A fundraising event is taking place in St Albans to help support the Japanese Tsunami victims. It takes place in the Jubilee Centre (AL3 5NX) on Catherine Street tomorrow, Saturday 19th March between 11am – 3pm.
This urgent event includes food and drink, flea market, origami crafts and entertainment. Everyone is invited to come along or donate bric-a-brac items/cakes before 11am tomorrow. Whatever support you give will be very much appreciated. All donations go to the Red Cross.
Please contact Marie on marieotchi@hotmail.com or me, Maria Larmer on marialarmer@gmail.com . Telephone 077 68411144.
“We are committed to fighting MND and so we really value the passion and commitment of our supporters because every penny raised helps to make a real differance to the individuals and families affected by MND.” Louise Coxon, Motor Neurone Disease Association.
“MND is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks the upper and lower motor neurons. Degeneration of the motor neurons leads to weakness and wasting of muscles, causing increasing loss of mobility to the limbs and difficulty with speech, swallowing and breathing. This is often a terminal disease affecting 2 people in 100,000.” (Stephen Barbour)
Stephen’s friend Howard suffers from the disease. Last September, Stephen and his bookclub friends headed to the Yorkshire to undertake the Three Peaks Challenge. So far they have successfully raised just under £4,000 for the MND Association.
We at stalbanslife congratulate this local bookclub for their achievments and invite all who wish to support the MND to click on; www.justgiving.com/Stephen-Barbour0 or www.mndassociation.org
St Albans is covered in a pretty thick blanket of snow. It happens to be one of the busiest weekends of the year with people buying last minute gifts and preparing for parties. Yet the state of the roads makes this extremely difficult.
The met office has issued the following advice;
During snow or ice
- Avoid travel if possible.
- If you must drive check the Highway Code for advice on driving in ice and snowy weather. A summary of the advice is: Take care around gritters. Don’t be tempted to overtake. Slow down — it can take 10 times longer to stop in snowy or icy conditions, so allow extra room. Use the highest gear possible to avoid wheel spin. Manoeuvre gently and avoid harsh braking and acceleration. If you start to skid, gently ease off the accelerator and avoid braking. If braking is necessary, pump the brakes don’t slam them on. If you get stuck, stay with your car and tie something brightly coloured to your aerial.
- If you go outside wear several layers of clothing and keep dry to prevent loss of body heat. Watch out for signs of hypothermia — uncontrollable shivering, slow/slurred speech, memory lapse and drowsiness and frostbite — loss of feeling in and pale appearance of fingers, toes, nose and ear lobes. Keep moving your arms and legs to help the blood circulate.
After snow and ice
- Be careful when walking or driving on compacted snow — it may have turned to ice.
- Take care when shovelling snow. Cold air makes it harder to work and breathe, which adds some extra strain on the body and can be the cause of heart attacks in the vulnerable.
More local information available from the St Albans District Council’s website;http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/advice-and-benefits/emergencies/winterweatherinformation/
This is one of those Christmassy weekends where we are spoilt for choice in St Albans. If you are over 12, have energy and desire to support Grove House, join the 5K Jingle Bell Jog this Sunday 12th December. It starts at 11am by the Alban Arena. The £15 entry fee includes a Santa suit! www.jinglebelljog.co.uk or 01727 731 002 for more information.
For littlies, there is the 1.5K Reindeer Run (run, walk or toddle!) It starts just before the Jingle Bell Jog, at 11am by the Alban Arena. Entry £7.50 and includes Reindeer Ears! Visit www.jinglebelljog.co.uk or tel 01727 731002
If you are in the mood for carols, head to the St Albans Cathedral for the annual Family Carol Concert (St Albans Bach Choir) at 3pm this Saturday 11 December. Adults £5 and children £1. Arrive early to ensure a seat!
Later that day, there is the Carol Concert (St Albans Bach Choir), again with the talented Andrew Lucas as conductor. Tickets at door £10 (or £5 conc). www.stalbansbachchoir.org.uk
There is another Christmas Musical Treat to enjoy this Sunday. The St Albans Choral Society will sing choruses from Handel’s Messiah, seasonal readings and they will be joined by the Maple Primary School Choir. This takes place at the Marlborough Road Methodist Church, St Albans at 7pm on Sun 12th Dec. Tickets £12 adults, £1 children. Phone SASC ticketline 07884 231958 or obtain tickets at www.allaboutstalbans.com
Peter Pan Pantomime in the Alban Arena will perform its first show this Friday 10th December. Larry Lamb from Eastenders and Katy Ashworth from Cbeebies are amongst the cast. The Pantomime continues until 2nd January 2011. Tickets range between £15 – £20. See www.alban-arena.co.uk or tel 01727 844488
More updates to come soon on this website.Feel free to comment or let us know about more events.
St Albans Cathedral
This week is special for St Albans Abbey and Cathedral as 4,300 graduates from the University of Hertfordshire will be celebrating their acedemic success there. The ceremonies run from Tuesday 9th to Friday 12th November.
The University of Hertfordshire has a student community of over 24,500 including over 2,000 international students from at least 85 different countries. This year the honorary awards are recognising Hertfordshire-based Holocaust survivor, Mrs Kitty Hart-Moxon for her commitment to education on the consequences of ‘discrimination and bullying’.
Also being recognised for an honorary award is Michelle Mone, UK’s most respected business woman and Barbara Follet, the former Stevenage MP. Mr Philip Waters of UH will be leading the procession and says “For the university, this is always a special time of year as people travel to St Albans from all over the world to take part in this celebration of academic success.”
Visitors are encouraged to use public transport if possible and there will be a shuttle service from Westminister Lodge carpark for those who travel by car. For more information, contact the University of Hertfordshire on www.herts.ac.uk or St Albans Cathedral on www.stalbanscathedral.org/news/events
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