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Herd of elephants migrating
to Liverpool to march against extinction
A herd of elephants is migrating
towards Liverpool to join the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos, on Saturday,
3 October 2015.
As the countdown begins to the 3rd annual march, supporters from across the
Country are packing their trunks and travelling to the City to show solidarity
with the endangered species and to urge world leaders to listen before it is too
late.
Marches are taking place across the world from Africa to Australia and from
Mexico to the Middle East. In the UK, Liverpool joins Edinburgh, Exeter and
London to show solidarity, and save the species.
Famous supporters of the cause include Ricky Gervais, Rula Lenska, Joanna
Lumley, Chris Packham, Christie Brinkley, Michaela Strachan and Kristin Davies
from Sex and the City.
An elephant is killed for its ivory every 15
minutes, and if the decline is not reversed the species could be extinct in a
few years. Over 35,000 elephants and 1,000 rhinos die annually at the hands of
poachers, fuelled by the illegal trade in ivory and rhino horn. Their only hope
for survival lies in an immediate end to the ivory and rhino horn trade and the
chance to recover from decades of mass slaughter.
As well as supporters from across Merseyside, elephant activists such as Dawn
Scholes from Wakefield and Moira McFarlane from the Trossachs in Scotland (both
pictured) are donning costumes and heading for the City to join hundreds of
like-minded people to demand a ban on commercial trade of ivory and rhino horn,
and a clampdown on illegal wildlife trafficking.
Supporters will meet at the top of Bold Street, at 2.00pm, on Saturday, 3 October
2015 and march throughout the City to a rally point at Derby Square, where speakers
will include key figures in the conservation world including Angie Goody of Kariega Game Reserve in South Africa, who recently appeared in ITV's Animal
Mums, and Viv Burns who set up Pennies for Eles, a not for profit organisation
which raises funds to support anti-poaching initiatives.
March organiser Hazel Jones, 55, is a pharmacy
technician at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, but her spare time is spent saving
elephants. The Liverpool grandmother of two has visited elephant sanctuaries
overseas and regularly fundraises for them as well as being politically active
in lobbying governments to take a stance against poaching and to support a total
ban on ivory.
Hazel says:-, "I would love everyone in Liverpool and across the North
West to come to the march on October 3, and am delighted that we have supporters
travelling to join us. Last year we had over 200 supporters and we hope to have
even more this year. The march isn't long or difficult, so is suitable for
everybody and families are welcome.
A couple of years ago I had never attended a march or done any campaigning, and
I am not a professional activist, but I am not prepared to stand back and let
elephants and rhinos die out. I want my grandchildren to grow up in a world
where they are still thriving, and if we don't act now to stop the slaughter
they will be gone in 15 years."
Dawn Scholes, en route to Liverpool in her
elephant costume, adds;- "I am marching to help raise public awareness of
the poaching crisis affecting elephants and rhinos, and to pressure governments
to close down all ivory markets. People must be educated to say NO to ivory and
rhino products, because when you buy them, elephants and rhinos die.
I march because I empathise with the incredible suffering these amazing animals
have to endure, and because I do not want them to be wiped off the face of the
earth. I want them to be here for current and future generations to see and
marvel at.
I will be in Liverpool on 3 October 2015 to say 'We love them, we cherish them, we
must stop poaching'."
Moira McFarlane, on the way from Scotland
says:- "I will be travelling down from the Trossachs to march in Liverpool
because I have friends and family in the Merseyside area.
I have been involved with advocating for both Asian and African elephants for a
number of years. Since 2007 I have visited and supported sanctuaries in Thailand
who are working to end the exploitation of elephants in the tourist industry.
Last year I was extremely fortunate to pay a visit to the David Sheldrick
Wildlife Trust's nursery in Nairobi, where I met my foster elephant Barsilinga.
I will be marching to raise awareness of the extent to which Africa's wildlife
is being decimated. Between 2010 and 2013 an estimated 100,000 elephants were
slaughtered for their tusks. This amounts to around 10% of the total remaining
population being killed every year. Without urgent action many areas will see
populations unable to support future breeding within just a few short years."
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Karen Potter Craven
Minor JFL
Results Week Ending 27 September 2015
Under 12
Phoenix 1-8 Formby JSC Black
Under 13 Premiership
Formby JSC United 9-1 Birkdale United
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Under 18 Premiership
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Southport Trinity 6-0 Burscough Dynamo
Under 18 Championship
Birkdale United 5-2 Dynamo Rangers
Trinity Blue 0-6 Jaguars White
Redgate Rovers 4-4 Jaguars Red
Hesketh Colts 9-2 Lions
S&A Amateurs 3-4 Formby JSC
Fixtures Week Ending 4 October 2015
Under 12 John Disley Cup
Formby Athletic v Redgate Rovers
Hesketh Colts v Phoenix
S&A Blue v Crosby Stuart
Under 12
Trinity Blue v S&A Red
Under 13 Tom Galvin Cup
Maghull Youth v Formby JSC United
Burscough Green v Mitch Green
Formby JSC Black v Birkdale United
Redgate Yellow v S&A Amateurs
S&B Yellow v Churchtown Athletic
Tarleton Corinthians v Southport Trinity
Under 14 Anita Shaw Memorial Cup
Formby Athletic v Formby JSC
Southport FC v Birkdale R
Birkdale Black v Hesketh Colts
Crosby Stuart v Redgate Rovers
Under 14
Ormskirk v S&A Amateurs
Under 15 Tom Owens Cup
Birkdale Black v Birkdale United
Redgate Rovers v Hesketh Colts
North Sefton v S&A Amateurs
Southport Trinity v Southport FC
Under 16 Adam Bell Cup
Formby JSC v Southport Trinity
The Hares v Birkdale United
Churchtown Athletic v Southport FC
Under 18 Geoff White Memorial Cup
Birkdale United v Formby JSC
AFC Liverpool v Lions
Jaguars Red v Lydiate
Jaguars White v Hesketh Colts
Dynamo Rangers v Hudson
Town Green v S&A Amateurs
Festival offers rare opportunity for
writers LIVERPOOL'S own
Page to Stage Festival of New Writing, which will be staged for the second
time next spring, is offering a rare opportunity for less experience
playwrights to take the next step on their ladder to success. Having
successfully helped seven new writers last year, the festival organisers
are, once again, looking for a worship of writers to provide 10, 1 act
plays.
The Page to Stage festival is the brainchild of John Mc, a local actor and
writer. "There was a gaping hole left by the demise of a previous,
similar festival So, last year, I decided to
establish my own on a similar basis to Manchester's Twenty Four Seven. There
is a rich history of 1 act plays in theatre. Pinter's The Dumb
Waiter and Beckett's Endgame are famous examples while many leading
playwrights produced quite a catalogue:- J B Preistley, Caryl Chrurchill,
Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, to name just a few." says John.
John is no stranger to festivals. In the early noughties, he sat on the
committee for the West Lancashire Arts festival, designing the programme for
the 1 act play festival within a festival; later, he was a leading member
of the festival team when West Lancs Playwrights took over the reins of the
1 act play festival; He was involved in the Write Now Festival two years
running; in 2013 he co-founded the 0151 Film Festival.
As well as the one act plays from ten lucky writers, next year's festival
will feature a couple of specially commissioned full length plays, some
writer's workshops, talks and panel discussions.
"If you're a new writer looking to start a career in theatre then Page
To Stage is a fantastic opportunity. I had my 1st play produced in the festival; a
year later I've completed my fifth and have awards and nominations to my
name. I took the chance, learned how to produce and made fantastic contacts.
Take the chance." said Ian Salmon, one of last
year's playwrights.
Submissions close on 15 October 2015, and to enter writers need to visit the
website, and click on "Submit a Script"
where they will see full instructions and the Terms and Conditions.
"There is a charge for submissions, but we hope to give very writer
some feedback on their scripts. All those short listed will receive feedback
from at least three readers"
The festival can also be found on twitter - @P2S_Festival, and the FaceBook
group "pagetostage."
Grandmother's poetry launch to support
Diabetes UK
SOUTHPORT Grandmother, Denise Randall launching a book
of poetry to support charity after granddaughter's diagnosis.
When Denise's granddaughter Elizabeth was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in
July 2014, it was a steep learning curve for her family, who now hope to
help others living with the condition, by raising funds for Diabetes UK.
Denise, 66, said:- "When Elizabeth was diagnosed, nobody else in our
family had diabetes, so we were didn't know what to expect. We've been
helped a lot by her diabetes team, her school and by the work Diabetes UK
do.
So, in recognition of the work that the professionals and volunteers do in
Diabetes UK, I wanted to use my skills to fundraise and a poetry book came
to mind."
The book:- 'A Robin Called', is a collection of Christmas poems,
contributed by some of Denise's friends in local poetry groups, including
Fringe Poetry based in Southport.
Denise continues:- "I'm in a couple of writing groups and I asked the
poets if they'd let me have a sample of their Christmas poems. We've got
some great poets in the group so the quality is high."
The launch on 9 October 2015, at Shoreside Primary School, Ainsdale will include
recitals from some of the pupils at the school, where Denise helps out a 1
day a week.
Denise, her daughter Kate and granddaughter Elizabeth, now 5, recently
returned from a Diabetes UK weekend care event, where children and families
get to meet other families living with Type 1.
Denise said:- "During the weekend we realised how diabetes will impact
on Elizabeth throughout her life, but with the right care and support she
will go on to live a long healthy life. That's why we want to support
Diabetes UK, in the hope that we can help other people living with
diabetes."
Proceeds from the sale of the book will go to Diabetes UK and The Lancelots,
a local group supporting children living with Type 1 diabetes and their
families. Everybody is welcome to the event, which will start at 7pm.
Tickets can be
booked by calling:- 01704 578642 or collected at the school office on:-
Westminster Drive, PR8 2QZ.
To find out more about The Lancelots Children's Diabetes
Group please visit their
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