2013 March

New Brighton Community Centre

1a Hope Street

Wirral

CH45 2LN

Tel: 630 2626

www.newbrightononline.org.uk

WHAT’S ON AT YOUR CENTRE

New Brighton One Stop Shop– is open Monday to Friday from 11am till 3pm.This is a great service that provides invaluable help for local people right on their doorstep. It also includes a free phone facility and private rooms with a loop system for those that are hard of hearing. It provides assistance on all the Wirral Borough Council services including the Pension Service, Age Concern & the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) which also operates advice surgeries once a week for the Polish Community and offers them vital assistance. Lunch Club- this provides a lifeline for those people & families on low incomes as well as elderly people. It is a great way for people to get to know each other and make friends in a very friendly environment. It also provides days out to places of interest; the latter is kindly provided by Wallasey Lions Club. Lunch is served Tuesday/Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 12.30pm and a 3 course meal is only £3.99 with a mug of tea or coffee. You can come in from 12noon and make yourself comfortable with a read of the free newspapers. Yoga Class – Every Friday morning. 9.30am – 10.30am. Ring Chelsea on 678 8102 for more detail Credit Union – 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 meetsevery Tuesday 10am to 11am

Wirral Pathfinders – Mental Health/Self Help Support Group

This group was established in 1992 to support people, their family and carers, for whom depression, anxiety and mental health problems are part of everyday life. It has gone on to help hundreds learn to manage their problems, building up their self-esteem and confidence, helping them to remove their feelings of isolation. The club meets every Thursday – 7pm – 9pm and a very warm welcome awaits all those that come along. (Attendance 30)Computer Suite– 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 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. A local Neighbourhood Police Surgery is held every Tuesday morning 10-12pm for residents experiencing problems with anti social behaviour and other associated problems. Reach Out– provides engagement activity through door knocking, to identify and refer clients to both mainstream delivery organisations and to other relevant projects progressing clients into employment and training. The project goes onto develop action plans with clients through Employment Support Workers, progressing clients into employment and removing barriers through use of a discretionary fund. Art Classes – Every Monday 1pm till 3pm. Accent on enjoyment rather than talent. Tuition at all levels, all materials provided. Phone Iris for more details on: 638 8472. A Ameets every Tuesday morning between 11am till 12.30pm – Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. If your drinking is causing you problems then you have come to the right place

For more information have a look at our website or phone for more details

The new year at the Light Cinema New Brighton was an unprecedented success, thanks to the best of British-made films, including:-

“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” – a favourite with our loyal Silver Screen audiences;

“Skyfall” – the first film in UK Cinema history to gross over £100m.
“Les Miserables” – still filling screens since its opening on 11 January. This stirring and emotive musical had customers reaching for the complimentary tissues provided by our wonderful team.

We have had good reason to celebrate our first anniversary as our audience numbers have rocketed, bringing visitors from all parts of the Wirral and beyond, to the jewel in the crown of New Brighton’s regeneration at Marine Point.

We pride ourselves on excellent customer service and go the extra mile to provide a superior cinema experience.

Our extra comfy seats, licensed auditoria, mixed programme and competitive offers ensure that the Light is the cinema of choice on the Wirral.
Working closely with other businesses, Marine Point offers an unbeatable range of retail, restaurant and leisure experiences ranging from watersports to children’s entertainment, plus retail, restaurant and leisure – making New Brighton Wirral’s premier leisure destination.
Our classical programme of opera and ballet continues to delight audiences – and due to popular demand, we have added more screenings to our full and varied programme, to include:

• Andrea Bocelli – Love Songs from Portofino (a Mother’s Day Treat) – Sat 9 March, 7.30pm Sunday 10 March, 4.30pm;
• Ennio Morricone – Live from the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday 21 May;
• “Chasing Ice” on Monday 22 April, 7.00pm, with a special introduction from Greenpeace. Dr Miguel Angel Morales Maqueda, an expert on the Arctic Ocean and sea ice dynamics working at the National Oceanography Centre (University of Liverpool) will introduce this Oscar-nominated documentary, and there will an opportunity for Q&As afterwards. The stunning film follows National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras designed for one purpose: to capture a multi-year record of the world’s changing glaciers.
• Opera Australia’s exquisite recording of “Madama Butterfly” will be coming in June (date tbc).

Another unique series of events at the Light is “The Comedy Store: Raw & Uncut” (Cert 18) – giving audiences a unique opportunity to enjoy the very best in comedy from London’s legendary home of stand-up in the comfort of their local cinema. The first installment will be launched in cinemas on 22 February with the remaining three shows following in fortnightly intervals
We hope to see you at the Light Cinema soon – where we guarantee a truly wonderful cinematic experience for everyone!
 

Vintage Radio (listen on the Internet)

Vintage is a community radio station Vintageradio.org.uk log on and listen to this station available on the internet the presenters read out items of Community Interest on a regular basis. So if you are having a function or a fund raising occasion please send the details to Vintageradio in the form of a e-mail for inclusion on the Live Days.

Special Message to all members of Community Groups in particular the Parks & Gardens and Open Spaces organisations, make sure your contact details are included in the Wirral Parks Friends Forums, this blog spot is designed to let all Friends Group members to see what is happening in other like-minded organisations, it is an easy way you can communicate with many other locations who are involved in the same sort of interests as yourself. Log on to http://www.WPFF.org.uk and check it out and see if this is of assistance.

Easter Services at New Brighton Baptist Church

Maundy Thursday 7:45pm
Good Friday Service 11am
Easter Morning Celebration 11am
Evening Praise 6:30pm
‘Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world’
ALL WELCOME

Come and see us any Sunday
Sunday 11:00 am Morning Service plus Sunday School
Sunday 6:30pm Evening Service
ALL WELCOME
Any question about the Christian Faith… just ask
New Brighton Baptist Church
Tel: 0151 639 8507

It’s been 100 years since the Floral Pavilion Theatre first opened its doors in its original incarnation as an open-air pavilion and bandstand with a programme of variety turns under General Manager Howard Innes.

As many Walrus readers will know, the site was originally home to the Ham & Egg Parade, a row of shops and guest houses with a scandalous reputation. Locally known as an unpopular eyesore, the buildings were demolished to make way for the Victoria Gardens which incorporated the Floral Pavilion and opened on 3rd May 1913.

Since 1913 the building has seen a number of alterations and improvements, including the auditorium being enclosed with glass in 1925 and a new stage, dressing rooms and metal-sheeting outer walls in 1965 and 1966. Finally, the theatre was demolished and completely re-built in 2008 to be re-opened by Ken Dodd on 13th December of that year.

The Floral Pavilion is celebrating this remarkable milestone with a fantastic Centenary Concert, affectionately titled With A Little Help From Our Friends and featuring a number of Floral Pavilion favourites on the 3rd May 2013.

Another New Brighton Timelines Walk for 2013

Sunday 24^th March 2013 at 2.00pm “A Portrait of New Brighton”. A gentle stroll around the town which – using rare pictures and archive material – will explore the areas history and heritage from 1899 to 1969.

This walk is £2.00 per person, will last around 90 minutes and will start from – and finish at – New Brighton Heritage Centre, 90 Victoria Road (children are free !!). Please call or phone the Heritage Centre on 0151 639 3555 as advance booking is essential and names must be recieved by Monday 18th March. In the event of bad weather an indoors talk will be held at the Heritage Centre. Timelines walks follow on from the series of successful events held in summer 2012 and the walk leader for each is Barry P Humphreys. Join us and have a different sort of Sunday afternoon !.

On the 24th January 1863 a brand new lifeboat named ‘Rescue’ funded by the RNLI, 42 foot long and built of iron with a tubular construction was inaugurated at a ceremony in Liverpool watched by a gathering of 50,000. The lifeboat was launched and showed her paces for the cheering crowds before being towed to her new station at New Brighton.

As the first event to celebrate our 150 years the volunteers of the station organised a Dinner Dance at the Leasowe Castle Hotel attended by 140 dignitaries, lifeboat and fundraising volunteers from New Brighton and Hoylake, supporters and guests. Dame Lorna Muirhead D.B.E., Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside and Mr Ronald Muirhead and The Mayor and Mayoress of Wirral Councillor Gerry Ellis and Mrs Margaret Ellis were our guests for the evening.

RNLI Council member Mr Anthony Hannay presented a Vellum to the station Lifeboat Operations Manager Graham Sale signed by the President of the RNLI, His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent, states ‘The Royal National Lifeboat Institution Gratefully Recognises 150 years Services of New Brighton Lifeboat Station from 1863 to 2013. The event was funded entirely through the sale of tickets plus a raffle with prizes donated by local organisations who support us. Website:www.newbrightonlifeboat.org.uk

Events later in the year will concentrate on providing sea and beach safety advice to local schools and supporting locally organised events where possible.

‘Have you saved any pirates ’

A question asked when we attended St Georges Primary School for the first of our planned school events when they held a uniform free day in support of the RNLI biggest fundraising day and raised a magnificent £730.

620 children received sea and beach safety advice from a team of 4 of our volunteers. Teachers and pupils got into the swing by trying on lifeboat gear and lifejackets. A follow up visit is planned for later in the year to expand the safety message further.

Bubbles’ World of Play is pleased to announce that it will be opening its 21,000 sq ft state of the art Childrens’s Edutainment Centre in mid March at Marine Point, New Brighton. It will feature the largest play frame in the UK and will cater for 0 – 11 year olds. The play frames are divided into a number of areas, each catering for different age ranges. The New York themed Baby & Toddler Area provides a safe and secure large baby play area, toddler frame and sensory area for ages 0 – 3. There is also a private baby feeding room within the baby area . The Role Play City (comprising of a number of ‘businesses’ including a vets, café, police station, garage and shop) will cater for 2 – 6 year olds and the larger 5 level frame is designed for children upto the the age of 11.

 Comprising of over 30 different ‘countries’ and zones split over the 5 levels, each with its own educational content and interactive elements; Bubbles’ World of Play will not only provide the best play experience around but one that is both educational and fitness enhancing.

 Grown ups can accompany their younger children onto the frames or sit and relax in our comfortable seating areas enjoying COFFEE REPUBLIC teas and Coffee and high quality food; knowing that their children are safe, secure and happy exploring what is going to be the most innovative play structure in the world. Our extensive CCTV system provides extra peace of mind with adults being able to watch their children on the monitors located around the seating areas. We also offer free WIFI and a number of computer terminals which provide multimedia training courses on varying computer topics (such as Microsoft Office, Email and web browsing).

 For the latest news please sign up to the newsletter on our website www.bubblesworldofplay.co.uk or follow our facebook page.

 Thank you for the fantastic support so far, our very own Panda Bear, Bubbles can’t wait to visit New Brighton.

 The Bubbles World of Play Team

THE WALLASEYANS’ CLUB

140 / 142 Grove Road

Wallasey. CH45 0JF Tel: 0151-639 2832

Whatever the occasion, wedding breakfasts, birthday parties, funeral refreshments or private dinners, the Wallaseyans’ Club welcomes enquiries for functions, large or small. Menus can be created to match your own requirements, including vegetarian options.

With a fully stocked bar, including a choice of four real ales, comfortable lounges and four, full size, snooker tables, the Wallaseyans’ Club welcomes new Members from the community.

You can contact the Club direct from their website at www.wallaseyans.comor, you can follow us on Facebook.

Please mention The Walrus.

St JAMES CHURCH with EMMANUEL, Parish of New Brighton

Easter Services at St James Church - Albion Street, New Brighton

3^rd March 8.00 am – Holy Communion (B.C.P.)

11.00 am – Morning Prayer

10^th March (Mothering Sunday) 11.00 am – Holy Communion

17^th March 8.00 am – Holy Communion (BCP) 11.00 am – Morning Prayer

24^th March (Palm Sunday) 11.00 am – Holy Communion

29^TH March GOOD FRIDAY 12.00 – 3pm GOOD FRIDAY DEVOTIONS

7.30 pm – “OLIVET to CALVARY” a Sacred

Cantata sung by the Choir of St James (free entry)

31^st March EASTER DAY 8.00 am – Holy Communion (BCP)

11.00 am – Holy Communion

Easter Services at Emmanuel Church – Seabank Rd, New Brighton

3^rd March 9.30 am – Holy Communion

10^th March (Mothering Sunday) 9.30 am – Morning Prayer

17th March 9.30 am - Holy Communion

24^th March (Palm Sunday) 9.30 am – Morning Prayer

6.30 pm – Informal Evening Service

31^st March EASTER DAY 9.30 am – Holy Communion

Thursday (weekly) 9.30am – Holy Communion

Canon Revd. Frank Cain

St James Vicarage

14 Albion Street

New Brighton

CH45 9LF

Tele:0151 639 5844

Wirral Scout and Guide Charity Christmas Post

 On Tuesday 5th February at Wallasey Town Hall the Mayor presented another £26,000 to another thirteen charities, bringing the total donated in this, our 31st year, to over £540,000.

In those 31 years over 250 Wirral Charities have benefited.

We would like to thank the hundreds of shops and shopkeepers who sell the stamps, the ‘must be’ thousands of Scouts and Guides and brothers and sisters and parents who deliver over half a million Christmas cards each year, but, especially, you the general public for buying our stamps each year and using your local Wirral Scouts and Guides Charity Christmas Post.

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