Taster sessions to get
disabled people active
LIVERPOOL adults with disabilities are
being encouraged to get sporty at a special free event taking place on Monday,
13 April 2015.
From 10.30am to 3pm, Archbishop Beck Sports College will play host to a series
of taster sessions so people can try out a number of different sports including
tennis, wheelchair rugby, cricket, Zumba, netball and karate.
The initiative is part of the:- 'Active Me' programme which aims
to open up opportunities for adults with disabilities to get involved in a range
of sporting activities. The scheme was set up 18 months ago and already has 300
members who take part in weekly sessions.
On Monday, the activities will be delivered by experienced and accredited
coaches and throughout the event, assistants and volunteers will be on hand to
help out. They will also be joined by Sports Buddies who have been specifically
recruited as part of the initiative to offer initial support to anyone taking up
a sport for the 1st time.
Anyone who would like to take part must register at Archbishop Beck Sports
College (55 Long Lane) by 10.15am.
Liverpool City Council's Inclusive Sports Manager Michelle Messom, said:-
"We're delighted with the take up of the Active Me programme so far, but we want
to make sure we reach as many adults in our disabled community as possible, and
these come and try sessions are the perfect way to do this. Some people may
never have taken up a sport before, or they haven't been active for several
years so don't have the confidence to join in. The aim of the taster sessions is
to build people's confidence and show, not only the physical benefits of getting
fitter, but also highlight the social side of taking up a sport; being part of a
team and making new friends can do wonders for a person's health and wellbeing."
Figures show that only 22.6% of people; that is around 3,200; living in
Liverpool with a limiting disability are involved in physical exercise once a
week.
The aim of the Active Me programme is to inspire and motivate disabled people to
take up a sport or physical activity such as athletics, dance, badminton and
swimming.
There are currently 22 sessions each week taking place at a variety of centres
including Lifestyles Ellergreen, Garston, Peter Lloyd, Walton, Wavertree
Aquatics Centre, Austin Rawlinson, Dovecot Mac and Bradbury Fields VI Centre.
A team of 'Activators' are on
hand to give 1 on 1 support to participants interested in accessing a particular
sport, building their confidence and being on hand to give them advice and help
them become as sporty as possible.
To make sure the initiative is as accessible as possible, each session will cost
just £2 and the 1st session is free. The programme is funded by a £330,000 Sport
England Inclusive Sport fund. For more details about Active Me, contact Michelle
Messom on:- 07545200317.
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Street theatre to storm St.
Helens Town Centre to take place soon!
THE St. Helens performance group:-
'Other Ways of Telling' will be taking over Church Street, in St.
Helens Town Centre, on Saturday, 18 April 2015, with a brand new piece of street
theatre called:- 'What If…?' The play questions democracy in light
of the upcoming election in May. 'What If…?' introduces us to:-
'Reverend Haveitall', who is a fan of big business and couldn't be
happier that democracy is dying in the UK. Will Reverend Shareitout stand by and
let Reverend Haveitall celebrate? Will the passers by on Church Street let
democracy die without trying to save it? All will be revealed on Saturday, 18
April 2015, when a most theatrical gang of gospel singing mourners comes into
Town. The 'Other Ways of Telling' performance group has been
running in St.Helens since 2012. Set up by the 'theatre for social change'
company, 'Collective Encounters', 'Other Ways of Telling'
has worked with St. Helens Arts Service and a variety of other partners
to deliver participatory workshops to people accessing or at risk of accessing
adult health and social care services. This year, the group have shifted away
from the adult health and social care agenda and participants have been
focussing on developing specific performance skills such as acting and voice,
with new partners:- 'Heart of Glass'. The group made up of adults
from the local area have been meeting on a weekly basis to develop performance
ideas around democracy and voter engagement prior to the General Election 2015.
'What If…?' was written by Sarah Thornton, and it is expected to
take St. Helens by storm. Performances will take place, both up and down Church
Street, in the Town Centre, at:- 12pm, 1.30pm and 3pm. The performances are free
and there is no booking required, just turn up and watch the drama unfold.
Putting the port in Port
Sunlight!
PORT Sunlight Museum's 'Soap and Water'
is the latest special exhibition to be held at the venue. The exhibition was
opened on Sunday, 22 March 2015, which was also International Water Day. For the
area, water has played an important role in the Port Sunlight story for the last
125 years. From the founding of the Port Sunlight site in 1888 and the
subsequent growth of the waterways that served the factory, through to the
development of the new Port Sunlight River Park in 2014 and the on going
management of water in the village, through tree planting schemes. Stuart
Irwin, collections and exhibitions officer for Port Sunlight Village Trust
said:- "This exhibition tells the story of how village Founder William
Hesketh Lever turned a small piece of marshland into a global business and
thriving community for his workforce. For the 1st time we will explore the civil
engineering that stopped water flowing through the site and the extensive
network of drains underneath the village. The exhibition will also showcase
Bromborough Dock, Lever's last great legacy and at 1 time the largest private
dock in the world."
The exhibition ties in with the 175th Anniversary of Cunard and Transatlantic
passage which is being celebrated across the Liverpool City Region in 2015.
Katherine Lynch, Heritage Manager for Port Sunlight Village Trust said:-
"Lever travelled extensively throughout his lifetime, both for business and for
pleasure. There is no question that his international travels inspired the
design and development of Port Sunlight particularly the Diamond area with its
classical architecture and wide boulevards, which Port Sunlight Museum is set
within. Port Sunlight continues to benefit from water tourism and
is a popular destination for the many cruise ship passengers arriving in
Liverpool today."
The exhibition will run until March 2016 and will be accompanied by a children's
trail and a series of adult talks and tours by local historians. For more
information visit our
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