropolitan Police District, are just some of the most ridiculous
laws still in existence in the UK according to a new study.
The poll of 4,000 people, which was specially commissioned to
celebrate the legal drama, Shark on UKTV Gold, asked the public to
select the most ridiculous British and foreign laws still in
existence from a shortlist.
Topping the list, a whopping 27% of Brits found it ridiculous that
it’s illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament. Coming in 2nd
is the fact that it’s an act of treason to place a postage stamp
bearing the image of British Monarch upside down, and rounding off
the top 3, is the notion that in Liverpool, it’s illegal for a woman
to be topless in public except as a clerk in a tropical fish store.
During his reign in the 17th century, Oliver Cromwell ruled that
mince pies, Christmas pudding and anything to do with gluttony
should be banned at Christmas, and the law has never been rescinded.
This law was voted into 4th place and nearly half of the population
have admitted to breaking it! Other legal rulings in the top
10 include: legally, if someone knocks on your door in Scotland and
requires the use of your toilet you must let them enter, it is
illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour, and a
pregnant woman is legally able to relieve herself wherever she
wants, even in a policeman’s helmet!
Some of the British laws that didn’t make the top 10 include: it is
illegal for cabbies to carry rabid dogs or corpses, Londoners are
not allowed to keep a pigsty in front of their homes and a licence
is required to keep a
lunatic.
Those surveyed deemed international laws just as ludicrous as
British ones. Respondents voted the fact that in Ohio it’s against
state law to get a fish drunk, into top place. In 2nd place is the
Indonesian law which states that the penalty for masturbation is
decapitation. And in Bahrain, the law that states a male doctor may
legally examine a woman’s genitals but is forbidden from looking
directly at them during the examination and may only see their
reflection in a mirror; is voted into 3rd place (7%). Other laws
which make the top 10 include: in France, it is illegal to name a
pig Napoleon; in Switzerland a man may not relieve himself while
standing up after 10pm, and in Japan, the age of consent does not
exist!
34% of those surveyed feel their judicial knowledge has improved
from watching legal dramas such as Shark and the same percentage
admit they would consider representing themselves in court or
attempting to deal with a legal issue themselves – rather than
spending money seeking proper legal advice.
James Newton, Channel Head of UKTV Gold comments:- “I am
amazed that some of these bonkers laws still exist. I must confess
to breaking one of these rules myself: tucking into a mince pie on
Christmas Day! “
The most ridiculous British laws
1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament – 27%
2. It is an act of treason to place a
postage stamp bearing the British Monarch upside down – 7%
3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a
woman to be topless in public except as a clerk in a tropical fish
store – 6% 4.
Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day – 5%
5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on
your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them
enter – 4% 6.
In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she
wants even, if she so requests, in a policeman’s helmet – 4%
7. The head of any dead whale found on
the British coast becomes the property of the King and the tail
belongs to the Queen should she need the bones for her corset – 3.5%
8. Under the UK’s Tax Avoidance Schemes
Regulations 2006, it is illegal not to tell the taxman anything you
don’t want him to know, though you don’t have to tell him anything
you don’t mind him knowing – 3%
9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of
Parliament in a suit of armour – 3%
10. In the city of York it is legal to
murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is
carrying a
bow and arrow – 2%
The most ridiculous foreign laws of all time
1. In Ohio, it is against state law to get a fish drunk – 9%
2. In Indonesia, the penalty for
masturbation is decapitation – 8%
3. In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally
examine a women’s genitals but it forbidden from looking directly at
them during the examination; he may only see their reflection in a
mirror – 7% 4.
In Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself while standing up
after 10pm – 6%
5. In Alabama, it is illegal for a
driver to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle – 6%
6. In Florida, unmarried women who
parachute on Sundays can be jailed – 6%
7. In Vermont, women must obtain written
permission from their husbands to wear false teeth – 6%
8. In Milan, there is a law that
requires citizens to smile at all times except for those at funerals
or visiting
hospitals – 5%
9. In Japan, there is no age of consent – 5%
10. In France, it is illegal to name a
pig Napoleon – 4% |
