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The Champion • Wednesday 19 June 2013Fundraiserrememberspupil wholost his life atHillsboroughReport by David RavenA SCHOOL has raised over£1,000 in memory of a formerpupil who died in theHillsborough disaster.Sacred Heart student StevenRobinson lost his life on April 15in 1989 after poor stadiumorganisation resulted in a crushthat killed 96 people.To honour Steven, Sacred Heartheld a collection which raised£1,106 for the HillsboroughFamily Support Group to helpthem in their legal battle forjustice.Chairman of the group MargaretAspinall said: “On behalf of theHillsborough Family SupportGroup I thank all of the staff andpupils for this wonderfuldonation.”Steven’s younger brother Peter,pictured with Steven, presentedthe cheque to the charity.Margaret added: “As you allknow we had a long and stressful24 year fight to get to the truthbut support from everyone alongthe way has been very muchappreciated.“The year 2012 was a fantasticyear for us as not only was thetruth revealed by the panel butthe despicable verdicts werequashed.“As we now move on to our nextbattle for justice andaccountability, it is good to knowthat we have your support andthat you are continuing to keepyour pupils aware of the events ofHillsborough.”The Robinson family alsothanked pupils for their supportSteven Robinson at Anfield withyounger brother Peter whopresented the chequeand there are now plans to have amemorial bench installed at theschool in memory of Steven.Head of RE David Moorheadsaid: “I think it is very importantas a Christian community that westand up and fight againstinjustice. I would like to thankeveryone for being so generousand pay respect to the Robinsonfamily, whose suffering is sogreat.”Procter Dance schoolshortlisted for awardsReport by Louisa AustinPROCTER Dance Academy inCrosby has been shortlisted forthe Dance School of the YearAwards.The awards, organised byInternational Dance Supplies,are judged on business results,contributions to dance and thelocal community. Procter wasup against entries from danceschools all over the world.Anne Walker MBE, chiefexecutive of InternationalDance Supplies and founder ofthe Dance School of the YearAwards said: “The number ofschools who entered wasphenomenal, and the standardsincredibly high so we have hada very hard time selecting theshortlist, however each of theshortlisted schools stood out asgreat ambassadors for thedance industry.”Winners will be announced atthe end of June with the overallwinner receiving a £1,000spending spree withInternational Dance Suppliesand two tickets for theInternational Dance TeacherConference at The Royal BalletSchool in August 2014.Lorna Procter of Procter DanceAcademy said: “We areextremely honoured andexcited to have been shortlistedfor Dance School of The Year. Itis a credit to all pupils andstaff.”Tell us what you think!editor@champnews.comFANS of film nostalgia can get theirhands on the iconic Plaza seats asthe cinema prepares itself for a new£28,000 upgrade.The community cinema based inWaterloo will be bringing modernseating to screens 2 and 3 withbuilt–in cup holders.Last year bosses invested £50,000in new seats on top of the £150,000digital and sound upgrade.Now they will also be going onestep further by installingsound–proofing in all screens toimprove the quality of the cinematicexperience.The cinema is also still running itsRaising the Roof campaign whichA PETROL thief who breached anunpaid work order was warned by adistrict judge that if he missed it onemore time he would go to jail.Francis Meekin, 47, of ChelseaRoad, Litherland, was sentenced inNovember last year for stealing aregistered number plate, goingequipped for theft, and making offfrom a petrol station withoutpaying, as well as for breaching aconditional discharge forcultivating cannabis.The community sentence hereceived was changed from unpaidwork to a curfew, when he claimedhe could not work due to an injury.He then requested to go back tounpaid work and received 70 hoursChas a target of £72,000 for amuch–needed new roof, animpressive £25,000 has been raisedso far.Bosses are looking for anyone whocan help with affordable scaffoldingto be placed around three sides ofthe building.Cinema manager Martin Fol said:“The Plaza is a unique place toenjoy a film and the aim is to bring itin April to be completed atweekends, as he’d started workingfor DHL as a lorry driver.As he appeared at SeftonMagistrates on June 12, probationofficer Pamela O’Brien told thecourt that Meekin had completed28.5 hours of the 70 hours work.He’d been given a warning on May12 after he’d phoned in to say hecouldn’t attend work because hewas “done in”. Then on May 18 hesaid he had to leave work early to fixa car windscreen but didn’t returnthe following day. When asked laterto provide a receipt for the repair,he admitted that he’d not done it.This was the third breach of hiscommunity orders, she said, afterVisit us @ www.ChampNews.com • 7Chance to get your hands on iconic seatsReport by David RavenPlaza cinema seatsCode NAback to the way it looked in 1939.“The Plaza has been providing aservice to the community now for17 years and throughout thoseyears it has been run 100% byvolunteers.“None of this would have beenpossible without the totaldedication of Jan Dunn who hasbeen there from day one. She hasbeen an inspiration to allvolunteers and we owe her amassive debt of gratitude.”“We celebrate 75 years of showingfilms in 2014 and aim to celebratethis with numerous eventsculminating in a Nostalgia Night inSeptember.”Anyone interested in helping thecinema or buying some of the seatscan emailmartin.fol@plazacinema.org.ukPetrol thief given suspended sentencefor third breach of his work orderGet aFREENeff Dishwasherwith every kitchen orderfrom our brand newSpring/SummerCollectionWhy call in?• A showroom full of displays helping you to visualisehow your new kitchen will look• A friendly sales team who will listen carefully to yourneeds, discuss your options, prepare a plan forconsideration without any obligation for you to buy.• Try-before-you-buy in our fully working kitchen• Our aim - total customer satisfactionAffordable German kitchens right on your doorstep72 Eastbank Street, Southport, PR8 1EFTelephone: 01704 545551Open: Mon to Sat 9.30am - 5.00pm, Sundays - by appointmentwww.intoto.co.uk/southportWe are the only NEFF Master Partnerin Southport & surrounding area.earlier breaches in January andMarch.District Judge Mike Abelson said:“I am going to spell this out to youin the simplest of terms.“I do not take sick notes and I donot take excuses. I just lock peopleup when they do not do theircommunity service.”Re–sentencing him to four monthsjail, suspended for 12 months, hewas ordered to do 100 hours ofunpaid work.Judge Abelson said: “If you feelyou are not able to comply I willgive you four months in jail.”Adding: “And if you miss oneappointment you are going tostraight to jail.”1119223