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Issue:- Saturday, 26 September 2015

Merseyside ladies invited to unleash their inner toughness and 'Pitch and Play'

IF you thought rugby was just a sport for men, then think again. Participation in women's rugby has doubled in the past 10 years and the England women's team won the World Cup last summer. Keen to attract even more women to the game, 4 rugby clubs, in Liverpool, are offering a free 'Pitch up and Play' session at Wavertree Sports Centre on Wellington Road, Liverpool. The 'Pitch up and Play' sessions launched in July 2015 and now run throughout the year, with the next session to be held on Saturday, 3 October, from 1pm to 3pm. What's more, the session is being run Ex-England Women's Forwards Coach, Graham Smith.

Open to women of all abilities, the sessions include skills, fitness and match play; with an introduction to tackling. The key focus of Pitch up and Play is encouraging women into the sport with inclusive, enjoyable and informative sessions, whether they're brand new to rugby, a sofa supporter or a returning player. The sessions will build confidence in contact, fitness and femininity whilst providing a playing field for women and girls to discover what makes them strong. Claire Antcliffe, Women's Rugby Development Officer, says:- "England Rugby are hoping to get 10,000 more women into the sport by 2017, so we've launched these friendly Pitch up and Play sessions and are calling upon all the local ladies, regardless of age, ability or previous experience. These sessions are completely free and provide a fantastic introduction to newcomers, so bring along a friend, family member or colleague to give Rugby a try!"

The Merseyside Pitch up and Play sessions start on Saturday, 3 October 2015, 1pm to 3pm, at the Wavertree Sports Centre, Wellington Rd, Liverpool, Merseyside L15 4LE. Visit:- FindRugby.Com for more information.

Children's doctor shortlisted for national clinical leadership award

A leading children's doctor has been shortlisted for Clinical Leader of the Year in the prestigious:- '2015 HSJ Awards'. Dr May Ng, who is Clinical Director of Paediatrics at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, is the Consultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Endocrinologist at the Trust. She is a clinical lead of multiple national award winning initiatives, including highly commended runner up for Diabetes Team of the Year in the national BMJ Awards 2015.

In December 2014, her team's children's diabetes service was named one of the best in the country after achieving nearly maximum marks in a national peer review of trusts and services diagnosing and providing diabetes treatment to children and young people. Dr Ng said:- "It's an honour to be a finalist for the HSJ clinical leadership award which reflects the dedication and skill of the fantastic colleagues I work with. It's their unstinting dedication to the care of our patients that makes this nomination possible."

As Chair of the North West Paediatric Diabetes Network, the largest in the country, Dr Ng led the network to win the Judges' Award in the 2014 National Diabetes Quality In Care Awards for the development of a National Care Plan for the Management of Diabetes in Schools. She is described as a passionate and a well respected leader, who is highly driven with a focus on improving patients' quality of care.

Dr Ng has led the national development of the 'Sick Days' management guideline for patients and healthcare professionals adopted across the country. She also serves as Secretary of the Association of Children's Diabetes Clinicians, Diabetes Officer for British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, and a member of the External Reference Group for National Institute of Clinical Excellence and the National Steering Group for Children and Young People's Diabetes Peer Review. She is also actively involved in development of national paediatric training and policies in diabetes.

The HSJ Awards will be held on 18 November 2015, at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London.

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Deceased estates notice - Lilian May Jackam

Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925, any persons having a claim against or an interest in the Estate of Lilian May Jackam (also known as Lillian May) Jackam (Deceased), late of Birch Abbey Rest Home, 55 Alexandra Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 9HD, UK, who died on 04/10/2018, are required to send particulars thereof in writing, to the undersigned Solicitors, on or before 24/05/2019, after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to claims and interests of which they have had notice. Churches Solicitors, 12 High Street, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 7BL, UK. Ref:- 'T553015.'

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