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'100 Acts of
Minor Dissent' - Southport Comedy Festival
MARK Thomas will be
bringing his Fringe total sell out show called:- '100 Acts of
Minor Dissent' to the Southport Comedy Festival, at the
local landmark hotel
Ramada, on Wednesday, 23
October 2013 after performing the show at the Playhouse Theatre in
Liverpool, on Tuesday, 23 October 2013. Over the decades, Mark
Thomas has poked his nose
into enough things to cause a politician to resign, arms deals to
collapse, reform inheritance tax law, force the odd multinational to
clean up its act a little and accidentally become Guinness World
Record holder for 'Political
Protest'.
Following his critically acclaimed, award-winning and deeply
personal theatre show Bravo Figaro, Mark is back to doing what he
does best; mischief. On the 13 May 2013, Mark set himself the task
of committing 100 Acts of Minor Dissent in the space of a year and,
on the stroke of midnight 13 May 2014, the task will end. The show
is his catalogue of those acts from the smallest action to the
grandest confrontations, and just sold out its entire month's run at
this year's Edinburgh Fringe. The results are hilarious, subversive,
mainly legal, occasionally inspiring and, most importantly, soon to
be seen in a theatre near you.
In 2010,
Mark walked the entire length
of the Israeli wall in the West Bank and his subsequent 2011 show,
Extreme Rambling - Walking the Wall, went on to tour nationwide from
the National Theatre to the North Western Reform Synagogue and was
named the Telegraph's Show of the Year 2011. His last Edinburgh
show, Bravo Figaro, was his first ever theatre show; a moving
account about his father which was originally commissioned by the
Royal Opera House and won Mark a Scotsman Fringe First, a Herald
Angel and was broadcast on Radio 4 earlier this year.
With 6 series on Channel 4, numerous awards, TV documentaries, three
books, a published manifesto, a 5th series of Manifesto commissioned
for Radio 4, a Sony Award for his show My Life in Serious Organised
Crime, a magazine column that caused a diplomatic incident, the
occasional arrest (mainly other peoples, though not exclusively),
court cases, giving evidence to Parliamentary Select Committees,
stopping multinational infrastructure deals and no small amount of
messing about, it's no wonder that Mark is the UK's favourite
political comedian.
To book tickets for his act in Liverpool you can call:- 0151 7094776
or visit their
website.
Also for tickets to see him live at the Southport Comedy Festival by
calling them on:- 0870 7871866 or visiting their visiting their
website.
Work
to cut fuel bills
YOUNG people in Liverpool
are being given the opportunity of paid work experience and
training; while helping vulnerable and disadvantaged residents cut
their energy bills. The City Council is providing twelve 16 to 18
year olds who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs)
the chance to work for 6 months with the Healthy Homes team.
Trainees will receive initial training in customer care skills, the
safe installation of energy efficient light bulbs and energy
monitors and the use of thermal imaging cameras. They will also be
trained in giving advice to residents on how they can save money by
reducing their energy use or where home improvements may help. It is
intended that training will continue throughout the work experience
with opportunities for basic English and maths to be improved, City and Guilds Energy Awareness Training undertaken and essential office
based skills developed, leading to a NVQ Level 1 in Customer Care
and an Employability Award Councillor Tim Moore, cabinet member for
transport and climate change, said:- "This is a great
opportunity for young people. They will be gaining work experience
in a growth area for private sector employment and learning many of
the skills that employers are looking for. At the same time they
will be helping to cut fuel poverty, which is a very big issue in
the city. The work they will be involved in will help residents cut
their fuel bills by making small changes in their homes. It is a
programme that will benefit young people, disadvantaged residents
and the environment." For more information or to register to
attend an Open Day on 9 October 2013, you should
email them, with your name,
date of birth, address and telephone number by Friday, 4 October
2013.
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INTRODUCING THE
EVERYDAY HEROES WORKING IN MERSEYSIDE'S AMBULANCE SERVICE
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THE North West Ambulance
Service NHS Trust (NWAS) has launched:- #Team999; a new initiative
designed to educate people in Merseyside about what can happen
following an emergency call to the ambulance service. Through this
campaign, the public will 'meet' different
representatives of the service and find out how the individuals make
sure each and every patient receives the right care.
The initiative aims to educate the
public about the changing role of the ambulance service and in
particular, how it no longer simply sends ambulances to all
incidents or takes every patient to the emergency department. Last
year alone, 15% of patients seen by NWAS paramedics were treated at
home without the need to go to hospital. The #Team999 campaign will
help the public better understand what to expect when they call 999,
by introducing them to all of the team members they could come into
contact with.
Bob Williams, the acting chief executive of NWAS, said:- "We
want to break down any myths that exist about the outcome of calling
999 – predominantly that it doesn't always mean a visit from an
ambulance crew or a trip to hospital. Our aim is to provide every
patient with the right care, in the right place. Sometimes this will
be an ambulance and a visit to the emergency department, but not
always. Around two thirds of our 999 calls are for
non-life-threatening incidents. Because of this, we have changed the
way we work to make sure patients get the most appropriate care for
their specific needs and, most importantly, keep emergency
ambulances free for those who need them most."
The 7 representative team members making up #Team999 are an
emergency medical technician (EMT) and paramedic, rapid response
vehicle paramedic, emergency medical dispatcher, resource
dispatcher, hazardous area response team (HART) paramedic and urgent
care desk specialist paramedic. Over the next 6 months, the
representatives of #Team999 will be introduced one by one to enable
the public to get a greater understanding of their roles and the
part they play within NWAS and patients' lives. The
representatives will each take part in activities and events
including live Twitter Q&A sessions, roadshows and short films –
giving the public a glimpse into the day to day responsibilities of
the full team.
Bob continued:- "#Team999 really brings to life all of the
elements that make up NWAS. It's the first time the public will get
the chance to 'meet' the individual team representatives and get a
clear understanding of what happens in the emergency ambulance
service. We hope the public in Merseyside enjoy getting to know
#Team999 and we look forward to receiving their feedback about the
campaign over the coming months."
"Affordable rural housing is
essential." says Countryside Alliance
THE Countryside Alliance
welcomes news that the Government, since 1 October 2013, has taken
steps will be taken to curb abuse of the village green system by
those opposed to building projects. Village green status
was created to protect land that is regularly used for recreation
from development, but loopholes in the system have increasingly been
exploited by campaigners trying to stop local development.
While legitimate applications will remain well-protected, changes to
the system will stop spurious village green claims, Defra has said.
Countryside Alliance executive chairman Barney White-Spunner said:-
"Earlier this year we heard, from the National Housing Federation,
that the number of people aged between 30 to 44 who live in the
countryside has dropped by nearly 9% in the past decade, proof that
we need more affordable homes in rural areas. A lack of affordable
homes creates a vicious cycle which if not broken leads to the
break-up of communities, a loss of services and results in villages
that have no long term future. We need sensible development of
housing and businesses to meet the need in the countryside."
The rural
population has grown by 800,000 people in the last decade, but
figures compiled by the Countryside Alliance in 2011 demonstrated
that there is an 80% shortfall in the delivery of affordable housing
when compared against identified need. |
