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BRAND NEW FREE FESTIVAL
OF FOOD, FILMS AND FUN HITS LIVERPOOL THIS NOVEMBER
A brand new free festival
is growing in Liverpool! Food for Real Film Festival hits a screen
near you this Autumn in cinemas and a host of other diverse
locations, Community Centres, online, on garden walls and in
poly-tunnels! Liverpool arts and health social enterprise, Squash
Nutrition are curating Food for Real to share dynamic food practise
from around the North-West and the globe. This gourmet gathering
will explore, witness and savour the social, cultural and political
impacts of the foods we eat. Food For Real Film Festival is free
(some events require pre-booking) and takes place in venues across
Liverpool from 21 November to 25 November 2012.
One of Food For Real Film Festival's most unusual events is
Poly-tunnel Vision; Britain's 1st poly-tunnel cinema and the
greenest movie theatre ever, which takes place on Wednesday, 21
November 2012, from 6 to9pm. The Homeless Hostels Food Alliance will
be hosting this first night of the film festival in their 125ft poly
tunnel at Dutch Farm in Speke. The short films being screened
celebrate groups and individuals who are taking growing for a
sustainable future into their own hands; from seed saving for
survival to urban growing at its funkiest. The Squash Nutrition team
will be serving steaming cups of delicious soup and sharing tips on
seed sprouting and seed saving on the night.
Another festival highlight is the Food for Real Women event at
Blackburne House on Thursday, 22 November 2012; an evening that
celebrates the complex and dynamic relationship between women, food
and humour with a fantastic mixed bill of films and a tasty
selection of lovingly crafted pies! The films shown will include
Waitress by Adrienne Shelly, Sally Morris' The Comedienne, Bobby
Baker's Kitchen Show and Semiotics of the Kitchen by Martha Rosler.
A new film by Labour MP for Wavertree Luciana Berger; Breadline
Britain; will make its premiere at the festival, at Fact on the
afternoon of Friday, 23 November 2012. The film charts the journey
of a food donation through to a client at a food bank and questions
why food banks are needed in 21st century Britain.
Another original event, Cycle- Thru Noodle Cinema, invites cyclists
to put their best pedal forward and bring their lovely bicycle on
down to the coolest cinema venue in the City (yes you will be able
to cycle inside too!) on Sunday, 25 November 2012. Culturally
critical masses will be meeting at Camp and Furnace where the
unlikely union of bikes and noodles will be made beautiful. A
cornucopia of weird and wonderful activities will accompany this
afternoon's feature including vintage short films about food and
cycling, 'Pimp my Bike' cycle decor, bike check-ups
with the Bike Doctors from Recycles, noodle-eating, breast-knitting
and a feast of popcorn flavours to try.
The main feature film of the afternoon is Tampopo , an off-beat
comedy featuring several intersecting stories all related to food.
Tsutomu Yamazaki plays Goro, a truck driver who helps a young widow
named Tampopo improve her noodle restaurant. Whilst the early part
of this event is family friendly, the main feature at 4.30 carries
an 18 certificate and so under 18's will not be permitted after this
time. Hot, steaming bowls of noodle soup, drinks and cakes will be
available to purchase (with free miso re-fills!)
Other great festival events include Back To The Future at the
Village Farm Hub in Stockbridge Village which will showcase
traditional land skills through film and workshops, Film Screening
events at Fact including I am Love, Really Local Food, The Garden,
Big Night and family fun with Ratatouille (see listings below for
more info on all films), and L8 Honey Night at Toxteth's John Archer
Hall which celebrates local honey with food, workshops and films
including The Secret Life of Bees and Einstein and the Honeybee. For
those missing the legendary Everyman Bistro, members of their food
team will host a hands-on workshop, Cook and eat your own Everyman
Bistro-style, seasonal lunch, while a fantastic cafe cinema
experience Late Night Couscous Cafe with delicious food and a
screening of the film Couscous (La graine at le mulet) takes place
at Toxteth TV, both on 24 November 2012.
Throughout the festival, Cinema Espresso will take place at Bold
Street Coffee. Mini projectors, tiny screenings, big food ideas;
Food for Real comes in all shapes and sizes! As they wait for their
coffee, customers can project their choice of mini food film from
the morsel movie menu or share their own mini culinary movie
discoveries!
Rounding off this fantastic foodie film festival is Catch you
later... Sustainable Fish Night at The Brink, with the film The End
Of The Line, which follows the investigative reporter Charles Clover
across the world as he confronts politicians and celebrity
restaurateurs who exhibit little regard for the damage they are
doing to the oceans, followed by a fascinating q&a with co-producer
Claire Lewis.
A grassroots festival with an international reach, Food for Real
aims to create an open, creative space where people from diverse
food backgrounds and with diverse food interests can connect. It
will be vibrant and interactive, provoking thought and discussion on
the challenging food and agricultural issues of our time. Food for
Real will be a flagship festival for Liverpool – and the first of
its kind in England.
Food For Real Films Festival is funded by Liverpool Primary Care
Trust as part of the Natural Choices environmental well-being
programme and Liverpool City Council.
Look out for festival updates online here and on:-
foodforreal.co.uk;
Facebook also find them on
Twitter @FoodforRealFest
Keep a lookout
MOBO In The House!
THE 2012 Music of Black
Origin or more commonly known as the MOBO Awards will be held this
weekend in Liverpool's Echo Arena, on Saturday, 3 November 2012, and
organisers announce lots of big names attending. The Mobos, which
celebrate all forms of urban music in the UK, are now in their 17th
year and going strong! MOBO Founder Kanya King MBE, told us:-
"We had a fantastic show in Liverpool back in 2008 and we are now
looking forward to this years event. We can't wait and it is only
days off.... When we started 80% of the acts performing were from
the US; Now we have fount it's the other way around. Our UK acts are
the global superstars, and we could not have a better location to
celebrating British talent in. We are proud to be here because
Liverpool is in a vibrant City, like no other in the UK. It has an
amazing record of producing music, that has changed the musical
world like no other City." So this weekend, keep your eyes
open in and around Merseyside... If you spot a superstar, let us
know, by emailing us your photos to:-
news24@southportreporter.com. but please remember not to
get in their way or pester them. Lets show our visitors that
Liverpool is the place to be seen and to have fun!!! Also good
luck to all the nominations! See you on the Red Carpet! |
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Green Party
calls for public debate on Trident
THE Green Party has
condemned the government's announcement of further spending on
nuclear submarines as pre-empting a decision on Trident; and
preventing a full public debate on the UK's nuclear deterrent.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced yesterday that the
government will spend another £350m of taxpayers' money on
'design work' for a 'future generation of nuclear
submarines.
Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, criticised Mr
Hammond's announcement, saying:- "The decision about whether
to renew the UK's Trident weapons system isn't due until 2016. But
pre-emptive spending on the 'nuclear deterrent' is gathering pace,
with at least £2bn already being spent on making enriched uranium
components, high explosives and warheads. While schools, hospitals,
police forces and other services face savage cuts, BAE Systems and
Babcock are being handed taxpayers' money for a vast defence project
that hasn't even been signed off yet – and one which many believe is
outdated, and incapable of addressing modern security challenges."
The Coalition agreement, signed by the Conservatives and Liberal
Democrats in 2010, delayed a decision on whether to replace Trident
until 2016, after a government study into alternatives has been
completed.
But the Ministry of Defence announcement this week has been
interpreted by many as a sign that the Coalition is committed to a
Trident replacement.
Caroline Lucas is leading calls for the Trident replacement option
to be dropped, highlighting serious economic and moral challenges.
She said:- "There is still a huge public debate to be had
about replacing Trident. The economic and moral questions are clear.
With the total cost of replacement likely to come in at an
eye-watering £100 billion over the next 30 years, can the UK afford
such an extravagance? Is a Cold War deterrent really the right
solution for our defence needs in the 21st century? And what message
would replacing Trident send out to the rest of the world about our
country's commitment to nuclear disarmament?"
Lord Mayor to
host Charity Ballt
LIVERPOOL'S Lord Mayor will
be bringing an evening of glamour to the Town Hall this weekend when
she hosts a 'black and white' ball in aid of her charities.
Lord Mayor, Councillor Sharon Sullivan said:- "The idea of the
charity ball is to give people a chance to get dressed up and have a
wonderful evening while raising money for some very worthy causes,
all of which need our support. I am delighted that all the tickets
have been sold, I can guarantee that everyone attending will be
treated to an enchanting evening in one of Liverpool's finest
buildings. I would like to thank everyone who has supported my
charities so far this year; Liverpool is a very generous, very
giving City. I would urge everyone to take a moment to think of
others, especially at this time of year. This is an opportunity to
be part of a living legacy, and see for yourself the difference that
just a small donation can make to the lives of others less
fortunate."
This year's charities are The Merchant Seamen, Liverpool Dock
Workers, Sea Cadets and Liverpool Carers.
Guests are expected to start arriving at around 6.30pm where they
will be welcomed by the Lord Mayor. There will be speeches before
dinner is served, after which a raffle and auction will take place
with some fabulous prizes to be won, all of which have been kindly
donated by local businesses.
The finale will include live music and a disco. The evening is
expected to end shortly after midnight.
Visually
impaired Barbara learns new IT skills at 80
BARBRA, who lives in
Southport, is 80 years old and started to lose her sight 2 to 3
years ago due to age related macular degeneration in both eyes. She
has peripheral vision, but no central vision. She heard
about the free Mobile IT course at her local library (especially for
people with low or no vision) when one of their staff members did a
talk at Southport Macular Degeneration group. She thought she'd
never be able to use a computer as she had never used one before,
and also wondered how she could use a computer when she couldn't
see, but now has bought one and it has changed her life. She lives
alone and doesn't see her children much as they live in Worcester
and Australia but now she emails them regularly and receives
pictures of her grandchildren. After completing the IT course
at Birkdale Library, just one of the many IT courses run by Henshaws
Society for Blind People and funded by the Big Lottery Fund, Barbara
wrote a letter of thanks to the team that taught her. "I am
writing this letter on a computer in Birkdale Library. The keys are
bright yellow with black lettering. You might say that this is the
reason I am here. Neil gave a talk at the Southport Macular Group.
He was representing Henshaws, to whom I am eternally grateful. I
approached him later and as a result of this meeting he organised
computer lessons for me. I have to say I was doubtful that at my
age; 80; It was rather late in the day to be introduced to the
computer. However, I heard that a 90 year old was doing quite well
at it! I now look forward to meeting this group every week and the
cup of tea that Paul makes so that our eyes can have a rest! I have
no family in Southport and live alone. My younger daughter and
family live in Australia and my other daughter lives in Worcester.
However 2 weeks ago I sent off my first emails. This was a very
special occasion and it worked! But when I received some back,
complete with photos I was filled with joy and appreciation to you
all for making this possible. So thank you Henshaws; Neil, Paul and
John. I appreciate all your kindness and hard work and smiling
faces. I get up feeling happy every day." She said.
Barbara has gained a huge amount from the group, not simply her new
found IT skills, but she has also made friends and gained a lot of
comfort from hearing about other people's eye conditions and how
they've coped. They now share talking books and arrange trips away
together. Anyone can take part in the free IT course; learn
the basics, from switching on the computer, to typing letters, and
learning how to communicate with friends and family using email and
internet. Class size is small, enabling people to go at their own
pace in a safe and supportive environment, with 1 to 1 help if
needed. Classes are held at Birkdale Library in Southport, Sefton
Women & Children's Aid in Bootle and Ashville Lodge Resource Centre
in Birkenhead as well as other locations across Merseyside and
Greater Manchester, please contact Henshaws on:- 0151 708 7055 or
via
email to sign up. |
