Have a great meal, raise money for a good cause and have your tea cooked for you by the beautiful people off the telly!

Natasha Hamilton, Phil Olivier and Chloe Cummings combat to cook up a storm for Alder Hey’s Imagine Appeal.

Two teams of celebrities will be Under Starters Orders as they go head to head in a hell’s Kitchen style event at top Liverpool restaurant Panoramic to raise money for the city’s Imagine Appeal at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.

Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton will be greeting guests at the sky-high restaurant on the night, joined by model Amanda Harrington, actor Phil Olivier and DJ Rick Vaughn front of house.

Meanwhile in the kitchen, Hollyoaks star Helen Noble will be joined by model Chloe Cummings, Brookside actors Louis Emerick and Suzanne Collins who will head up a red and a blue teams and Heartbeat actor David Lonsdale among others, who will prepare and dish up two menus designed by Chef Director at the award-winning restaurant.

Diners, who will have paid £75 a ticket, will then vote on which team served the best food.

After the meal, an auction will help raise further funds for the charity which cares for 250,000 children a year and all the money raised will go straight to helping improve the quality of life for the children at the hospital.

The event takes place on Wednesday 7 April, on the eve of the Grand National at Aintree, of which Imagine is an official charity.

The full list of auction prizes are:

• Meal and deal for four at Frankies in Knightsbridgeowned by Frankie Dettori and Marco Pierre White
• One night’s stay at the Liverpool Marriott
• Gordon Ramsey signed cookbook
• Signed sofa from Summer Pops 2006
• Spa day
• LFC signed Ball
• EFC signed Ball
• Aintree celebrity dresses that will be auctioned onebay in the lead up to the Grand National
• Wii and DS + games

Under Starters Orders takes place at Panoramic on Wednesday 7 April at 7.30pm. To book call 0151 236 5534

For further information contact Laura Brown The Design Foundry +44(0)151 709 1633 laura@design-foundry.co.uk

Do You Know Liverpool? Fun And Discovery Exhibition

Pride In Liverpool is a local charity that aims to improve our knowledge of our city and engage the youth and all interested Liverpudlians in their city, building up repect for their community and the knowledge that we belong to our city.

They will soon be holding an exhibition and need the support of the business community:

The project is open for all - individuals, families, groups within the community, scouts, guides, NHS, universities and any group that is interested. All are invited to form a group to cover their neighbourhood and produce through investigation and exploration an entry to the project about the history within your own neighbourhood. This is about having fun, generating happiness and registering our pride.

• Information gathered goes onto the website with the name of the group
• Produces an encyclopaedia, book of memories and myths.
• Their project is exhibited at St.George’s Hall.

The support we need is for exhibitors at the Exhibition and if you wish to sponsor the event/project, please contact us.

The Exhibition is being held on 5th – 9th July in our most prestigious of buildings - St George’s Hall. All of the projects will be exhibited here covering the knowledge gathered by the groups of our city from L1 to L37.

It will also give businesses an opportunity to showcase themselves, with particular interest to companies who have been associated with Liverpool for many years or in some cases part of the history via the building they occupy - i.e. Marks and Spencer was a hotel.  Check out the website for more information.

If you would like to get involved, please email val@prideinliverpool.org.uk or call 07590 928 951.

Deposit for the exhibition stand is £50 per day – Total cost per day £200.

An Environmental Project lead by NET students at the Academy of St. Francis of Assisi

Here’s news of a great environmental project by Chamber member St Francis of Assisi:

The NET team are a group of enterprising students in years 10 and 11 who are passionate about their local and global community.

Our mission is to help educate local residents, businesses and our families about the impact their individual actions are having on our delicate planet.

Our Aims are to get local residents and school children working together to improve the environment we live in and to develop these projects on a Global scale by educating our partners in the USA and Canada.

Our Projects:

• Save the bees -Wild flowers for local residents
• Change for Change - employees pledge a change and give their small change to fund our projects
• Community Clean-up - in local parks and shared spaces
• NYC Exchange - a carbon neutral visit to a school in NYC to help them develop their projects
• Bin the Bags - providing companies with sustainable products to give out at conferences

What you can do:

• Allow us to come and present Change for Change and make a pledge
• Ask us to source your sustainable promotional items for an event
• Get involved in a community clean-up event
• Sponsor us and send us your logo which we will use in promotional literature

The following companies have shown their support and a HUGE commitment to change:

FACT

Arena Homes

A fantastic fundraising event for Marie Curie Cancer Care is taking place on 18t March 2010 @ KOROVA, 32 Hope Street:

• Four successful bands: MinionTV, Midnight Playground, Next Stop Atlanta, Puzzle
• One Dance Group; MD Productions (from Semi-Finals of Britain’s Got Talent)

 There will be a live auction and raffle including items:

• signed Pendulum CD,
• The Wombats exclusive Tour T-Shirts
• Chase & Status exclusive Album T-Shirt
• Exclusive Kensington Regeneration Superlambananas (x3)
• Liverpool Sound City Wristbands (x2)
• Large A0 Size Cheryl Cole HMV banner and more…

If any local restaurants, hotels or businesses would like to donate prizes, please email Ryan Cullan, event organiser.

Time: 18:30 doors

Price: £4.00 in advance, £5.00 on the door

You can get  tickets  2Joes Milkshake Bar in Liverpool One this Friday 26th February from 2:30pm onwards or turn up and pay on the door.

More info on the Elements of Narcissus website

Thrill seekers are being offered the chance to fly 1,000 feet from a Liverpool landmark – and raise cash for charity.  

A zipwire is being set up from the 250 foot high roof of the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, for one day only, 22 March. 

Stretching over the roof of the Linda McCartney Centre, across two car parks, the ‘Big Zip’ will take its riders at speeds of up to 30 mph before landing safely behind the offices of Local Solutions 1,000ft away.

Organiser Tom Southern said: “This is a unique chance to zip over the Royal site before work gets underway on the new hospital. If you like an adrenalin-fuelled challenge, this is one is definitely for you!”

Participants are asked to raise a minimum of £100 in sponsorship for the Linda McCartney Centre and St. Paul’s Eye Appeal.

Anyone interested in taking part should call the Big Zip office on 0151 706 3153; email info@yourcentre.org or register at: www.thebigzip.co.uk

Calling brave Blues (or even braver Reds)…

Join ‘Clatterbridge your cancer centre’ on Sunday 18 April for a brand new and unique event, a Zip Wire at Goodison Park in conjunction with the Everton Foundation.

You’ll start 19 metres above the ground from the Upper Balcony Main Stand, then zip across the pitch to the Bullens Road Paddock Area at an exhilarating speed. This chance of a lifetime event is not for the faint hearted, but it is a real treat for those who love an adrenaline rush or for Evertonians who’d like to see the pitch from a whole new angle! If that’s not enough, you’ll also get a tour of Goodison on the day.

Places are very limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. There is a £15 registration fee and we ask for all participants to raise a minimum of £100 sponsorship.

For further information about the zipwire, please call Kim on 0151 482 7573 or email kimberley.smith@ccotrust.nhs.uk. Alternatively, click here to download a registration form http://www.ccotrust.nhs.uk/document_uploads/News/ZipWireRegistrationForm.pdf

A growing North West-based children’s charity with big plans to expand its services UK-wide is seeking Directors and Trustees from the Business sector.

If you are looking for a new challenge and to ‘give something back to the community’, why not see how your skills could help Chamber member Legacy Rainbow House to develop its services and improve its performance.

The Legacy Rainbow House specialises in providing services for children with brain injuries, disabilities and life limiting conditions. We are currently creating and implementing new innovative services to meet the needs of children, young people and other families, through rehabilitation, therapy, education and recreation, built on a philosophy known as Conductive Education.

If you have skills or contacts that could benefit our charity please get in touch.  We are seeking advisors in the areas of business management, finance, health & medicine, human resources, education, sport, law, marketing and more.  The commitment is not onerous as Directors meet only four times a year.

For information on becoming a Director contact Tracy Daglish on 01704 823276 or email t.daglish@thelegacy-rainbowhouse.com or visit our website, www.thelegacy-rainbowhouse

Chamber member Liverpool Lighthouse, the UK’s first dedicated Urban Gospel Arts Centre, would like to let you know about an upcoming concert they will be hosting:

Love Uganda

Featuring the colourful and energetic harmonious sounds of: Watoto Children’s Choir, Wesley College Dublin Choir & All Saints Children’s Choir.

Venue: Liverpool Lighthouse, Anfield;
Friday, 12th February, 7pm; £4(Adult) £2(Child)

Tickets available from: Liverpool Lighthouse (0151 476 2342) www.liverpoollighthouse.com; Liverpool Cathedral Bookshop (0151 702 7255); Pauline Books & Media (0151 709 1328)

Chamber Member Adecco are looking for someone who could help one of the region’s hopefuls to Olympic glory:

Adecco have recently been appointed as official recruitment providers for London 2012 Olympic games.

As a result we have been working with the Athletes Careers Programme to assist Olympic Athletes in finding suitable part-time work to do in conjunction with their training. Without it they may not have the support to continue to train at that level.

Further information on the Athletes Career Programme can be found here:  http://athlete.adecco.com/Pages/Home.aspx

See also this link to the Adecco website that includes a video from Sebastian Coe talking about Adecco’s involvement in London 2012 - http://www.adecco.co.uk/

The local athlete we are supporting is James Dickens. James is a an Olympic hopeful who is a multi award winning boxer. James’ awards include European Union Youth Championships Gold medal, European Youth Championships Bronze medal and Commonwealth Youth Games Silver medallist, twice Junior ABA Champion, golden belt champion and twice GB Champion. James has also been GB team captain and has boxed in countries across the world. James is one of Liverpool’s brightest prospects and a realistic Olympic Champion.

We are looking for a local employer to support James in quest for glory by providing some part time work to fit around his training. 

We provide this service free of charge to support local Olympic hopefuls and give local employers the chance to support and employ a rising star of the future. The Athletes are looking for paid employment and offer skills including team working and determination to succeed.

If you think you can help, get in touch with:

David Wafer
Senior Branch Manager
Adecco Premier
Premium Careers for Premier People
8 Chapel Street, Liverpool L3 9AG
Telephone +44 (0)151 243 5900
david.wafer@adeccopremier.co.uk