Work starts on children's £17m safe haven this week

May 31 2006

By Jessica Shaughnessy, Daily Post

WORK will begin on a £17m safe haven for abused children in Liverpool this week. Ringo Starr and the Prime Minister will send messages of support for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Daily Post-backed Safe Place Appeal's project. At 11am on Thursday, John Hargreaves, the chairman of Matalan and the appeal, will put on a hard hat and drive a JCB to make the initial excavation at the Great Homer Street market site. Mr Hargreaves helped launch the appeal nearly two years ago with a £6m donation. He said: "I launched this project because I am committed to ensuring that children have the chance they should have as a fundamental right of a happy childhood free from the threat of abuse and harm. "I wanted to do all I could to make this happen in the city and the area where I was born and brought up. "My wish for this project is that it will be a safe haven and a beacon of hope for children in Liverpool and across Merseyside."

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