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Commissioner awards
£500k to Lancashire projects
VULNERABLE people, victims of abuse
and children from deprived areas are among those who will benefit from money
that has been seized from criminals in Lancashire.
Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw have announced that the 17
successful applicants will get a share of almost £500,000 that has been
recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Individual grants of between £5,000 and £100,000 will be used to support a
wide range of projects across the county including sports activities for
young people, women's shelters for victims of domestic violence, and support
for victims of sexual abuse.
Funding will go to groups across Lancashire whose projects met the criteria
for the scheme and will help support the Commissioner's priorities of
defending frontline policing, protecting vulnerable people, tackling crime
and reoffending, and supporting victims.
The decision was announced at Burnley FC's Turf Moor Stadium; home of 1
of the successful applicants, Burnley FC in the Community.
Mr Grunshaw said:- "I am delighted to have had the chance to meet some
of the people who will be putting this money to good use right across
Lancashire.
We thought long and hard about the best way to use this money, which was
taken from criminals, and we decided to reinvest some of it into the
community. We looked for organisations that are helping to keep Lancashire
safe and supporting the priorities set out in my Police and Crime Plan.
I was amazed by the quality of the submissions we received and I'm delighted
so many excellent projects will benefit from this money.
We were overwhelmed by the amount of interest in this scheme and we will be
working closely with many of those who were unsuccessful this time to see if
we can find other ways to help get their projects off the ground."
Applications worth £3.6m were received and each application was judged
against set criteria and those that met the required standard were awarded
grants ranging from £5,000 to £100,000.
Some of the successful applicants were:-
► Burnley FC in the Community - £20,000 to support diversionary
activities to support young people in some of the most deprived areas of
Lancashire.
►
Newground - £19,455 to buy
furniture and IT equipment for the new Shadsworth Community Hub to assist
with delivering an education programme aimed at adults to help identify the
warning signs of extremism and right-wing radicalisation in children. Other
programmes tackle issues including: bullying, hate crime and anti-social
behaviour.
►
Fylde Coast Women's Aid - £17,922
to Fylde Coast Women's Aid to help refurbish accommodation and improve
security at three women's refuges in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre.
► Enlighten - £100,000 to support an
early intervention project in Blackpool aimed at young people who have been
victims of sexual abuse and are showing early signs of sexual aggression or
are at risk of victimisation. The funding will provide psychiatric help and
access to mental health wellbeing services.
►
Skelmersdale Action For Youth –
£22,000 to support the 'Let's Get Active' project in connection with Wigan
Athletic FC, delivering sports activities for young people.
►
Preston Community Safety Partnership -
£57,000 to extend and improve the CCTV network in Preston City Centre.
Mr Grunshaw added:- "There is a
fantastic range of work being done in our communities and the different
organisations who will benefit from this money is a great example of that.
These grants mean they will be able to continue their excellent work, expand
into new parts of Lancashire or even set up new schemes to broaden the
services on offer in our county.
I am pleased this money, taken from criminals in Lancashire, will be used to
support victims of crime, protect vulnerable people, tackle crime and
re-offending and defend frontline policing.
I look forward to meeting with some of these groups to hear more about the
exciting work they are doing in the county."
List of successful applicants:-
► East Division,
HARV Domestic Abuse Services,
Accrington,
£50,000...
Money towards cost of purchasing 2 new buildings in Accrington to house
staff and provide support services to victims of abuse.
►Pendle Action for the Community,
Pendle,
£16,788, Providing 1 to 1 support for victims of domestic abuse and training
staff.
Burnley FC in the Community,
Burnley, £20,000...
Funding to help expand the 'Kicks' project in Burnley aimed at bringing
communities together and reduce anti social behaviour and youth crime by
engaging young people, particularly in deprived areas.
► Newground,
Blackburn,
£19,455... For purchasing furniture and IT equipment to go in the new Shadsworth
Community Hub. This will help with provision of education sessions,
including educating adults to recognise the warning signs in children
relating to extremism or right wing radicalisation.
► Families Health and Wellbeing Consortium,
Burnley,
£35,000...
Extending the MEAM project into Burnley (currently in Blackburn), to help
provide support to adults with complex needs.
►Ynot Aspire,
East Lancashire,
£9,999...
An early action intervention project in East Lancashire working with year 8
pupils to prevent crime and cell visits to act as a deterrent.
► Every Action Has Consequences,
Lancashire wide (based in Blackburn)
£14,700...
Project to educate young people about alcohol-related harm and violence. The
money will fund further training and educational packs to hand out to young
people.
► Calico Enterprise Limited,
East Lancashire,
£21,000... Extending an existing pilot project working with people with histories of
offending and substance misuse, including accommodation for those who are
homeless.
► South Division,
Skelmersdale Action For Youth,
Sklemersdale,
£22,000...
Sports activities for young people identified as on the periphery of gang
crime and violence in the Skelmersdale area.
► Preston Community Safety Partnership,
Preston,
£57,000...
Money to extend and improve the CCTV network in Preston.
► Ingol and Tanterton Community Trust (Intact),
Preston,
£13,853...
Improve security at the building, which has been broken into recently, to
help tackle ASB.
► The Haythornthwaite Sports Foundation,
Preston,
£5,000...
Sports programmes aimed at young people identified as vulnerable and at risk
of isolation.
► West Division,
Fylde Veterans CIC,
Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre,
£41,100...
Funding to enable veterans to steward events and parades in Lancashire that
would otherwise require a police presence, freeing up officers for other
police work.
► Fylde Coast Women's Aid,
Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre,
£17,922...
Refurbishment and additional security measures at three women's refuges; in
Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre.
► Enlighten,
Blackpool,
£100,000...
Pilot project in Blackpool offering therapeutic support to young people who
have been victims of sexual abuse and are showing signs of sexual aggression
or harmful behaviour, and therefore at risk of further victimisation.
Will we have 'White Easter' in
2016?
DID you know statistically a
'White Easter' is more common in the UK than a 'White
Christmas'? Meteorologists generally define 4 seasons in many
climatic areas:- spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter, so Tuesday, 29
February 2016 will be the 1st day of spring! But sadly do not put your
gloves away just yet... Oddly in the UK we are more likely to see snow
between January and March and this year the we might just have a 'White
Easter' after all. Back in
January, we said we might get snowfall
through out the UK and now forecasters are telling us a polar plunge set to
bring ice and sub-zero temperatures for March. So what do you think? Will
you be making a bet on a 'White Easter' and singing:-
"I'm dreaming of a white Easter, just like the ones I used to know....?"
Email us to:-
News24@SouthportReporter.com with your
thoughts on this wintry topic...
Fun quiz night
HOW much fun can you possibly get
into one evening?! Come to John Nelson`s Fun Quiz, on Wednesday, 9 March
2016, at:-
Formby Luncheon Club, Rosemary Lane, Formby, at 7:30pm prompt. Tickets cost £5 and there will be a raffle
and auction, all proceeds to go to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal,
which helps service and ex-service personnel and their families. You will
need to bring your own drinks and glasses. Tickets are available from the Luncheon
Club or by ringing:- 01704 871927, or 01704 874101. Those who have not been to one of John
Nelson`s Nights before are in for a treat, please come prepared to enjoy
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Fixtures Week Ending 28 February 2016
Under 12
S&A Blue 1-5 Trinity White
Formby Athletic 7-5 Phoenix
Formby JSC Black 2-2 Hesketh Colts
Crosby Stuart 1-4 S&A Red
Under 13 Catherine Oldfield Cup
Southport FC 4-5 Burscough Green
Mitch Green 2-5 Churchtown Athletic
Redgate Yellow 1-5 Southport Trinity
Redgate White 1-7 Tarleton Corinthians
Formby JSC United 7-3 Phoenix
Under 13 Championship
Formby JSC White 5-0 Formby Athletic
Burscough White 8-2 Redgate Black
Under 14
Ormskirk 1-5 Birkdale Black
Birkdale R 4-7 Formby Athletic
Southport Trinity 2-1 Southport FC
Redgate Rovers 1-7 Formby JSC
Hesketh Colts 0-2 Crosby Stuart
Birkdale SAC 6-0 S&A Amateurs
Under 15
S&A Amateurs 1-9 Hesketh Colts
Birkdale United 2-1 Southport Trinity
Maghull Youth 1-1 Southport FC
North Sefton 3-0 Birkdale Black
Under 16
Formby JSC 3-0 Southport Trinity
Southport FC 7-3 Birkdale United
Under 18 Premiership
Southport Trinity 0-0 Churchtown Athletic
Southport FC 2-2 Burscough Dynamo
AFC Liverpool 2-2 Hudson
Under 18 Championship
Dynamo Rangers 3-2 Lions
Hesketh Colts 1-6 Redgate Rovers
Jaguars Red 3-2 S&A Amateurs
Fixtures Week Ending 6 March 2016
Under 12 Joseph Jackson Cup
Formby JSC Black v Phoenix
S&A Red v Hesketh Colts
Redgate Rovers v Crosby Stuart
Under 12
Trinity Blue v Formby Athletic
Under 13 Catherine Oldfield Cup
Burscough Green v Churchtown Athletic
Formby JSC United v Formby JSC Black
Southport Trinity v Maghull Youth
Tarleton Corinthians v Burscough White
Under 13 Premiership
Redgate Yellow v Birkdale United
Mitch Green v S&B Red
Under 13 Championship
S&B Yellow v Phoenix
Southport FC v Redgate White
Mitch Red v Redgate Black
S&A Amateurs v Formby Athletic
Under 14 Maric Trophy
Birkdale R v Southport Trinity
S&A Amateurs v Ormskirk
Under 14
Hesketh Colts 5-4 Ormskirk
Formby Athletic 2-1 Redgate Rovers
Southport Trinity 5-1 Birkdale SAC
Crosby Stuart 7-0 Birkdale R
Under 15 Karen Potter Cup
Redgate Rovers v Birkdale United
Southport FC v Hesketh Colts
Under 15
Maghull Youth v Southport Trinity
Birkdale Black v North Sefton
Under 16
Southport Trinity v Birkdale United
Formby JSC v Redgate Rovers
Southport FC v Churchtown Athletic
Under 18 Gordon Hyde-Price Cup
Dynamo Rangers v Churchtown Athletic
Lydiate v Hesketh Colts
Southport FC v Hudson
Southport Trinity v Redgate Rovers
Under 18 Premiership
Burscough Dynamo v AFC Liverpool
Under 18 Championship
Jaguars White v Birkdale United
Formby JSC v S&A Amateurs
Trinity Blue v Lions
Smartphone users asked
to support vital health research
A new global health project
involving the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is calling on 100,000
people to use their phones to contribute to Parkinson's disease research.
The '100 for Parkinson's' project uses smartphone technology to help
understand the impact of Parkinson's and provide valuable new research.
The project is led by digital health start up company uMotif, and supported
by the North West Coast Academic Health Science Network (AHSN).
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's Professor Duolao Wang is the co
principal investigator. He explained:- "Ordinarily the patient and
other participants may be passive in a study like this, with researchers
interpreting and inputting their data, but in this case we put those
monitoring their own health right at the centre of the research. With
100,000 participants we are talking about big data, which will not be
without its challenges, but I am excited to be part of a project that will
be able to identify characteristics and patterns in clinically important
data in order to help improve the quality of life for people with this
devastating disease."
People with Parkinson's, their friends, family and anyone else can use the
uMotif app on their smartphone or tablet to monitor their health for 100
days and donate their data for research.
Bruce Hellman, Chief Executive of uMotif said:- "We're so used to
communicating, shopping, even banking, on our mobile phones and yet we're
only just starting to uncover the potential for our health.
100 For Parkinson's will find out how smartphone platforms can help people
with Parkinson's, and everyone else, to understand their own bodies.
Patients with Parkinson's often only visit a doctor twice a year, so knowing
more about their health will help them to bridge the gap between health
visits and better understand their symptoms."
One person in every 500 has Parkinson's disease, with more than 127,000
people in the UK and around 10 million people globally suffering from the
condition. The app will enable people to track sleep quality, mood,
exercise, diet and stress levels, areas that are commonly affected by the
disease.
Sam Jordan lives in Runcorn and was diagnosed with Parkinson's three years
ago, when she was just 42 years old. A Parkinson's nurse told her about the
uMotif app and how it could be used to track and monitor symptoms.
Sam said:- "I felt that I was back in charge, I could see patterns in
my symptoms and how my disease was progressing. It gives you a focus that's
very positive and it has proved invaluable when it comes to talking through
my symptoms with my doctor."
A survey by The Cure Parkinson's Trust revealed that 90 per cent of people
with Parkinson's were interested in using technology to understand their
symptoms.
Helen Matthews, from The Cure Parkinson's Trust said:- "Every person's
Parkinson's is different and hugely changeable. Tracking even the simplest
of changes allows people to not only better understand their health, but
provides essential data for research. This will give us a better
understanding of the impact on quality of life of potential new treatments
to slow, stop and reverse Parkinson's."
Anyone can take part in the project and the donated data will contribute to
academic research approved by a committee led by The Cure Parkinson's Trust
and Parkinson's UK, helping to unlock new discoveries in Parkinson's.
While
the focus is Parkinson's, healthy people are needed to provide the control
data for future research.
Those interested in taking part should go to the 100 for Parkinson's
website, where they can find out how to download the app for free. |
