Sefton Pensioners' Advocacy Centre

Posted by Administrator on April 30, 2008 2:02 PM

Sefton Pensioners' Advocacy Centre

Contact Andrew Booth

Telephone 01704 538411

Fax 01704 542413

Address
6th Floor, Shakespeare Centre
43-51 Shakespeare Street
Southport
PR9 5AB

About us
Sefton Pensioners' Advocacy Centre is a thriving, small charity, providing 1-2-1 case work advocacy and self-advocacy services to older people (aged 60+) within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton.
We provide help in a wide range of areas, from general advocacy to specialist services, to support people with a variety of needs.
We have a diverse funding base together with a rising demand and recognition for our work.
Volunteers in different areas of the organisation are currently being recruited:
* Volunteer Trustees - for committee work
* Volunteer Advocates - who visit Service Users and write case notes
* Admin Volunteers - to assist with ‘phone calls, maintain the library and help with general office duties
Training is available.
For more information about SPAC or these opportunities please use any of the contact details above.

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Merseyside Advisory Committees

Posted by Administrator on September 28, 2007 1:01 PM

Merseyside Advisory Committees

Contact Catherine Webster

Website www.magistrates.gov.uk

Email ruth.timmins@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk

Telephone 0151 293 8324

Fax 0151 293 8024

Address

Merseyside Advisory Committees, HMCS,2nd Floor,
Port of Liverpool Building, Pier Head, Liverpool, L3 1BY

About us

The Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace for Merseyside deals with the recruitment of Magistrates.

The North Sefton Bench is currently seeking to recruit candidates to the magistracy.
The role of a magistrate is a voluntary role and anyone who can evidence the six key qualities set by the Lord Chancellor through two interviews can be considered.

You don't need legal experience or qualifications to be a magistrate - they come from every imaginable background.

You do need to be able to sit in court for a minimum of 26 half-days each year. Magistrates aren't paid, but many employers allow time off with pay, or you can claim a loss of earnings allowance. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

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Southport and District Support Group of The National Osteoporosis Society

Posted by Administrator on May 18, 2007 1:43 PM

Southport and District Support Group of the National Osteoporosis Society

Contact Mrs Pat Roberts

Website Address www.nos.org.uk

Address 2 County Road,Ormskirk, Lancs,. L39 1QQ

Telephone 01695 574962

Email patrobertsjourno41@btopenworld.com

About us
The group exists to support men and women who have been diagnosed with Osteoporosis, which involves a loss of bone tissue, caus ing them to become brittle and fracture easily.
The local group meets in Southport with specialist speakers and also has links to the national helpline, which is manned by trained nurses.

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Southport Homewatch Association

Posted by Southport Homewatch Association on May 15, 2007 10:46 AM

Email: margaret.jepson@merseyside.police.uk

Telephone: 0151 777 3419

Contact Us: Southport Homewatch Association, c/o Southport Police Station, Albert Road, Southport, PR9 0LL

About Us: Southport homewatch Association was founded in 1991.

The aim of the volunteer committee is to co-ordinate 500 local Schemes which cover over 12,000 households, by assisting to create an environment unattractive to criminals.

We assist in the setting up of new Schemes, encourage existing groups, maintain enthusiasm and share good practice. We act as a communications link between Schemes and other organisations.

We work closely with the police and have their full support.

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Drop In Centre

Posted by Southport Dyslexic Association on May 9, 2007 1:42 PM

The Drop In Centre will be open as usual on Monday, 14th May at Leyland Road Methodist Church, Southport from 7pm to 9pm.

Whether you have concerns or just want to find out more about dyslexia we will be there to answer questions, chat through problems and let you see what's on offer in the Resource Library.

Everyone is welcome.The kettle will be on.

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Meetings

Posted by Southport Fibromyalgia Support Group on April 28, 2007 7:50 PM

Meeting are held monthly on the last thursday of every month at 7pm.

We meet at Scarisbrick New Rd Baptist church here in Southport.

Sufferers Family and friends are all welcome to the monthly meetings.

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What is Fibromyalgia (FMS)

Posted by Southport Fibromyalgia Support Group on April 24, 2007 11:07 PM

What is fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia is a common and disabling disorder affecting 2-4% of the population, women more often than men. Despite the condition's frequency, the diagnosis is often missed. Patients with fibromyalgia usually ache all over, sleep poorly, are stiff on waking, and are tired all day. They are prone to headaches, memory and concentration problems, dizziness, numbness and tingling, itching, fluid retention, crampy abdominal or pelvic pain and diarrhea, and several other symptoms.

There are no diagnostic lab or x-ray abnormalities, but a physician can confirm the diagnosis by finding tender points in characteristic locations. Fibromyalgia often runs in families, suggesting an inherited predisposition. It may lie dormant until triggered by an infection, injury, stress, or sleep disturbance. It is closely related to the chronic fatigue and irritable bowel syndromes and to migraines. Some have suggested that these are all just different facets of the same underlying disorder.

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