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March 2011 Issue 18

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books, whats on, interior design, car club and gardening


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WEST Kirby has had its air share o TV coverage

lately. Did you catch BBCs Football Focus when

ormer Liverpool FC boss Raa Benitez was

interviewed at hisWest Kirby home and pictured

on the shoreline? And the ollowing week,

BBCs Countryfle visited the town as part o a

programme devoted to the Wirral.

Well done to West Kirby Grammar School who

have raised 3,200 or a cancer charity. Weve got

more on this, as well as stories rom the police,

Ally McDermotts interior design column, books

by Linghams o West Kirby and the Wirral Classic

Car Club.

We hope you enjoy the magazine and please

remember to use your local shops and trades

people!

Hayley

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IN THE NEWS

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How come quicksand works so slowly?

Rotary campaign

THE Rotary Club of Hoylake

and West Kirby will beparticipating in the Thanks for

Life/End Polio Now campaign

which begins 19th February.

Members will be taking part

in collections in local venues

such as supermarkets, local

railway stations who are

participating in the appeal. If

anyone wishes to know more

about this, how they canhelp, contribute or participate

please contact club president

Barbara Sinclair on 0151 625

3484 or 07980 187 888

School criticism

PARENTS have criticised the

governing body at Calday

Grange Grammar School in a

report commissioned by theschool itself.

Most respondents were

unhappy with the way the

school was being governed.

The school has promised

to keep parents informed of

actions it takes as a result of

their feedback.

The issue was also brought

up in Parliament by local MPEsther McVey who asked

the Education Minister what

could be done when such

disagreements occur.

THE Wirral Peninsula and West Kirby in particular,

was the star of the show when the BBCs

Countryle made a visit recently. The show,

broadcast on 6th February, featured Hilbre Island

and Thornton Hough.

During the show presenter Matt Baker was

accompanied by Wirral Council ranger Matt

Thomas on a boat trip to view the wildlife around

Hilbre Island. The Wirral coastline, which is hometo thousands of wading birds, is described as, a

wildlife wonderland.

Hundreds watch life-saving op

A WEST Kirby man underwent a heart operation while being watched by the countrys

top cardiologists.

Ronald Esplen was fully awake during the coronary angioplasty procedure at

Liverpools Broadgreen Hospital. The 98-year-old was said to be recovering well fromthe operation which was watched by 600 experts from around the country.

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Have you seen ASBO youth?

POLICE are asking for people to call them if a banned youth is seen in West Kirby.

Sgt Andy Carter wants the public to report any breaches of an ASBO by 18-year-old

Stephen Francom, formerly of Paton Close, West Kirby.

Sgt Carter said: We would also like to reassure the community that all breaches will

be looked into and arrests will be made.Merseyside Police in conjunction with Wirral Councils Anti-Social Behaviour Team

obtained an Anti-Social Behaviour Order on conviction against Francom, after he had

been identied as engaging in repeated incidents of anti-social behaviour in the Grange

Park and Gilroy Road area of West Kirby. Francom was part of group of young people

who had intimidated local residents, caused criminal damage and been responsible for

signicant disturbance.

Police target burglars

POLICE brought in extra resources to tackle burglars in West Kirby recently. This

involved the use of more plain clothed ofcers and different tours of duty.

Elderly man dies in fre

AN 89-year-old man who died in a re at a sheltered housing complex last month has

been named as Derek Hill. Fireghters rushed to the scene at Ramsey Court, off York

Avenue, West Kirby, and found the premises heavily smoke logged. Tragically Mr Hill

died but reghters were able to rescue Jean Hill.

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sTudenTs at Wt Kby Gamma school ha a 3,200 a of tag

cac ctm.They baked and sold cakes, organised charity fairs and even persuaded their teachers

to take part in a sponsored karaoke event to bring in the cash. Sixth form boys at the

school also had their legs waxed to help top up funds.

Amy Harding, of the Teenage Cancer Trust said it was remarkable achievement.

It is unbelievably

moving when you think

about the effort these

young people went to

help other teenagers,

many of whom theydont know and may

never meet. Their

help is invaluable and

as a charity were

really grateful for their

support, she added.

French teacher Faye

Jones said each year

the school selected a

charity to back. Whenstudents discovered

more about the work

of the Teenage Cancer

Trust they unanimously

decided they wanted to

support its efforts.

Pupil Amber Hughes,

aged 13, said: Raising the money was very rewarding but also great fun. Everyone

involved is pleased we were able to help the charity.

Last year the school completed a marathon 35,000 fund raising effort to build acommunity school for villagers in Xinzghe in Mongolia, having visited the region and

seen the conditions in which people were living. All 1,250 of the schools students and

teaching staff were involved in fund raising activities which included three sponsored

walks along the Wirral Way.

This year students have decided to raise funds for the Alzheimers Society.

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Trace your ancestors

THE local branch of the Family History Society of Cheshire hold a monthly Help Desk

at West Kirby Library and the monthly meetings are held in West Kirby.

The Help Desks are held on the second Monday of each month 10am 1pm. For

the next few months, the West Kirby Library Help Desks will be held on: Monday 14th

March, 11th April, 9th May and 6th June.

The meetings are held in Westbourne Hall Community Centre, Westbourne Road,

West Kirby, 2pm, on the second Wednesday of the month and are varied talks on

topics relating to family, local or social history. There are no meetings in August or

December. On Wednesday 9th February, historian Gavin Hunter will talk about

Thornton Manor and its inhabitants. On Wednesday 9th March, John Benson, from

the Chester Record Ofce, will talk about Newspapers for Family Historians.

Contact can be made to the Group by email: [email protected] The website

is under the auspices of the Family History Society of Cheshire and their website is:www.fhsc.org.uk

Why is common sense so rare?

Local food fair

TRANSITION Town West Kirby are staging another Hoylake Local Food Fair on 27th

March, 10am to 2pm, Hoylake Community Centre, 31 Hoyle Road, Wirral

Quality, local food direct from the producer. This time everything will be more spread

out, with lots happening upstairs - more cookery demos, more stalls, more produce and

more room to circulate.

For more details see www.wirralfood.org.uk or email [email protected]

Allotment news

We would like to hear from anyone interested in helping to set up or support activities

on the new TTWK allotment at Gilroy Community Allotment site. Please get in touch

with [email protected], to discuss what activities we might get going.

Talking newspaper

THE Wirral Talking Newspaper started in 1984 and is available totally free to anybody

who is registered blind or partially-sighted (less than N12 sight). A recording is posted

weekly containing a digest of local news and magazine style articles. The recordingson a USB Flash drive arrive in a plastic wallet, with an address label which enables

them to be sent back postage free. They can be played back on a computer, or

using an MP3 audio player (which can be supplied and demonstrated by the Talking

Newspaper team). For more information, please ring 0151 653 4787

Stables raided

THIEVES stole riding gear worth over 12,000 from stables in Hillbark Road, Frankby,

last month. The gear taken included saddles, bridles and tack.

Hospital celebrationA CELEBRATION ball is being held this month to mark 100 years of Hoylake Cottage.

Organisers are hoping that the event at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, in Chester on

Saturday 12th March will raise much needed funds for the day care centre which looks

after elderly people.

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Why are Save the Trees signs always made of wood?

Church ower

estival dateST Michael and All Angels, Newton,

will be staging a Flower Festival inJune. This is a ower festival with a

difference as we have invited all the

community groups that use the parish

church centre to discover their creative

talents and join us in celebrating our

theme of The Movies.

Come and see how the church

cleaning team interprets the movie

Brassed Off, while the music group

nds inspiration from Singing in theRain. The childrens display will be

literally taking off as they recreate

the house from the cartoon lm Up,

complete with helium balloons.

St Michaels also prides itself on

superb baking skills, so stay for

morning coffee, have a light lunch or

indulge in an afternoon tea. There are

activities for the children, ample free

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Where do you send someone who has become addicted to counselling?

We all nd things around us that inspir usto carry out whatvr w do. T notbook Itook that quot rom was on o a w I hadwrittn into with cut and pastd picturs- yspropr papr stu- arly 80s.(Shockingly,looks much lik this column! and myhandwriting is no bttr!)

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Eckie the local warriorFrom West Kirby he hailed the bold Eric Harkness,

sent many opponents from light into darkness.

A quiet family man, a former pro ghter,

who fought opposition when often pounds lighter

He trained every morning as bells began ringing,

before daylight arrived, or birds started singing.

Although in his seventies he was keen to stay healthy,

after years in the Army he wasnt too wealthy

His route every morning took him over the border,

where a plot of good land cost a leg and a quarter.

It was round about six he began his routine,

and the Caldy-ites thought it just a bad dream.

He sparred with young trees, threw a number of jabs,

a few hundred press-ups, crouched down like a crab.

Then hed run on the spot for a quarter of an hour,

pufng and blowing, conserving his power

The natives were stunned by this unusual behaviour,

one phone the cops, while his wife called her saviour.

Its just Eckie again was the reply from the station,

preparing himself for his next confrontation

No one seemed happy with the policemans reply,

so they contacted a JP whose house was nearby.

He searched through old records, it didnt take long,

to nd Erics credentials when he t, young and strong.

Hed boxed in the army and fought in the war,

the only pro ghter from the West Kirby shore.

With an unblemished record, honest and grand,he was always made welcome in Caldys green land.

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Which disease was it that cured ham used to have?

Fiction: The Man in the Wooden Hat - Jane Gardam

A marvelous new novel from a well-loved author. The prequel to this book, Old

Filth, told the story of Sir Edward Feathers QC, aka Filth (failed in London, try Hong

Kong), his colonial upbringing and career, his long and comfortable marriage, his

rivalries and friendships. The Man in the Wooden Hat picks up these threads from the

perspective of Filths wife, Betty. An orphan of the Japanese internment camps, a free

spirit, a clever codebreaker at Bletchley Park, Betty has her own secret passions. No

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Clubs.

Non-Fiction: Faulks on Fiction - Sebastian Faulks

Accompanying the fantastic programme on BBC this engrossing literary and social

history gives a compelling and personal look at the British novel through its greatest

characters - the heroes, lovers, snobs and villains all seen through the eyes of

bestselling novelist Sebastian Faulks.

The publication of Robinson Crusoe in London in 1719

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Teen Fiction: Forge - Laurie Halse Anderson

It is 1777. Curzon is ghting with the American army and preparing for a bitter winter

in Valley Forge. Isabel is trying to nd her little sister, from whom shes been cruelly

separated. When Curzon and Isabel meet up their desire for freedom propels them to

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HESWALLS Riverside Players are presenting Mill on the Floss by GeorgeEliot (adapted by Helen Edmundson) at the Gladstone Teatre, Port Sun-

light rom 23rd to 26th March at 7.30pm.Te story traces the changing ortunes o the ulliver amily. om and Mag-gie ulliver live with their parents in a rural community.While om goes to school at ruinous expense to his ather, Maggie is notgiven an education although she is intelligent and ree thinking. Maggie isborn beore her time, unable to conrm to societys image o women. Con-sequently, she resigns hersel to a lie o sel denial. Eventually she meets

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In the ovel The Huchbackof notre Dame, Ezmerelda is abeautiful seductive gypsy girl who isat the poit of goig to the gallowswhe Quasimodo (the huchback)arrives with a rope to rescue her.As you will observe i our picturethis moth Joh Adams may ot

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now, growing childrenwere becoming difcult toshoehorn into the restrictedspace behind the front seats. Days out toclassic car shows and family picnics etc.were threatened and so it was decided tobuy a car with more space for passengers.Another Triumph was of course selected,this time in the form of a Herald 1200ccconvertible.

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travelling mode.Fact File:-The Triumph Herald was a

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27E

NTERTAINMENT

WHATs On in MArCH


Why arent moustaches called mouthbrows?

Wed 2th March

The Rise of Birkenhead: The Building of a Community, 7.30pm, at St Bridgets Church,

West Kirby. Elizabeth Davey, local historian and author of Birkenhead A History, willtrace the events that transformed a tiny rural settlement into a bustling new town with

its Churches, industry, docks, park, street railway, public buildings and its human face

and the part played in its history by ordinary people. Visit www.stbridgetsappeal.co.uk

Saturday 5th March

Past, Present and Future of Royden Park, 1pm 2.30pm. A look at the management of

Royden Park its aims and objectives. Come along, and bring your ideas! No need to

book. Meet Ranger Ofce, Royden Park. Tel: 0151 677 7594.

Saturday 5th MarchMad March Hares, 6.30am 9.30am.Spring is just starting to push up its green shoots

and the Brown Hares on the farmland surrounding the Wirral Way will be stepping into

the ring for a spot of boxing. Booking essential. For further enquiries Tel: 0151 648

4371.

Tuesday 8th March

Hoylake, West Kirby & District Civic Society: Mike Jones - The Great Mersey, Part

One, 7.30pm at United Reformed Church, Meols Drive, West Kirby. New members and

visitors welcome.

Tuesday 9th March

Birds of the World, 7.30pm. An illustrated talk by one of Wirrals longest serving BTO

Bird Ringers and Friend of Wirral Country Park: Derek Cotgrave. Join us, at Wirral

Country Park Visitor Centre, as he takes us through his journeys around the world, bird

ringing. To book your place phone 648 4371

Thursday 10th March

Task Day on Dawpool Nature Reserve, 10.15am

3.30pm. Help Rangers and Wirral Country Park

Task Force manage a beautiful area of West Wirraloverlooking the Dee Estuary. Meet at car park

near to Dee Sailing Club. No need to book. Strong

footwear, clothing, gloves required and packed lunch.

No children under 16yrs. Sorry no dogs. Contact Tel

0151 648 4371.Also at www.visitwirral.com

Fri 25th March

Berkeley Ensemble perform works by Coleridge-

Taylor, Britten and Brahms as part of the Hoylake

Chamber Concert Series, 7.30pm, at WestbourneHall, Westbourne Rd, West Kirby. Tickets on the door,

Linghams Heswall or West Kirby Library


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Churches

Church o the Resurrection and All

Saints, Caldy; St Bridgets Church

Tel 0151 625 5229.

www.stbridgetschurch.org.uk

Riverway Christian Fellowship

86 Grange Rd.West Kirby.Tel. 0151 605

1872. www.riverway.org.uk

St Agnes RC Church

16 Darmons Green, WK, 0151 625 6367

St Andrews Church

Graham Road, West Kirby 632 4728.www.achurchnearyou.com

St. Michael & All Angels Parish Church,

Frankby Road, Newton, West Kirby. Tel. 625

8517. www.stmichaelsnewton.org.uk

West Kirby Methodist Church

Westbourne Road, West Kirby. Tel 632 2776

West Kirby United Reormed Church

Meols Drive, West Kirby. Tel 632 6921

Community CentresHoylake Community Centre, 2 Hoyle

Road, Hoylake, CH47 3AG. Tel 632 2889

Email: [email protected]

W: www.hoylakecommunitycentre.org

Dentists

Banks House Dental Practice

143 Banks Road, West Kirby. Tel 625 6829.

Health

West Kirby Health CentreThe Concourse, Grange Road, West Kirby.

Tel: 625 9171 www.wkhcwirral.nhs.uk

Sandstone Medical Centre

161 Banks Road, West Kirby.

Tel : 625 6128

www.sandstonemedicalcentre.co.uk

Arrowe Park Hospital

Arrowe Park Road, Upton. Tel 678 5111

Hoylake Cottage Residential Home

Birkenhead Road, Hoylake. Tel 632 3381

Leisure Centre

West Kirby Concourse, includes 25m pool,

sports hall, tness suite, aerobics studio,

unction rooms and crche. Tel 929 7801

Pharmacies

Wilsons Chemist, 17 The Crescent, West

Kirby. Tel: 625 6115

Police

999 Emergency. I you wish to contact

Merseyside Police regarding any other non

emergency issue please Telephone - 709

6010 or visit www.merseyside.police.ukTourist

West Kirby Marine Lake

Tel 625 2510

Wirral Country Park

Thurstaston. Tel 648 4371

Vets

Acorn Veterinary Centre

15-17-Acacia Grove, West Kirby.

Tel 625 9916Wirral Council

General Enquiries (Switchboard): 0151 606

2000 or visit www.wirral.gov.uk

Politics

MP

Esther McVey (Conservative)

The Parade, Hoylake Community Centre

Hoyle Road, Hoylake. Tel 632 4348

Local Councillors

Cllr David M Elderton

(Conservative, West Kirby and Thurstaston)

Tel: 632 3195. Email: davidelderton@wirral.

gov.uk

Cllr Jef Green

(Conservative, West Kirby and Thurstaston)

Tel: 648 5913 / Mobile: 07766 725 125.


Cllr Geofrey Watt

(Con, West Kirby and Thurstaston)Tel: 625 3941. E: [email protected]

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Schools

Black Horse Hill Inant School

Saughall Massie Road West Kirby, 625 5238,E-mail: [email protected]

Black Horse Hill Junior School

Saughall Massie Road. West Kirby, 625 8446

E-mail: [email protected]

Calday Grange Grammar School, Grammar

School Lane, West Kirby. Tel 625 2727


Hilbre High School Humanities College

Frankby Road, West Kirby. Tel 625 5996West Kirby Primary School & Nursery

Anglesey Road, West Kirby. Tel 625 5561 or

visit www.westkirby-primary.wirral.sch.uk

West Kirby Grammar School

Graham Road, West Kirby. Tel 632 3449. Visit

www.westkirby-grammar.wirral.sch.uk/

St. Bridgets School

St. Bridgets Lane, West Kirby. Tel 625 7652.

E-mail - [email protected] and Societies

AC Hoylake Junior Football Club

Over 200 players under 5s-15s. Call Paul

Williams on 0781 7684682. www.achoylake.com

Caldy Cricket Club

Paton Field, Telegraph Road, Thurstaston. Tel

6258043. E-mail: [email protected]

Calday Grange Swimming Pool Trust

Tel Jean Robb / Hillary 625 2619Caldy Rugby Club

Tel: 0151 625 8043 www.caldyrugby.co.uk

Girlguiding Newton District

Rainbows (5+), Brownies (7+), Guides (10+),

Young Leaders (14+) and Adult volunteers

(18+). Meetings on various nights in term

time. e-mail: [email protected], or

phone 625 5602

Gymnastics Club(West Kirby). Tel 670 0694 or visit

www.westkirbygymnastics.co.uk

Hoylake Flower Club

Meet at Melrose Hall, Hoylake on the 3rd

Tuesday o the month. Doors open 7.15pm.Demonstrations by NAFAS demonstrators.

Contact Maria on 632 2212. Visitors welcome

Hoylake Lawn Tennis Club

Eddisbury Road, West Kirby. Tel 632 3491

Lions Club o West Kirby

westkirbyuk.lionwap.org

Grange Probus Club (West Wirral)

We meet monthly, on the rst Wednesday o

each month, or Lunch at Heatherlands andrun day and short break trips. New Members

welcome. Contact Peter Bale on 334-3965.

Probus Club o West Kirby

The club or ormer proessional and

business people. Call 648 6141.

Rotary Club o Hoylake & West Kirby

Tel 625 3484

Senior Swimmers

Open to anyone over 50, or serious orlight exercise, at Calday Grange Swimming

Pool every Friday morning Tel. 342 3703

Soroptimist International o Hoylake and

West Kirby Tel 632 4602

West Kirby Football Club

Greenbank Road, West Kirby.

Visit www.westkirbyc.org

West Kirby Sailing Club

Sandy Lane, West Kirby. Tel 625 5579 or visit

www.wksc.net

West Kirby Wasps Junior FC

www.westkirbywasps.com

West Kirby Panthers Junior FC

Calday Grange Grammar School,

www.westkirbypanthers.com Tel 625 0116

Wirral Embroiderers Guild

The guild meet in the Birkenhead Art

Gallery, Slatey Road, Birkenhead, on the third

Thursday in the Month at 7.15pm. Everyonewelcome www.embroiderersguild.com

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