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Welcome Back Wirral!Hi Wirral,Brrrr! The cold nights are here and Christmas is on it’s way! Now is the time to reflect on the year gone byand plan the year ahead - 2013 here we come!

2012 has been a testing year with so many negatives to think about. We have all been caught in a bitingrecession, watched price hikes on petrol, weathered the continuing housing slump and shuddered at ongoingglobal conflicts. Small Wirral businesses have struggled through an exceptionally hard year and continue toneed your support.

But it hasn’t been all doom and gloom! Great Britain hosted what has been called the greatest Olympics inmodern times, we loved the Diamond Jubilee and Andy Murray won at Wimbledon to name just a fewfabulous events! Talking of great sports stars, read all about Local Hero Chris Boardman on page 12.

Let’s take time out to consider how lucky we are and how we can help those who aren’t as fortunate as us.Read our feature on local charity Wire on pages 16 and 17 to see how they are helping in our community.

The Focus Team wish you health, wealth and happiness for 2013 and we hope you enjoy your last magazineof 2012! Happy reading!

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Local HeroesChris Boardman - One of Britain’s all timesporting heroes

Wire CharityAn insight into this worthy local charity

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Mike CreeProlinemec Renewables“Prolinemec Renewables was set up in 2007 and we are proud of what we have achieved in that time. With 85 members of staff and a fleet of over 30 vans, we service the whole of Wirral.

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Wire is a fabulous concept. Tell us a little about how you started out.Debbie: I have known Alan for a long time, twenty years in fact. We worked together restoringold furniture. Both of us have a strong social conscience and always talked about the lack ofhelp for people struggling to furnish their homes in Wirral. The conversation came up too manytimes to ignore so we decided to put our thoughts into action. That was ten years ago and wehave never looked back!

Who benefits from your charity?Alan: We have a huge range of customers. From people who have lost their jobs or have lowincomes to single families, people with physical or mental disabilities or those who have beenre-homed due to fire or flood. We work very closely with Social Services and Wirral HousingAssociations to ensure that we reach everybody in need.

Tell us about some local success stories.Debbie: We are proud to say that their are so many. We have helped a family refurnish theirhome after losing everything in a house fire. We also help to furnish re-located victims ofdomestic abuse. Every individual scenario is so important and our doors are open to everyone.

People will often think that they are hoarding junk and won’t evenconsider giving to Wire. How can you change their minds?!Alan: What may be of no use to one person could be life changing for another. So, all we askis if anybody has any complete furniture that they no longer require, please give us a call.Please also bear in mind, that we have very little facilities here for fixing items so all we ask isthat donations must be in usable condition.

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How has Wirral Focus helped to spread the word for Wire?Alan: Wirral Focus has been a great find for us. The phones don’t stop ringing after themagazine has been delivered so we always know when the magazine has gone out! Wire havefeatured in the magazine nine times now and don’t advertise anywhere else. We intend tocontinue due to the huge exposure and great results that Wire have received.



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