International Diplomats Welcome World’s First Children’s Embassy

Tunisia, Germany, Italy, Romania, Iceland, Denmark, San Marino and Finland support Children’s Embassy at Southport Pleasureland

Merseyside’s international diplomatic community offered its congratulations and well wishes for the opening of the world’s first children’s charity embassy.

Alongside acceptances from senior diplomats and politicians for Alder Hey Children’s Charity Embassy’s inauguration at family attraction Southport Pleasureland, the ‘world first’ initiative saw a swell of support from foreign Honorary Consuls on a shimmering June morning.

The Embassy was built by Southport Pleasureland CEO Norman Wallis to underpin its partnership with the charity and put the work it does at the heart of a place where so many happy family memories are made.

In carriage: Frankie Bowen and his mum. Left to right standing: Pleasureland CEO Norman Wallis, Oli, Alder Hey Children’s Charity CEO Fiona Ashcroft and Southport MP Damien Moore

Merseyside-based consuls for Tunisia, Germany, Italy, Romania, Iceland, Denmark, San Marino and Finland all formally recognised the new Embassy, with Romanian Hon Consul Mr Viorel Raducanescu attending the inauguration.

Honorary Consul of Tunisia, Robert Burnett-Hughes

wrote: “I know that the improvements at Pleasureland have been a real boost to the resort’s attractiveness and wish that your event and the association with Alder Hey will be very successful. Thank you and good wishes.” J.A.Brown, Consul of Iceland wrote: “Best wishes for a successful Embassy launch event.”

Honorary Danish Consul to Liverpool, Colin Turner,

wrote: “I wish you to have a great and successful day and the weather is kind for you.”

Honorary Consul San Marino, Dr Maurizio Bragagni

MBA, wrote: “[I was] very pleased to learn about the establishment of the first ever children’s charity embassy and would like to extend [my] warm wishes and every success toward fulfilling its noble mission. The Alder Hey Children’s Charity Embassy at Southport Pleasureland will play an important role in making sure park visitors will consider supporting a charity that is so important to us all and has proven to do such incredible work to improve healthcare.” See the full letter on the next page.

Pleasureland CEO, Norman Wallis shared a platform with Alder Hey Children’s Charity CEO Fiona Ashcroft as the child-scale Embassy was declared open and the Embassy’s new flag, bearing the new crest, was raised by one of the charity’s child ambassadors.