Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service is tremendously proud to host the 10th World Firefighters Games in 2008. We are keen to build on our reputation for innovation and excellence, and to work with all of our partners and the community of Merseyside to deliver the best Games yet.
Liverpool will be European Capital of Culture in 2008 and the Fire Service is delighted that our Games will contribute enormously to this massive celebration.
The city is famous for both its sporting pedigree along with the warmth and friendliness of its citizens and these two factors guarantee that the Games will be a remarkable success. Seven charities will benefit from the Games and they have joined together to Form the Fire fighter Games Charity Fund. The Charity Fund will collect donations from the public, hold charity fund raising events and will use these funds together with the surplus from the Games to support the valuable charity work that they undertake.
The Charities
Little thought is given to a team of Firefighters after they have left the devastation of a fire or road traffic accident. They have done their job. These jobs are both physically and mentally demanding and often unpleasant. On occasions Firefighters become injured and need prolonged physiotherapy or convalescence.
The fund provides state of the art physiotherapy and convalescent facilities to help Firefighters back on the road to recovery following prolonged sickness or injury. This, along with grants to the less able, and children with special needs, plus sheltered accommodation for retired members makes up the bulk of the £4 million needed every year
You wouldn't want to do their job but you can still support them
We're Britain's newest Community Foundation, launched in April 2004 with the aim of distributing grants to voluntary and community groups.
The Community Foundation for Merseyside is part of a network of 65 Community Foundations operating throughout the UK.
Their role is to provide a direct link between community groups working to create opportunity and improve quality of life in their communities, and those who provide funds to support their work - including individuals, charitable trusts, statutory agencies and local business.
The Community Foundation for Merseyside replaced the highly successful Sefton Community Foundation that was formed in 1999 and distributed over £10 million to more than 3,000 voluntary groups in Sefton and other areas of Merseyside.
We are delighted that The Marina Dalglish Appeal has now reached its original target of £1.5m and that the centre for Oncology at University Hospital, Aintree, will open in spring 2007. The unit will provide the ideal environment for patients to receive chemotherapy to treat all forms of cancer. In addition, the centre aims to provide other supportive care including complimentary and homeopathic treatments and practices. There will also be a designated drop in centre which will provide specialised 'holistic' professional care, information and advice to help patients and their families through their cancer journey, in an atmosphere that is sensitive and responsive to their individual needs. It is through your continued support and generous contributions that we have been able to achieve our goal.
We have now set ourselves a new and exciting challenge in conjuction with Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology to help build a much needed Radiotherapy Centre this side of the water, bringing the treatment closer to the patients.
Merseyside Fire Support Network is the voluntary arm of the Service. Their vision is to:
- Create a fire safe society
- Assist in the fire awareness of the community by distributing fire safety advice
- Promote the acceptance of cultural diversity within the service
- Assist in the development of important communication links between the local fire station, representative groups, other volunteer agencies and individuals with similar ideals within the community
- Complement the community fire safety
The Burned Children's Club gives support to young burn survivors and their families. We promote self esteem and help children come to terms with their altered body image. Support is also essential to parents and siblings, as they too need help, to adjust and come to terms with the trauma. All this is done through fun, recreation and mutual support.
If your child, or you know of a child that would benefit from what our group has to offer, then contact us for more information. Our membership is open to those under the age of eighteen.
We are a registered charity (Registration No. 1062024) and our website will give you an understanding in what we are trying to achieve and how we accomplish this, with the kind support from all our sponsors and through fund raising
The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation is the only charity in the UK wholly dedicated to cancer killer in the world. Our vision is to defeat lung cancer.
The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation was established by thoracic surgeon Ray Donnelly as the Lung Cancer Fund in 1990. In 1992, entertainer Roy Castle was diagnosed with lung cancer. A lifelong non-smoker, he adopted a positive attitude to his situation and courageously devoted much of the last year of his life to promoting the work of the charity, to which he gave his name. With the money raised from his moving Tour of Hope, the Roy Castle International Centre for Lung Cancer Research was built.
