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Book now for Roots 2008 ‘Going Public’ Christian festival and
save money
PEOPLE
planning to attend this year’s Roots 2008 ‘Going Public’
Christian festival, organised by The Salvation Army, are being urged
to book now and save money on ticket prices for the four day event
being held in the seaside town of Southport.
Event organiser Russell Rook says the online booking system is not
only fast and efficient but also allows customers to shave a weekly
discount off the entrance fee. Basically, the sooner you
book at
www.rootsonline.org the more
you save!
Prizes have already been frozen from last year making the fees
excellent value for money without compromising on the quality or
variety of the extensive four-day programme.
A family pass, including two adults and up to four immediate
children, costs just £180 for the four days of the event which runs
for the weekend of 2 May 2008 to 5 May 2008 before any discount is
applied.
However, if you book
before the end of the month a family ticket will cost just £175.
50, a saving of £4. 50. Those that booked from the start of
tickets going on sale would have received a total discount of 10 per
cent off the full ticket price. A half per cent discount
per week is gained until the final week of booking.
Full priced Individual tickets cost £85 per adult, £70 concessions
and £65 for 18s and under, for the full four days.
Concessions count for students, unemployed, single parents,
Salvation Army officers, cadets and senior citizens.
Again half per cent discounts apply. A campsite pitch costs
£50 or £85 with an electrical connection.
Accommodation is also available through Pontins. Please ring
the booking and information line on 0845 450 4565 for more details.
Furthermore, sponsorship is also available to allow us to provide
free places for people who would otherwise be unable to afford to
come to the event.
Russell Rook, event leader of Roots 2008 ‘Going Public’
said:- “We appreciate that in the current financial
climate money is tight and although the discount offered is not
massive it is still, we believe, an incentive to go ahead and book
early – every little saving helps!”
Men, women and children are invited to attend this extravaganza of
faith, worship, prayer, bible study, lectureship, fellowship and
fun. People from various Christian denominations are
welcome to attend Roots 2008, not just those from a Salvation Army
background.
As well as the tried and tested favourite attractions, including the
exhilarating 2,000 plus seated Big Top arena and the informal and
friendly Café Church, there will also be a new free event for
everyone – the 'Going Public Festival', which will
take place on Sunday 4 May between 2. 30pm and 5. 30pm.
The idea of the Going Public Festival is to open up the event to the
local people of Southport, inviting them to a festival of music,
drama, puppets, face painting, balloon making, fancy dress, lots of
fun games, a bouncy castle and much more.
The activities will
be run by the ROOTS team and delegates, with music from Watoto
African Children’s Choir, comedy with Primrose Oyle with puppet
shows for the KIDS. Entrance to the festival will be
free.
During the weekend internationally-renowned speakers will include
Jeff Lucas, who will bring his own unique and humorous teaching
style, as well as Shane Claiborne, founder of the Simple Way
Movement in the United States.
Roots 2008 also
welcomes Nims Obunge, founder of the Peace Alliance and Phil Wall
who is CEO of Signify, a management consultancy, Founder of Hope HIV
and co-founder of Roots.
Russell Rook added:- “’Going Public’ is not so much a
statement as an all encompassing vision that consumes the whole of
our lives. Through it we’ll look at some of the world’s
challenges, reflect upon the early followers of Christ and remind
ourselves that things don’t need to be this way, the world can be
different and with Christ there is an alternative possibility.
We are looking forward to welcoming old friends to Roots 2008 as
well as many new guests. There will be time for stimulating
theological debate and discussion, formal and informal prayer,
fellowship, reflection and fun. We look forward to seeing you
there!”
Letters to the Editor:- "Join us for a sponsored walk across
Morecambe Bay."
"I'M writing to
ask walkers to join me on 25 May 2008, for a Sunday morning stroll
with a difference; a sponsored walk across the sands at
Morecambe Bay. The walk will raise vital funds for the Meningitis
Trust, the UK's longest established meningitis charity, supporting
anyone affected by this life-changing disease. The eight mile
walk starts at the Arnside Promenade at 9am on May 25 and arrives at
Kents Bank Station, Grange-over-Sands at approximately 12.30pm. We
ask that participants raise as much sponsorship money as they can.
If you're interested in joining us, contact me on 0845 120 47 64.
Registration costs £5 for adults, £2 for children and just £1 for
canine companions. Money raised will help fund the Trust's
services including professional counselling, a financial grants
scheme and our 24 hour nurse-led helpline 0800 028 18 28. With
no government funding, the Meningitis Trust is reliant on donations
from companies and individuals, like those who take part in this
sponsored walk, to continue vital work in rebuilding lives shattered
by meningitis. There is still no vaccine available to protect
against the meningococcal group B bacteria, the most common cause of
the disease in the UK, so we would encourage readers to visit our
website, to help recognise the
disease's signs and symptoms." Christine Hughes, Community
Development Officer, North West |
LIVERPOOL08 arrived in Hawaii
LIVERPOOL 08
has arrived in Hawaii at the end of the mammoth 4,400 mile race
across the largest expanse of water in the world, the Pacific Ocean.
The team finished in seventh place in Race 7, a result that keeps
them fifth overall in the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race
and in contention for the trophy when the fleet arrives back in
Liverpool on 5 July 2008.
Skipper Ben Galloway said:- “I enjoyed this race more than any
other so far in this competition. It’s been tough because it
was cold at first, the boats were flying and we had a massive crew
change in Qingdao. The first half of the race was really hard
work.”
Round the world crew member, Will Little, 19, from Wallasey, said:-
“It was awesome, it’s the world’s biggest ocean, isn’t it? It
was one of the big ones that I was looking forward to. It was
quite scary though, looking back at it. Two boats were
dismissed, but we’re hoping Durban 2010 and Beyond and
westernaustralia2011. com get sorted out and back in the race
as soon as possible."
Liverpool 08, one of ten internationally-backed boats competing in
Clipper 07-08 arrived in a group of five at the Ala Wai harbour in
Honolulu at 1600 on Tuesday 18 March, 0200 GMT Wednesday, 18 March
2008. For several hours the team had been shadowing Durban
2010 and Beyond, one of two yachts dismasted during the race from
Qingdao, China.
The yacht, which represents the 2008 European Capital of Culture
around the world, is crewed by amateur sailors and led by skipper
Ben, the only professional yachtsman on board. The Clipper
07-08 Round the World Yacht Race is a 35,000 mile circumnavigation
which began in Liverpool on 16 September 2007 and will finish there
on 5 July this year as part of the city’s Capital of Culture
celebrations. More than 400 crew drawn from all walks of life
and representing 27 nationalities will compete during the race,
approximately a quarter of them competing in the entire circuit of
the globe.
Earlier on, on the 19 March 2008, Race 7 winners, Hull & Humber, and
second placed New York arrived in the Ala Wai. Until all the
skippers hand in their declarations the positions are provisional,
but if they stand Hull & Humber will move into the overall lead,
just two points ahead of Durban 2010 and Beyond who slip back into
second place, level on points with Glasgow: Scotland with style
Clipper.
The Clipper Race is made up of 14 individual races. Points are
awarded for each race and the winner is the team which has
accumulated the most points when the fleet of 68 foot ocean racing
yachts arrives back in Liverpool in July 2008.
Two more teams, Nova Scotia and Jamaica, are expected to arrive
during the day on Wednesday. During the stopover in Hawaii the
crews will be hosted by Waikiki Yacht Club, Hawaii Yacht Club and
Magic Island Petroleum. As well as performing the routine
maintenance required to keep these ocean racing yachts in top
performance condition and shopping for food for the next race, the
crews will also have some time to enjoy the sights, sounds and
flavours of the island of O’ahu. The Clipper Race Team will
also be calling on the skills of local companies to aid the repairs
to the masts and rigging of westernaustralia2011. com and
Durban 2010 and Beyond.
This is the sixth edition of the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht
Race and it has called into Hawaii on all but one occasion, the
Clipper 05-06 Race being the exception.
This race marks a
return to the Ala Wai following the Clipper 2002 Race fleet’s
stopover in Ko Olina Marina.
First run in 1996, the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is the
brainchild of renowned yachtsman, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first
man to sail solo non-stop around the world. He wanted everyone
to be able to experience the sheer exhilaration of ocean racing
which, until then, had been the preserve of the rich and
professionals. More than 1,400 people have now competed in the
six Clipper Races, the circumnavigators becoming members of an elite
group of sportsmen and women; more people have climbed Everest than
have raced around the world in a yacht.
Sir Robin says that:- “Everyone who takes part in the Clipper
Race has their own reason for doing so; some to experience the
adrenaline rush that comes with taking on nature in the raw, some to
push themselves further than they thought possible and others to
compete in the largest global yacht race in the world.
More than 1,400 people have made the Clipper experience a turning
point in their lives. We want people to finish the race
thinking that it’s the best thing they have ever done. You
could join these people." He adds that anyone over the age
of 18 can enter, and there is no upper age limit.
Competitors taking
part, 40 percent of whom had no sailing experience before signing
up, include a banker, a vicar, a farmer, a taxi driver, a
stockbroker, a barrister, a housewife and a postman.
Berths are now available for the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht
Race.
For more information
on applying to become a crew member, contact Clipper Ventures on +44
(0) 2392 526000 or
email them. |
