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CELEBRITIES LAUNCH
THE LIVERPOOL
SANTA DASH
CHARITY BALL RAISES
£104,000 FOR RADIO
CITY’S CASH FOR KIDS
Fundraising supremo’s Mandy Molby, Claire
Gallagher and Trudi Brook hosted their annual
charity Ball on Saturday night in aid of Radio City’s
Cash for Kids.
A group of 40 Santas have toured the city on an
open-top bus to launch this year’s Liverpool Santa
Dash.
The countdown is now on to the Liverpool Santa Dash taking place
on Sunday, 4 December – the UK’s biggest festive fun run and this
is its 13th year.
It was a case of all aboard when a whole host of familiar faces
including actors from Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Benidorm
and Love Island hopped onto the Liverpool City Sights open-top
bus with Father Christmas to take the Santa Dash message on the
road.
Organisers BTR Liverpool are encouraging Santas to sign up to
make the 5K festive fun run bigger than ever before in a bid to win
back the world title from Las Vegas. More than 1,500 Santas have
already registered.
The Radio City Liverpool Santa Dash starts at Pier Head Liverpool
at 9.30am and finishes outside Liverpool Town Hall. After dashing
round the city, the Santas collect a commemorative medal when
they complete the fun run. A Santa suit is included in the entry fee.
The little ones also have their very own fun run – the 1K Mini Dash
is for youngsters aged 12 and under. It starts in Castle Street when
the main Santa Dash has finished, and also finishes at Liverpool
Town Hall.
From now until 3 December, participants can call in to either
Rapid Discount Outlet in Liverpool city centre or the BTR office at
82 Market Street, Hoylake, to sign up and collect their Santa suit.
Or Santas can register online at www.btrliverpool.com
The fun-packed evening, held at Thornton Hall Hotel left guests
stunned and thrilled when the grand total of £104,000 was
announced. Cash for Kids Ambassador, Mandy Molby said “Claire,
Trudi and I are completely overwhelmed by the generosity of the
guests who came to our Ball. Never in our wildest dreams, in the
current economic climate did we dare to dream we would raise in
excess of £100,000. This money will literally change lives for so many
disadvantaged children in our area and we cannot thank all those
who came along, sponsored the event, donated prizes or bought
raffle tickets enough for their support”
THE FRIENDS OF
DAWSTONE PARK
FLY THE GREEN FLAG
Heswall’s
Dawstone
Park has been awarded
the prestigious Green
Flag. The Friends, who
have worked tirelessly to
achieve and maintain its
high standard, celebrated
by running the flag up the
flagstaff.
Paul Leidecker,
chairman of the group, said
“We’re delighted to have been chosen to receive the Green Flag.
Dawstone Park is a great public amenity, and well used. We hope
that the families of Heswall will continue to enjoy it.”
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