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SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE
GIANT Inflatable obstacles, fancy
dress, joker cards and lots of foam will be the order of the day as
an ‘Its a Knockout’ team challenge event returns to
Liverpool this month.
The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, which funds research into a cure
for muscle wasting diseases, is again holding this fun-filled day
after previous successful Knockout challenge days in the city over
the past two years.
Charles Horton, Regional Fundraising
Manager for the charity says that:- “We need as many teams as
possible to enter and raise sponsorship to help us pay for research
into a cure for muscle diseases. There are some great games involved
in Knockout Challenge and everyone who takes part always has plenty
of enjoyment and laughter. A team consists of up to ten people and
can be made up of family and friends, work colleagues or local pub
and club teams – in fact anyone who wants a really fun day!”
This year the Knockout show will have a nursery rhyme theme
including games with such intriguing names as ‘Bah Bah Blind
Sheep’, ‘Humpty Dumpty’ and ‘This Little
Piggy’, all designed with a big emphasis on fun. The event
is taking place at Riversdale Police Club in Aigburth on Saturday
September 16 from 1pm to 5pm.
Catering facilities
will be available and spectators are welcome to watch the day’s
proceedings. To enter a team, call the Regional office of the
Muscular Dystrophy Campaign now on 01244 403012 or
email and leave your
contact details
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ATKINS INSPECTS MANCHESTER AIRPORT SECURITY
FROM arrival through to departure
RT. Sir Robert Atkins MEP who represents the North West of England
questioned police officers, security staff and passengers on all
aspects of their clearance. Sir Robert Atkins MEP who sits on the
European Parliament’s Transport Committee, visit to Manchester
Airport. This is what he told us in a press release.
“The most important reaction was that of passengers and that was
broadly favourable. All travellers wanted flight safety at the top
of the agenda and the effectiveness and relative efficiency of the
security operation reassured them. Manchester has done very well so
far but the long-term implications impose more of a difficulty”.
commented Sir Robert.
Sir Robert learnt from MAG’s executives of a number of problems that
need to be addressed:-
1. Lack of consistency between various EU airports, both in
technology and passenger
treatment.
2. Quantity restriction on fluid medication, ie. Insulin for
diabetics.
3. Shoe removal is largely unnecessary and causes substantial
delays.
4. The increased queues and delays are causing congestion, forcing a
review of space utilisation.
5. The ban on any purchases made before passing through security
will prejudice the future of the Departure Hall shops. This will
affect the airport’s revenue as well as that of the retailers.
6. Increased security equals substantial extra costs. In the longer
term, who will pay?
Sir Robert, a former Transport Minister told us that:- “There
were a number of other technical and security issues which I
discussed and will be pursuing with the Civil Aviation Authority,
the EU Transport Commissioner and the Department of Transport. One
simple conclusion can be drawn. Future air travel, airport
management and the attendant security implications are in need of a
radical review. Safety must be paramount. That requires new
technology, more efficient procedures, highly-trained staff and more
money. Politicians of all parties must deliver and I intend to play
my part."
Sir Robert Atkins, MEP for the North West, and Deputy Leader of the
British Conservative Delegation, on 30 August 2006 he paid an early
morning visit to Manchester Airport to inspect the security
arrangements that have become necessary since the recent bomb
threat. In the company of Geoff Muirhead, Chief Executive Office of
the Manchester Airport Group (MAG), Andrew Cornish, Managing
Director of Manchester Airport itself and Mike Fazackerly, Head of
PR and Security, Sir Robert was at Terminal 1 from 7.30 am. until
9.00 am. and saw for himself all aspects of security. |
