An independent local charity offering quality day care for older people

and respite for their carers

• Specialist service in dementia care and/or physical needs
• Extended days and bathing available
• Respite for carers
• Structured re-enablement service after illness/hospital stay
• Self-referral or via healthcare professional
• Recognised providers for personalised budgets
• Best value for self-funders
• Serving all Wirral year round Monday to Friday

www.lonsdaletrustwallasey.org.uk

0151 630 4017 www.yell.com

Registered Charity No: 213990

Many, many thanks to the generous people of Wirral who wrapped, packed and donated 11,283 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child in 2011. That’s 11,283 happy children for whom Christmas was a time of real joy! Most of these boxes were taken straight to Romania from our Wirral warehouse at Woodside Business Park. We would like to thank Peel Holdings for once again donating premises for us to use. Thank you and welcome to the New Brighton Heritage Centre which acted as a Drop off Point.

Thank you if you filled a box, thank you if you donated gifts for boxes, thank you if you knitted woolly warmers, thank you if you sewed pencil cases or other items, thank you if you contributed in any way to the happiness of those children. Well done to all and thank you from the children whose lives YOU have changed.

Would you like to get involved this year? It’s never too soon. If you plan to fill a box, why not start collecting items now? Pick up 1 or 2 gifts each month and you will soon find that you have enough to fill a box. Look out for the sales – hats, scarves, and glove sets will soon be coming down in price. Look out for small cuddly animals and other small toys (please make sure these are new or “as new”). If you have any unloved Barbies, Kens, or action men, our make-over geniuses can do wonders with them. Contact us as detailed below and we’ll arrange pick-up.

There are many other ways in which you can get involved. Are you creative? Can you knit, sew or produce other creative gifts? There are volunteers throughout the area who produce superb fillers (extra items for the shoeboxes) all year round, including a growing number of “knit and natter” groups. If you want to get involved or just want more information about Operation Christmas Child, call Margaret on 07708037969. You can also leave a comment or question on our “Wirral OCC” Facebook page.

You’ve done it! More than £55,000 raised for RNLI New Brighton

The generosity of people from Wirral and the north west has helped the Royal National Lifeboat Institution raise a magnificent £55,000 towards the cost of crew training and life saving equipment at New Brighton lifeboat station, beating a fundraising target set by the charity just eight months ago.

The New Brighton lifeboat volunteers wanted to raise £50,000 to buy equipment and fund training at their lifeboat station, which is one of the busiest in the north . However, kindhearted local people who got behind the campaign have helped them exceed the target by more than £5,000 – a phenomenal achievement, said Frank Brereton RNLI New Brighton Chairman.

A whole raft of organisations and individuals got behind the campaign to raise the cash – many from far afield. It’s not possible to list everything that went on or the many individuals who contributed, however to give a small sample of the innovative ways that local people employed to raise the cash here are some examples:

Wallasey & District RAOB – as their charity of the year the ‘Buffs’ spent 12 months fund raising with entertainment evenings, raffles and lots more.

Merseyside Sub Aqua Club – raised funds through a series of collections at local supermarket ASDA

Liverpool based Buccaneer Sea Fishing Club – held a fishing competition with Aberystwyth based Ceredigeon Sea Angling Club.

The first recorded cross Mersey Swim between Crosby and New Brighton by 2 ex-RNLI New Brighton lifeboat crewmen.

The New Brighton based Magazine Bowling Club organised a competition between a wide range of local Bowling Clubs.

The League of Friends of Wallasey Hospitals who raised a substantial sum through providing refreshments to visitors at the Walk-in Centre at Victoria Central Hospital in Wallasey.

Wallasey Ladies Lifeboat Guild with their regular coffee mornings and collections.

The local photographer who ran the Liverpool Marathon in memory of his mother who was a long term supporter of the RNLI.

The Jack & Jill Day Nursery who ran a pirates fun day for the 122 under 5 children in their care to raise funds for the lifeboat station.

Mike Jones, volunteer Senior Helmsman of the Atlantic 85 lifeboat, said: ‘The nature of what we do and some of the conditions we operate in take a heavy toll on our personal equipment. For instance our drysuits need replacing every couple of years and during that time may need several repairs, lifejackets and helmets can take a hammering plus new volunteers need to be kitted out and without the generosity of the public we wouldn’t be able to operate. So far we have plans for further tractor driver training as without a sufficient bank of skilled drivers we would not be able to launch or recover the lifeboat. In addition one of our newly established crew will be going on the Atlantic 85 lifeboat skills course.’

Senior hovercraft Commander Graham Lowe commented: ‘The operation of our rescue hovercraft requires many specialist skills as it’s more like flying an aircraft than driving a lifeboat or a car. As a result of the campaign, we are arranging for two more of our crew to undertake extensive and demanding Commander training which will enable them to take charge of the hovercraft on call outs. This is just one example, the campaign funds will also allow us to undertake training in many other areas as well.’

Last year the station had 56 call outs [ 36 for the lifeboat and 20 for the hovercraft ]. A total of 755 crew hours were spent on rescues and exercises by our volunteers.

‘A great big thanks from all the RNLI volunteers at the station to everyone who has been involved in raising the money and contributing to the campaign. It’s important to remember that your generosity helps us make a difference.’

You’vedoneit!Morethan£55,000raisedforRNLINewBrighton

ThegenerosityofpeoplefromWirralandthenorthwesthashelpedtheRoyalNationalLifeboatInstitutionraiseamagnificent£55,000towardsthecostofcrewtrainingandlifesavingequipmentatNewBrightonlifeboatstation,beatingafundraisingtargetsetbythecharityjusteightmonthsago.

The New Brighton lifeboat volunteers wanted to raise £50,000 to buy equipment and fund training at their lifeboat station, which is one of the busiest in the north . However, kindhearted local people who got behind the campaign have helped them exceed the target by more than £5,000 – a phenomenal achievement, said Frank Brereton RNLI New Brighton Chairman.

A whole raft of organisations and individuals got behind the campaign to raise the cash – many from far afield. It’s not possible to list everything that went on or the many individuals who contributed, however to give a small sample of the innovative ways that local people employed to raise the cash here are some examples:

Wallasey&DistrictRAOB – astheircharityoftheyearthe‘Buffs’spent12monthsfundraisingwithentertainmentevenings,rafflesandlotsmore.

MerseysideSubAquaClub – raisedfundsthroughaseriesofcollectionsatlocalsupermarketASDA

LiverpoolbasedBuccaneerSeaFishingClub – heldafishingcompetitionwithAberystwythbasedCeredigeonSeaAnglingClub.

ThefirstrecordedcrossMerseySwimbetweenCrosbyandNewBrightonby2ex-RNLINewBrightonlifeboatcrewmen.

TheNewBrightonbasedMagazineBowlingCluborganisedacompetitionbetweenawiderangeoflocalBowlingClubs.

TheLeagueofFriendsofWallaseyHospitalswhoraisedasubstantialsumthroughprovidingrefreshmentstovisitorsattheWalk-inCentreatVictoriaCentralHospitalinWallasey.

WallaseyLadiesLifeboatGuildwiththeirregularcoffeemorningsandcollections.

ThelocalphotographerwhorantheLiverpoolMarathoninmemoryofhismotherwhowasalongtermsupporteroftheRNLI.

TheJack&JillDayNurserywhoranapiratesfundayforthe122under5childrenintheircaretoraisefundsforthelifeboatstation.

Mike Jones, volunteer Senior Helmsman of the Atlantic 85 lifeboat, said: ‘The nature of what we do and some of the conditions we operate in take a heavy toll on our personal equipment. For instance our drysuits need replacing every couple of years and during that time may need several repairs, lifejackets and helmets can take a hammering plus new volunteers need to be kitted out and without the generosity of the public we wouldn’t be able to operate. So far we have plans for further tractor driver training as without a sufficient bank of skilled drivers we would not be able to launch or recover the lifeboat. In addition one of our newly established crew will be going on the Atlantic 85 lifeboat skills course.’

Senior hovercraft Commander Graham Lowe commented: ‘The operation of our rescue hovercraft requires many specialist skills as it’s more like flying an aircraft than driving a lifeboat or a car. As a result of the campaign, we are arranging for two more of our crew to undertake extensive and demanding Commander training which will enable them to take charge of the hovercraft on call outs. This is just one example, the campaign funds will also allow us to undertake training in many other areas as well.’

Last year the station had 56 call outs [ 36 for the lifeboat and 20 for the hovercraft ]. A total of 755 crew hours were spent on rescues and exercises by our volunteers.

‘AgreatbigthanksfromalltheRNLIvolunteersatthestationtoeveryonewhohasbeeninvolvedinraisingthemoneyandcontributingtothecampaign.It’simportanttorememberthatyourgenerosityhelpsusmakeadifference.’

The Floral Pavilion has just released its new brochure listing the Spring Season which can be collected from the Theatre or the Heritage Centre.

 They are very excited at the theatre to welcome back another of Bill Kenwright’s lavish plays with an all star cast, Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Nile, will sell out fast and so the team at the Floral recommend you book as soon as you can!

 The season has an amazing line up of great live music including performances by Elkie Brooks, Steve Hackett, Syd Lawrence and the welcome return of Billy Ocean.

 They are also looking forward to visits from Fireman Sam, Elmo and all his friends from Sesame Street and a very special visit from Peppa Pig, who this year is on a treasure hunt!

 The Floral is now well know for great comedy and this season has something for everyone with performances from Barry Cryer, Jimeoin, Gervase Phinn and the hysterical star studded show Hormonal Housewives.

 If you would rather a bit of culture there is ballet (Swan Lake and Giselle) and an amazing docu-drama on Bertolt Brecht or why not celebrate Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee at the Floral with a very special proms concert.

Don’t forget to book for the two large scale productions they have coming later in the year which are already selling fast; the spectacular Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and the our fabulous panto Peter Pan.

Hand in Hand Theatre are delighted to announce that their new production After The Dream, which is part of The RSC OPENSTAGES will be touring local venues and parks on Wirral this June. Part of the tour is supported by Your Wirral, Social Landlord Riverside and Wirral Forums.
A professional Dvd is to be filmed in the picturesque setting of Vale Park with the backdrop of the Bandstand and river.  Wallasey film company Insight Moving Images will capture this modern sequel to A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Hand in Hand are very grateful to Essar Oils ( formerly Shell UK) for their generous sponsorship towards this. They would also like to thank Vale Park for their continued support and assistance.

For more information about the production and the tour dates for The Floral Pavilion (Winter Gardens) Birkenhead Park, Royden Park and Melrose Hall in Hoylake contact The Floral Pavilion Box office on 0151 666 0000 or www.floralpavilion.com
Melrose Hall will also be part of Wirral Festival of Firsts and the production will also visit Ness Gardens South Wirral.
For more information visit – www.handinhandtheatreproductions.co.uk

20th WALLASEY RAINBOWS

INVITE YOU TO COME AND JOIN THEM

AT

THIRLMERE DRIVE HALL

THIRLMERE DRIVE, OPPOSITE ASDA, SEAVIEW ROAD

ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS

from 4.15p.m. – 5.15p.m.

Rainbows Guides are aged 5 – 7 years

If you are younger we do have a waiting list

so come and put your name on it

20th WALLASEY RAINBOWSINVITE YOU TO COME AND JOIN THEMATTHIRLMERE DRIVE HALLTHIRLMERE DRIVE, OPPOSITE ASDA, SEAVIEW ROADON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONSfrom 4.15p.m. – 5.15p.m.Rainbows Guides are aged 5 – 7 yearsIf you are younger we do have a waiting listso come and put your name on it

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NEW BRIGHTON COMMUNITY CENTRE – WHATS ON

LuncheonClub-OpentoAll

This is open every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Community centre. Served at 12:30 local pensioners, unemployed members of the community and people on low incomes can have a three-course meal and a cup of tea for just £3.

CreditUnion

This offers people community loans which are a vital means of support in the present economic situation and are a very important helping hand for those people seeking work and on low incomes, particularly those struggling to survive financially. It meets every Tuesday 10 am to 11 am.

ComputerSuite

This service which started in 2002 offers local residents’ free internet and email addresses. It’s a valuable resource were residents can surf the web, search for jobs (see Bridge to Jobs description below) and relax in comfortable surroundings. They can also enjoy a cup of tea/coffee and seek the assistance of the ICT Facilitator should they have any problems or need advice. Residents can also scan documents, use the photocopier or fax.

ArtClasses

Every Monday afternoon 2pm till 4pm.

Accent on enjoyment rather than talent.

Tuition at all levels.

All materials provided – £3 per 2 hour class.

For more details phone Iris on 0151 638 8472.

Yoga

Every Friday: 9.45am – 11.00am.

Spaces limited, ring Chelsea 0151 630 0864 to book.

www.ChrysalisYoga.co.uk

MuckyPups

Every Monday 10.30am – 11.30am.

Art & Craft for Pre school Tots.

Come & join in all the fun!

Ring Philippa for details 0151 345 3490 or 07729 303 538.

(Classes start November 7th 2011).

The League of Friends of Wallasey Hospitals have raised a magnificent £5,000 towards the RNLI New Brighton lifeboat stations £50,000 Crew Training and Equipment appeal launched earlier this year.

The 20 volunteers of The League of Friends who are based at Walk-In Centre at Victoria Central Hospital, Mill Lane, Wallasey provide a welcome range of tea, toast and snacks to visitors to the Minor Injuries Department.

Secretary of the League of Friends Gill Bunting said ‘ We have been running since the early 70′s and currently raise funds through public donations which we use to provide equipment for the hospital plus we also donate to other local charities. This year in addition to supplying new chairs to the Blood Department we have supported St John’s Hospice. When we heard about the equipment and training appeal for our local lifeboat station we felt we just needed to support them as their volunteers do a great job often in difficult circumstances. The RNLI are a similar organisation to ourselves relying on a generous public to carry out their work’

Chairman of the New Brighton Lifeboat Station, Frank Brereton on receiving the cheque for £5,000 said ‘ We are honoured to receive such a donation to our appeal and it takes us well on the way to reaching our £50,000 goal. Its great to know that the unselfish efforts of our volunteers are so appreciated, especially by voluntary organisations like the League of Friends who do such a great job in the community. Ours is a very busy station with 59 call outs so far this year for our inshore lifeboat Charles Dibdin and hovercraft Hurley Spirit along with our regular training sessions it takes a high toll on the crews personal equipment. In addition the nature and variety of call outs requires extensive and specialist training to enable our volunteers to deal with whatever they are faced with, often in a very demanding environment – it does not come cheap’.

Individuals, community organisations, businesses and schools are all being encouraged to help the fundraising campaign. For more information and to donate, call the RNLI on 0161 787 8779 or email north@rnli.org.uk