November 2007 Archives
« October 2007 |Main| December 2007 »
Prenton Primary School
Posted by Administrator on November 29, 2007 1:21 PM
Prenton Primary School
Contact Mrs Cairns
Email School Office
Telephone 0151 608 2958
Fax 0151 609 0993
Address
Prenton Primary School
Bramwell Avenue
Prenton
Wirral
Merseyside
CH43 0SR
- Post to:
del.icio.us
Digg
Newsvine
Nowpublic
Reddit
Prenton Literary & Debating Society
Posted by Administrator on November 29, 2007 9:28 AM
Prenton Literary & Debating Society
Contact Arthur Maltby
Website www.litdeb.org.uk
Email Arthur Maltby
Telephone 0151 342 5775
Address 5 Pinewood Drive, Wirral, CH60 2SD
About us
We meet on Tuesday evenings for talks and debates throughout the winter months. Talks cover many subjects including politics, education, sport, travel, science, as well as literature
- Post to:
- del.icio.us
- Digg
- Newsvine
- Nowpublic
- Reddit
Community Engagement Team @ Bebington CVS
Posted by Administrator on November 26, 2007 9:29 AM
Community Engagement Team @ Bebington CVS
Contact Karen Livesey
Website www.wvcsn.org
Email Karen Livesey
Telephone 0151 645 4038
Address 65 The Village, Bebington, WIrral, CH63 7PL
About us
The Community Engagement Team are part of Bebington CVS which is one of the CVS on Wirral that are coming together to form one WIrral Wide CVS.
The CET facilitates the Wirral Voluntary and Community Sectors' Network, WIrral Black and Racial Minority Partnership and the Compact Working Group (good practice document for whole of Wirral, public and 3rd Sector).
Bebington CVS also has a volunteer centre, befriending service, counselling service and offers meeting rooms and support to groups.
- Post to:
- del.icio.us
- Digg
- Newsvine
- Nowpublic
- Reddit
Wirral Christian Centre
Posted by Administrator on November 22, 2007 11:00 AM
Wirral Christian Centre
Contact Karen Fisher
Website Wirral Christian Centre
Email Karen Fisher
Telephone 0151 653 4013
Fax 0151 653 4600
Address Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 2UE
- Post to:
- del.icio.us
- Digg
- Newsvine
- Nowpublic
- Reddit
The GOAL Group
Posted by Administrator on November 22, 2007 10:32 AM
The GOAL Group
Contact Ron Green
Email Ron Green
Telephone 0151-677 8590
Address 97 Thorns Drive, Greasby, Wirral, CH49 3AF
About us
GOAL (Greasby Outdoor Activity & Leisure) was formed about four years ago to raise funds to promote activity for all age groups in and around Greasby village and particularly promote better use of our park (Coronation Park).
Funds have been raised from many sources and events held in the park and community centre. These have been mainly for young people thereby diverting them from other less desirable activities.
- Post to:
- del.icio.us
- Digg
- Newsvine
- Nowpublic
- Reddit
Birkenhead Fire Station hosts health day
Posted by Wirral PCT Health and Wellbeing Team on November 21, 2007 2:31 PM
Members of Wirral’s black and minority ethnic (BME) communities are being invited into *Birkenhead Fire Station soon to find out about the many local services that can improve their health. The event is free to attend.
Wirral Stop Smoking Service – part of Wirral Primary Care Trust’s Health and Wellbeing Team - is organising the special one-day health fair on Wednesday, 12th December (from 11- 3) to raise awareness of the wide range of services available, including help with stopping smoking.
Although only a small percentage of the Wirral population are from BME groups, a recent equity audit showed that proportionally, numbers accessing the service are lower than expected. Wirral Primary Care Trust is keen that minority groups have the same opportunity as everyone else to benefit from free local NHS services.
Tobacco addiction of a slightly different kind is one of the issues smoking advisors like Pat Smye will be addressing on the day. Said Pat: “In some cultures chewing tobacco is regarded as a harmless pastime even though research has shown it to be just as harmful as smoking it. It's also very difficult to give up because - like cigarettes - chewing tobacco contains nicotine, which is highly addictive.
“Research has also shown that compared with the general population there are higher rates of heart disease among Pakistani and Bangladeshi men and higher rates of diabetes amongst Asians and Afro-Caribbeans.
“We want to raise awareness about the range of services available so that members of the Irish, Afro-Caribbean, Chinese and Asian communities and other minority ethnic groups can be more pro-active about their own health.�
Other services supporting the event in Birkenhead Fire Station include Lifestyle and Weight Management, Wirral Heartbeat, Healthy Schools, Irish Community Care and the Wirral Multi Cultural Organisation. Also attending will be the bi-lingual BME Fire Service advocates and other fire service personnel who will be offering advice on fire safety in the home. There will be displays and information plus refreshments.
Wirral Stop Smoking Service is working in partnership with the local Neighbourhood Renewal Programme to help people obtain the most appropriate healthcare at the right place and at the right time.
*Birkenhead Fire Station actively supports community health events like this one.
Note to News Editors: For more information please call Pat Smye
- Post to:
- del.icio.us
- Digg
- Newsvine
- Nowpublic
- Reddit
Birkenhead Fire Station hosts health day
Posted by Wirral PCT Health and Wellbeing Team on November 21, 2007 2:29 PM
Members of Wirral’s black and minority ethnic (BME) communities are being invited into *Birkenhead Fire Station soon to find out about the many local services that can improve their health. The event is free to attend.
Wirral Stop Smoking Service – part of Wirral Primary Care Trust’s Health and Wellbeing Team - is organising the special one-day health fair on Wednesday, 12th December (from 11- 3) to raise awareness of the wide range of services available, including help with stopping smoking.
Although only a small percentage of the Wirral population are from BME groups, a recent equity audit showed that proportionally, numbers accessing the service are lower than expected. Wirral Primary Care Trust is keen that minority groups have the same opportunity as everyone else to benefit from free local NHS services.
Tobacco addiction of a slightly different kind is one of the issues smoking advisors like Pat Smye will be addressing on the day. Said Pat: “In some cultures chewing tobacco is regarded as a harmless pastime even though research has shown it to be just as harmful as smoking it. It's also very difficult to give up because - like cigarettes - chewing tobacco contains nicotine, which is highly addictive.
“Research has also shown that compared with the general population there are higher rates of heart disease among Pakistani and Bangladeshi men and higher rates of diabetes amongst Asians and Afro-Caribbeans.
“We want to raise awareness about the range of services available so that members of the Irish, Afro-Caribbean, Chinese and Asian communities and other minority ethnic groups can be more pro-active about their own health.�
Other services supporting the event in Birkenhead Fire Station include Lifestyle and Weight Management, Wirral Heartbeat, Healthy Schools, Irish Community Care and the Wirral Multi Cultural Organisation. Also attending will be the bi-lingual BME Fire Service advocates and other fire service personnel who will be offering advice on fire safety in the home. There will be displays and information plus refreshments.
Wirral Stop Smoking Service is working in partnership with the local Neighbourhood Renewal Programme to help people obtain the most appropriate healthcare at the right place and at the right time.
*Birkenhead Fire Station actively supports community health events like this one.
Note to News Editors: For more information please call Pat Smye on 630 8383.
- Post to:
- del.icio.us
- Digg
- Newsvine
- Nowpublic
- Reddit
Simply the best - Wirral is officially the number one PCT in the country
Posted by Wirral PCT Health and Wellbeing Team on November 21, 2007 10:02 AM
Wirral PCT has been named as the top Primary Care Trust in the country at a national awards ceremony.
The Trust was awarded Primary Care Organisation of the Year 2007 at the Health Service Journal’s annual awards-giving in London, which attracts entries from across the country.
Over 1,000 people including the Health Secretary Alan Johnson were at the Grosvenor House Hotel to hear that this year the honour went to a trust “that has blazed a trail in public and patient involvement.�
Today, the chief executive of Wirral PCT, Kathy Doran, paid tribute to her “fantastic staff� for helping the organisation to clinch the award. She said: “We have a tremendous workforce whose dedication and enthusiasm took us all the way to London and to the finals of this prestigious healthcare competition. They care passionately about what they do and this shines through at every level.�
One of the judges, Dr Natalie-Jane Macdonald, managing director of BUPA Commissioning, said judging the PCT category had been “a privilege.�
She said it offered an insight into “what makes a great primary care trust and a great organisation.�
Kathy Doran said she was delighted that her organisation’s success had been attributed to the Trust being “outstanding in seeking the right type of innovation for the right kinds of improvement, with genuine clinical engagement in service redesign and leaders who reach out across organisational boundaries.�
And she added: “Crucial to our achievement has been our continued commitment to involve the patients themselves in our plans for health and health care services in Wirral. Patient involvement has always been central to our efforts to improve health and reduce health inequalities.
“The HSJ award judges recognised that although Wirral has its fair share of problems – the borough fall within the 20% of districts nationally with the lowest life expectancy - things are improving steadily.�
The Trust was also acknowledged for having secured more than £500,000 of savings over the past financial year - at a time when many PCTs were struggling to meet budgets.
Wirral PCT chair, Frances Street, added: “We also impressed the judges by continuing to invest in our staff, but we know that they are worth it. This award speaks volumes for their dedication, enthusiasm and commitment. It really does show local healthcare at its best.�
Central to the work of the PCT are several key priorities:
1. A focus on patient and public involvement to genuinely influence health, healthcare planning and commissioning
2. Reducing health inequalities
3. Treating more people in the community – at the right place and at the right time – and by doing so reduce ‘avoidable’ admissions to hospital
In July this year the PCT announced an investment of several million pounds in local health services to meet the government’s waiting time targets, a new Alcohol Treatment programme, measures to tackle childhood obesity and to clear IVF waiting lists and an expansion of the Intermediate Heart Centres by investing in more scanning equipment. It also agreed to fund more equipment in GP practices, such as blood testing machines and respiratory monitoring machines.
For information on the HSJ Awards visit www.hsj.co.uk
For more information about Wirral PCT visit www.wirralpct.nhs.uk
- Post to:
- del.icio.us
- Digg
- Newsvine
- Nowpublic
- Reddit
Sophie's Bar supports sexual health campaign
Posted by Wirral PCT Health and Wellbeing Team on November 15, 2007 11:14 AM
Wirral Primary Care Trust’s Risk Taking Behaviour team has joined forces with a local bar to support the government’s sexual health information and advice campaign, Condom Essential Wear.
Sophie’s Bar on Argyle Street, Birkenhead, will be hosting the Condom Essential Wear campaign from December 1st - which is World AIDS day - until the New Year.
The campaign is aimed at 18-24year olds and includes posters to be displayed in the bar and information leaflets offering the facts on Sexually Transmitted Infections. Free condoms will also be available.
Latest statistics show that 18-24 year olds are most at risk of catching an STI. Figures show that Chlamydia is the most commonly treated but other infections are increasing.
For more information on the Wirral campaign please contact Deborah Williams, Health Promotion Strategy Manager at Wirral PCT, on 0151 651 0011
- Post to:
- del.icio.us
- Digg
- Newsvine
- Nowpublic
- Reddit
WIRED
Posted by Administrator on November 14, 2007 2:43 PM
WIRED (Wirral Information Resource for Equality & Disbility)
Website www.wired.me.uk
Email contact@wired.me.uk
Telephone 0151 670 1500
Fax 0151 670 1600
Address
Cavendish Enterprise Centre
Brassey Street
Birkenhead
Wirral
CH41 8BY
About us
Vision
As an independent organisation, to provide a range of services which promote the equality, dignity and independence of disabled people and carers, and influence others to do the same.
Mission
Wired - promoting the equality, dignity and independence of disabled people and carers.
Wired works to a number of Key Principles, these are:
 Empowerment: we believe that people should have control over their own lives.
 Choice of where to live and how to maintain independence without over protection.
 Consultation: involvement in service planning by disabled people and carers.
 Information: clear and easily available.
 Participation in local, regional and national communities.
 Recognition that disability is not synonymous with illness.
 Autonomy: the freedom to make decisions about life.
Wired works with groups and individuals building partnerships between professionals, clients and ourselves.
- Post to:
- del.icio.us
- Digg
- Newsvine
- Nowpublic
- Reddit
Black Minority Ethnic (BME) Support Service
Posted by Administrator on November 14, 2007 12:24 PM
Black Minority Ethnic (BME) Support Service
Contact Mr Mizanur Rahman (Mizan)
Website Black Minority Ethnic (BME) Community
Email Mr Mizanur Rahman (Mizan)
Telephone 0151 691 8685
Fax 0151 691 8667
Address
Regeneration Department
BME Support Service
South Annexe
Wallasey Town Hall
Brighton Street
Wirral
CH44 8ED
About us
The BME Support Service focuses on support services that are related to housing and ensuring people can manage to live safely and securely in their own home.
This support includes:
 Help with managing budgets and accessing welfare benefits
 Offering people a generic service in their own home, tailored to their individual needs
 Help to maintain their own safety in the home
 Helping people gain access to other services relating to housing needs, including health and social activities
 Advice and support on repair works
 Directing people to community resources
 Identify community concerns and gaps in BME services
 Address language barriers to access services
 Highlight the importance of culture in providing services
Who can receive the BME Support Service?
Any one from the BME community including Asian, Irish, Gypsy and Travellers, Black, South East Asian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Eastern Europeans ( or other ethnicity) and people of dual heritage who are employed or unemployed:
 Young people(from 18 ) at risk
 People with drug or alcohol problems
 People with learning disabilities
 People with physical or sensory disabilities
 Older people with support needs
 Women at risk of domestic violence
 People with mental health problems
 People at risk of offending
 Homeless people or families with support needs
 People with HIV/AIDS
 Refugees
Teenage parents
- Post to:
- del.icio.us
- Digg
- Newsvine
- Nowpublic
- Reddit
Shahjalal Islamic Mosque and Cultural Centre
Posted by Administrator on November 14, 2007 11:36 AM
Shahjalal Islamic Mosque and Cultural Centre
Shahjalal Islamic Mosque and Cultural Centre
309 Borough Road
Birkenhead
CH41 2UZ
Telephone 0151 666 2089
About us
The Shahjalal Islamic Mosque and Cultural Centre, is a place of worship for the Muslim community of Wirral.
Arabic lessons are held daily for children who wish to learn how to read the quran
- Post to:
- del.icio.us
- Digg
- Newsvine
- Nowpublic
- Reddit
MERSEYSIDE POLICE HELP DONATE FOOTBALL KITS TO LOCAL TEAM
Posted by Wirral Community Relations Unit on November 13, 2007 1:50 PM
Merseyside Police Community Relations Unit in Wirral together with the North and Mid Wirral Crime Prevention Panels and Woodchurch Regeneration Partnership clubbed together to donate funding to Wirral Youths for new football kits.
Continue reading "MERSEYSIDE POLICE HELP DONATE FOOTBALL KITS TO LOCAL TEAM"
- Post to:
- del.icio.us
- Digg
- Newsvine
- Nowpublic
- Reddit
Wirral Community Relations Unit - Merseyside Police
Posted by Administrator on November 13, 2007 11:09 AM
Wirral Community Relations Unit - Merseyside Police
Contact Sergeant Simon Barrigan
Website Wirral Community Relations Unit
Email Simon Barrigan
Telephone 0845 408 0508
Fax 0151 606 5464
Address
Old Court Building, Manor Road, Wallasey, CH44 1BU
About us
Wirral's Community Relations Unit has relocated to the first floor of the Old Court Building, Manor Road, Wallasey. It is no longer involved with Hate Incidents. These are now the responsibility of the SIGMA Unit, which is based at Birkenhead Police Station.
Wirral's Community Relations Unit ensures that links with individual groups and sections of the community are established, maintained and developed.
What we learn from these relationships is passed on to departments across Wirral allowing us to deliver our services more effectively.
This dialogue provides the community with an opportunity to share their concerns, issues and fears with us and, in turn, allows us to work with them to ensure they are addressed.
The Unit can be used as a point of contact for people who are seeking information on the following subjects:
 Race, Gender & Disability Equality Schemes
 Stop Search
 Black & Racial Minorities
 Young People
 Gypsies/Travellers
 Social Exclusion (Sex workers, Homeless)
 Asylum Seekers & Refugees
 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Persons
 Older Persons
 Disability
The Unit can be contacted on the following numbers:
Community Relations Co-ordinator
Sergeant Simon Barrigan
0845 408 0508
Youth Co-ordinator
Constable Colin Newby
0151 606 5446
- Post to:
- del.icio.us
- Digg
- Newsvine
- Nowpublic
- Reddit
advertisement
Pushy Mothers - Wirral: Midwife Sara McAleese added “Evidence shows forms
Claughton Medical Centre: Is it just me who thinks that having to wait nearl
Wirral Community Relations Unit - Merseyside Police: Wirral Police's Hate Crime Investigation Unit, SIG