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Liverpool's firework display scheduled for 17.00 on Sunday December 31st has been postponed for safety reasons.
Weather forecasters have predicted gale force winds of up to 80mph on New Year's Eve.
The fireworks, due to be launched from the top of the Walker Art Gallery on Sunday, will now be showcased on 5 January 2007 at 1930 GMT.
Viewing will still take place from St George's Plateau, Lime Street in Liverpool city centre.
Link to BBC news story
 I couldn't make it to see this years Santa Dash round downtown Liverpool on December 3 2006 but it seems it was a great success again with more Santas than every joining the 5K race.
Around 5,000 Santas braved the cold and wind (maybe one year they'll be running through snow) to run for charity.
Kev says "Once it was underway we had to endure a blinding sun and howling wind as the route took us along Liverpool’s famous waterfront. It was tough to say the least. A similar route from last year but running with the weather in our faces tested our endurance to the limit."
More details on the Santa Dash site
This is one of Pete Carr's photographs of the event, see more on his website: www.petemc.net/pics/events/santa-dash-2006
The original announcement was for the Town Hall but now its changed to Lime St / St Georges Plateau.
Lime Street/St George's Plateau, Liverpool, Merseyside.
Date(s): 31/12/2006 - 31/12/2006
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UPDATE: postponed due to weather forecast, rescheduled for Jan 5 at 19.30
Update: Short videos of the event here
New Year's Eve fireworks will launch Liverpool's 800th birthday year and mark the end of 2006, the year of performance.
The viewing area is Lime Street/St George's Plateau.
Festivities start at 5pm and the 20-minute fantastic pyrotechnic son et lumiere display will be set to a soundtrack celebrating music through the decades – from classical to contemporary.
 Last years Santa Dash was eventually confirmed as the world record for the 'Most Santas In One Place' with 4,505 people running around the city centre dressed in Santa outfits.
The organisers are naturally hoping to break their own record again this year.
The 5K dash takes place on Sunday December 3 2006. Starting from Castle St at 09.30 and finishing in the same place.
If you don't have the energy to join in its still fun to watch.
The event raises over £100,000 for local charities.
Full details, entry form etc. on the runliverpool website
Via liverpool08.com. Details seem brief but what else do you need to know? Just wrap up, show up and look up.
New Year's Eve Fireworks - Liverpool 2006
Change of details (was originally the Town Hall)
Lime Street/St George's Plateau, Liverpool, Merseyside.
Date(s): 31/12/2006 - 31/12/2006
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[w]:www.liverpool08.com
UPDATE: Postponed due to weather forecast, rescheduled for Jan 5 at 19.30
Update: Short videos of the event here
New Year's Eve fireworks will launch Liverpool's 800th birthday year and mark the end of 2006, the year of performance.
The viewing area is Lime Street/St George's Plateau.
Festivities start at 5pm and the 20-minute fantastic pyrotechnic son et lumiere display will be set to a soundtrack celebrating music through the decades – from classical to contemporary.
Yes, it looks like Bonfire Night but these fireworks went off as some celebrities switched on the Liverpool City Centre Christmas Lights for 2006.
There was a huge crowd there to see the Leader of Liverpool Council, Warren Bradley or maybe they were there to see the boy band, think it was Eton Road. Ricky Tomlinson also performed his xmas song 'Christmas My Arse' and Neville Skelly crooned.
Somehow I don't think Robyn Archer was involved in commissioning this show, highbrow it ain't but neither is Christmas. Its all about having a good time with tacky, commercial, populist rubbish and that's fine by me (as long as its only once a year).
Even the Notre Dame Gospel Choir didn't sing any hymns, thank goodness, performing the old favourites 'The Snowman' and 'Winter Wonderland'
Update: Plenty of good pictures on BBC website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/image_galleries/liverpoollights_gallery.shtml?1
Via liverpool08
Liverpool Christmas Lights Switch-on Sunday November 19 2006
St George's Hall Plateau, William Brown Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 1JJ
Date(s): 19/11/2006 - 19/11/2006
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The switch-on of Liverpool’s Christmas lights is set to be a musical extravaganza.
Spectators can witness an ITV/BBC showdown as three potential chart-topping Christmas acts go head-to-head on St George’s Hall plateau.
Liverpool’s X-Factor stars Eton Road and Raymond Quinn and Ricky Tomlinson, as Jim Royle, are headlining the spectacular music and light show, which starts at 5pm.
First up is Raymond with his version of ‘Ain’t That A Kick In The Head’ by Dean Martin. Eton Road immediately follow with the Abba song ‘Does Your Mother Know?’, with Jim Royle’s new single ‘Christmas My A*se’ ending a 20-minute blitz of possible Christmas No1 acts.
As the area around St George’s Hall and Lime Street comes alive with lights, the event will also feature trapeze artists, Christmas classics from Notre Dame Gospel Choir while TV’s ‘Just the Two of Us’ star and 08 Ambassador Mark Moraghan will duet with Neville Skelly.
The evening which celebrates 2006 Liverpool Performs, the fourth-themed year in the run-up to 2008, climaxes with a fireworks display off Wellington Column.
Running Order
5pm – Show begins with Radio City DJ Kev Seed
5.02pm – Dream Candle Performance (silks trapeze artists)
5.10pm – Raymond Quinn – Ain’t That A Kick In The Head by Dean Martin
5.15pm – Eton Road – Does Your Mother Know? By Abba
5.20pm – Jim Royle – new Christmas single
5.25pm – Mark Moraghan and Neville Skelly
5.33pm – Notre Dame Gospel Choir – The Snowman and Winter Wonderland
5.44pm – Switch-on!
Please note the running order is subject to change. Any X-factor act voted off the competition this Saturday (18 November) are contracted to recording commitments on the Sunday.
Road Closures
Some roads in the area will be closed in the run-up to, during and after the event. Closures are as follows:
- William Brown Street (Lime Street end) - Saturday 18 November, 6pm to Monday 20 November, 8am
- William Brown Street (Mersey Tunnel end) - Sunday 19 November, 8am to 9pm
- London Road from Norton Street to Lime Street - Sunday 19 November, 4pm to 6.20pm
- Lime Street from Commutation Row to St George's Place, Sunday 19 November, 4.30pm to 6.15pm
Hope that didn't scare you too much!
The spectacular Halloween Lantern Carnival, now an event run annually by Liverpool Lantern Company and partners will take place on Tuesday 31st October 2006 in Sefton Park.
The event will commence at 18.00 with pre-parade performances and sideshows. These will be situated beyond the café towards the lake.
The procession begins at 18.30 from the Obelisk. This year's theme of "The Displaced" views the ideas from both a satirical vantage point to poetic and poignant observations about the displaced inhabitants of Liverpool's many buildings and communities which have been or are currently being demolished.
The event will feature kinetic sculptures, visual installations, spoken word, music and sound, dance, theatre, puppetry and hundreds of community made lanterns as part of the procession.
The event will culminate in a stunning finale creating a celestial city of light with six angelic beings and a sixty strong group of live drummers, fire sculptures and pyrotechnics. A large team of both local and national artists has engaged with colleges, schools and community groups to collaboratively deliver this project.
Full details on the website
http://www.liverpoollanterncompany.co.uk/
Parks light up for Bonfire night in Liverpool
Tens of thousands of people are expected to witness Liverpool's November 5 displays which will be synchronised to music, in recognition of Liverpool Performs 2006.
Displays will be taking place at Walton Hall Park, Newsham Park, Sefton Park, all from 19.00
Please note there will be no river-based display this year.
The Sefton Park location has also changed from 2005 to the Review Field. This is located off Croxteth Drive, close to Cleopatra's Needle Monument and Solna Hotel.
Listing details:
Walton Hall Park, Newsham Park, Sefton Park, Liverpool, Merseyside.
Date(s): 5/11/2006 - 5/11/2006
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[w]:www.liverpool08.com
 
Its the annual Hope Street Festival on Sunday September 17th 11.00 - 17.00.
Its a free festival featuring a farmers market, a craft market, samples from local restaurants and pubs, open days, music, films, dance, theatre, talks, and workshops at venues along Hope Street, Liverpool.
Also includes an exhibition and sales of jewellery from members of the Mersey Jewellers and Metal Artists Network in 60 Hope Street.
 Slavery Remembrance Day is celebrated every year on 23 August with a series of free events.
This year the main events are staged at Otterspool Promenade in south Liverpool.
The day starts at 1045 hours on Wednesday 23 August with an interfaith church service at Liverpool’s parish church of St Nicholas on the city’s waterfront.
Events at Otterspool begin at 12 noon. There is a cultural food and exhibition marquee with traditional African and Caribbean food plus lots of children’s activities ranging from playing musical instruments to mask-making. There is a chance to explore items linked to the transatlantic slave trade and an opportunity to learn more about the exciting new International Slavery Museum at Merseyside Maritime Museum opening on Slavery Remembrance Day 2007.
At 1300 hours Chief Angus Chukuemeka leads a libation joined by civic and community leaders from the Liverpool area. This is a traditional African ceremony involving the pouring of liquid while paying homage to ancestors.
Following the libation, visitors move into the main marquee at 1330 hours for an afternoon of exciting and entertaining music and drama performances plus children’s activities. Performers include the River Niger Orchestra, Liverpool Community Spirit, rappers Yaw and Kofi and a community choir
Slavery Remembrance Day
Merseyside Maritime Museum
Free events before Slavery Remembrance day:
African Drumming with Ma Ma Dou- MERSEYSIDE MARITIME MUSEUM
Try your hand at African drumming or just come along and enjoy the rhythms
Sunday 20 August 2006
1pm & 2.45pm
Memorial Lecture- LIVERPOOL TOWN HALL
Ekow Eshun, writer, broadcaster and the artistic director of the Institute of Contemporary Art, will give a lecture focusing on his book Black Gold of the Sun, and the legacy of slavery through contemporary art and culture
Tuesday 22 August 2006
6pm
Slavery Remembrance Day
Wednesday 23 August 2006
Interfaith Church Service- ST NICHOLAS, LIVERPOOL PARISH CHURCH
10.45am
A church service for people of all faiths to remember the victims of Transatlantic Slave Trade and affirm their commitment to human rights and social justice for all. The service will include a special performance by Liverpool Community Spirit.
Cultural food and exhibition marquee- OTTERSPOOL PROMENADE
From 12pm
Enjoy a taste of traditional African and Caribbean food. Lots of activities for children, including arts and crafts and a chance to dress up in traditional Ghanaian and Nigerian costume. Try playing musical instruments or make a colourful mask. Explore artefacts from the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Libation on the waterfront- OTTERSPOOL PROMENADE
1pm
Chief Angus Chukuemeka will lead a libation, joined by community and civic leaders from Merseyside. This traditional African ceremony calls on the ancestors to bless the event. The offereing of libation involves pouring liquid, which can be water or wine, ina special pattern while homage is paid to the ancestors.
Main marquee - OTTERSPOOL PROMENADE
1.30
An afternoon of exciting and entertaining music and drama. Special performances from local actors, poets and musicians and more children’s activities.
LINK
 The Liverpool Culture Company is appealing to the region's organisations to make this year's 20/08 day celebrations the best yet.
Each year on 20 August - 20/08 - groups, organisations, and businesses across the region are encouraged to celebrate Liverpool's Capital of Culture success by making an 'offer' for the day.
20/08 has been a highlight of Liverpool's cultural calendar since 2003, when the National Wildflower Centre decided to provide free entrance on 20 August - 20/08 - to mark Liverpool's Capital of Culture success. The Liverpool Culture Company decided to extend this idea and establish 20/08 as a yearly opportunity to celebrate the rich cultural life of the city.
Last year's offers spanned the complete cultural spectrum - including free judo lessons for children, two-for-one dining, tours of historic buildings, hot air balloon rides and water sports tuition. From sports centres to swish city centre hotels, the whole region came together to give people a taste of Liverpool culture.
Groups, businesses, or organisations interested in putting on a special event or offering discounts on 20/08 this year just need to sign-up online by completing the 20/08 form.
Details of all offers will appear on www.liverpool08.com and in a 20/08 day brochure, which is distributed to venues across the region.
The deadline for offers is Friday 14 July 2006 so act now and help celebrate on 20/08!
For further information contact Catherine O'Brien on 0151 233 4399 or e-mail catherine.obrien@liverpool.gov.uk.
Another date for your diary...
This annual extravaganza is in its 34th year and attracts thousands of visitors. It is the first major event that the new Lord Mayor takes part in and is a great opportunity for her to see first-hand how Liverpool can put on a great show.
Spectators can look forward to a visual extravaganza of colour and creativity at this year's event. Floats will follow the theme of ‘performance’ to tie in with Liverpool's fourth themed year in the run-up to European Capital of Culture 2008. The event, which starts at 1pm, is also set to be the greenest parade on record – rickshaws and a horse-drawn dray will take their place alongside pedal-powered floats, an electric vehicle and hundreds of costumed performers on foot.
Date(s): 3/6/2006 - 3/6/2006
Start: Pall Mall, Liverpool, Merseyside,
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Well, some people like them apparently.
Simply Red - first act announced for Liverpool Summer Pops
Big top appearance on 18 July followed by Il Divo gig on July 21
Tickets go on sale Monday, February 20
The big top experience returns for 2006 bigger and better than ever as one of the most important events of the European Summer music calendar.
And organisers have launched the 06 programme by making a double announcement - with chart sensations Il Divo to make their Summer Pops debut three days later.
Simply Red are without doubt a truly great British act. This year sees Mick Hucknall and co celebrate twenty one years of hits and this show is a great chance to hear classic tracks from one of this country's most consistently successful groups.
Since 1985's debut single Money's Too Tight To Mention reached the UK top twenty, Simply Red have enjoyed over twenty years of hits from their 1986 US number one Holding Back The Years to their classic cover of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' If You Don't Know Me By Now. 1991's huge Stars album saw Simply Red selling millions and in 1995 they celebrated their first UK number one with the wonderful Fairground.
The dramatic rise of Il Divo has been breathtaking in its speed and ground breaking in its success over the last 18 months, bringing opera to the mainstream, thrilling the world in the process.
Details www.cmplive.com
 From liverpool08 website...
Join Liverpool's Chinese community in celebration of 2006 Year of the Dog.
This cultural event is a great opportunity to take in the startling variety of Chinese food and the traditional delicacies of New Year's celebrations in a city which has one of the oldest Chinese communities in Europe.
Celebrations start at 11am, prepare to be dazzled by the mesmerising sight of dragon, unicorn and lion dancing, as well as special firecracker performances and Tai Chi demonstrations.
Starts: 29/01/2006 11:00:00
Location: Chinese Arch, Nelson Street
ALSO
Activities at Liverpool World Museum and Maritime Museum and the Chinese Pagoda Community Centre.
Details on the Art In Liverpool Blog
 Congratulations are due to Kirstie Blakeman of the Liverpool Culture Company and Steve Boothman from Fantastic Fireworks for organising the successful New Years Eve Firework display at St George's Hall plateau.
Here's an article on the Lighting & Sound website that gives all the details of the people and equipment involved, all very impressive.
I'll be there - if its not too cold.
from the Culture Company...
A VISUAL extravaganza will bring 2005 to a close in Liverpool.
New Year’s Eve will see one of the UK’s finest neoclassical buildings, St George’s Hall, lit up with dramatic flame effects, lights, lasers and pyrotechnics.
The show will mark the end of Liverpool’s third Capital of Culture themed year – Sea Liverpool 2005.
This year, organisers at the Liverpool Culture Company have decided to build on the traditional end-of-year display by staging a spectacular ‘son et lumiere’ show. The New Year’s Eve display is the latest of Liverpool’s established events to receive an upgrade ahead of European Capital of Culture in 2008.
January 1 will herald the start of a new themed year – Liverpool Performs – a celebration of Liverpool’s outstanding reputation as a city of top class performances, from the football pitch all the way to the recording studio.
Spectators are advised to watch the display from St George’s Plateau or Lime Street. The display kicks off at 5pm, and will last for approximately 20 minutes.
Associated road closures: Lime Street will be closed on 31/12/05 from 4.15pm until 5.45pm. London Road will be closed from Norton Street from 4.15pm until 5.45pm. William Brown Street will be closed all day on 31/12/05 and 01/01/06. All times are approximate and are subject to change.
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