Podcast appearances and mentions of claire house

Dustin Samford is the Coordinator of youth activities at the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma. Growing up, Dustin moved quite a bit due to his fathers service in the Air Force. His family settled in Pryor, Oklahoma when his fathers service ended. Dustin earned his Bachelor's degree in Strategic Communications from Oklahoma State University. After graduation, Dustin worked for Americorp and was placed at Catholic Charities. When his volunteer commitment was over he was the youth minister in Owasso, Oklahoma at St. Henry's and later worked at Claire House in Tulsa as the program manager. Dustin and his wife, Abby, are parishioners at the Church of Saint Mary in Tulsa. SHOW NOTES: Renewing the Vision: https://www.usccb.org/topics/youth-and-young-adult-ministries/renewing-vision JCYC: https://dioceseoftulsayouth.org/jcychttps://dioceseoftulsayouth.org/jcyc

Claire trained at the Elliot Clarke Stage School in Liverpool and the Italia Conti Stage School in London. Her extensive acting work on television includes playing regular character Lindsay Corkhill in Brookside, the fiery Katrina in the award-winning drama Clocking Off, Lindsey Kendal in the popular BBC series Holby City, Roz in BBC1's hit drama Merseybeat, and Amanda in comedy drama Candy Cabs.Claire's West End roles include Roxie Hart in Chicago and Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, playing opposite Patrick Swayze. Claire played the title role in Educating Rita alongside Matthew Kelly and Paulette in the UK tour of the award winning Legally Blonde. In 2011, she starred in a one-woman show Tell Me on A Sunday. Other theatre credits include White Christmas, Shout!, Fosse (World Tour), The Play Wot I Wrote, and the UK Tour of John Godber's September in the Rain, alongside John Thomson. She has also performed duets with International Opera stars Bryn Terfel and Jose Carreras at The Royal Albert Hall, and headlined the Lytham Proms Festival.As a television presenter, Claire authored the one-hour ITV primetime documentary Claire Sweeney: My Big Fat Diet. She presented four series of 60 Minute Makeover(ITV1) and hosted Saturday night shows Here Comes the Sun (BBC1) and Challenge of a Lifetime (ITV1). Claire presented three live specials of I'm Famous and Frightened for Living TV. She appeared in the first and most successful series of Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother, was a regular panellist on Loose Women, appeared on Celebrity Come Dine With Me, and was a contestant on the first ever series of Strictly Come Dancing. Claire has also enjoyed taking part in The Royal Variety Show and BBC1's primetime Saturday night series Let's Dance for Comic Relief, in which she made it to the finals.Claire has entertained British Troops abroad, and was the first entertainer to visit the troops in Afghanistan and Oman. She was delighted and honoured to perform at A Party To Remember broadcast live on BBC1 from Trafalgar Square to celebrate VE Day and sang live at The Royal Albert Hall for VE Day as well as performing live to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in the presence of HM the Queen. Claire is an Ambassador for the Variety Club and was the leading force in raising one million pounds to build a new wing for Claire House as part of the Sparkling Star Campaign. Over the years Claire has made several trips to Africa for her Aids charity work, a cause she holds close to her heart.Claire's solo album, simply entitled Claire, reached the top 5 of the UK charts. In 2010, Claire performed in a series of concerts entitled Battle Of Britain - 70th Anniversary with three of the country's finest orchestras.She was recently seen in the BBC1 comedy Scarborough, staring alongside Jason Manford, Stephanie Cole and Catherine Tyldesley playing Maneater Hayley Coxand has also recently played Shirley Valentine onstage, Willy Russel's one-woman play directed by Ian Talbot OBE.She also starred as Irene Roth in Crazy For You, Baroness Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Velma Von Tussle in Hairspray (all on National Tour). Prior to these, Claire toured in the hit show Sex In Suburbia, which she co-wrote, following its hugely successful run at the Royal Court Liverpool. She recently guest starred as Maxine in the hit ITV comedy Benidorm, was special guest on Jane and Friends, and hosts her very own weekly musical theatre-themed show on Magic FM.2014 saw her most important production to date – the birth of her first child Jaxon.

Taste Cheshire is the definitive guide to food and drink in the amazing county of Cheshire. This week we chat to Mark Jarvis from The Chester Fields, we hear about his new business Oak and Smoke, and what it's like creating something new during a pandemic lockdown. We talk about the important issues facing hospitality and of course, pizza toppings.We're also in conversation with Richard from the Wine School of Cheshire, his exciting new projects, teaching wine online and of course, the perfect wine pairing for marshmallows!There's news too from Taste Cheshire Food and Drink Festival organiser Briony Wilson and their new partnership with the wonderful charity Claire House and what you can do to help.This episode has once again been made by the team at Taste Cheshire with lots of love and of course the very best of taste.If you like what we do, please feel free to buy us a Ko-fi - here : ko-fi.com/tcpodSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/tcpod)

Connie and Jordan discuss Claire House, Claire's Birthday, and the harvest that God is providing. How do you respond to crisis in your life? Subscribe today.

Fancy a night out that will change people’s lives? Meet Sandra Kirkham - MD of Progress to Excellence Group.  P2E Group is made up of a group of education and training providers. She is sponsoring this years Claire House Ball and is very passionate about supporting local communities. Also Jan Sutherland-Oaks – Director of Clinical Services at Claire House Children’s Hospice. In 2012 Jan was appointed as Director of Clinical Services at the hospice and leads a talented and dedicated care team supporting seriously and terminally ill children and their families. They need us! So tune in and step up!

Mick Coyle was joined on Liverpool Live by the team from Claire House as they launch their new charity single 'Share A Smile'. Beth Pochin was in-studio to talk about the work being done by the charity, and Maureen & Esmé Fearon shared their experiences with Claire House. Originally broadcast 24th May 2019. Follow @MrMickCoyle & @ClaireHouse. Produced by @John_Fogarty.

There is a move afoot to cease sending people to prison for sentences less than 6 months.....naturally this has been received with mixed opinions......but unless you have been closely involved with the prison system....having either been inside or knowing someone who has it is impossible to know what it's like.....it's very easy to say "they deserve it" but everyone is different......whereas one criminal may be non-violent another may be the opposite....and you can't legislate for the latter as they are probably incurable. 2.I watched a programme on Les Dawson's life.....it simply showed what a comedy genius he was....and there was another programme on Bob Monkhouse....again a very clever man.....it's such a shame that stand up comedy has lost its way.....however it hasn't completely vanished as we still have the likes of "Would I Lie to you" and "Room 101" with the likes of Frank Skinner....Lee Mac and Rob Brydon who are very funny so there is still hope......and speaking of comedy someone put a picture of Prince Edward sitting with his wife in a horse drawn carriage with a long line of medals on his chest.....it was suggested he must have had an exciting time in very short time he was in the Marines.......surely this could be construed as impersonating a soldier?....still I suppose his mum loves him. 3.Forget the problems throughout the world.....the news headlines have been taken over by Andy Murray's sore hip.....he was interviewed and broke down in tears.....it could be the end of his career!!!!....what will he do??....apart from joining the overpaid TV pundit fraternity...and perhaps opening a tennis school...not to mention making TV adverts...and putting his name to tennis gear....what will he do?....oh I feel so sorry for the poor chap............................and on the subject of TV there is a new programme called "The Greatest Dancer" which is another past it's sell by date format.....the programme is bad enough with the talentless Cheryl Cole on the judging panel but on come these hopefuls who want to become dancing stars with the camera shot constantly flitting between them and the judges and the audience....so the viewer misses most of the moves.....the producer should go back to taking holiday snaps.....same old tripe. 4.As I said last week we are a nation of moaners and complainers yet most people don't know what REAL problems are.....I support an organisation called The Cheshire Cats which is based in Wallasey in Wirral and we raise money for sick and underprivileged kids through our weekly jam sessions.........a collection of vintage rockers from the 60s play rock and roll classics to an enthusiastic loyal crowd and all the money raised goes to various charities.....we have recently given £3000 to a children's hospice called Claire House on Wirral which will make a difference to youngsters lives.......it is one of many donations we have made to them over the years.....when you visit the likes of these places with the wonderful staff you realise the THESE are REAL problems......maybe the moaners should pop in some time....they might learn something. 5.The song this week is one which has been very kind to me.....it is called "Googi The Liverpool Duck" .... it was written for a friend of mine called Penny Page.....who had a ventriloquist act with a very colourful duck.....back in he day my band was sharing a gig with her...she was then known as "Peppy and The Popettes".....Googi being one of the Popettes....and I told her that the duck was the star of her show and I'll knock a song together for her and Googi.........I did this (in a very short time) and gave it to her... four years later she presented me with the record she had made of the song.....she performed it on The Palladium and it was featured in a film alled "Priest" sung by a church choir......all from a chance meeting at a gig.

There is a move afoot to cease sending people to prison for sentences less than 6 months.....naturally this has been received with mixed opinions......but unless you have been closely involved with the prison system....having either been inside or knowing someone who has it is impossible to know what it's like.....it's very easy to say "they deserve it" but everyone is different......whereas one criminal may be non-violent another may be the opposite....and you can't legislate for the latter as they are probably incurable. 2.I watched a programme on Les Dawson's life.....it simply showed what a comedy genius he was....and there was another programme on Bob Monkhouse....again a very clever man.....it's such a shame that stand up comedy has lost its way.....however it hasn't completely vanished as we still have the likes of "Would I Lie to you" and "Room 101" with the likes of Frank Skinner....Lee Mac and Rob Brydon who are very funny so there is still hope......and speaking of comedy someone put a picture of Prince Edward sitting with his wife in a horse drawn carriage with a long line of medals on his chest.....it was suggested he must have had an exciting time in very short time he was in the Marines.......surely this could be construed as impersonating a soldier?....still I suppose his mum loves him. 3.Forget the problems throughout the world.....the news headlines have been taken over by Andy Murray's sore hip.....he was interviewed and broke down in tears.....it could be the end of his career!!!!....what will he do??....apart from joining the overpaid TV pundit fraternity...and perhaps opening a tennis school...not to mention making TV adverts...and putting his name to tennis gear....what will he do?....oh I feel so sorry for the poor chap............................and on the subject of TV there is a new programme called "The Greatest Dancer" which is another past it's sell by date format.....the programme is bad enough with the talentless Cheryl Cole on the judging panel but on come these hopefuls who want to become dancing stars with the camera shot constantly flitting between them and the judges and the audience....so the viewer misses most of the moves.....the producer should go back to taking holiday snaps.....same old tripe. 4.As I said last week we are a nation of moaners and complainers yet most people don't know what REAL problems are.....I support an organisation called The Cheshire Cats which is based in Wallasey in Wirral and we raise money for sick and underprivileged kids through our weekly jam sessions.........a collection of vintage rockers from the 60s play rock and roll classics to an enthusiastic loyal crowd and all the money raised goes to various charities.....we have recently given £3000 to a children's hospice called Claire House on Wirral which will make a difference to youngsters lives.......it is one of many donations we have made to them over the years.....when you visit the likes of these places with the wonderful staff you realise the THESE are REAL problems......maybe the moaners should pop in some time....they might learn something. 5.The song this week is one which has been very kind to me.....it is called "Googi The Liverpool Duck" .... it was written for a friend of mine called Penny Page.....who had a ventriloquist act with a very colourful duck.....back in he day my band was sharing a gig with her...she was then known as "Peppy and The Popettes".....Googi being one of the Popettes....and I told her that the duck was the star of her show and I'll knock a song together for her and Googi.........I did this (in a very short time) and gave it to her... four years later she presented me with the record she had made of the song.....she performed it on The Palladium and it was featured in a film alled "Priest" sung by a church choir......all from a chance meeting at a gig.

As we approach our wonderful annual event on the 5th of November...Bonfire Night....out come the media with their scaremongering....kiddies clothing could catch fire....if children are not watched they could receive serious burns etc etc....what is it with this country?....in 1968 we were told exactly the same thing when I was in trading standards when we were attempting to get this sort of thing off the market....so nothing has changed in the last 50 years.....this year kids will get burned...eyes will be lost...and animals will be distressed....not to mention the fire brigade being abused by stupid morons...so why do we not put an end to this ridiculous "celebration".....I fail to see the problem....or could it involve money like everything else?....I can see no point in it whatsoever except that it gives the sheep a chance to oggle at the sky going "OOOH....AHH"......if we MUST have fireworks restrict them to organised events and keep them out of the shops. 2.Apparently ABU who has been the Indian shopkeeper in The Simpsons for the last 30 years is racist....according to the PC brigade he stereotypes Indian people with his accent....so there you go....IT'S A CARTOON...there was a big discussion about it on the morning news programme proving beyond a shadow of a doubt there is little news to report and we are nearing the end of entertainment as we know it.....the discussion was with two women...say no more...one comment was that ABU would have developed an American accent after 30 years.....er.....I think Bart would have changed a bit as well so he MUST be stereotyped...oh sorry he can't be...he's white........don't these PC people realise how stupid they sound?....... 3.On the showbiz front they are STILL going on about the notorious kiss between one of the dancers and SINGLE Sean whatever his name is......O.K. BBC time to wrap it up....and now we have someone else being naughty behind the scenes....what it has to do with the show is beyond me...are they that desperate to get viewers...it's pathetic.............................I always thought Boy George was a good singer and thought after his colourful private life I thought he had grown up....seeing his recent appearance on TV I'm wrong....why does he have to come on dressed like a circus clown with a huge hat and ridiculous coat not to mention the mess on his face?....as he is arrogant he would disregard any criticism which is a shame because he looks stupid and it must be costing him....save that stuff for the stage George.......and also Boyzone were on Jonathan Ross's show.....oh dear....they have obviously run out of money so they are bringing out a new album and going on a farewell tour...thank goodness.....I never rated them....the only one with any talent was the lad who sadly died...the rest of them are a waste of space....especially Shane (?) who sits there dressed in stuff from a charity shop and a ridiculous baseball cap on backwards covering half his head plus tattoos all over his neck....he looked like he had just carried out an unsuccessful oil change on his car...this is Television....have a bit of respect for the viewer.....and none of them can sing including Ronan Keating who warbles away while the others pretend to sing.....not a fan. 4.People...or sheeple as we know them.....are steadily being brainwashed....they sit and watch TV programmes transfixed to the screen...even adverts...and don't seem to realise they are doing it......we recently had the French giant puppets here...all very nice as everyone crushed together to see them......however this cost 4 million pounds.......we have a children's hospice on Wirral called Claire House who take care of terminally ill kiddies....they have announced they need around 4 million to keep going....correct me if I am wrong but could this have not been solved by not having the giants and giving the money to Claire House?....what is more important?...and how about Eugenie and her bloke going to the registry office and giving the 2 million to the homeless?....Oh no... these events "bring money and investment into the area"....yeah sure.....and the giants put smiles on children's faces I have been told in no uncertain terms............and the brainwashing continues. 5.The song this week is a musical portrait of our wonderful docklands which I am thinking of putting on YouTube.....there are no mountains or countryside scenery but they have a beauty of our own....."Dockland Beauty"

As we approach our wonderful annual event on the 5th of November...Bonfire Night....out come the media with their scaremongering....kiddies clothing could catch fire....if children are not watched they could receive serious burns etc etc....what is it with this country?....in 1968 we were told exactly the same thing when I was in trading standards when we were attempting to get this sort of thing off the market....so nothing has changed in the last 50 years.....this year kids will get burned...eyes will be lost...and animals will be distressed....not to mention the fire brigade being abused by stupid morons...so why do we not put an end to this ridiculous "celebration".....I fail to see the problem....or could it involve money like everything else?....I can see no point in it whatsoever except that it gives the sheep a chance to oggle at the sky going "OOOH....AHH"......if we MUST have fireworks restrict them to organised events and keep them out of the shops. 2.Apparently ABU who has been the Indian shopkeeper in The Simpsons for the last 30 years is racist....according to the PC brigade he stereotypes Indian people with his accent....so there you go....IT'S A CARTOON...there was a big discussion about it on the morning news programme proving beyond a shadow of a doubt there is little news to report and we are nearing the end of entertainment as we know it.....the discussion was with two women...say no more...one comment was that ABU would have developed an American accent after 30 years.....er.....I think Bart would have changed a bit as well so he MUST be stereotyped...oh sorry he can't be...he's white........don't these PC people realise how stupid they sound?....... 3.On the showbiz front they are STILL going on about the notorious kiss between one of the dancers and SINGLE Sean whatever his name is......O.K. BBC time to wrap it up....and now we have someone else being naughty behind the scenes....what it has to do with the show is beyond me...are they that desperate to get viewers...it's pathetic.............................I always thought Boy George was a good singer and thought after his colourful private life I thought he had grown up....seeing his recent appearance on TV I'm wrong....why does he have to come on dressed like a circus clown with a huge hat and ridiculous coat not to mention the mess on his face?....as he is arrogant he would disregard any criticism which is a shame because he looks stupid and it must be costing him....save that stuff for the stage George.......and also Boyzone were on Jonathan Ross's show.....oh dear....they have obviously run out of money so they are bringing out a new album and going on a farewell tour...thank goodness.....I never rated them....the only one with any talent was the lad who sadly died...the rest of them are a waste of space....especially Shane (?) who sits there dressed in stuff from a charity shop and a ridiculous baseball cap on backwards covering half his head plus tattoos all over his neck....he looked like he had just carried out an unsuccessful oil change on his car...this is Television....have a bit of respect for the viewer.....and none of them can sing including Ronan Keating who warbles away while the others pretend to sing.....not a fan. 4.People...or sheeple as we know them.....are steadily being brainwashed....they sit and watch TV programmes transfixed to the screen...even adverts...and don't seem to realise they are doing it......we recently had the French giant puppets here...all very nice as everyone crushed together to see them......however this cost 4 million pounds.......we have a children's hospice on Wirral called Claire House who take care of terminally ill kiddies....they have announced they need around 4 million to keep going....correct me if I am wrong but could this have not been solved by not having the giants and giving the money to Claire House?....what is more important?...and how about Eugenie and her bloke going to the registry office and giving the 2 million to the homeless?....Oh no... these events "bring money and investment into the area"....yeah sure.....and the giants put smiles on children's faces I have been told in no uncertain terms............and the brainwashing continues. 5.The song this week is a musical portrait of our wonderful docklands which I am thinking of putting on YouTube.....there are no mountains or countryside scenery but they have a beauty of our own....."Dockland Beauty"

Mick Coyle is joined by the team from Claire House to hear about their new hospice in Liverpool. The #EveryDyingChild campaign is hoping to raise £14m for their new centre in West Derby. Find all the details on [www.clairehouse.org.uk](http://www.clairehouse.org.uk). Hannah Shannon, Lesley Fellows and Hayley Smallman spoke to Mick live in the Radio City Talk studios. Follow @clairehouse and @mrmickcoyle on Twitter.

At the moment, Claire House isn’t reaching all the children it needs to across the North West, which is why they are building a second Hospice in Liverpool. The Mowgli Trust Dog Show will raise vital funds and awareness for Claire House but this is only possible with your support. The Dog Show will take place on the 23rd September at Claremont Farm on the Wirral. Nisha Katona from Mowgli, Andy Pimbley from Claremont Farm and Dan Halliday from Claire House joined Mick Coyle to talk about the event, alongside Johnny Bongo who will be the compère for the show. You can buy your tickets for the event here: https://www.ticketquarter.co.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=mowgli-trust&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=

In this Five for Friday, Helen and Jerry discuss the hospice terms that can be very confusing to patients and caregivers.  Hospice professionals use these terms on a daily basis, and we often forget that patients/caregivers may not understand what they mean.   To help relieve some of the confusion, we put together this short episode to define and explain some of the terms most often used in hospice.   Our spotlight this week is the 50th anniversary of St. Christopher's Hospice in England.  St. Christopher's Hospice was started by Dame Cicely Saunders in 1967 in London.  This is where the modern hospice movement began.  We also want to recognize the many hospice professionals in the UK who carry on the mission of hospice, including Tracey Bleakley, the CEO of HospiceUK; Julie Gorry, the CEO of Wirral Hospice; and Keelan Early, the volunteer coordinator at Claire House.  Don't forget to take a look at www.theheartofhospice.com for The Heart of Hospice blog, and resources that are provided there.  Please do us a favor by writing a review, or rating this podcast on iTunes.  Your review will help more people discover the information we share about hospice.  

The song I have sent you this week is called “More Than A River” and was featured in Radio Merseyside’s tribute to The Mersey….Billy Butler did a live programme from the promenade in new Brighton and gave me a ring and asked me if I would come along and play one of my songs of the river live….couldn’t do it at the allotted time as we were presenting a cheque for £3000 to a local children’s hospice called Claire House…this was on behalf of The Cheshire Cats which is our local organistion which raises money for sick kids…. Some interesting news this week….the police have been criticized for spending time on stupid complaints…for example a woman complained that someone in her sons school rubbed nettles on his arm and he got a rash… Talking of the shortage of money….we can’t afford to pay nurses a decent salary…we can’t afford to make houses affordable…etc…YET the THREE BILLION to renovate the Houses of Parliament will be found… If The Houses of Parliament are such an iconic tourist attraction why not just let it stand and build a church hall for the politicians to fall asleep in?... And speaking of money well spent I wonder how the satellite with the dud batteries is getting on on that comet?. There has been a increase in fatal traffic accidents recently….the news reported this week that a car ploughed into a bus queue killing several people including two kids….the car was allegedly doing 70 mph and driven by a 24 year old….who I think had no insurance and has got a three year sentence…. .... lastly there was some bloke who put his wedding photos on twitter or facebook showing him in tears because he was so in love…then came the lowlifes out of the woodwork with horrible nasty comments…

The song I have sent you this week is called “More Than A River” and was featured in Radio Merseyside’s tribute to The Mersey….Billy Butler did a live programme from the promenade in new Brighton and gave me a ring and asked me if I would come along and play one of my songs of the river live….couldn’t do it at the allotted time as we were presenting a cheque for £3000 to a local children’s hospice called Claire House…this was on behalf of The Cheshire Cats which is our local organistion which raises money for sick kids…. Some interesting news this week….the police have been criticized for spending time on stupid complaints…for example a woman complained that someone in her sons school rubbed nettles on his arm and he got a rash… Talking of the shortage of money….we can’t afford to pay nurses a decent salary…we can’t afford to make houses affordable…etc…YET the THREE BILLION to renovate the Houses of Parliament will be found… If The Houses of Parliament are such an iconic tourist attraction why not just let it stand and build a church hall for the politicians to fall asleep in?... And speaking of money well spent I wonder how the satellite with the dud batteries is getting on on that comet?. There has been a increase in fatal traffic accidents recently….the news reported this week that a car ploughed into a bus queue killing several people including two kids….the car was allegedly doing 70 mph and driven by a 24 year old….who I think had no insurance and has got a three year sentence…. .... lastly there was some bloke who put his wedding photos on twitter or facebook showing him in tears because he was so in love…then came the lowlifes out of the woodwork with horrible nasty comments…