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Charity looking for
locations and funding to place Defibrillators
CHARITY AEDdonate are looking to
team up with Schools, Local Communities, Parish Councils and Clubs to raise
funds to place Defibrillators (AED's) within them. At present in the UK just
8.6% of people who have a Cardiac Arrest outside of hospitals are saved in
time, this is because there are simply not enough AED's out there. Other
countries such as Holland 21% and Norway 25% are way ahead of us. As cardiac
arrest is the UK's biggest killer AEDdonate is on a mission to increase the
UK survival rate. The charity arranges raffle prizes, local vouchers
from local businesses which will generate income for the campaign, online
personal challenges that locals can take part in if they want (anything from
small runs, parachuting to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro). They also have over
3000 on-line retailers that pay commission if people follow a link on the
pubs personalised fundraising website. AEDEdonate is also looking for
support from local organisations, councillors and MP's. Kevin Turner
on behalf of the charity said:- "it is essential that we place as
many AED's as possible out there, with the help of local communities we can
do this. The existing fundraising activities means that people can fundraise
by spending as they normally do on a daily basis, from buying your groceries
from Asda to getting your hair cut, the campaigns get paid a small
percentage and it all goes the specific local campaign, we also support each
local campaign by providing a pack including posters, collection tubs and
ideas a campaign manager and loads of support." If you want to take
part and can see this as a value to your local School, Community or Club,
then please call AEDdonate directly on 01785 472224 or you can email Kevin
Turner
k.turner@aeddonate.co.uk.
Empty home owners urged to
bring properties back into use
OWNERS of empty properties in Liverpool
are being urged to attend a special free event providing advice and guidance on
ways to bring them back into use.
No Use Empty, at the Town Hall, from 11am until 3pm, on Tuesday, 13 October
2015, will
include details of how to turn a property into an asset.
There will be presentations on bring a property back into use, selling a
property at auction, how to let a vacant home and energy efficiency. In addition
there will be a range of exhibitors ranging from auction houses and landlord
organisations through to insurance companies and letting agents.
The event is aimed at building on the City's success in reducing the number of
long term empty homes in the City; which has dropped by a third over the last
3 years to around 6,000.
Councillor Frank Hont, Cabinet member for housing, said:- "We recognise
that sometimes owners of empty homes are having difficulty letting them or
finding somebody to occupy them. At the same time, they can cause problems for
neighbours if they are not maintained, and attract vandals or fly tipping. This
event is aimed at encouraging people with empty properties to think about new
ways of bringing them back into use or sell them. It is a chance for them to
find out more about auctioning a property, or the standards they have to meet if
they wish to let a property out. No Use Empty is just another one of the ways in
which we are working to make our neighbourhoods sustainable and drive up the
quality and standard of homes in the City."
Cathy Holt, Head of Sutton Kersh auctions, said:- "We're looking forward
to being part of this event. We are always inundated with people contacting us
about having an empty property that they are thinking of selling at auction, so
hopefully our advice and guidance will help many more."
To pre-register for the event,
email or call:- 0151 233 0219. More
information can be found
online.
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Professor Green meets
his match in Liverpool
THE Rapper, songwriter and Patron
of CALM, Professor Green, made an appearance at, Liverpool Central Library,
on Thursday, 8 October 2015, to present the award to the winner of the 2015
Mental Health and Me writing competition. The event, organised jointly by
Writing on the Wall and the Liverpool Mental health Consortium, celebrates
World Mental Health Day and supports the campaign to eliminate the stigma
surrounding mental illness.
Congratulations to 81 year old Spoken Word Artist Pat Fearon who took 1st
place with her winning spoken word piece, The Edge. The event was a huge
success filled with brilliant readings across all 7 categories:- Short
Stories, Poetry, Spoken Word, Journalism, Diary/Blog entries, Tweets and
Letters. Congratulations to all the finalist and to everyone who entered.
The Awards ceremony was introduced by the first Shadow Minister for Mental
Health, Luciana Berger MP, who spoke of the importance of events like this
in combating the stigma of mental illness.
Professor Green became a patron of CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)
in order to speak out and support men battling mental illness following his
own experience with suffering from anxiety and depression as well as losing
his father to suicide.
Mental Health and Me was delivered in partnership with Writing on the Wall
and Liverpool's Mental Health Consortium.
For a list of all winners see:-
WritingOnTheWall.Org.UK.
You can purchase a copy of the Mental Health and Me anthology by
contacting:-
Info@WritingOnTheWall.Org.UK.
Ambulance Staff honoured at Long Service
Awards
THIS week dedicated workers from North
West Ambulance Service who between them have committed almost 1,500 years to the
Service have been honoured at a ceremony in Chester. A range of Ambulance
staff from frontline and support services, including volunteers who work in
around Cheshire and Merseyside were invited to celebrate their achievements and
special milestones at the Trust's long service celebrations held at Chester
Racecourse.
The ceremony was hosted by the area's Head of Service, Dave Kitchin, who was
joined by Chief Executive, Bob Williams and the Trust's Chairman Wyn Dignan.
They presented accolades to staff reaching milestones of 20, 25, 30, and 35
years service.
Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire, David Briggs MBE, attended the ceremony to award
The Queen's Long Service and Good Conduct medal to those who had fulfilled 20
years exemplary frontline duties.
Ambulance staff from Merseyside who were recognised made up over 1000 years in
the service. Speaking about the event, Bob Williams said:- "It has been an
honour to commend all the years of devoted service from our fantastic staff
working behind the scenes in our control centres and support services to those
patient facing roles such as our Paramedics, Emergency Medical Technicians,
Patient Transport Service and Voluntary Car Drivers. Our staff are the heart of
our organisation and they work tirelessly to ensure the public receive the
highest quality of care, often in challenging situations. I'd like to
congratulate them all on their outstanding achievement and thank them for all
their years of dedication to the Service and ultimately to the public we serve."
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