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Lauren's magical design for
recycling
A 10 year old pupil has come up with a
magical way to help boost Liverpool's recycling rate.
Lauren Eagle, a pupil at Holy Name School was the winner of a competition to
create a figurehead; to be called:- 'Recycle Michael' for the city's recycling
drive. Pupils were asked to create a model or drawing depicting Recycle Michael
which will be used to reinforce the message of reducing, reusing and recycling.
Lauren's design showed a blue recycling bin dressed as a magician, complete with
top hat and bow tie, with the slogan:- "Recycling is magic; it turns old
things into new things."
The competition was inspired by a painting by Cewkie Wenton, a pupil at New Park
School, showing a superhero called Recycle Michael. This was featured at a
summit on the environment organised by the Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson.
Cewkie was 1 of the judges for the Recycle Michael competition.
"It was a very hard choice to decide the winner but with Cewkie's help we
decided that Lauren's idea was the best and we will be using her design to help
encourage recycling. Lauren and Cewkie show what talented and creative children
we have in this city and how much they care about recycling. We want to harness
that enthusiasm to improve our recycling rate and Recycle Michael will be used
to help press home that message." said Mayor Anderson.
More than 100 entries were received and a shortlist of 10 designs- including one
by Lauren's sister Megan was drawn up.
Lauren was presented with a trophy made from recycled material and also received
a certificate.
St Hilda's won the secondary school category with a joint effort from pupils.
The competition was run by the Council's Liverpool Environmental Advocate team (LEAT)
and is the 1st stage of a programme in which the team will visit schools
offering practical advice on recycling.
Parents need greater clarity on Childcare
Support, say Tax campaigners
THE Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has urged the
Government to provide greater clarity to parents on the many recent and planned
changes to Child Support.
The Tax campaigners are concerned that the childcare support landscape has
become very complex and it is difficult for parents to understand how schemes
are supposed to interact, such as Tax Credits, the planned Tax Free Childcare (TFC),
Universal Credit, Free Childcare Entitlement and Childcare Vouchers. The Tax
campaigners worry that this confusion may lead parents to make the wrong
financial decisions on which support scheme or combination of schemes to use.
LITRG have told the Government that in its response to the Childcare free
entitlement, delivery model consultation, that it is extremely concerned about
the potential impact of an increase in minimum income limits for both the
extended provision of Free Childcare and the delayed Tax Free Childcare scheme,
as announced in the Autumn Statement 2015.
Anthony Thomas, LITRG Chairman, said:- "Finding reliable, high quality,
affordable childcare is a major concern for working families. The high costs and
limited availability of childcare are 2 of the biggest challenges that parents
face. Childcare support is currently split across different schemes,
administered by different government departments and the interactions between
those schemes adds to the complexity. It is crucial that complete guidance is
available that not only explains the rules of each childcare scheme, but also
gives sufficient information to help people to choose between them and make the
right decision. This information should be updated as often as necessary. There
should also be a dedicated phone service in place that can answer questions and
provide support on the range of childcare options. Local authorities should also
have a duty to provide this wider information and the Government should provide
them with a toolkit to enable them to do so in a consistent way. Failing to
provide this information could lead to parents finding themselves in overpayment
situations with HMRC or DWP or they could make poor financial decisions and be
worse off because of them."
LITRG is concerned at how the increase in minimum income limits for both the
extended provision of free childcare and the delayed TFC scheme will impact on
parents who are self employed and those who are employed on 0 hours contracts.
While parents who are paid a higher hourly rate may indeed qualify for support
by working a low number of hours per week, those who earn national minimum wage
or national living wage will effectively have to work more hours to qualify for
the same type of support; but those extra hours may not be available to them.
Anthony Thomas said:- "We are very concerned at the potential unfairness
of the increases in minimum income limits on those with low incomes and these
ought to be addressed in order to be fair to everyone."
LITRG said it is wholly supportive of extending free childcare to 30 hours and
also of the Government's support for childcare through the Tax Free Childcare
scheme. Please email us your views on this issue to our newsroom via:-
News24@SouthportReporter.com.
Investigation started after 44 year old female
rushed to Hospital
MERSEYSIDE Police, responded on Sunday, 3 July 2016 to
reports of that stated a direct concern for the safety of a 44 year old female.
Responding to these concerns, the female was found and taken to Hospital, in
critical condition, after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest. A 47 year old
male has been arrested and bailed for further enquiries, in relation on
suspicion of Class A drug. A search of the property on Bridge Street has taken
place and investigation is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to
contact the confidential Crimestoppers line on:- 0800 555 111. |
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Liverpool Central Library to
host contemporary Book Art Fair
LIVERPOOL Central Library will host a
unique opportunity for visitors to meet artists who make 'book art'
and to buy
directly from them on 8 July and 9 July 2016.
Founded by former Chairman of the Bluecoat Simon Ryder, the fair is now in its
3rd year. Works for sale include cards and hand crafted notebooks; limited
editions of books of text and illustration; hand made papers; and unique book
sculptures. Prices range from around £5 into the hundreds.
The fair complements the Shakespeare Now! exhibition where over 40 international
artists are currently exhibiting a series of artists' books at Liverpool Central
Library to mark Shakespeare's 400th anniversary. The Fair takes place on the
opening weekend of Liverpool Biennial. The Fair will be publicised by the
Biennial to its press and VIP guests, as well as through Double Negative's
'Biennial Special' Culture Diary.
Intriguing work has travelled from Australia, Russia, Netherlands, Germany, USA
and Lithuania with materials including:- handmade paper, driftwood, pebbles,
textiles, cotton, seaglass and seaweed paper.
Printing techniques include:- ink jet, letter press, etching, wood engraving,
hand lettering and typing. The diversity of the work is exemplified by
non-traditional features including sound, binary code (derived from recording of
an actor reading Sonnet XVIII) and a book cast from glass.
In addition to the works in the display cabinets, there will be 1 large scale
site specific multi media work "Shakespeare's Sea" by Pat Hodson, Liz
Cashdan and Jess Rowland, incorporating two hung books, a projection, sound and
a poem.
Simon said:- "The idea for my first book art exhibition in 2014 came from
the realisation that not enough people know about artists' books, and I wanted
to try and expand the range and numbers of people involved, who might then be
interested in attending the Artists Book Fair I was organising. This was the
first time I'd taken on the role of 'curator,' it was a long process, exciting,
nerve wracking, and hugely enjoyable.
The response from artists to help me mark Shakespeare's anniversary with an
exhibition has been overwhelmingly enthusiastic. I received nearly 100
submissions. It was a difficult process whittling the final entries down, but we
are delighted with how the exhibition has shaped up. Submissions ranged from editioned
books through unique book sculptures to a site specific book related multi media
installation."
David Stoker, Central Library and Archive Manager said:- "We are delighted
that the Artists' Book Exhibition and Fair will return to mark this significant
cultural anniversary. The work promises to provide a unique response to
commemorate 400 years since the death of William Shakespeare. The range of work
on display will be highly interesting, intriguing and imaginative and of a high
quality. It is very fitting that the fair should take place here and I am sure
that it will attract a lot of interest and build on the success of last year."
Simon continued:- "I established Liverpool Book Art because of my passion
for Artists' Books. I've been attending fairs and exhibitions dedicated to
artists' books across the UK for a number of years, discovering, exploring,
acquiring and getting engrossed in long conversations!"
Adding further to the visual spectacle of the exhibition will be 6 huge
Shakespeare figures made by students at Birmingham City University. The first
year students studying Design for Theatre, Performance and Events, handcrafted
the 6ft figures include Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Richard III, Caliban and
Julius Caesar from paper and cardboard.
More information about the exhibition at Liverpool Central Library, wunns until
31 July 2016, can be found
online.
Programme of Events
Entry is free to all the book art workshops, demonstrations and performances on
the following dates:-
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Friday, 8 July 2016, from 11.00 to 18.00.
► Saturday, 9 July
2016, from 10.00 to 17.00.
Event listings are as follows for Saturday, 9 July 2016...
► 10.00 to 16.00 - Letterpress Demonstration (Ground floor)
Karen Edwards will show you how an Adana press works and answer your questions.
She invites you to print various Shakespeare themed postcards using hand set
lead type and other printing blocks on an Adana table top press, for you to take
away and keep.
► 10.00 to 12.30 - Shakespearean Themed Brooches.
Brooch making for adults and older children/teens (children must be supervised
and assisted by an adult). Make a brooch with local altered book artist Julie
Dodd inspired by Elizabethan ruffs, created from the works of Shakespeare.
► 13.00 to 13.30 - Sound Book Project (Hornby)
Join Amy Sterly and friends for a performance of the Sound Book Project; a
musical performance by artists and musicians using books as musical instruments!
► 14.00 to 16.30 - Book making.
Explore the possibilities of book art with local book artist Kate Bufton. In
this workshop she will show you how to transform the pages of old books. By
folding them you can create a variety of different shapes; a simple yet
effective use for an old book! Please note this workshop is for children only.
Urgent appeal for information following
robbery at Formby's One Stop
MERSEYSIDE Police are appealing for
information following a robbery at a store in Formby's One Stop, on Cross Green,
on Tuesday, 28 June 2016. We are told that Officers from the Force were called
to the One Stop Community store, located on Cross Green, at 10.50pm, just before
closing time. We are told that 2 males, wearing balaclavas are said to have
entered the store and gone behind the counter where they stole a quantity of
cash. It is believed the men may have been armed with weapons. The 2 men then
got into a white VW Golf, which had tinted windows and alloy wheels and was
being driven by a 3rd man, and made off towards Duke Street car park. CCTV and
forensic opportunities are being explored and an investigation is ongoing.
Formby's Neighbourhood Inspector Jim Atherton said:- "We will do
everything possible to bring these offenders to justice. I would appeal to
anyone who was in the vicinity of Cross Green and saw anyone acting
suspiciously, recognises the description of the car or has any information which
could help with our enquiries to get in touch." Anyone with information
is asked to contact Merseyside Police on:- 0151 777 3055 or the confidential
Crimestoppers line on:- 0800 555 111. |
