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Baa-rilliant Shaun the Sheep Experience opens in Land’s End

A new half a million pound interactive Shaun the Sheep experience in Land’s End is preparing to welcome its first visitors this Saturday.

It comes days after Shaun’s big screen debut in Shaun the Sheep The Movie and allows fans to immerse themselves in Mossy Bottom Farm, discover the sheer mayhem of the Naughty Pig’s Sty and even try to cure Shirley the Sheep’s hiccups.

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Visitor boost for Lightwater Valley

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Lightwater Valley in North Yorkshire has received a welcome boost to its visitor numbers.

Figures released by the theme park show an 11% increase in visitor numbers and a 9% increase in revenue for 2014 compared to the previous year.

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£50,000 energy savings identified at Lightwater Valley

£50,000 of annual energy savings have been identified at one of Yorkshire’s biggest attractions.

It comes after Lightwater Valley brought in energy management consultancy Orchard Energy to find as many ways as possible to reduce its carbon footprint and reduce its energy consumption.

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£500,000 to help north Liverpool families connect

A project to improve the lives of disadvantaged families in north Liverpool has been awarded almost half a million pounds by the Big Lottery Fund.

Liverpool Lighthouse in Anfield has been helping to inspire hundreds of disaffected young people and provide skills training for adults since opening in 1998.

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Milestone for AFG after sign up of 200 dementia friends

Alternative Futures Group (AFG), recently voted Charity of the Year, has supported staff to become Dementia Champions as part of the Alzheimer’s Society campaign to create one million Dementia Friends by 2015.

AFG supports more than 1200 people every year with learning disabilities and mental health needs providing around the clock support within the community, in peoples own homes or in one of eight treatment and recovery centres across Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester.

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Crosby music shop marks 4th birthday with Fender deal

Harmonics on Crosby Road North also has a successful music school and employs around 15 people. The business is owned by Andy Frampton, who at 21 was the youngest independent music retailer in the country.

More than 120 people were at the shop to enjoy an open mic night and a demonstration by Damon Chivers of Fender UK.

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