Can you help the NSPCC provide vital safeguarding information in North West Schools?

THE NSPCC is looking for new volunteers to support its School Service and visit Primary Schools across the North West to help children understand how to spot and speak out about the signs of abuse. To ensure the vital work can continue, the country's leading children protection charity is looking for fresh faces to step up and deliver sessions in Schools. The service was impacted by the Pandemic, which forced the service into the digital domain., but now as volunteers return to classrooms, more people are needed to ensure the service continues. As part of a supportive team, members will help share vital safeguarding information to young people in Region. Lindsay Henretty, who lives in Cheshire, has been part of the NSPCC School Service team for 8 years and gets a lot of satisfaction from the role.

She said:- "It's a great way to volunteer and make a difference. You get to meet a wide range of people and work as part of a team. The real joy is visiting and delivering the Speak Out Stay Safe message in Schools. The interaction with children face to face is a privilege. It is so important we get the safeguarding message out to all children, so they have that vital information should they ever need it. The experience with the School Service is flexible, fun and definitely worthwhile."

Nick Hanslip, NSPCC School Service Coordinator, said:- "I'm so proud of Lindsay and the team. They all have an amazing attitude and dedication to delivering this important safeguarding information to children at Primary Schools. I'd love to welcome some new volunteers to help us reach even more. We're looking for people to help us protect a generation of children from abuse and neglect. As a volunteer, you will visit Primary Schools to deliver our Speak Out Stay Safe workshops that teach children about the different types of abuse and how they can speak out and stay safe. In some session's children may speak up and disclose abuse, so you will also be required to sensitively handle this, but don't worry you'll get plenty of support and training on this."

To find out more about volunteering for the NSPCC's Schools Service, go to Speak out Stay safe, by clicking on this link.
 

New bathroom showroom in Southport recognised as 1 of best in the UK

RIPPLES Southport has been shortlisted for the biggest awards event in the UK kitchen and bathroom industry; the Kbbreview Retail and Design Awards 2023. As 1 of 4 finalists in the New Bathroom Retailer of the Year category, Ripples Southport has been selected by an expert panel of leading industry professionals as 1 of the best in the country. The stylish bathroom showroom opened on Eastbank Street, in Southport Town Centre, in 2022. The category is sponsored by Flair and Ripples Southport will now be visited by judges in the final stage of the shortlisting process. The kbbreview Retail and Design Awards winners will be announced at a huge black tie event, on 20 April 2023, in Cardiff where around 700 of the sectors' biggest brands, leaders and influencers will gather to celebrate the best of the best. Celebrating its 29th year in 2023, the kbbreview Retail and Design Awards is by far the longest-running awards event in the industry and is organised by kbbreview publisher Taylist Media.

Managing editor Andrew Davies said:- "Huge congratulations to Ripples Southport for being a finalist at the 2023 awards. I was blown away by the quality and quantity of all the entries this year so it's a massive achievement and very well deserved. The quality in the UK kitchen and bathroom sector is incredibly high, particularly for independent retailers, so to be shortlisted in our awards is a real sign of excellence."

Daniel Doherty, Owner of Ripples Southport said:- "Everyone at Ripples Southport is absolutely thrilled to be a finalist in such a prestigious award. The kbbreview Retail and Design Awards really are the 1s everyone in the industry wants to win so to get this far is incredible. We love what we do and work so hard to give our clients and customers the best possible service. This must mean we're doing something right. We can't wait for the ceremony in Cardiff."

Taylist Media published 2 leading brands in this market; business magazine kbbreview and the consumer title Kitchens Bedrooms and Bathrooms. Ripples bathroom showroom is situated on Eastbank Street, in Southport Town Centre.