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Join us at the
NSPCC's Liverpool Carols by Candlelight concert
WITH Christmas just around
the corner, the NSPCC is inviting people across Merseyside to join
them at their annual Carols by Candlelight concert on Tuesday, 16
December 2014, to raise vital funds for the charity's ChildLine Schools
Service.
Taking place at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, from 7:30pm, the
concert will feature carols, traditional music and singing in the
stunning candlelit setting of the cathedral. Children and young
people from the Wirral Schools Concert Band, the Liverpool Signing
Choir and Resonate Singers will be performing this year to support
the NSPCC's work across Merseyside. The event is being kindly
sponsored, for the eighth year running, by Home Bargains.
Helen Gazzola, NSPCC community fundraising manager for Liverpool,
said:- "Our Carols by Candlelight concert is the perfect way
to get into the festive spirit whilst raising vital funds for our
work locally.
It's always a lovely event and a wonderful opportunity to get
together with friends, family and colleagues to celebrate the
Christmas season. By joining us you will be helping to support the
work of the NSPCC's ChildLine School Service in protecting local
children. We'd like to encourage as many people as possible to join
us at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral to support our vital work and get
into the festive spirit."
Tickets for the concert are priced at £10 per adult, and £5 for
concessions and accompanied children under 16, and £25 for a family
ticket (2 adults, 2 children). Tickets are available from the NSPCC
fundraising team on:- 0844 892 0253 or by emailing:-
northwestappeals@nspcc.org.uk.
Doors open at 7pm and the performance starts at 7.30pm.
Money raised from the evening will help support the NSPCC's
ground-breaking ChildLine Schools Service, which uses trained
volunteers to deliver age-appropriate workshops and assemblies to
9-11 year olds in order to educate them about abuse, how to protect
themselves, and where to get help if they need it.
Tom Morris, managing director at Home Bargains, said:- "We're
thrilled to be sponsoring Carols by Candlelight once again,
supporting the NSPCC's excellent work in the area. This concert is
always a fantastic event and it's a great way to raise much-needed
funds for the charity. We hope that the local community will
also get behind the NSPCC and save space in their festive diaries
for the event."
NSPCC research shows that, on average, 2 children in every primary
school classroom have suffered abuse or neglect. However, whether
through fear or lack of information, children are not seeking help
or telling anyone what's happening until they are much older.
Helen Gazzola, continued:- "With the support of local people
we can visit every primary school in Liverpool and give children the
confidence to talk about abuse and the courage to seek help if they
ever need it. There are lots of other ways people can support us
across the Christmas period with family, friends or colleagues. We'd
love anyone who's interested to get in touch."
For more information about other local forthcoming events or if you
would like to support the NSPCC locally please contact:- 0844 892 0253
or you can also send an
email. More
information is also available on:-
NSPCC.Org.UK. |
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Jude the Giant
to Light up Estate
A giant puppet is leading
Christmas celebrations in Croxteth with a spectacular display
telling the real stories of life for young people.
Jude the Giant, an 18 feet tall puppet ,will be parading through the
Stonedale Estate on, 15 December 2014 to light up a Christmas Tree
this is as tall
as her. It will also be the launch of the Christmas Fair.
The Christmas spectacular is the culmination of a project involving
artist Joann Kushner who worked with young people, engaging primary
and secondary schools, Stonedale Lodge residential and nursing home
and the wider community.
During the parade Jude the Giant will be dressed in a coat of light
and warm winter presents knitted by Stonedale Lodge residents. She
will follow St John Bosco's Samba band through the estate and will
be followed by the children from St Swithin's Primary School with
twinkling baubles to decorate the tree. Children from Croxteth
Primary will sing carols while the tree is prepared with their
lights.
Surrounding the tree will be fresh Christmas fruit, veg from
Croxteth's Larkins farm and hand-made goods. The event will be
documented by De La Salle's media students
Joann was commissioned by the Police and Crime Commissioner's office
to work in partnership with Alt Valley Community Trust,
Neighbourhood Services Company (NSC), Cobalt Housing, local
Councillors and supported by Merseyside Play Action Council. This
was as a direct result of her Welcome to My World exhibition at Tate
Liverpool earlier this year and the commission was to take a closer
look at police and community relations throughout the City.
"When the project 1st began young people used photography to
explore their worlds and identify reasons why they were being
stopped for standing on street corners, riding their bikes on the
pavement and playing football in the street.
Initially the Police got the blame for all of this, but the deeper
they looked, they found that if a member of the public makes a
complaint then the Police have no choice but to act. This then leads
to tensions between both parties, raises the fear of crime amongst
older residents when they see young people getting stopped and it
and leaves young people and children vulnerable. Jude the Giant will light up the estate for Christmas to show
the beauty and spirit of the children on Stonedale and the kindness
and generosity of the people that live here." said
Joann.
Local Councillor Peter Mitchell said:- "We really appreciate
giants in this City! And Jude's parade will be spectacular . But as
well as bringing Christmas cheer to the estate it will also show
what talented and creative residents we have both young and
not so young in Croxteth. There is a very serious message behind
this project which shows how the lives of young people are really
lived; the Christmas event is a way of showing what they can do and
it will bring all parts of the community together."
Bernie Russell senior youth worker on the Stonedale fun bus
"We want to light up this estate to celebrate what children bring to
our world and I can't think of a better way to instigate this debate
with the powers that be and local communities to make changes happen
for the better of all communities in the City." |
