On Monday it was a real pleasure to meet Ethel Williams on her 100th Birthday and to help her celebrate the event. Ethel lives at Dovehaven in Southport. During the war she served as a Land girl in Montgomeryshire in Wales where she met her husband who worked for the Forestry Commission and she settled after the war.
It was great to hear Ethel's memories and to discuss how much things have improved. She spoke of how much difference the automatic washing machine made. Ethel played the organ at the Victoria Methodist church in Southport.
Early in the week I was pleased to help launch a new business at Ocean Plaza. Three young women who have already set up a Vets practice in Widnes and have now opened a new one in Pets at Home in Southport. There was, of course, cake, balloons and a ribbon to cut. I wish them every success.
On Saturday evening I was the guest of the West Lancs Yacht Club at their annual dinner. The club is one of the town’s oldest institutions having been founded in 1894 and is most famous for its 24 Hour Race. The Club is proud to be recognised as a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Training Establishment and as a Champion Club for its support of Junior and Youth Sailing. The dinner was well attended and it was particularly pleasing to see the level of cooperation that exists between the many sailing clubs along the coast most of whom were represented at the dinner. After the meal I was introduced to variation of snooker played at the club called ‘flying snooker’.
Tomorrow I shall be visiting the Seafarers’ Centre in the borough that offers support to sailors from all nations that visit the Port of Liverpool. After that I shall be attending the Annual General Meeting of the successful Southport Music Festival of which I am President. The Festival was established in 1907 and I am promised that we will be treated to some excellent speech and drama from contestants who were winners at this year’s festival. Information about all these events is available on the Mayoral blog http://themayoralblog.blogspot.co.uk where you will also find lots of photographs and news about the other visits I have attended.
Next week I shall be visiting the Foodbanks in the borough to thank them and their volunteers for the important work that the carry out.
On Monday it was a real pleasure to meet Ethel Williams on her 100th Birthday and to help her celebrate the event. Ethel lives at Dovehaven in Southport. During the war she served as a Land girl in Montgomeryshire in Wales where she met her husband who worked for the Forestry Commission and she settled after the war.
It was great to hear Ethel's memories and to discuss how much things have improved. She spoke of how much difference the automatic washing machine made. Ethel played the organ at the Victoria Methodist church in Southport.
Early in the week I was pleased to help launch a new business at Ocean Plaza. Three young women who have already set up a Vets practice in Widnes and have now opened a new one in Pets at Home in Southport. There was, of course, cake, balloons and a ribbon to cut. I wish them every success.
On Saturday evening I was the guest of the West Lancs Yacht Club at their annual dinner. The club is one of the town’s oldest institutions having been founded in 1894 and is most famous for its 24 Hour Race. The Club is proud to be recognised as a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Training Establishment and as a Champion Club for its support of Junior and Youth Sailing. The dinner was well attended and it was particularly pleasing to see the level of cooperation that exists between the many sailing clubs along the coast most of whom were represented at the dinner. After the meal I was introduced to variation of snooker played at the club called ‘flying snooker’.
Tomorrow I shall be visiting the Seafarers’ Centre in the borough that offers support to sailors from all nations that visit the Port of Liverpool. After that I shall be attending the Annual General Meeting of the successful Southport Music Festival of which I am President. The Festival was established in 1907 and I am promised that we will be treated to some excellent speech and drama from contestants who were winners at this year’s festival. Information about all these events is available on the Mayoral blog http://themayoralblog.blogspot.co.uk where you will also find lots of photographs and news about the other visits I have attended.
Next week I shall be visiting the Foodbanks in the borough to thank them and their volunteers for the important work that the carry out.
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