MENSA ISSUES IQ CHALLENGE IN LIVERPOOL

MENSA is offering the people of the Liverpool area a chance to find out their own score and to see if they too can join 23,500 other members of The High IQ Society.

A supervised IQ test session has been organised on Saturday 11 July (2.00pm) at The Quaker Meeting House for anyone interested in finding out their own IQ score for just £15. 

To reserve a place on the test you can book online by visiting the IQ Test section of the Mensa website at www.mensa.org.uk.  Alternatively you can contact Helen Oliver on 01902 772 771 or email bookatest@mensa.org.uk for more information. 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.

John Stevenage, Chief Executive at Mensa, says that knowing your IQ can have its advantages; ‘in the current climate your IQ can be a useful addition to your CV, it can make a job application stand out. This test is the perfect opportunity to discover whether your IQ sits alongside the top two percent of the population.’

Mensa currently has over 2,000 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 provide a stimulating intellectual and social environment for its members; to identify and foster human intelligence for the benefit of humanity; and to encourage research into the nature, characteristics and uses of intelligence.

 APPEAL FOR WITNESSES - STABBING ON MATHER AVE, ALLERTON

DETECTIVES from Merseyside Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward regarding a serious incident that took place on Saturday, 30 May 2009, in Allerton.  A 28 year old man was stabbed during the incident, which occurred on Mather Avenue outside the Tesco store.  Witnesses may have noticed a disturbance at 6.50pm on the city centre bound carriageway, involving 2 cars that had stopped at the traffic lights.

The 1st car is described as a silver/grey small car that was flying blue and white Everton flags/ Everton scarf in the rear window. The 2nd car was behind the 1st car at the lights and was a blue Renault Megane convertible with a 57 registration plate.

It is believed that an argument broke out between the occupants of the 2 cars and men from each car argued in the road. It is believed a screwdriver and a knife were produced by 2 men from the 1st car resulting in the male passenger from the 2nd car receiving a single stab wound to the ribs.

The 2 men from the 1st car are believed to both be white and aged between 25 and 30 years old. The 1st offender is described as being around 5ft 8in, of medium build with brown hair. The 2nd man is described as being about 5ft 8in, of medium/stocky build and was wearing a white t-shirt. 

The victim is a 28 year old white man with dark hair.

A car window on the second car was also smashed, before the offenders returned to their car and drove away. 

Anyone who saw the incident is urged to contact Merseyside Police CID on:- 0151 777 5393 or contact Crimestoppers on:- 0800 555 111.