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Oliver Barratt (artist), Simon Frost and Hugh Frost (Beetham)

Known for their love of both art and business, Beetham Organisation unveiled its latest addition to the collection - a five meter high sculpture called Skyline.

Difficult to miss, Skyline sits majestically at the foot of Beetham HQ on King Edward Street and marks the completion of the company's King Edward St-Brook St-Old Hall St development.

A string quartet from Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall accompanied guests including artist Oliver Barratt - creator of Skyline as well as Chairman of Beetham Orgnization, Hugh Frost and his wife, Cathy.

Former Olympic high jumper Steve Smith was special guest speaker at a recent event hosted by Merseyside Special Investment Fund.

Liverpool-born Steve gave an inspiring and thought-provoking presentation based on his experience from the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta where he won a bronze medal. Steve now runs his own business; Raise the Bar, providing inspirational speakers and training and development programmes. The event took place at the Beatles-themed Hard Days Night Hotel and was attended by around 70 guests.

Alastair Machray (Editor, Liverpool Echo)
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David M. Robinson hosted a private viewing of the Gustav Klimt exhibition at the Tate gallery last week to celebrate the launch of new collections inspired by the artists work .

Elaine Cunningham Interiors sponsored the Main stage at the Concept for Living Home and Garden Show at Chester Racecourse recently.

Laurence visited the Elaine Cunningham stand and complimented the design wallpapers and
furniture.

Right: Elaine Cunningham and Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen.

(L-R) Lucy Byrne (dot-art) and Claire Walker, freelance sector development manager for Merseyside Acme

Merseyside's creative talent was showcased in one of Liverpool's most stylish venues on Thursday (5th) evening.

The event at OSQA, hosted by Merseyside ACME, was held exclusively for members of Kin (www.kin2kin.co.uk) - the fast growing online network for people in music, fashion, design and other creative industries. Around 150 guests enjoyed fine food and wines before hearing from Jon Corner the founder of River Media and Claire Walker of Merseyside ACME. Live harp music added to the ambience.

Bank Holiday weekend proved to be a busy one for the cast of Hollyoaks with two major events in Chester. Nick Pickard organised a Soapstar Football Challenge at Chester City Football Club on Saturday, where stars from all the major soaps fought out a tough match (Hollyoaks beat the AllStars 4.3).

Chester Racecourse was the venue in the evening for the Hollyoaks Charity Ball. The star studded event was organised by Lime Pictures to raise funds for Claire House and The Alder Hey Imagine Appeal - A staggering £20,000 was raised over the two events.

The event, which was sponsored by David M. Robinson and Cruise (luxury retailer) , saw the Soapstars take to the stage to entertain over 300 people. Carley Stenson opened the show superbly, while Kym Ryder and a host of others put together an amazing set. The inaugural Hollyoaks Ball in Chester, proved to by a fantastic event.

A flyer which should take many peoples' interest...

On Friday evening a May ball was held in the sumptuous surroundings of West Derby Estate Hall to raise money for Zoe's Place baby hospice. Sponsored by Liverpool law firm Morecrofts more than 100 people attended the event.

Guests were welcomed by the "Fab 4" on stilts and enjoyed a formal black tie dinner, followed by fund raising casino games, an auction, prize raffle and live entertainment.

First Family Entertainment this week launched a sensational '08 Pantomime at the Liverpool Empire Theatre. Liverpool First Lady Cilla Black will be playing the role of Fairy Godmother alongside Jennifer Ellison as Cinderella, and comedian and TV Les Dennis who is playing Buttons.

City Talk Presenter Peter Price and Roy Brandon are teaming up as the Ugly Sisters, while Ted Robbins completes the all-star cast as Baron Hardup.

The panto runs from 11th December to the 4th January, with tickets priced from £15 to £27.50. Cilla Black said that she is delighted to be performing again in Liverpool in 2008, which is her 45th year in showbusiness.

Last Week St. George's Hall was the prestigious venue for Everton's third annual End of Season Awards ceremony took.

Manager David Moyes and his first team squad were joined at the glittering affair by a whole host of legends from the Club's illustrious past and local businesses.

All were present to witness the awarding of a series of prizes to top performers and for notable achievements over the past season.

Joleon Lescott won the Player of the Season award as well as the Players' Player of the Season and Leon Osman won the award for Goal of the Season.