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October 2007 Archives

Southport Visiter Fun Run was a real family affair

Posted by Digital Editor on October 26, 2007 9:00 AM

SUNSHINE and smiles beamed across Victoria Park on Sunday as families helped each other around the Southport Visiter Fun Run route.
From start to finish there were grandparents pushing prams, mums carrying tired toddlers, dads giving kiddies piggybacks while others put their heart and soul into winning.
People had different reasons for being there - casual stroll, desire to win, fundraising, the memory of a loved one who died in Queenscourt - but all seemed to enjoy themselves.
A real sense of community shone through with passers-by stopping on the sidelines to cheer on runners.
During the Seaside 10k, which left the park to run on the street, cars beeped their horns in support as Sunday morning strollers shouted to struggling competitors to keep going.
The whole event highlighted how well Southport comes together as a community to make an event both successful and enjoyable.
Businesses in the area donated water, fruit, goodie bag surprises and medals while KGV students and Queenscourt volunteers gave up their time to help the day run smoothly.
Olympic hopeful Michael Rimmer from Southport also turned up to award winners with prizes and mingle with fans and sign autographs.
Children swarmed around him having their race number signed and getting athletic tips while others had their face painted or danced in front of Dune FM’s lively roadshow.
The day was really more about family fun than running as fast as you can.

Celebrating our more senior citizens

Posted by Digital Editor on October 12, 2007 9:00 AM

WE always love to celebrate local youngsters’ achievements in the Visiter, through columns such as School Days and Sport - but today we are delighted to honour two of our town’s most special senior citizens.
Great grandma Alice Abram was overwhelmed when Yellow Top taxi colleagues surprised her on her birthday as they whisked the 90-year-old away in a Rolls Royce for slap-up meal at the Grand Palace. She began working for the firm when she was 70, and is still a big hit with customers calling to book a taxi today.and as our photographs show, she looks as glamorous as ever.
Equally loved is dinner lady Joyce Fann, who has been keeping pupils’ tummies full at Farnborough Road School for 45 years.
It just goes to show, youth isn’t everything – and in jobs where people skills are all essential, you can’t beat a bit of worldly wisdom and experience.

Parking attendant to be proud of

Posted by Digital Editor on October 12, 2007 9:00 AM

WHEN we hear so much about people doing wrong, car park attendant Terrance Martin should feel very proud of himself.
When Elizabeth Bone told him how vandals had drawn all over her car, he didn’t just sit there and make a report, he used his initiative and found a way to clean off the scrawl.
Let’s hope his superiors recognise his excellent service, too.

Enjoy laughs

Posted by Digital Editor on October 12, 2007 9:00 AM

SUPPORT your local laughter makers next week when Southport Comedy Week starts.
Comedians will converge on our resort to appeal to all sense of humours across 11 days. There is sure to be something that appeals to you, and it could be the best laugh you have had all year.
More importantly, it’s vital we support the events which help put our town on the comedy map.

Time to tackle the school run

Posted by Digital Editor on October 5, 2007 9:00 AM

‘WALK To School Week’ has been taking place in educational establishments across our town this week, with parents urged to let their little ones get some fresh air in their lungs and some use of their legs.
As well as publicising the efforts to become more green and leave the four wheels at home, albeit temporarily, teachers and other staff have been helping to encourage ‘walking buses’, small pavement convoys of youngsters travelling to class on foot.
The notion of launching high-profile campaigns urging pupils to walk for a change will seem alien to most adult Visiter readers – most of us will have enjoyed either walking or cycling to school, having mini adventures and meeting, and making, friends along they way.
Young parents today, however, seem the most paranoid of any generation so far. Many children are rarely allowed out of sight, and most mums and dads ferry their charges directly to the school gate. Their sense of watchfulness has become even more focussed following the publicity surrounding cases of missing youngsters such as Holly Wells, Jessica Chapman and Madelaine McCann.
It has led to a dangerous situation around most school gates. Cars parked everywhere often at wild abandon, road markings ignored, roads clogged up with vehicles of all shapes and sizes. Ironically, parents are making the areas around schools more dangerous, not less.
The situation was illustrated by the accident involving Jamie Hellawell, who broke his leg on Monday after being hit by a car being driven by Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard.
Local residents have rightly raised the issue of how dangerous the areas outside schools have now become at dropping off and picking up times, not just near Our Lady of Lourdes but at schools across Southport.
Right now seems a better time than many to sit down and examine the ways this problem can be tackled, to improve the safety and peace of mind of not just residents who live near schools – but also of our children.

This page contains an archive of all entries posted to Visiter Newsdesk in the October 2007. They are listed from oldest to newest.

September 2007 is the previous archive.November 2007 is the next archive.

Many more can be found on the home page or by looking through the archives.