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Mark Lacey presents a Charity Evening - Tuesday 16 February 2010
Mark Lacey Presents a Charity Evening in aid of Wirral Heart Beat.
Thanks to a patient attending Wirral Heart Support Centre, local musicians Mark Lacey, Gary Murphy and some of their colleagues are putting on a fund raising evening for Wirral Heart Beat. We are sure this will be a great evening and we are most grateful to Mark, Gary and their friends for their support.
The Charity evening will feature Mark Lacey - Gary Murphy - Pauline Daniels - Phil Jones and the Bernie Gentle Band.
Tuesday 16 February 2010 at The Royal British Legion Club, Hesketh Hall, Boundary Road, Port Sunlight. Doors will open at 7:30pm
Tickets - including hot supper - are only £10 each and are now available from Derek Noble on 0151 652 2200
Fancy A Week In Spain?
Our prize draw for a 10 day holiday (between 12 and 22 April 2010) in Spain has been launched and ticket sales are going well. If you would like to purchase tickets (in books of 5) please contact Derek Noble on 0151 652 2200 (after 7.30pm). Please note the holiday does not include air travel and therefore the winner will have to make their own arrangements for flights etc.
The other prizes are a meal (with wine) for 2 people in a good quality Wirral restuarant and Shopping Vouchers worth £20.00.
The draw for this "fund raiser" will be made on 9 february 2010 and winners will be notified as soon as possible after the draw.
Annual Christmas Social and Disco - 12 December 2009
Our social is being held at St. Joseph's Parish Centre, North Road, Tranmere on Saturday 12 December - doors open at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £6 each - including a buffet. As usual, the buffet will be prepared by our "Lady Volunteers" so we can be assured of some really excellent food.
As previously, the entertainment and music is being provided by "Bob's Disco".
There will also be a few rounds of binge and a raffle.
Tickets can be obtained from Derek Noble (0151 652 2200) or from any of our Charity's "Outreach" gyms based in Wirral Firestations.
Tickets are £6.00 each (includes buffet) and will go on sale in November.
Charity Grants
Thanks to a grant of £44 000 from the Big Lottery Fund and with considerable assistance and co-operation from Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service, Wirral Heart Beat have opened a new "Outreach" gym at the Wallasey Community Fire Station. Our new "Outreach" is substantially larger than the previous facility and allows ex-patients (who have completed their Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme at the Wirral Heart Support Centre) to continue exercising in greater comfort and safety. The gym is attended by ex-patients who live in the Wallasey, New Brighton, Liscard and Seacombe areas of Wirral.
Apart from the exercise area, our new "Outreach" gym includes a purpose built kitched, toilets/shower facilities and a meeting room.
The "Outreach" gym is also used by St. George's Medical Centre (Wirral PCT) who provide a weekly "obese childrens" programme for local youngsters (and their parents).
Our "Outreach" gym is, of course, extensively used by firefighters based at Wallasey Community Fire Station.
The "official" opening of our new "Outreach" gym took place in July.
If other health charities with objectives similar to those of Wirral Heart Beat are interested in developing the "Outreach" gym scheme in partnership with their local Cardiac Rehabilitation Cenre and/or Fire Service, please contact:
Derek Noble
Wirral Heart Beat
Wirral Heart Support Centre
St. Catherine's Community Hospital
Church Road, Birkenhead,
Wirral, CH42 0LQ
Donations
During the past months, Wirral Heart Beat have donated a range of specialised exercise equipment to Wirral Heart Support Centre for use in the Centre's exercisse suite. In addition, medical equipment has also been purchased and donated to the Cardiovascular Department of Wirral University Training Hospital.
In addition, Wirral Heart Beat is helping to fund the services of a Grade III Exercise Assistant who regularly visits the 7 "Outreach" gyms operated by our Charity. During her visits, this member of Wirral Heart Support Centre's staff, checks the blood pressure of ex-patients using the gym and provides advice of exercise routines, etc.
These donations have been made possible by the hard work and dedication of our Volunteers who organise a wide range of fund raising events, couples with a very generous bequest made to our Charity by a former patient who attended Wirral Heart Support Centre.
Clay Pigeon Shoot
Our annual clay pigeon shoot took place at Stocks Farm, Puddington on the 27th September and attracted a great deal of support from local "shooters" and from beginners. The "Roy Carrington Memorial Trophy" was won by John Sheldon with a core of 80/100 - congratulations John and thanks for your support.
The runner up was Shaun Phillips who won a "Heart Beat" fleece and a bottle of wine.
Thanks to the assistance and support of David Costain (owner of Stocks Farm) and Brian Jardine (of Pro-Matic) the shoot raised nearly £600 for our Charity's fund.
The Three Peaks Challenge Team
Three Peaks Challenge
The "Three Peaks" challenge was undertaken by some of the Heart Support Centre's staff in order to raise funds for "Heart Beat". Their efforts were most successful and as a result raised £2700.00 for our Charity. This money will enable "Heart Beat" to purchase 2 state of the art treadmills (costing over £7000) which will be installed in the Heart Support Centre's Exercise Suite.
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Further details about these and other events will be posted on our web site in due course.
If you want more information or are able to offer prizes or sponsorship, email us at wirralheartbeat@gmx.co.uk
Registered Charity: 1005294
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