January…..

I can’t put any frills on the title. It’s cold, it’s wet and we are all skint. It is actually the 438th of January today.

Good news-it’s February soon, you have nearly survived.

Christmas Party

Who remembers this? Yes, not all 39 of you- for a variety of reasons. It was a good night and ever so well behaved, apart from the every so slightly grumpy quiz master/DJ and the bar weirdly shutting at 12. That bar closure could have turned nasty if we weren’t such a lovely bunch. That said, some of you had consumed enough anyway.

Anyway, the fact you were home for before 1am, in most cases, meant that you probably got a few brownie points as you advised your other half you were home early as you were missing them.

Here are some pictures of some of those of you that were there. If you were there and not on the pictures I am sorry, you were probably at the bar. Or doing “the worm” in the reception area.

Not sure who it was, but the compare wants his Christmas jacket back. He was last seen running after someone on the 18th hole……

What is next?

Unfortunately Katie Riley is leaving us. But that means one thing….a night out is overdue! Even if you don’t know Katie I know you be made to feel welcome and just go along.

Here is an update from Katie related to her leaving do on Saturday 8th Feb!! If you want any details just drop her an email.

“So, we couldn’t get a good time for Ghetto Golf so instead I have booked us in for Junkyard Golf which is similar but is based in Liverpool One https://www.junkyardgolfclub.co.uk/liverpool/

Anyone who’d like to meet for a drink before can meet in Aether (it’s a bit like the Alchemist but smaller), which is the bar on Chavasse Park, next to the Club House and used to be Tavern on the Green. I’ll be there from around 3pm, and then at 4pm we’ll go to Junkyard Golf, which is just downstairs.

We’re booked to play at around 4:30 but we have to be there by 4 so that they can check us in and get us set up, so if you just want to meet us there please be there for 4pm. In case you’re not sure where you’re going its where the old mini golf used to be; part way up the stairs at the back on the way up to the cinema. If you go to the Odeon its down the stairs on the side by Nandos.

After golf we can wander up to Baltic Market (about a 10min walk) for some food and drinks, we’ll probably get there around 6ish depending upon our golf skills.

The golf costs £9.50 and I’ve booked it for the following people so far (there are a few tickets still available online for anyone who had provisionally said maybe and wants to come):

  • Siobhan
  • Liz
  • Sarah Robinson
  • Karen Wareing
  • Michelle Booth
  • Mubin
  • Rhianne
  • Karen Arnold
  • Laura
  • Graham
  • Graham’s mate
  • Sarah Clark
  • Sue
  • Mark
  • Cat
  • Nicola Wood
  • Sarah Cooper
  • Mike
  • Joe

I’m happy to take cash or bank transfers for the golf, whichever is easiest for yourselves, and if you could pay me before 8th Feb that would be great”

Next event…..

I won’t lie, I’ve not really planned anything in detail but there have been loads of great ideas suggested to me. If you have mentioned an event to me please let me know and we will have chat about planning it.

Some ideas:

The races (horses or dogs)

Escape rooms

Trip to Dublin

Climbing Snowdon/camping

Wicker basket making ( I’ve made this one up)

Trust Awards

1st of May this year at the M&S Arena in Liverpool. Tickets are notoriously hard to get but the more the merrier! An email will be sent out about this soon.

Message to everyone

These events are open to everyone and I hope that if you reading this you will come on one of the events in the next few months. My appraisal is due soon and I’ve achieved many of the things I needed to do, though I still need to get some departments within Finance to join us on a department night out. So in summary, yes this is outright emotional blackmail, but I have a mortgage to pay and if you could please make an effort to come along it will mean I wont get the boot. Cheers!

Christmas Party Friday 13th December

I hope you are all set for a great night on Friday.

Few FAQs that have come my way:

  1. How many are going?

There will be 40 of us scheduled to be there. There will be a last minute drop out for sure, dog/child/cat spewed on a dress, or a cold realisation that free booze, Friday 13th and post election blues/elation are just too lethal a combo to risk.

2) Can I sit next to xxx….?

I have asked about seating arrangements (ie are there named places) but I haven’t had a call back yet. In summary I think it’s a free for all.

3) I cant remember what i ordered…

There is a list below.

4) What is the dress code?

OK, there’s a bit of an issue here. It turns out we have booked on “members and members family only” night. So you need to follow the strict rules of attire. You also all need to pretend to be related to me. Sorry.

For men the rules are: Tank top, hat, long socks and brogues

5) For women it is long trousers, body warmer and polo shirt (must have a collar) .Gloves optional.

6) Start time?

Arrive for 7pm- 7:30pm sit down.

7) What can I drink?

Whatever you want and can sensibly handle, up until 12 midnight. No shots included. Just don’t blame me when you find yourself dancing on the table and then struggling on Saturday AM.

NameStarterMainDessert
Chris McNamaraChicken pateSalmon filletLemon meringue tart
Sarah RobinsonChicken pateRoast turkeyLemon meringue tart
Jessica CrollaBBQ chicken wingsRoast turkeyLemon meringue tart
Ste ScraggChicken pateRoast beefCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Graham BarlowChicken pateRoast beefCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Sharon MonkChicken pateRoast turkeyCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Sue SmithChicken pateRoast turkeyChristmas pudding
Mike DuffyTomato & red pepper soupRoast turkeyCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Laura HarrisTomato & red pepper soupRoast beefCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Nicola WoodTomato & red pepper soupRoast turkeyCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Katie RileyChicken pateRoast beefCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Rhianne FarrellTomato & red pepper soupRoast turkeyCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Phil MorganBBQ chicken wingsRoast beefCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Sarah CooperChicken pateCheese & onion potato cakeCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Karen WareingTomato & red pepper soupSalmon filletCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Michelle BoothChicken pateRoast beefCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Hayley ReevesChicken pateRoast turkeyLemon meringue tart
Grace LangtonTomato & red pepper soupRoast beefLemon meringue tart
Nik KhashuChicken pateRoast turkeyChristmas pudding
Gareth LawrenceChicken pateRoast turkeyChristmas pudding
Alma McGovernChicken pateRoast turkeyLemon meringue tart
Joan RobinsonBBQ chicken wingsRoast turkeyLemon meringue tart
Michelle DollinChicken pateRoast beefCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Scott Crawford Roast beefLemon meringue tart
Claire McGovernBBQ chicken wingsRoast turkeyCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Rob WilliamsBBQ chicken wingsRoast beefCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Alex DaviesTomato & red pepper soupRoast turkeyCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Maureen DaviesTomato & red pepper soupSalmon filletCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Debbie PyeTomato & red pepper soupSalmon filletCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Wayne EvansTomato & red pepper soupRoast turkeyCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Gini McEganTomato & red pepper soupRoast turkeyChristmas pudding
Joanne TurnerTomato & red pepper soupCheese & onion potato cakeLemon meringue tart
Les DillonTomato & red pepper soupRoast turkeyCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Jackie OwenTomato & red pepper soupCheese & onion potato cakeLemon meringue tart
Sarah ClarkTomato & red pepper soupRoast turkeyLemon meringue tart
David LeeBBQ chicken wingsRoast beefCaramel & vanilla cheesecake
Jane HuntChicken pateRoast turkeyLemon meringue tart
Nicola BroderdickTomato & red pepper soupSalmon filletChristmas pudding
Cat YoudsChicken pateRoast turkeyLemon meringue tart

November drinks update, Christmas payment and pictures of stuff…..

November drinks

A survey was issued to see if anyone fancied a drink at the end of November and if so, where and when. Never in the history of surveys were responses so quick! It’s a great reflection that many of you are happy to share a drink with each other after work. The results are in and the Procurement supercomputer has been working away. It has been tough keeping this to myself, especially when the survey results may have been leaked. It’s…………. Rainhill.

……and it is on Friday 29th November- put it in your diary!!

If you haven’t completed the survey, don’t worry please just come along. Just pop in for a soft drink or leave the car and get taxi/train/lift/sleep on a bench.

There is no firm plan but I expect it will be a few drinks, in Rainhill straight from work. Nothing to expensive or fancy. AKA Beer and kebab!!

Christmas party

There are 39 of us going to Blundells Hill golf club On Friday 13th December for what will be a great night! There is one spare place available, if you are interested then please let Sarah Robinson know before Wednesday

All payments need to be made to Sarah Robinson by the 30th October please. In total it is £54.50, you will have paid the £20 deposit, so it will be £34.50 remaining .

Just make sure you tell anyone that is going, (who you know won’t read this), that it is fancy dress and they have to dress as an Elf.

HFMA quiz

Listen up, if anyone asks….we won.

So here’s a picture of really victorious people celebrating a really special event. It was a great evening, good food, drinks and company. Well done to everyone who went and for the success, as the picture irrefutably shows:

I can’t face writing anything else.

Shiverpool

A hardy bunch of the Department braved near monsoon conditions to go on a tour of Liverpool. It was a really entertaining evening and highly recommended with plenty of scares and laughs along the way. And a few pub stops helped keep the evil spirits away!

What is next?

There will be more news on the Escape Rooms soon……

Especially if you haven’t responded to any of the surveys or attended any of the events I would really welcome your feedback on the type of events you would like to see. There are 100+ colleagues in the department. No doubt some of you have some great ideas, or even some great contacts for events. Please don’t be shy, drop me an email chris.mcnamara@Sthk.nhs.uk and we will make it happen!

Thanks again to everyone who has attended or helped make any of these events happen!

October update…….social stuff!

Bongos Bingo

I am really pleased to say that everyone came out of the place relatively unscathed, certainly no really serious injuries or losses to report. The initial look of anticipation mixed with fear of the unknown slowly slipped away as the drinks were slowly (ish) consumed and everyone relaxed. There is a rumour circulating that there may be some pictures in the next newsletter, smashing all convention of, “what goes on tour….” but wait and see….

Anyway most of us went away with a prize in our pockets, unfortunately is was just Coco-Pops. Lots of them. Everywhere! Oh and a space hopper was won by Nicola Broderick…..

The feedback has been really positive and we may look at doing it once a year, if you fancy it? Thanks for everyone who came and especially to Sarah Cooper who helped me get the tickets and Sarah sorted the minibus too. Never have 43 tickets proved so popular!

HFMA Quiz

The pressure is building and Finance colleagues across the region are frantically reading the latest “HFMA” and “Public Finance Magazines” and digging out old textbooks to freshen up on the differences between your SOFP’s, to your SFI’s , with the likes of your MTFS and TRF’s

Nope, it isn’t like that at all!! It’s a general knowledge quiz, a few drinks and some food. Even as a Procurement colleague (I briefly pretended to be an accountant) they made me feel welcome, well until I got one question wrong and to be honest I’ve been hounded about it since. Apart from that minor harassment it’s a nice evening out 🙂

Anyway we have the following coming along, come and join us, don’t be shy, and especially if you are useless at quizzes – it will take the spotlight off me for the year:

Katie Riley

Nik Khashu

Gareth Lawrence

Sarah Robinson

Sarah Cooper

Cat Youds

Nicola Wood

Chris McNamara

Laura Harris

Kofi Madden, (Assistant Accountant – Graduate Management Training Scheme)

Deb Harman (New Assistant Director of Finance -Financial Services)

It’s at the Old Bank bar near James St station. It’s on Thursday 10th October, it starts around 6:30pm start and finishes around 9:30pm. If you fancy it drop me an email chris.mcnamara@sthk.nhs.uk or katie.riley@Sthk.nhs.uk or sarah.robinson@sthk.nhs.uk

Shiverpool

Another event, this time a little bit unusual and is for those that like a ghost story or urban myth. Shiverpool have opened a special booking for us to use on 18th October. Starting at 7pm at The Philharmonic Pub, Hope Street.

It’s your last chance to join us for a great night!!

• Listen to the most famous ghost story in Liverpool
• Visit two of Liverpool’s awe-inspiring Cathedrals
• Walk down the most haunted street in Northern England
• End your Journey in St James’ Gardens, the city’s former necropolis, where nearly 58,000 souls are buried.


Go to the following link to book on:
https://www.shiverpool.co.uk/hope-street-shivers-tour/

Please email Jessica.Crolla@sthk.nhs.uk when you have booked or if you have any questions about it!

Harrogate Christmas Market – Day Excursion

It’s early October so some of you will already be excited for Christmas. I am not. To be clear I am not a total and proper misery, I just can’t be excited until I’ve done all my Christmas shopping, which is normally completed on Amazon around the 21st December.

That said I love Christmas markets, even in October and luckily Cath Hewson is willing to organise a trip to the lovely spa town of Harrogate to visit their Christmas Market! It will actually be a lovely day out as Harrogate is ace. Ask if anyone in your family/friends fancy it and make it a day out with someone from home and/or someone from work.

It is taking place in the heart of the spa town, which has around 140 stalls & 2 Marquees alongside the town centre shops and the lovely Christmas lights. See I am trying and being positive now!! There’s probably a grotto and those stalls that sell a nice Bailey’s hot chocolate. I bet there is a shop too that do those Yorkshire Pudding wrap meals- worth the trip alone.

The proposed date is Sunday 17th November 2019 and it will cost £18. If you want more details pop in to see Cath or drop her an email on Catherine.Hewson@sthk.nhs.uk

There is a bit more detail here: https://www.harrogatechristmasmarket.org/

Christmas Party- Blundells Hill

This is booked and 40 deposits paid for a night of food, drink, dodgy dancing and singing the only Slade song you know.

The final payment needs to be made by the end of the month, so one more pay day left before you pay the balance. In the Procurement team we are putting money aside so you don’t have to pay remaining £34.50 all at once. Menus will be confirmed at the end of the month. Don’t forget it is a free bar up until midnight. So cancel the 14th December.

Unfortunately 3 people who are booked on and have paid their deposit can no longer make it, so if you fancy it let me know and you can have their place. The full price is £54.50

It is a Blundells Hill Golf course, Rainhill on the 13th December 2019.

And Finally….

• There’s a walking thing happening- like a virtual race. You pledge to walk/run/swim/cycle as many miles as you think you can during the month of October. It’s a personal target so no need for people to share their targets if they don’t want to we can just celebrate at the end of the month if people meet them!
https://www.raceatyourpace.co.uk
It costs £10 and you get a medal at the end if you meet your target.


• There’s a wellbeing table in Management accounts office – we are trying to kick this off, Sarah Robinson has put some colouring pages and colouring pencils in there.
There’s also a jigsaw in for people to add to when they are waiting for printing or need 5 minutes away from their desk. Also Sarah is thinking of starting a little library if people would be interested – a bit of a take a book leave a book/book swap policy. It’s just about making little steps to look after yourself and state of mind.

September update…..Quiz time, Bongo’s Bingo, Shiverpool, Christmas …..and being locked in a room with your colleagues.

Here’s an update about all the social events over the next few months. If you have any ideas for an event then please drop me an email (chris.mcnamara@sthk.nhs.uk) or pop in to see me. The more variety we have the better they will be. A big thank you to everyone who has helped enable the events so far (Sarah Cooper, Jess Crolla and Sarah Robinson particularly).

Quiz time.

Do you fancy a casual Thursday evening in Liverpool, a few drinks, buffet and a quiz?

If so then get the 10th October in your diary. Don’t be shy and get a few of you together and head into Liverpool. Whoever comes along will be made very welcome and it’s a good way to get to know some colleagues better. And in some cases realise how wonderfully intelligent they are……. or otherwise! 🙂

It’s at the Old Bank bar near James St station. It’s a 630pm start and finishes around 930pm.

We have to win this year as there is a rumour it is a new CQUIN target.

If you are interested please let myself or Katie Riley know by Friday 20th September.

Bongo’s Bingo

Well it’s nearly time for this and it’s safe to say a few of you are a bit excited. I won’t lie, I am too, it’s an amazing evening which will be made infinitely better if one of us wins a Henry Hoover or a mobility scooter. 43 of us have tickets and it certainly won’t be a “quiet one”.

There are two spare tickets available and it’s first come first served, unbelievably 2 people had to drop out! Please email me chris.mcnamara@sthk.nhs.uk if you want them. It’s £20 and on the 27th September.

Shiverpool

There is no better time than the end of October for a bit of a fright. So on Friday 18th October at 7pm a few of the Finance Team are heading into Liverpool to go on a Shiverpool tour…….

https://www.shiverpool.co.uk/book-now/ it looks great and has some amazing reviews.

It is £15.50 each and if you want any further details please contact Jess Crolla who will give you all the info you need. Do be quick though as it is expected too book up very soon. Jessica.Crolla@sthk.nhs.uk

Christmas

The Christmas party is booked and Blundells Hill Golf Club are bracing themselves for our arrival. There are 40 of us booked to go and it will be a good night.

There are 2 spare tickets for this night, two of the team that have paid the £20 deposit have apparantley got better offers, including going abroad. Which to be fair is quite tempting in the middle of December. Make them an offer for the ticket, I would! The total price is £54.50 and is payable at the end of October.

If you want one of the tickets let me know…..

Its a free bar up until midnight, so Rob Williams and I are getting all the Procurement Team a drink in, before midnight.

Events for 2020…….

To some of you it might be your worst nightmare, being locked in a room. Well it has been suggested we do this for next year. No, it isn’t some form of new management style to make sure all work gets done before we go home. There are ‘Escape Room’ type games in Liverpool and Manchester and it has been suggested we do this. Also it has been suggested we do the Crystal Maze in Manchester…..

If you want any more details about these event just let me know, more information will follow….

Christmas update, HFMA quiz, Shiverpool and a Gig.

CHRISTMAS– The votes are in for the Christmas Party preference, thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the short survey. The votes were unveiled in typical procurement style manner, closed until 5pm, in secret and then opened by a formal committee in a secure room. It’s apparently an audit requirement for this kind of thing. Anyway, it appears, from the detailed statistical analysis undertaken, that the most popular event is the ‘unlimited and unhinged’ probably at Blundells Hill. That is you pay approx £55 for unlimited booze and a 3 course meal. Which in reality is less than you would pay in total if you were to go to the event at Knowsley Safari Park, for example . Plus I’ve seen the drinking ability of some of you and know you will get your value for money…..

I have contacted them re their availability and will update you when I get the dates that are available. Don’t worry if you didn’t complete the survey you are still very much invited!   Watch this space………….

QUIZ TIME– Please reserve the date in your diary- Thursday 10th October 2019 18.00 – 21:30, in Liverpool. Each year HFMA host a quiz event and it is open to everyone not just Accountants etc. Rumour has it that Clinical Coding have an excellent quiz team that will challenge the best, the Finance Directorate needs you this year- please! Well actually we also just need anyone across the Finance Directorate who fancies an evening out!

Don’t worry the questions aren’t about budgets, VAT, EBITDA and accounting equations. It’s actually good, with food too. Last year, it has to be said, I singled handedly kept the Finance team in the competition right to the very end 😉

If any of you across the department are interested please let me know.

More details will follow……

SHIVERPOOL– there is an excellent tour called “Shiverpool,” which is a tour that tells the old tales and ghost stories about Liverpool. Jess Crolla, has negotiated a deal and it is likely to be £13-16 each (depending upon numbers) and on Friday 18th October, 7pm. It will be a private tour for us all and seems a good idea and just in time for Halloween. Maybe with a couple of drinks afterwards…..

It’s first come first served, so if you are interested in this please can you email jessica.crolla@sthk.nhs.uk by Wednesday 7th August 4pm.

SCOTT CRAWFORD’S GIG…..

Scott, who works in the Procurement Team, is playing a gig on Saturday 10th August at 408 Clock Face Road (that is apparently the name for Clock Face Hotel, it’s not actually in a house :-))

Some of the Procurement Team will be going along to support him and many of us have seen him before and he is excellent with a great variety of songs. Please feel free to come along and join us!

ANYTHING ELSE……

The idea of this page is to help share events, ideas and just generally try to create a social element to work and is for absolutely everyone across the Finance Directorate.

If you are in a band, a show, have some interesting news or just have an idea for a social event then please let me know and I will detail it on here and share it. It appears most of the above involve booze etc but if you want to start a sports team or something similar then let me know and I am happy to help coordinate it. There are so many of us, we must have enough of us for a netball team, a five a side football team, a badminton team and even a chess team, if that’s your forte!!

The main message is please don’t be shy, please get involved and the aim is just to try to get to know everyone who you work with. Plus this is now an appraisal objective of mine and if it doesn’t succeed then…….. 🙂

Christmas…….

Mentioning Christmas, in July……. Sorry, kind of.

To enable a decent Christmas event it does need to be sorted, fairly soon. It would be great to see everyone attending from across the Finance Directorate.

Having spoke to a few of you it appears the best way is to get is sorted is via a vote on what you would like to do and then narrow down some dates. So….I’ve tried to name them as a type of do.

·         “Unlimited…unhinged?” This type of event is where you pay for the meal and get unlimited alcohol. Could be messy but you know what it will cost you! Tends to be around £50-£60

Blundells Hill Golf Club Rainhill £54.50 https://blundellshill.co.uk/news/christmas-parties-2019/

·         “Scrub up, eat grub?”

This is the more traditional one, pay a fee for a 3 course meal and tends to be around £40-£50 (various options such as Aintree. Knowsley Safari and St Helens Rugby etc)

https://www.christmaspartiesunlimited.co.uk/party/206/to-russia-with-love-christmas-parties-2019-at-knowsley-safari-park-liverpool.aspx

Christmas Parties
Christmas & New Year 2019

·         “Cheap and chips” The simple one. Often comments are passed about Christmas do’s and they are expensive and are, ironically, at the worst time of year when everyone has many other costs to deal with. So this is simply an afternoon/early evening meet up, probably in Liverpool, drink as long as you want and a bag of chips/kebab on the way home. Maybe could have something such as ‘Ghetto Golf’ added into the day- depending on numbers. The idea being it’s simple and you can stay out as long as you can cope and afford……

·         Christmas do-“ thanks but no thanks. Not for me”. I totally understand and respect that it may not be for you but please be assured that whichever team/dept you work in you will be warmly welcomed, even if there is just you! So don’t be shy!

Please vote using the type of do you want and ranking them in preference. I know one option won’t please everyone so let’s see what the majority prefer:

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/69S59CW

Realistically they are all going to be on a Friday or Saturday in December- day/date subject to availability and what is chosen.

At this point I just need votes on which is preferable and then look for more specific details and costs etc, as appropriate.

Something will follow shortly about an event in October…….

Bongo’s Bingo….September

This is my first go on this webpage, in my new role as “Director of Occasional Entertainment and Amazing Social Events”. A role I am obviously proud to hold and will no doubt look amazing on my CV. One day you too may aspire to be in this role and with a decent mentor could achieve this!😀

    Anyway, it’s now time for me to try and gather willing volunteers to partake in an evening at the infamous Bongo’s Bingo in Liverpool.

    Do you prefer quiet nights?

    Hate the thought of winning £2,500?

    Would you be gutted to win a Henry the Hoover, a Philip Schofield cut out, a mobility scooter or any other equally random prize?

    If you answered “yes” to any of the above then maybe it isn’t for you…..but if you do fancy a bit of a unique evening then please read on….

    Don’t be shy, even if a couple of you from each team commit to going I will guarantee it will be an amazing night. And if you can’t get a couple from your team, feel free to tag along with us from Procurement, who seem to be partial to a night out and a drink.

    Speaking from experience it’s a brilliant evening. It costs £20, you get tickets for the bingo and the chance to be in the grand prize draw. Oh and there’s the odd drink that can be consumed! If you are aged between 18 and 81 then you will enjoy it. Across all the various teams in Finance it will be a great opportunity to get to know each other better and have a few drinks and a laugh.

    Tickets are notoriously difficult to get hold of, so at this stage I am just after approximate numbers of who may be interested in going to Bongo’s Bingo, probably in the last two weeks of September. Either a Friday or Saturday evening. The tickets are likely to go on sale imminently so….

    If you are interested please drop an email to Chris.mcnamara@sthk.nhs.uk or Sharon.monk2@sthk.nhs.uk , titled “Bongo’s”, before 5pm on Tuesday 25th June, with your preferred date from the following:

    Friday 20th September

    Saturday 21st September

    Friday 27th September

    Saturday 28th September

    At this moment I am speculating these dates will actually be nights it is on. The plan will be to go for the date which is most popular, or if tickets can’t be bought for that date then the 2nd most popular. Unless it’s just me on my own and no one actually reads this…..I probably won’t go on my own……😉

    As soon as dates are announced I will contact everyone who has expressed an interest in going to check if you want me to buy you a ticket (yeah, sorry but you need to pay me back though!)

    Any questions just drop Sharon or myself an email.

    Hopefully see you there!!!

    NHS Games – St Helens & Knowsley – Have we got the next Ronaldo, Rebecca Adlington, Roger Federer willing to represent St Helens & Knowlsey?

    We are looking for teams and/or individuals to participate in the The NHS North West Games.

    All events and activities are inclusive, allowing people of any age, ability or level of fitness to be able to take part. There will be a school sports day races and games for children.

    No booking needed for the cycling, children’s entertainment or school sports day activities.

    If anyone would like to participate, please contact Catherine Hewson a.s.a.p.  Alternatively, you may choose to register directly via the MSP website.