We would like to wish a Happy Retirement and wish him all the best for the future

Link to BBC Radio Merseyside's story is as follows ... https://www.facebook.com/bbcmerseyside/videos/10154994375401237/

The gifts of new toys for girls and boys of all ages were donated by customers and staff from Morton's Dairies.

In an annual tradition, milkmen collect toys from kind-hearted customers and drop them off from a special Christmas milk float at local charities in the run up to the big day.

Beth Pochin, corporate fundraiser at Claire House, said: "We're grateful to the staff at customers at Morton's Dairies who have turned this event into an annual tradition here at Claire House.

"The gifts will bring a smile to the faces of children and their families who face the prospect of needing medical care and support over the Christmas period."

Julian Harrison, managing director of Morton's Dairies, said: "This is the biggest and best present drop we’ve had so far in the three years we've been running this.

"We've had an amazing response this year and we’re delighted to share our haul with Claire House."

We would like to thank all who took part, keep your eyes peeled for our next competition!

This year we was Gratefully asked again to help out, resulting in over £2600 being raised! 

This money will go a long way to sustaining their school in Kisumu, Kenya that helps provide a better future for the local children.  

May we wish the Bents fund raising team every success in the forthcoming auction.

Image shows Bents staff with Mortons Steve Ledsham presenting the bike for auction. 

We are delighted and excited to be supporting a local club in Grassroots football and wish the whole team the very best of luck for the new season!

We did it!

Five weeks of training led us to Manchester on a cold morning with icy winds.  There was no turning back now, this was it, time to embrace the atmosphere and remember why we chose to do this.  Yes, the reasons:  To help those unfortunate to be diagnosed with this horrible disease and to remember the people who have been taken from us.

We arrived at the start area in good time.  A few nerves and a little anxiety but who hasn’t suffered this in their lifetime.  The run commenced and we were in the third wave of starters.  The only way to look was forward!  A slow incline to begin always gets the blood rushing and we quickly settled into the pace. Maybe a bit quicker than training but it was comfortable.  We reached the first mile in just over 11 minutes so the adrenaline was definitely pumping around our bodies.  It must have been the high 5’s from the Huskie dogs that drove us on!  We clocked the next mile where the route was quite narrow for the amount of runners.  It was all going to plan.  We were controlled and composed in what was a great challenge.  A lap of the running track was next before passing the samba band, hitting their drums, to a welcoming downhill section. We headed for the last loop (of lap 1), where the wind nearly split us two!  It was piercing, but we were focused on beginning lap 2 and what we wanted to achieve. A brief drink of water moistened the lips, however the biting wind quickly dried them! We were maintaining our pace and the time predicted was quicker than training runs. After a lovely controlled 4.5 miles running together, we mutually agreed to finish the run separately. This was probably the most difficult time of the run. The end was soon in sight and after a sprint finish Ged finished in 71 mins 25 seconds with Lewis finishing 73 mins 58 seconds.

We wish to thank every single of you who donated to this worthy cause. 

For those still wish to donate please do so by completing the sponsor forms at depots or alternatively visit our Just Giving page:  https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/GedandLewis  

From the age of eight Norman used to help his father deliver the daily orders to customers in Dingle, Liverpool. Norman said "Back in the day we used huge milk churns brought by horse and cart from Liverpool Railway Station". Norman at the age of eight used to wash and clean the bottles, fill up with fresh milk to be delivered round the city. Loading up horse and carts they would hit the streets in the early hours each morning.

Norman who now lives in High Moss, Ormskirk, has always ensured his customers get their daily deliveries of fresh milk and great local produce. Nothing has stopped this loyal member of staff on his daily rounds, even through the depths of winter. During the heavy snow of 2010, Norman transferred his deliveries to a sledge in order to reach his customers, walking over icy roads and through heavy snow he ensured families received their orders.

We would like to Thank & Congratulate Norman on 65 years of service, here's to many more. 

Back in November we asked for your help with donating a present for one of our Chosen Charities, Claire House Children's Hospice, Zoe's Place & Alder Hey. We have been inundated with presents & are overwhelmed by your Kindness & Generosity. Together we have made such a difference to so many children's Lives and we cannot thank you enough. 

Our Image shows the gifts being donated to all 3 of the chosen charities (Top Claire House - Middle Zoe's Place - Bottom Alder Hey)

We would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Mortons & Harrisons Dairies

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You have totally surpassed any expectation and we have been inundated with presents, we would love to keep this going & are appealing for your help for more presents. 

If you would like to help us in making this the best Christmas ever for these charities you can either email web@mortonsdairies.co.uk or call our Head Office on 0151 526 1046 for more information.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of our Customers that have donated to these important causes, the image shows just a small selection of presents already donated. 

Bernie Hunt wrote in to the Liverpool Echo expressing her gratitude after Steve aided an elderley Lady wandering the Streets of Kensington, back to her home and family, unharmed.

We would like to thank Bernie for writing in to the Liverpool Echo and are very proud to have someone in Steve, who's generosity and kindness, helped this lady in her hour of need. 

As of Wednesday 28th September Roberts Bakery have ceased production of Thick / Medium Wholemeal 800g & Thick / Medium Wholemeal 400g loaves. 

They have however introduced a new 'Wholesome Wholemeal 800g' & 'Wholesome Wholemeal 400g' range. Thicker than a standard medium loaf with an improved recipe. 

May we wish the Bents fund raising team every success in the forthcoming auction.

Image shows Bents staff with Mortons Steve Ledsham presenting the bike for auction. 

To Kenya With Love (TKWL) is a UK Christian charity that works to significantly transform the lives of children in Kisumu, the third largest city in Kenya, where levels of poverty are amongst the highest in the country.
Their child sponsorship programme enables them  to provide each child with a comprehensive package of care, including quality education, food, clothing and medication. Many of their children have lost both parents and sponsorship helps to keep them with family members, rather than them end up in an orphanage or on the streets.
Each year TKWL host a Cream Tea Event in the hope of raising as much money as possible. Mortons Dairies will be providing milk for the tea and loafs of bread for the sandwiches this year, we also have a decorated float that will be attending the church. 
The event is being held at Maghull Baptist Church on Saturday 17th September at 2pm. Please come along and help us raise as much money as possible. For more information on this fantastic project please visit http://www.tkwl.org.uk/

The parade that heads through the Wirral Towns of West Kirkby, Hoylake, and Meols aims to raise awareness and funds for a local charity, Claire House Children’s Hospice.

It attracts people from all over the North West, raising money, celebrating local talent and providing family fun.

Having been associated with the Festival for numerous years, we were delighted to be approached to transport the 'Razzle, Dazzle Piano' & Artist Barb Singleton through the streets of the parade on Saturday 16th July. 

Our images show Colin Turner of Mortons Dairies driving the Decorated Float and Barb Singleton playing the piano

For more information on the Wirral Festival of Firsts  and how to get involved please visit http://www.festivaloffirsts.com

Any money made at the fair is donated to local schools enabling the purchase of vital equipment to improve our children's education.

We hope the day is a roaring success!

The family owned business, which has seven depots and 230 staff across the region, teamed up with customers served by their Wirral and Chester sites to donate Easter eggs to children and their families at the hospice.

Julian Harrison, joint Managing Director at Mortons & Harrisons Dairies, said:

“Claire House Children’s Hospice is very close to our hearts. We are thrilled that our customers were able to join us and donate so many Easter eggs. We’re really pleased to be able to contribute in a small way to support the great work done at Claire House Children’s Hospice.”

Beth Pochin, Merseyside Corporate Fundraiser at Claire House Children’s Hospice, said:

“We’re so grateful to Mortons & Harrisons Dairies for supporting us. The Easter eggs will be used in our Easter raffles and Easter egg hunts for children and their families over the Easter period.”

Mortons & Harrisons Dairies is a Merseyside based family-run dairy company which has been operating and delivering milk to the local communities since the 1920s. The company has grown significantly over the past 80 years to become the North West's largest dairy, with more than 55,000 customers and 230 staff.

The established dairy business only sources milk from 25 Red Tractor accredited farms situated within 20 miles of the head office in Maghull.

Claire House Children’s Hospice, based on the Wirral, offers care, support and choice to children and their families across Merseyside, Wirral and Cheshire.

Image shows from Left to Right - Alan Mansell (Supervisor at Wirral Depot), Lewis Krater (Website Manager), Neil Potts (Area Operations Manager) & Steve Ledsham (Sales Director) and of course Claire Bear from Claire House Hospice.

The Walton Centre, based in Fazakerley, employs around 1,300 staff and treats more than 100,000 patients each year.

After winning a competitive nationwide tender in November 2015 the family-run dairy company will become the sole supplier to the neurology facility from the end of March.

Simon Holt, business development manager at Mortons & Harrisons Dairies, said: “The new deal adds to the large number of other NHS organisations we supply across the region including Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Warrington Hospital and the Mersey Care NHS Trust.”

The firm has been operating and delivering milk to local communities since the 1920s. The company has grown significantly over the past 80 years to become the North West’s largest dairy, with more than 55,000 customers and 230 staff.

The business only sources milk from 25 Red Tractor accredited farms situated within 20 miles of the head office in Maghull.

We arrived on an iconic milk float to teach the youngsters about milk, the cows it comes from and its health benefits. We also shared samples of dairy products with the children. 

Our very own Julian Harrison, operations director of Mortons Dairies, said:

“We’re delighted that our milkmen are able to help educate children in our local community about milk and the products we produce with it. It’s great to be able to let them sample some products and sit aboard our traditional milk float. Our milkmen are out in the early hours and many children never get the chance to see a real milk float in action.”

Greg Parker, Head Teacher at LIPA Primary School, said:

“We aim to immerse children in enjoyable learning experiences, so we were thrilled when the milkmen from Mortons Diaries offered to visit with their milk float. The children were excited to find out more about where their milk comes from and loved being able to see the traditional float.”   

Steve became a milkman in 1979 following in the footsteps of his father into the business. He’s now sales director at Mortons Dairies, the Merseyside based dairy, but in his spare time his talents set alight the dancing circuit.

As well as being runner up in last year’s World Championship in the Over 45’s Modern Jive Category he’s also scooped nine domestic championships including 3 Welsh championships, 2 Scottish championships, 2 UK championships, the regional West Midlands championship and the Brit Rock UK Championship.

Mr Ledsham says he’s currently preparing to defend his Welsh Champion title at the end of the month and getting ready for the World Championships in Blackpool early next year with his dance partner Claire Morris.

“I started dancing in 2000 with a pal of mine and never thought I’d get so far with it. It’s an amazing scene and it’s taken me all over the country and abroad. It’s such a wonderful community of people and I’ve been able to make friends and even met my wife, Paula, who is an even better dancer than me having achieved open dancer status. Paula is a triple UK champion and senior dance instructor. As well as my wife she’s also my coach and she inspires me a great deal.”

Julian Harrison, Operations Director of Mortons Dairies, said:

“We’re delighted with the impact Steve has made on the dancefloor and proud of his achievements. Our customers and staff have seen our milkmen dancing up and down their driveways for many years now and Steve’s an inspiring and popular figure not only in our business but also in the local communities we serve.” 

It is in this year that they are hoping to raise a whopping £31000 !!!

This month they will be running a 'Fun At Work Week' featuring a number of varied events culminating in a Prize draw located at their Garden Centre.

Mortons Dairies kindly donated a Brand New Mountain Bike to the prize draw in order to aid in the raising of funds for MacMillan, as we take great pride in working together with our local businesses and for such a great cause felt it was the least we could do.

If you're in the area or fancy a day out head over to Bent's Garden Centre and together we can raise a lot of money for this great Charity.

Our Photos show (from left to right) Nicki, Tamsin & Lorraine (Bents Staff) & Also Simon Holt (Business Development Manager) & Steve Ledsham (Sales Director).

We are providing two of our traditional milk floats to lead the yearly parade activities, which takes place in the town this Saturday, July 4.

The milk floats will be sporting two special registration plates - Hoylake 1 and Hoylake 2.

The parade that heads through the Wirral Towns of West Kirkby, Hoylake, and Meols is set to raise awareness and funds for a local charity, Claire House Children’s Hospice.

It attracts people from all over the North West, raising money, celebrating local talent and providing family fun.

Julian Harrison, managing director of Mortons Dairies - which has a depot on Saughall Massie Road, Upton - said: “The Hoylake parade is a great community event that we have been involved with for the past few years.

"It’s a fantastic festival that really brings people in the local area together and will hopefully raise lots of money for a great charity, Claire House Children’s Hospice.”

So if you are in the area or want to experience something new for a worthy cause head over to the Wirral and enjoy the Festival of Firsts with all of the Family. 

Mortons Dairies are delighted to announce that in Partnership with West Country Milk, we will be donating £500.00 towards Café Nero’s project ‘A Bag of Beans by Any Means’, raising funds for ‘Help for Heroes’.

The project is being participated by West Country Milk Director David Crocker & General Manager Danny Raleigh, who whilst cycling, will be carrying a bag of Coffee beans over a total of 1149 miles over the South West region.

Our encouragement and thoughts go out to David & Danny in this challenging event and hope as much money is raised possible for the ‘Help for Heroes’ Charity.

If you wish sponsor David & Danny’s journey & support this fantastic cause please contact Nic@wcmilk.co.uk

Today is officially World Milk Day – and, to celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of our favourite reasons to enjoy one of the staple contents of your fridge.

It will encourage you to lose weight

Drinking milk will make you feel fuller for longer – so you’ll be less inclined to snack and over-eat throughout the day. Recent clinical trials have also found a strong correlation between increased calcium intake, body fat percentage and waist size.

A glass of milk contains nine essential nutrients

A daily glass of milk will give your body an added boost of calcium, vitamins and potassium, making it a vital part of a healthy diet. Cows’ milk is also one of the richest sources of iodine in the world, and is an essential nutrient for brain development.

It’s really good for your teeth

For anyone worried about dental health or hygiene – just drink more milk! Milk is known to reduce the level of acidity in the mouth, combat plaque formation and reduce the risk of cavities. Healthy teeth, here we come!

It can help with kidney stones

A diet which includes plenty of milk can protect against kidney stones. This is because the calcium in milk can bind to oxalates in food – so they can’t be absorbed by the body. In turn, this will reduce the risk of your body developing kidney stones.

It improves the health of your skin

If you need any more encouragement to add some more milk to your porridge, it’s also known to improve the appearance and texture of your skin, thanks to vitamins A and D. Lastly, the amino acids found within milk will moisturise your skin – so it looks smooth, soft and flawless.

For Britain's Favourite Foods: Are They Good For You? Professor Alice Roberts immersed herself in some of the most fascinating recent scientific research about the country's most popular foods. Here, she shares some of the facts she uncovered.

To prove that milk is one of the most effective drinks to rehydrate with, Professor Roberts recruited a team of student volunteers from the University of Birmingham to exercise with her, “then rehydrate with three different drinks - milk, water and a sports drink. Milk stayed in the system for much longer than water or the sports drink”.

The reason, she explains, is because milk releases very slowly into the small intestine, so it is absorbed much more gradually into the bloodstream, helping the body retain fluid for longer. It also has a high number of electrolytes, including sodium and potassium, which are lost from the body when sweating.

So if you are training for that ‘Summer Bod’ order Mortons Fresh Milk to be delivered daily and enjoyed post – workout.

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Les Scallion, a highly thought of Franchisee for over 19 years has called time on his beloved Round covering the West Kirby & Newton areas. Les has been a pillar of the community for so many years and ourselves and his customers alike would like to Wish Les a Happy & Well earned retirement. 

Colin Stacey, our in Depot mechanic spanning over a decade has also announced his decision to retire. Colin has been a great servant to all of our depots and without his expertise and knowledge, our fleet of vehicles and electric floats would not of made our daily deliveries. 

Both Les & Colin have been working very closely with their replacements to ensure that our Quality service remains. Les has handed over his round to another long serving Milkman Dave, who's values match those of Les's. Dave has worked for us for over 10 years having previously been a Supervisor and then becoming a Franchisee. Colin's replacement is a young and enthusiastic Mechanic Chris, who's traditional values with modern methods ensure our fleet of vehicles will be maintained to the highest standard.

We would like to wish both Les & Colin all the best in their retirements and look forward to our bright future delivering quality produce with quality service. 

Studies in the U.S show a link between milk consumption and higher levels of a naturally-occurring antioxidant called Glutathione in the brain of older, healthy adults. 

The antioxidant is believed to help stave off oxidative stress and the resulting damage caused by reactive chemical compounds produced during the normal metabolic process in the brain.

The study involved asking 60 volunteers about their dietary habits before scanning their brains to study levels of Glutathione.

Those who had drunk milk more recently were found to have higher levels of the antioxidant.

Enjoy fresh Milk delivered daily with Mortons Dairies. 

In a move to support local British Dairy Farmers, Virgin Trains is to stock regionally sourced fresh milk on all of its trains with Mortons Dairies stocking its West Coast mainline Trains. 

Over the course of a year, more than 300,000 Litres of fresh milk (Equivalent to 528,000 pints) will be used across the 300 Virgin Trains services that run each day to be enjoyed by passengers in their teas & Coffee.

We are thrilled that Mortons Dairies have been chosen to support such a high profile company like Virgin trains and that Virgin recognise the need to support local Farmers & Businesses alike. 

By choosing Mortons, Virgin will achieve local sustainability and also a reduction on Carbon Footprint to which is important to Virgin, the environment and ourselves. 

This project is supported by the Rural Development Programme for England, for which Defra is the Managing Authority, part financed by The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas.

The current World Champion dancers and 6 National dancers are competing with over 200 dancers in 10 categories, from beginners to top dancers, 16 to 65+.

The competition is being heavily sponsored and supported by Mortons & Harrisons Dairies Ltd, a local family run business which was established in1925 and based here in the North West. Mortons employ over 200 staff in their Head Office and 8 depots across Merseyside & Cheshire.

Mortons believe in Healthy Living hence “Drink Milk, Dance All Day!”

The event starts on Friday 14^th November with a Freestyle Dance from 8pm, including a fun “Double Trouble” competition

Saturday 15^th sees the competition start from 11.00am with heats and finals all day until 8-30pm, followed by another fabulous Freestyle finishing at 1.00am.

“Move over Strictly”

Liverpool & Cheshire

Are coming to get Ya!

Contact Steve Ledsham   -        07812 768033 

Ray Henderson                  -        07861 795064

Website: www.premierdanceevents.com

ray@premierdanceevents.com