Heart campaign/council awards/london carriage works/morgan's hair
Really excited about September. We have agreed to do a month-long 'heart week' with The Heart of Mersey Charity people.
Had a good meeting where we brainstomed three flip chart pages of ideas for features and news stories alerting people to this regions very poor record for coronary health.
It's about smoking, it's about obesity, it's about diet, of course. But it's also about poor communication on all of those issues and many more. I'm sure we can help with this - raise awareness and provide some compelling journalism along the way. We're working on a heart day type of event as a climax.
As someone who has had two heart attacks and bypass surgery it's a campaign I'm naturally keen on.
HAd a really good afternoon at the Council employee staff awards. Cou'dn't make the lunch byt got there for the ceremony. Fabulous to see so many unsung heroes get some recognition. As a newspaper we spend a lot of time battering the council when they get things wrong, so it was great to see so many examples of where they are excelling. I was happy to follow up by commissioning a feature on the guy responsible for the burial of babies caught up in the Alder Hey Organs Scandal.
The winners all made hugely dignified and articulate addresses from the stage and were genuinely delighted and surprised to be honoured. A super couple of hours.
JUst thrilled by quality of the London Carriage Works restaurant at the Hope St Hotel. Had dinner there with Robert Carwford, Martin King and David Wade Smith to chat about tourism. Three men of strong opinions and great knowledge. And charming company. The food was exquisite. Chef Askew is raising the bar in Liverpool.
Morgan being a pain. Gone on hair brushing strike. 'I won't have my hair brushed until we go to Disney', she announced.
Had no clue how to respond. No way am I taking a vicious three-year-old on a nine-hour flight. And it would cost a packet. Tried reasoning. Tried pleading poverty. Even started saying 'well, maybe next year if you're a good girl...'
Her mother had the solution..just grabbed her and brushed her hair amid the protests, whilst looking at me as if I was an idiot to enter into debate with a three-year-old. Wish I'd thought of that.
Going to Camelot instead. Have to do her for now.
