Wirral Communities

Southport Hearing Dogs

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:56:44 +0000

Southport Hearing Dogs Website Southport Hearing Dogs Email Southport Hearing Dogs About us Southport & District Fundraising Branch of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People was formed in 2003 to raise funds and awareness of the work done by hearing dogs.

Rotary Club of Mid Wirral

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:04:36 +0000

Rotary Club of Mid Wirral Contact: Derek Shute Website: Rotary Club of Mid Wirral Email: webmaster@midwirralrotary.freeserve.co.uk Telephone: 0151 336 6901 Address: c/o 9 Moorings Close Pargate Neston CH64 6TL About Us: The Rotary Club of Mid Wirral is one of 64 Rotary Clubs in District 1180. Chartered in 1989, this was the first breakfast Rotary Club on Wirral and one of the first in Great Britain & Ireland. The Club meets every Tuesday at 7.15 am for 7:30 am at The Jug & Bottle, Mount Avenue, Heswall. We have 40 members drawn from the Wirral who are a mix of local businessmen and businesswomen and professionals and managers in the larger blue chip organisations based in the Liverpool and Manchester area. Rotary is a service organisation and as such is involved in International Projects (primarily in the "Third World") in addition to local Community projects and projects associated with various of its members' Vocations. Rotary Foundation funds exchange visits and educational grants. And above all we take great enjoyment from our involvement in all activities.

Community Greenforce

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:49:47 +0000

Community Greenforce

Contact Alex

Website www.birkenheadymca.co.uk

Email: communitygreenforce@gmail.com

Telephone: 0151 650 1015

Address
YMCA
56 Whetstone Lane
Birkenhead
CH41 2TJ

About Us:

Community Greenforce is a project to bring together sustainable green initiatives on Wirral using Birkenhead YMCA as a contact point and the Wirral hub.

The project's motto is "Thinking Green,Going Clean"

It is working with the Keep Britain Tidy Group on the Big Tidy Up www.thebigtidyup.org/

and is forging connections with national organisations including Mow and Grow http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/mowandgrow/

and Waste Watch http://www.wastewatch.org.uk

Alexander Melbourne,YMCA's Business Development Manager says that he is aiming to embed green thinking in all aspects of Birkenhead YMCA'S policies over time and help other groups make the connections to do the same.

EURO SCHOOLS 2008 FOOTBALL FESTIVAL

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:34:39 +0000

The Merseyside Police Community Relations Department in Wallasey in conjunction with Pensby Sports College and Mid Wirral Crime Prevention Panel recently hosted a EURO SCHOOLS 2008 Football Festival for young people across the Wirral.

Totally Talented

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:43:26 +0000

Totally Talented Contact Lorraine Keilaus Website Totally Talented Email Lorraine Keilaus Telephone 0151 609 1384 Address 3 Palmwood Close Prenton Wirral CH43 3DR About us Community music workshop for vocalists and musicians from the age of 10 upwards to 100 plus. Held every Saturday 2pm - 6pm at the Riverside Peoples Centre, Duke Street, Birkenhead.

Y Cruise

Thu, 29 May 2008 11:41:06 +0000

Y Cruise Contact David Blair Website www.birkenheadymca.co.uk Email alexander@birkenheadymca.co.uk Telephone 01516501015 Address Hope Prospects 56 Whetstone Lane Birkenhead Wirral CH412TJ About us Y Cruise is a unique combination of state-of-the-art technology and living history. It is a fully refitted narrowboat named Potential which is available for conferences,group awaydays and corporate hospitality. It is a community project and involves volunteers and professionals who have worked together to create and maintain a reminder of Britain's industrial history while transforming it into a source of income which will continue to benefit the modern economy.

Wirral Vocal Workshop

Thu, 29 May 2008 11:22:15 +0000

Wirral Vocal Workshop Contact Debbie Byrne Website Wirral Vocal Workshop Email Debbie Byrne Telephone 0151 488 5553 Address Mayer Hall The Village Bebington

Community Effort for Charity as Dragon Boats Sweep Across Marine Lake

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:37:19 +0000

Dragon Boat racing came to Wirral for the first time when a charity event was held on West Kirby’s marine lake. The event was jointly staged by Calday Grange Grammar School and the Rotary Club of Mid Wirral, who teamed up with professional Dragon Boat racing organiser 4 Dragons Ltd. More than 20 teams took part in the race on Saturday, in aid of Bob Champion’s cancer charity and other local good causes. Teams from the boys’ grammar school, made up of staff and students, raced against teams from the community including Merseyside Police and other local public sector teams, as well as teams from private companies. Champion himself was on hand to present the trophies. The former jockey and cancer survivor became famous for riding Aldaniti to victory in the 1981 Grand National. He is now a fundraiser for the charity which bears his name, one of the few supporting research into male cancer.

Local partnership project wins award

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:08:46 +0000

Wirral Primary Care Trust (PCT) has been selected as a winner of the North West Health and Social Care Award, in the category of Innovative Health and Social Care Technology. The partnership project involving partner agencies Wirral Council, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and Wirral Partnership Homes received the award for an innovative project which has helped more than 500 people in Wirral to stay safe.

Mid Wirral Crime Prevention Panel

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:27:37 +0000

The Panel was formed in 1987 and aims to identify crime related problems, to consider methods of tackling these and to undertake projects designed to assist in solving the problems. The Panel has a formal written constitution and is registered with the Charity Commission. The Panel operate in the Mid-Wirral Area of Merseyside, in the North West of the UK. This area includes the villages of Barnston,Bebington,Brimstage,Bromborough,Eastham,Gayton, Greasby,Heswall,Irby,New Ferry,Pensby, Port Sunlight, Raby Mere, Storeton, Thingwall and Thornton Hough. The Panel is made up of local volunteer members of the community from a variety of backgrounds and who work closely with Merseyside Police who provide technical advice, statistics and general support. Prospective new members are always welcome to apply.

Merseyside Police Reward Woodchurch Good Citizens

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:48:49 +0000

The Merseyside Police Community Relations Unit in Wirral together with The North Wirral Crime Prevention Panel recently awarded three “Good Citizen�? awards to young people from the Woodchurch.

Lottery funding helps to keep Flo and friends on their toes

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:20:54 +0000

The first pensioners to benefit from the latest round of Big Lottery Funding to improve health in Wirral took their seats for a lesson in chair based exercise this week – to help protect them from falls, a major cause of hospital admission in the over 60s.

Teehey Allotments & Gardens Association

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:46:03 +0000

Teehey Allotments & Gardens Association Contact Alan Hollinshead Email Alan Hollinshead Telephone 0151 608 4236 Fax 0845 289 5008 About us Teehey Allotments & Gardens Association is located in Bebington. The membership is made up of Allotment holders and gardeners . The highlight of our year is the Annual Show, which takes place in Victoria Hall, Bebington, on the second Saturday of August.

Wirral Primary Care Trust shortlisted for a Health and Social Care Award

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:59:49 +0000

A local partnership project to help people live independently has been shortlisted for a Health and Social Care Award Wirral Primary Care Trust (PCT), along with partner agencies Wirral Council, Merseyside Fire &Rescue Service and Wirral Partnership homes has been shortlisted for a health and social care award in recognition of its partnership work on an innovative project which has helped more than 500 people in Wirral to stay safe.

Mid Wirral Crime Prevention Panel

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:09:45 +0000

Mid Wirral Crime Prevention Panel Contact Paul Chapman Website www.midwirralcrimepreventionpanel.org.uk Email paul@midwirralcrimepreventionpanel.org.uk