Society Fundraising
blooms in Southport for Marie Curie
YORKSHIRE Building Society is
hoping flower power will help it grow closer to raising its fundraising
target of £1million for its Hour of Need campaign in aid of Marie Curie.
The Southport branch of the Yorkshire Building Society is joining others
around the country to:- 'get behind the daffodil' this March, by
encouraging people in the community to give a donation and wear a daffodil
pin, in support of Marie Curie's Great Daffodil Appeal.
Every £20 raised during the Society's Hour of Need campaign will help fund
one hour of Marie Curie Nursing care. The Society is aiming to raise
£1million by December 2016, which equates to funding two hours of care by a
Marie Curie Nurse for every hour of the campaign.
Thanks to the support of the local community, the branch on London Street,
has raised an impressive £536 since the start of the campaign in 2014;
which equates to more than 26 hours of care.
Karen Cannon, manager of the Southport branch of Yorkshire Building Society,
said:- "By supporting our Hour of Need campaign and this year's Great
Daffodil Appeal you will be helping to provide nursing care for people with
a terminal illness in their hour of need. Sadly, most of us know someone who
has been affected by terminal illness but by wearing a daffodil pin you can
help make a difference.
We have been overwhelmed by the level of support people in our community
here in Southport have shown for the Hour of Need campaign but we know we
can do more. The charity's annual appeal gives us an opportunity to do just
that by encouraging people to 'get behind the daffodil' this March."
Jude Bridge, Executive Director of Marketing, Fundraising and Public Affairs
at Marie Curie, said:- "We are delighted that Yorkshire Building
Society is helping to support this year's Great Daffodil Appeal as part of
their Hour of Need campaign to raise £1million for Marie Curie. The money
raised will make a real difference and help Marie Curie Nurses provide care
and support to people living with a terminal illness and their loved ones at
a time when they need us the most."
The Society's Hour of Need campaign was launched in 2014 with the aim of
raising £500,000 by December 2016. Thanks to the strength of support this
was reached a year early with the current total standing at more than
£837,000, the Society has now set its sights on reaching £1million.
To sign up for a Great Daffodil Appeal fundraising pack visit
MarieCurie.Org.UK/Daffodil or to donate £5 text:- '*DAFF'
to
70111 or call them on:- 0800 716 146 and donate over the phone.
"Leap" say call from St.
Josephs Hospice
ST.JOSEPH'S Hospice (Jospice) in
Thornton has been calling on the community across Sefton, Liverpool and West
Lancashire to support them.
The Hospice, which provides specialist end of life care for patients and
support for their families, needs to raise £6,500 every day to keep its
services running.
Mike Parr, Chief Executive of St Joseph's Hospice, said:- "On Monday,
it will be business as usual for our nursing and healthcare teams, who care
for over 200 patients every year at the Hospice.
Every 4 years, the Hospice has to raise an additional £6,500 to pay for the
extra leap year day and so we are asking our local community to help us by
sending a quick text and donating to this great cause." Please text:-
'LEAP00 £10', '£20' or '£5' to:- 70070. Every donation, no matter how
small, will be used for patient care here at our Hospice.
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Workers in the North
West did over £2.7bn of unpaid overtime last year
WORKERS in the North West did more
than £2.7bn worth of unpaid overtime in 2015, according to new analysis
published by the TUC to mark its annual Work Your Proper Hours Day.
The TUC's analysis of official figures shows that more than 470,000 workers
in the region did unpaid overtime in 2015 worth, on average, £5,792 each.
Those working beyond their contracted hours did, on average, 7.9 hours of
unpaid overtime a week.
Work Your Proper Hours Day is the day when the average person who does
unpaid overtime would start to get paid if they did all their unpaid
overtime at the start of the year. To mark it, the TUC is calling on staff
to take a proper lunch break and leave work on time. Managers are also being
encouraged to lead by example and encourage their staff to work their proper
hours.
Public sector workers contributed £10.8 billion of unpaid overtime last
year. Public sector employees make up 25.7% of total employees but produce
33.6% of all unpaid overtime.
The most unpaid overtime is done by teachers and education professionals
(with more than ½ of them working an average of 11.9 hours unpaid every
week), followed by financial institution managers (11.2 hours), production
managers (10.3 hours), functional managers such as financial, marketing,
personnel managers (10.1 hours), and managers in health and care services
(9.9 hours).
People aged 40 to 44 are most likely to do unpaid overtime, with 26.9% in
this age group putting in unpaid hours compared to an average of 19.4%) for
all UK workers.
TUC Regional Secretary Lynn Collins said:- "Too many workplaces in the
North West tolerate a long hours culture. That is why we are calling on
employees to take a stand today on Work Your Proper Hours Day and take a
full lunch break and go home on time. We do not want to turn Britain
into a nation of clock watchers. Few people mind putting in extra effort
from time to time when it is needed, but it is too easy for extra time to be
taken for granted and expected day in day out. I would urge anyone
worried about a long-hours culture in their workplace to join their union,
to make sure they are represented and their voices are heard."
The TUC has designed a calculator
online
where employees can enter their actual hours each week alongside the hours
they are contracted to do, plus their annual salary, to find out when their
unpaid overtime comes to an end and when they start being paid for the job
they are contracted to do.
Southport Lytic Singers
Concert for Gallowway's
LOCAL choir, The Southport Lyric
Singers, are holding a charity concert on Friday, 1 April 2016, at Lord
Street West Church, in support of Galloway's Society for the
Blind. The concert this year will
take on a special significance for the members of the choir as it will be in
memory of their former accompanist, Margaret Prew. Dorothy Hughes, member of
the Lyric Singers, explains:- "Margaret was a talented musician and a
retired music teacher who had accompanied the Lyric Singers for nearly 25
years. She was also involved with the Southport Music Festival and was
always keen to encourage aspiring young musicians. She sang in the Church
Choir at Lord Street West and also played for the annual pantomime which the
West End players performed there."
The 30 strong mixed voice choir will be
singing a variety of songs from their repertoire which includes selections
from popular shows, traditional songs, folk songs and anthems. In a fitting
tribute to Margaret there will also be 1 or 2 of her favourites included in
the programme.
Anna Scott, Fundraiser at Galloway's
Society for the Blind, commented:- "We were so sad to hear of
Margaret's passing, especially given that it was Margaret who had approached
the Lyric Singers about doing a concert in aid of Galloway's last year. It
seems fitting that the Lyric Singers will be able to honour Margaret and her
love of music, whilst supporting a charity that she believed in."
Galloway's Society for the Blind are a local charity who support people
living with sight loss in the Sefton and West Lancashire area. They need to
raise £1 million every year to continue to be able to support people
affected by sight loss. They do this by offering services, advice, support,
activities, drop in centres and much more.
The Charity Concert will be held on Friday, 1 April 2016, 7:30pm at Lord
Street West Church. Tickets are just £5 and can be bought in advance by
contacting Lyric Singers on:- 01704 227017 or will be available on the door.
For more information: please call Anna Scott, Fundraiser on:- 07729255216 or
email:-
Anna.Scott@Galloways.Org.UK.
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