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Future sporting
stars encouraged to bid for funding boost
BUDDING Liverpool athletes
are being encouraged to bid for money to help them achieve their
sporting goal. 3 bursaries of up to £250 are available,
targeted at youngsters aged from 9 to 18 who are aiming to, or have
already been selected to represent the City nationally in their
chosen field.
The bursaries are provided by Liverpool Sports Forum, and although
the selected recipients can choose how to spend the money, it’s
recommended that it should go towards travel costs and entry fees.
In 2013, 15 year old Anna Rowe who is part of the Liverpool Harriers
Athletics Club, was successful in her bid and found the money
invaluable in helping to overcome a huge barrier she faced; travel
sickness.
The St Hilda’s pupil suffers from severe travel sickness, so to make
sure she is fit and rested, found it essential to travel the day
before any competition.
Anna said:- “Many of the competitions are quite a long way
from Liverpool and start early in the day. To get to the
competitions we would have to leave Liverpool very early in the
morning so I would be really tired before I had to compete.
The bursary really helped because we were able to plan ahead, and if
it was a really long journey we would go the night before and stay
closer to the track so I was rested and felt confident and able to
compete at my best.
I was really lucky to compete and win a gold medal for the England
team this year, at the schools international combined event, the
bursary has helped me to reach that target."
The criteria for applicants are:-
► Athletes must be between 9 and 18 years old.
► All applicants must live in Liverpool.
► Any application must be supported by any National Governing.
► Body (NGB)
who can confirm levels achieved and events entered.
► Any successful recipient will not be allowed to apply for this
scheme again for 3 years.
Anyone interested in applying must send 500 words outlining
performance and success to date, training details and the cost to
the individual of pursuing their ambitions. Other financial support
and sporting aspirations/targets for 2014 should be outlined and a
reference must also be provided by a NGB representative.
All applications should be sent via
email,
by 5pm, Friday, 28 February 2014. For further information call:- 0151
233 4414.
Anna added:- "If you really love your sport and you have the
commitment and determination to reach your goal you should consider
applying for this bursary as it could give you that extra support
that allows you to reach your target and achieve your personal
best."
Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet Member responsible for sport,
Councillor Wendy Simon, said:- “It’s important we do
everything we can to help out the next generation of this City’s
sporting stars.
We know this isn’t a huge sum of money, but it really does make a
difference, enabling youngsters to travel to, and enter,
competitions, and allowing them to hone their skills and hopefully
make a name for themselves in their chosen sport.
As Liverpool is a sports-mad City, I’m sure we will receive a huge
number of applications and it will be great to hear the success
stories of the three lucky recipients in the next 12 months.” |
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Trust Board goes
on the road
A hospital trust Board is
going on the road to bring greater transparency to its
decision-making processes.
The directors of Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust will meet
at the Salvation Army’s new building at 65, Shakespeare Street,
Southport, PR8 5AJ at 9am on Wednesday, 29 January 2014.
Graham Slee, acting-chairman of the Board, said:- “We know
more and more people want to attend our board meetings. So, we
intend to hold some future meetings at community venues where we can
accommodate more members of the public and bring the business of the
Trust closer to local people.”
The agenda will be available on the Trust website in advance of the
meeting. Supporting papers will be available on the day.
Members of the public are welcome to attend. Anyone with a special
requirement should contact the Trust in advance on:- 01704 704714.
Crime matters!
Crimestoppers catapult key crime issues into the public forum for
open discussion
INDEPENDENT crime fighting
charity Crimestoppers is launching a national discussion on key
crimes affecting the UK public. The Crime Matters national
blog is a new approach for the charity to engage with the general
public about crimes that impact their lives. Last year over
10,000 people from the North West contacted Crimestoppers with
information anonymously.
Now the Crime Matters blog will spend the next 5 days focused on
these key issues and highlighting the important work being done to
fight these and all other crimes across the UK. There will be blogs
from crime experts, academics, MP’s and journalist; we have gathered
opinions and advice from other charities including the Jimmy Mizen
Foundation, Respect and Stand Against Violence.
Crimestoppers will be asking the British public for their views and
people will be able to have their say on the dedicated blog:-
blog.crimestoppers-uk.org.
Crimestoppers’ Facebook and Twitter pages will be promoting blogs,
photos and video content, as well as surveys and polls to influence
and feed the debate. All Twitter related content will be using the
campaign hashtag #Crimematters.
Crimestoppers exists to give a voice to the public particularly
those who care about their community and making it safer, this
initiative allows us to continue to ensure the voice of the public
is heard.
Barry Mizen, Co-Founder of the Jimmy Mizen Foundation said:-
“Crimestoppers is the best intermediary to help all victims of
crime, by providing a way for them and their families to get some
answers and hopefully some sense of justice. Crime Matters will be
an encouraging new approach for the charity to engage with the
general public and really find out how crime impacts their lives as
well as giving them a place to be heard”.
Mark Hallas, CEO for Crimestoppers said:- “The Crime Matters
week will provide us and the country with vital information that can
inform our future activity and ensure that we are tackling crimes
that are of importance to communities across the UK that we serve.
It is a great opportunity for crime experts, Crimestoppers
supporters and the general public to come together to share views on
crime in an open, friendly outlet. Share your thoughts with us on
one of the many Crimestoppers channels and social media platforms.
Crime matters to us all; let your voice be heard.”
The blog can be found at:-
blog.crimestoppers-uk.org.
Get started on Twitter using #Crimematters.
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