Do you shop at John Lewis (Liverpool One)? If you do you can help raise funds to support the work that Greenbank Sports Academy does with disabled children – and it won’t cost you a penny!

For the next three months, anyone shopping in store will be asked to choose a charity (from a choice of 3) that they would like to support. Customers select using a token.

The more tokens that we receive from customers, the greater the value of support we receive from John Lewis (as a share of £3,000 received as products, volunteering time or financial support).

Please vote Greenbank Sports Academy when you shop in John Lewis (and ask your friends and family to do so too).

Thanks for your help

Indoors / Outdoors (dependant on the weather)

Saturday 5 May 2012
set up 8-9am
public admission 9am
finishes at 12pm

• Bouncy castle
• Raffle
• Face painting
• FREE Admission
• All welcome!

£8 without or £10 with table

To pre-book a space, contact Dave Stanistreet on 0151 280 7757 / dave.stanistreet@greenbank-project.org.uk

Dates for the diary

23 June, 14 July, 4 August, 1 September, 6 October and 3 November

All money raised from this event will be donated to Greenbank (Registered Charity No. 513814)

Donate Online

uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charities/thegreenbankproject

Liverpool Riverside MP Louise Ellman visited Greenbank recently to present a cheque for £50,000 from Sport England. The money is from its Inspired Facilities Fund  (Olympic legacy funding) and  will be used to build a new multi-use storage facility.

Greenbank Chief Executive Gerry Kinsella said:

“We are absolutely delighted to receive this much needed investment in storage facilities. We specialise in offering opportunities for disabled people to take part in sport. The equipment such as sports wheelchairs takes up a lot of space, so the development will make such a difference”.

A grant of £2,000 from Liverpool Primary Care Trust means that Greenbank can offer activity sessions for Dyspraxic children (Dyspraxia is a disability that affects movement and co-ordination).

The 10 week programme started on 2 March and takes place on Fridays from 5 – 6pm. Session leaders set the children a series of challenges that build and develop balance, co-ordination and agility.

The programme is led by Pete Wyman, Sport Development Officer at the Academy and supported by Greenbank Foundation Degree students in partnership with Liverpool Physiotherapy Service. All the staff involved completed the FUNS for everyone course at the Academy, to develop their understanding of physical challenges that can develop movement and co-ordination skills.

Greenbank was awarded £4562 by People’s Postcode Trust, a grant-giving charity, funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

We have used the money to purchase disability sports equipment to be used on an on-going basis at sessions that take place at Greenbank Sports Academy, particularly for use in blind and visually impaired (VI) football sessions.

Blind Footballer Roy Turnham said ‘it is fantastic to have the support of People’s Postcode Lottery so that we can buy specialist items of equipment like a football that contains a bell, so that blind players can detect the direction of the ball. Greenbank Sports Academy offers lots of opportunities for disabled adults and children to take part in sport ’

People’s Postcode Lottery is Britain’s charity lottery. Players play with their postcodes to win cash prizes while raising money for good causes.  As a charity lottery, £2 from every monthly lottery ticket charities and community initiatives across England, Scotland and Wales, including People’s Postcode Trust.  People’s Postcode Lottery believes in supporting local communities so the money raised by players in each country, stays in that country.

To find out more about sports activities for disabled people visit www.greenbanksportsacademy.co.uk/index.php/sports

To find out more about applying for People’s Postcode Trust funding and the projects which the Trust supports visit www.postcodetrust.org.uk.

If you’d like to be in with a chance to win cash prizes while supporting great local charities, sign up for People’s Postcode Lottery at www.postcodelottery.com, or call 0808 10-9-8-7-6-5.

Saturday 31 March 7pm

Everyone is welcome at this fun event to celebrate the end of Trek4Greenbank – a year long fundraiser organised by Dave Stanistreet, Paul Hayden and Simon McConville which ‘peaked’ with the ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro in January.

The evening will be filled with plenty of fun, games and activities, including longest time on the rodeo bull, fastest time on assault course, food, disco, live music, free prize draw and much more.

With ‘match’ from Barclays, the team raised £8056.76 which has been used to improve sports facilities including new football goals and nets for both courts and repair broken gym equipment.

To buy tickets, contact Dave Stanistreet on 0151 280 7757 or email dave.stanistreet@greenbank-project.org.uk

Sunday 18 March 11am-2pm

Join us for a delicious 3 course lunch as well as fun activities for the kids!

family package price of just £29.95 (2 adults and 2 children)
or
£11.95 per adult / £5.45 per child

Enjoy a family get together and treat mum!

Please book in advance!

As well as lunch the children can enjoy activities from 11am until 2pm including:

For under 5’s

bouncy castle and soft play toys in the Sports Hall

For over 5’s

Fun sports games in the Sports Hall

Plus Wii games and face painting (£1 per child) in Time Out Café Bar

And a present for mum too.

*Greenbank is providing activities but not childcare – carers are responsible for their children at all times.

Download our Mothers Day menu

Greenbank Sports Academy played host to the National Handball League match between local rivals Liverpool Wolves and Speke Garston.

Liverpool Wolves won the match 27 – 21 (view the full match report).

The next large event to take place at Greenbank is the Merseyside Open Fencing Tournament on 18 & 19 February. For more information about the competition, visit the MOFT website.

The Tangerine Club

Liverpool over 30s’ venue!
Every first Friday of the month

Doors open 8pm • Cheap full bar • Dancing and Bar til 1am • Guest live artist • Resident DJ

Tickets £5 on the door

Quickly Come Dancing – Vintage Tea Dance:
Put on your dancing shoes for a bit of cha-cha-cha, take tea (in the best china of course!) and feast on our delicious home made cakes (selection of wine available).
2 – 5pm last Sunday of each month

Entry £6 on the door (includes tea and cakes)
Please call and pre-book 07746 996 097

“The Tangerine Club”
Rathbone Rooms • Greenbank S.A. • Greenbank Lane • Liverpool L17 1AG

www.the-tangerine-club.co.uk