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It’s never too late to steal hearts and save lives this Valentines!
WITH
Valentines Day fast approaching the British Heart Foundation (BHF)
is urging the people of Merseyside to make February 14 a day to
remember, not just for their loved ones, but for heart patients
across the UK.
Getting involved in the BHF 2008 Valentine Appeal has never been
easier. Whether you’re planning on spoiling that special someone
this Valentine’s Day, hosting a sexy ‘wear red’ day in the
office or fancy holding a delicious cake sale for your neighbours,
there are so many ways you can make a real difference at the last
minute.
The BHF Valentine
Appeal is aiming to raise £20,000 to fund BHF Heart Nurses in
Merseyside and the charity’s Heart Help Line to care for and support
more heart patients and their families. Whether at home, work
or with a group of friends the BHF has a range of heartwarming and
fun ways that you can get involved to help heart patients by giving
a gift that saves lives:
Do it Your Way
– If you have a burning desire to hold an event, from a coffee
morning, to a car boot sale or Valentine’s dance, then visit the
campaign website to find everything you need to get started at
www.bhf.org.uk/valentine.
Love is in the Air – Whether you’re mad about Pretty Woman,
or swoon at the thought of Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing, the BHF
romantic film themed sweepstake poster is the perfect way to get
involved in the Valentine Appeal. Just ask your friends or
colleagues to pay £1 to guess which famous romantic film is
concealed under the scratch off panel. With 50 films to choose from
everyone can get involved and the lucky winner will receive a cash
prize.
Giving a gift online – Why not make your loved one smile this
Valentine’s Day by sending a cheeky gift through the BHF Facebook
application. All gifts cost £1 and include a virtual girlfriend or
boyfriend, glass of champagne, a kiss, or a flirty message. Visit
www.bhf.org.uk/facebook and
start flirting today!
In the UK there are 2.6 million men and women living with coronary
heart disease and for some it can be frightening and debilitating.
Last year BHF Heart Nurses were able to help 50,000 of these heart
patients and the charity’s Heart HelpLine provided support and
information to 13,000 callers. But we urgently need your help to
reach so many more.
Kenneth Fretwell, Fundraising & Volunteer Manager for the British
Heart Foundation in Merseyside, said:- “With your support the
BHF could help care for even more heart patients and their families,
whether in their homes or on the telephone. So please get your
colleagues, friends of students involved in the Appeal this year and
help the BHF make a real difference to heart patients this
Valentine’s day. It’s never too late to save a life!”
To order a sweepstake poster or fundraising events pack call Kenneth
on 0151 6782646 or
email.
MENSA OFFERS IQ TEST IN LIVERPOOL
MENSA is
offering people in the Liverpool area a chance to find out their own
IQ score for just £15, and to see if they can join 24,000 other
members of the High IQ Society.
A supervised test session has been organised on 2 March (11.00am) at
the Express by Holiday Inn, Albert Dock, for anyone interested in
finding out their IQ score. Local people are invited to contact
Helen Oliver on 01902 772771 or
email to reserve a place.
Everyone who scores within the top 2% of the population is invited
to join Mensa. More information about IQ testing can be found on the
Mensa website –
www.mensa.org.uk.
Mensa currently has almost 2,200 members in the North West region.
The society welcomes people from all walks of life, with the
objective of enjoying each other’s company and participating in a
range of social and cultural activities. The society’s aims
are to identify and foster human intelligence for the benefit of
humanity; to provide a stimulating intellectual and social
environment for its members; and to encourage research into the
nature, characteristics and uses of intelligence. |
Birkenhead Woodcraft Folk’s Play Out! Project
THE local
outdoor co-operative play project, Play Out!, run by Birkenhead
Woodcraft Folk, is having a break from playing out in our parks and
estates due to their current funding from Children in Need coming to
an end. Birkenhead Woodcraft Folk is part of the national voluntary
children’s organisation The Woodcraft Folk. It has been running
groups for children aged 0-17 in the area for many years, and
activities include co-operative games, craft, singing, issue based
activities, camping and hostelling. Their project Play Out! involves
a team play workers traveling to many different outside locations
around Birkenhead each day of the school holidays, providing
co-operative and sustainable play activities for children, young
people and their families.
Activities include co-operative games,
recycling crafts, parachute games, and wide games which try and
encourage children and young people to explore and appreciate where
they live and who they live with.
As Project Co-ordinators Jennie McLaren and Viviane Fearnett explain
"Play Out! has been running now for 5 years, with the last three
being funded by Children in Need and small pots of local money such
as The Local Network Fund and Community Initiatives Fund. These
grants have enabled Play Out! to keep a sustained presence in the
community, creating safe spaces through co-operative play methods
for children, young people and their families to come together, meet
their neighbours, make new friends and explore where they live".
With the new Children’s Secretary Ed Balls calling for a serious
debate on children’s opportunities to play outside, and the
importance of safe spaces for outdoor play being recognised in the
new Children’s Plan, projects like Play Out! find themselves at the
cutting edge of local play provision. One of the unique features of
Play Out! is that all ages are able to access the activities,
creating an opportunity for different groups of people (e.g. young
families and teenage gangs) to meet, play and break down the
barriers and preconceptions that have prevented them using the same
community spaces in the past. As more children are encouraged out of
their homes and into their communities to play, perceptions of
certain ‘run down’ areas are beginning to change, as they are
seen more as play areas and are starting to be treated better by the
wider public.
As their 3 year funding is now coming to an end the Play Out!
Project is having to take a break for a while. They are waiting to
hear from several continuation and development bids they have
submitted, and hope to be up and running again by the summer.
There will be 2 Play Out! days running over the Easter holidays with
the help of volunteers (details below). For more information on Play
Out’s situation or Easter dates please contact Jennie, Viv or Nicky
on 0151 6532269.
Monday 31 March 2008
1pm -3pm
The Activity Barn at Tam O’Shanter Farm, Bidston Hill
Friday 4 April 2008
1pm – 3pm
Birkenhead Park by the new pavilion
Further Information about Birkenhead Woodcraft Folk
Birkenhead Woodcraft Folk is part of The
Woodcraft Folk, a national voluntary educational organisation for
children and young people, based on equality, friendship, peace and
social justice through active co-operation. They have been running
voluntary groups for children and young people in the area for many
years, for ages 0-18. We run activities based on our aims including
games, drama, singing, craft, problem solving, discussions and issue
based work including local, national and global campaigns.
We also
go camping and hostelling each year, locally and nationally with
other groups from across the country, and have taken part in
international exchanges with children and young people from Western
Sahara, Italy and Austria. In 2003 we launched our Play Out!
Project, which is a free, open-access, outdoor play scheme for all
children, on the estates and green spaces around Birkenhead in the
school holidays. Activities emphasise co-operative and sustainable
play, which try and encourage children to explore and appreciate
where they live and who they live with. |
