wirral news - bromborough & bebington edition

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

IRRAL NEWSW www.wirralnews.co.ukBROMBOROUGH & BEBINGTON EDITION

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See page 7SHES cute and shes Christ-massy - but is she WirralsSanta Baby?Adorable 10-month-old

Sophie Stevenson this weeklaunches Wirral NewsChristmas competition tofind the boroughs best-

dressed babe.Turn to Page 5 for full de-

tails of how to take part in ourfestive fun.

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Does Santa Sophie get your vote? Keep up to date with thisstory by logging onto theWirral News website

ONE of Wirralslongest serving coun-cillors has criticisedthe rushed decisionby Wirral Councilwhich has put librariesin Bromborough, High-er Bebington and NewFerry under threat.Wirral Council is pro-

posing the closures aspart of its strategic assetreview to tackle risingenergy costs and a 10mrepair bill for ageingbuildings.Cabinet members last

week agreed six weeks ofpublic consultation on theproposals and plan to hold aspecial area forum in therun-up to the Christmasperiod.A final decision will be

made just twoweeks into theNew Year, at a cabinet meet-ing on January 15.Eastham councillor Phil

Gilchrist, a councillor for 30years, said: No-one dis-putes that Wirral has fin-ancial problems. However, arushed decision, in the hopeof making savings to bal-ance the books, has put localfacilities under threat.My community expects

me to retain valued facil-ities. That is what I shallwork for and try to secure.He added: Now the coun-

cils cabinet has agreed to a

period of consultation thereis a lot to be done.I represent a community

that has few facilities.Thosewe have are well-used andhighly regarded.MayerHall inBebington is

also recommended for clos-ure, subject to consultationwith trustees.Bebington Civic Centre

would remain open and de-veloped as a multi-purposecomplex, incorporating lib-rary, community and coun-cil services, with a smallercomplex at Eastham Lib-rary.The proposals cover all

areas of the borough andcould also see BirkenheadCentral Library closed andservices transferred toEuropa Pools.At a bad-temperedmeeting

of Wirral Councils cabinetat Wallasey Town Hall onThursday, chief executiveSteve Maddox said: Unlesswe do something these fa-cilities will not survive. Read our special report

on last weeks cabinet meet-ing on page 12.

Councillor criticisesdecision on libraries

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Log on to www.formbytimes.co.ukIT WAS all about the hat lastFriday as celebrities, shopworkers and Age Concern Wirralvolunteers donned their favouritehead attire.Wear a Hat Day swept throughthe borough to promote theimportance of keeping your headwarm throughout winter.Comedienne Pauline Daniels whospearheaded the campaign, said:We lose most of our body heatthrough our head. So its reallyimportant to wear a hat,especially if youre older, in thesecold winter months.Ringing this message throughBirkenheads streets was a towncrier as well as Age ConcernWirral volunteers who collecteddonations and wore a variety ofhats with bells, feathers and fur. To see a picture gallery andread more about the success ofWear a Hat Day visit our website

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Awards honour forfestival film-makersTHE very first Wirral InternationalFilm Festival reached its conclusionon Friday night, with award winnersrecognised at a packed QueensHotel.Almost 100 films were shown

throughout the week, with genresranging from animation to document-ary, and short films to music videos,spread over each day.The auditorium was full to burst-

ing as film-makers, film-goers, theirsupporters, friends and families,waited with bated breath to find outwhich efforts made the judgespick.Prolific Wallasey director Ryan

Kruger picked up two awards, bestmusic video for Fake Up and bestdocumentary for South AfricanCops.The Under-16 gong went to Stephen

Smith, and his team of friends fromMosslands School,who also pickedupthe Alan Clark Award for innovativefilm-making.

The best short filmwas judged to beJohnny Parkers Beauty and theButcher, while Daniel Fox bagged thefeature film award for his work,Dreamscape andFrankBakerwon theanimation award withWings.Vinny James won the Vesbim

Award, for special personal achieve-ment, creating his film That EffingLife after turning his back on anexistence that had seen him go toprison three times.And the Wirral News Award, based

entirely on film-goers votes,was wonby Helen Cooley, Sarah Burgess andCarolineReid, for theirwork, 72BeatsPerMinute.Helen, a former Weatherhead High

pupil, told the News: Im made up, Ididnt expect it at all, and to be runnerup in the short films as well - Im overthe moon.Fiona Maher, who runs her own

production company, said: This isthe first year and I predict it willdevelop and grow.Next year will be double the size

and its going to become a huge un-derground hit.To be shown at the first one is a real

privilege.Alan Veste and Phil Bimpson or-

ganised the event.Alan said: Were chuffed to bits,

very happy, because we did it on ashoestring.All the people who came down

throughout theweek loved it,we did itfor nothing and didnt charge any-body anything.Next year will be even bigger. To watch a video of Fridays

awards night, visit www.wirral-news.co.uk

Ceremony bringsevent to a close

Helen Cooley picked up theWirral News Award for 72 Beats Per Minuteat the inauguralWirral International Film Festival Code

By MATT HURST

UNILEVER is axing 70 jobs at itsPort Sunlight research base.Themovecomesaspartofaglobal

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global research and development(R&D) structure, merging threeseparate businesses into one.That means the number of staff

employed at Unilevers historicPort Sunlight base will fall from815 to 745.But the company says itsdecision to name Port Sunlight asone of its six key global researchcentres shows its commitment tofuture investment in the site.Mike Parkington, Unilevers

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CLLRDavidElderton, chairmanofWirral Councils planning com-mittee, has asked us to point outthathedidnotmake the commentsattributed to him in last weeksreport on the redevelopment ofHoylakes Kings Gap Hotel.CllrElderton did not say that the

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WIRRAL Council will nothave to scale back budgetsnext year while it attemptsto recover funds from col-lapsed Icelandic banks.Treasury minister John

Healey has said rules werebeing relaxed to enable localauthorities hit by the Iceland-ic crisis to set spending on thebasis they will recover the

money. He warned it wouldhave to be offset in futureyears if the cash was notretrieved.Wirral was among more

than 100 local authoritieswith investments in the col-lapsed banks totalling morethan 850m.Wirral Council had a 2m

bond with the Icelandic-owned Heritable Bank andhad invested a 7.5monbehalfof the Merseyside PensionFund. Cheshire had 8.5m in-vestedwithHeritable Bank, aUK subsidiary whose parent

bank Landsbanki has beenput into administration.Mr Healey made the an-

nouncement while confirm-ing that English councils willreceive a 4.2% funding in-crease for next year.He conceded the settlement

was tight, but remainedfair and affordable.But he accused councils of

not doing enough to maketheir operations more effi-cient, and demanded another3bn of savings over the nexttwo years on top of the 1bnfor this year.

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THE BBCs Question Time pro-gramme will be filmed at PacificRoad Arts Centre next week.The announcement comes days

after Wirral Council announcedproposals to move arts eventsaway fromPacificRoad to theFlor-al Pavilion in New Brighton.The panel for the programme,

which will be filmed on Thursday,December 11, has yet to be con-firmed but will be drawn fromfigures in politics, industry,mediaand entertainment.QuestionTime is hosted byDavid

Dimbleby.The programme will be recor-

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WITH New Brightons newFloral Pavilion Theatre near-ing completion, plans for thesecond phase of the 45mscheme have been unveiled.Neptune Developments will

submit aplanning application -which already has outline

planning approval - to WirralCouncil at the end of nextmonth for a mixed-use build-ing featuring a 60-bed PremierInn hotel, a 100-seat digitalcinema, restaurants, bars anda Morrisons supermarket.A large public area is

planned to separate the build-ing from a second, crescent-shaped building fronting theexisting Marine Lake, whichwould be used for public per-formances.The building features single

storey restaurants and barswith a two-storey sailingschool.At thewestern end of the site

a public lido is proposed be-hind amodel boating lake.

The area between the lidoand themain,mixed-use build-ingwould provide 750 car park-ing spaces.Steve Parry, managing dir-

ector of Neptune Develop-ments, said: The developmentis designed to bring peopleback into New Brighton andthe food store will anchorthat.The cinema is very import-

ant - there was a relativelysuccessful cinema inWallaseyuntil the 1990s which closedbecause of competition fromthe cinema opening in Birken-head.Weve got a situation where

Wallasey, andNew Brighton inparticular, hasnt had the fa-cilities you would expect forany area with its population.What were looking to do is

to bring people back into thearea throughout the year.A planning application for

the new model boating lake,seafront promenade, landscap-ing and a new protective wallto channel water from wavesovertopping the sea wall backto the sea,was approved by thecouncil in August.The first phase was the new

Floral Pavilion, which hasbeen completed on time andwithin budget, ready for theopening performance by KenDodd on December 13.If planning permission is

granted, work on phase twowould begin inMarch 2009 andwould take approximately 18months, with completion byChristmas 2010.

By LORNA HUGHES

An artists impression of the proposed lido Code NA

Theatre scheme unveiled

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Santa Baby searchITS THAT season again and the an-gels are all around. But forget theones on the Christmas tree - we arelooking for a cuter kind.We want to cut through the Decem-

ber frost and warm the hearts of ourreaders by presenting pictures of thebest, most creatively dressed Christ-mas children inWirral.Last year theWirralNewsGroup ran

a seasonal competition to DecorateYour Dog but this year we are lookingfor a 2009 Santa Baby.We want all proud parents to get out

the Santa hats, angels wings and glit-ter to bauble up their babe.Its time to recover the elf outfit, find

the face paint orwrap a towel around alittle wise mans head.Your imagination is your limit

whether you place your Santa Baby intheir own nativity scene, in front of atinselled background or just have

them pulling a funny face under a redhat - we want to see it all.The most creatively costumed-up

and cutest youngsters will be featuredin the newspaper, and on our website,with the winner in line for a pro-

fessional photo shoot and a 30 vouch-er for Neston-based baby experts,Bahloo.There will also be a number of spe-

cial stocking fillers for the runners-up.So get wielding your Yuletide dress-

ing-up wand and add some sparkle,cheeky smiles and seasonal charm toyour tot this Christmas.Ten-month-old Sophie Stevenson, of

Wallasey, got the snowball rolling bydonning aminiature Santa Claus out-fit.Send pictures of your pride and joy,

including a name, address and tele-phone number, to [email protected] or by post to Santa Baby,Wirral News Group, 76 HamiltonStreet, Birkenhead CH41 5AN.You can also send us your phone

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By CARRIE CATTERALL

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Parents urged to act asmeasles rate increasesAS the UK hovers on the brink of ameasles epidemic, public health of-ficials inWirral are urging parentsto get their children vaccinatedwith two doses of MMR withoutdelay.Wirral Primary Care Trust con-

firmed that 500 two-year-olds haveno protection from the virus, andthat about 600 children aged fiveand about 7,000 children up to theage of 16 are not fully protected.The national measles figures for

2008 to date - published this week -are at their highest level for 13years.Only 85% of Wirral two-year-olds

have been vaccinated with MMR,which protects against measles.Children should receive their first

vaccination at around 13 months,followed by a second dose at aroundthree-and-a-half.Marie Armitage, joint director of

public health, said parents shouldnot underestimate the risks asso-ciated with measles.She said: It can cause complic-

ations such as convulsions andmeningitis and on rare occasions,can kill.If your child has had no or only

one MMR vaccination, then speakto yourGP practice. It is not too lateto take your child to be vaccinatedso that they are fully protectedagainst measles and we would en-courage your child to have theMMR.

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THORNTONManor has threemonths to dismantle its lakemarquee after losing its ap-peal against Wirral Council.Problems began in August

2006 when the owners of themanor - Lord Leverhulmesformer home - submittedthree planning applicationsfor the siting of marqueesalready erected onGreenBeltland by the lake, dell andwalled garden.Soon after, Wirral Council

served an enforcement noticeand on July 11, 2007, told theowners of the manor to per-manently cease the use of theland for the siting of a mar-quee or marquees within aperiod of three months fromAugust 17 2007.The owners then lodged an

appeal against this to thePlanning Inspectorate,whichwas held at the Womens In-stitute on September 8.Jane Stiles, inspector for

the appeal,made the decisionon November 24, which dis-missed the appeal, upheld thecouncils enforcement noticeand refused to grant planningpermission for ThorntonManor to keep the lake mar-quee.In her report, she said: In

this case, there is concernthat the lakemarquee has thepotential to damage or dis-turb the habitat or wildlifeinterest of the site of biolo-gical importance.In particular, there is con-

cern about disturbance to the

herons during the breedingseason - January/Februaryto June/July - especially byfireworks, and the fact thatthe number of herons on thesite has decreased.The chairman of Wirral

Councils regeneration andplanning strategy overviewand scrutiny committee, CllrAlan Jennings, said: Thewhole village is delightedwith this decision because itmeans we are going to getsome peace and quiet back.Thornton Manor was un-

able to supply a comment.

ST BARNABAS villagecentres annual Christmas car-ol concert will take place this

month in St Barnabas Church,Bromborough.Wirral singers will perform

with a brass ensemble onDecember 5 at 7.30pm. For tick-ets costing 4, call 334 2651.

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Appeal to help homelessDECEMBER can be especiallyhard for the homeless as the bit-ter weather sets in and memoriesof Christmas past are re-membered.To try and add some magic to

their lives, the News has joinedforces with The Ark project inBirkenhead - and we want readersto help us.Throughout December we want

you to donate tinned food, gro-ceries, toiletries, chocolates andother small gifts which we willgather into a huge Christmas par-cel and deliver to the residents atThe Ark.This shelter, which started in

1992, has shown the light to thou-sands of people who, because ofcircumstances, found themselves

without a home.But thanks to a 25-bed direct ac-

cess hostel on Sandford Street andsix move-on houses, 58% of thepreviously homeless residents arenow back in the mainstream com-munity.Despite this, however, the project

is always bulging at full capacityduring the Christmas season.Ark worker Bob Jarvis, 61, of

Heswall, said: This time of yearbrings with it amixture happinessand sadness for the homeless.We try to make it as special as

we can but, of course, for manypeople memories of past Christ-mases spent with family beforethings went wrong tend to resur-face.

There are often tears, but we tryto make it as comfortable as wecan.Staff and volunteers are cooking

a special meal on December 17.Wewill relax our rules and provideeach of our residents with a smallshoebox of gifts.Anything people can donate

could make this time of year morebearable for these vulnerablepeople.Please give generously and drop

all your donations off at theWirralNews, Second Floor, 76 HamiltonStreet, Birkenhead.For more information, or if you

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Ive lost sleep overlibraries, says leaderTHE leader of Wirral Council says proposals toclose twelve libraries and three sports centres onthe borough have given him sleepless nights.Labour's Steve Foulkes made the confession at a

rowdy meeting of Wirral Council's cabinet onThursday - prompting scornful laughter from angryaudience members.The bad-tempered meeting saw more than 100

members of the public pack into Wallasey TownHall to see councillors decide the way forward forthe controversial strategic asset review.The proposals - revealed first on www.wirral-

news.co.uk last Tuesday - would see buildings likeBirkenhead Central Library andGuinea Gap Bathsclose and arts eventsmoved from Pacific RoadArtsCentre to the Floral Pavilion.Liberal Democrat leader Simon Holbrook spoke

in support of the review buthis comments about theextremely high quality redevelopment of Bebing-ton Oval - which re-opens on Saturday after beingclosed for more than a year - prompted more loudlaughter and jeers.Unison members protested outside Wallasey

Town Hall before the meeting, with one sign read-

ing: 'Wirral Council's contribution to the NationalYear of Reading? Close the libraries'.Cabinetmembers agreed to convene a special area

forum conference as soon as possible for publicdebate and referred thematter to a special scrutinycommittee.After six weeks of public and staff consultation,

councillors will make a decision on the proposals atanother cabinet meeting on January 15.CouncillorFoulkes said hewas prepared to talk to

private sector groups with ideas for the future ofsome of the closure-threatened buildings - andrevealed he had already been approached about theBirkenhead Central Library building on BoroughRoad.He said: I've had so many sleepless nights over

this report but I genuinely believe that we have tograsp the mettle on this.The footfall that goes through some of the fa-

cilities is extremely low and I think it's difficult tojustify them.You can bury your head in the sand and hope it

goes away but I don't think this situation is onewhere we can do nothing.The council currently faces a 10m backlog of

repairs to its buildings stock which was largelyinherited in 1974 from five district councils which

previously governedWirral.Councillors say the authority must also tackle

rising energy costs and a massive budget deficit,predicted to be 16.6m within a year and 12.7m intwo years.Cllr Foulkes added: If the consultation comes

back and people say that they don't want a centrallibrary anywhere but where Birkenhead CentralLibrary is now then we will listen to that.But I thinkwe need to talk againwithprivate and

public sector partners about theuse of that buildingfor something more suitable.The council wants to invest 20m in creating

multi-purpose complexes across the boroughproviding community, council and library servicesin partnership with other agencies like WirralPCT.Wirral Conservative leader Cllr Jeff Green, who

was refused permission to address cabinet mem-bers on the proposals, said: If Wirral doesn't doleisure, libraries and sports centres, what is thecouncil there for?I thought that was a sham of ameeting. If this is

the way this so-called consultation is going to runit's quite clear it's a done deal.This is an appalling day forWirral Council.

By LORNA HUGHES

Guinea Gap Baths is under threat Photo by Paul Heaps PH261108EBATHS-1 Birkenhead Central Library - Cllr Foulkes says the building could beused for something more suitable Code PH190207JLIBRARY-1

Views fromour forumsWIRRAL News readers have beendebating the councils plans toclose libraries and sports centreson our forums.Here are a small selection of

your comments:Angus: Yet again Wirral Council

is taking us in the wrong direction.It cites energy saving as one of thereasons yet does not mention theincreased travel distance forhundreds of people.At a time of soaring energy

costs and climate change, weneed to be relocalising essentialservices and creating morevibrant, resilient local communitiesand economies.This is not the way to achieve

this!Magellan: Nothing less than

criminal disregard of theirresponsibilities to the people ofWirral.JoannaMc: This is an absolute

disgrace. What sort of disgustingperson is Steve Foulkes that heshould think fit to do away with ourheritage and waste our money onmodern monstrosities.The beautiful buildings in

Birkenhead and Wallasey shouldbe renovated, if necessary, andpreserved for future generations toenjoy.Steve Foulkes and his

supporters need to be kicked outof office before they do any moredamage. They are certainly not fitfor purpose.VictorMeldrew: Its time

everyone got off their behinds andattended council cabinet meetings,providing, of course they don't usetheir powers of exclusion whichthey will inevitably do.Mass attendance at the cabinet

meetings will ruffle feathers andmay cause some councillors tothink twice about the un-democratic decisions they aremaking. Add your views at

www.wirralnews.co.uk and find theforums under views and blogs.

Swimming clubs protest overWoodchurch pool threatBy CARRIE CATTERALLWOODCHURCH swimming club is just

onedevastated group affectedbyWirralCouncils plans for a massive buildingand facility shutdown.The clubs training pool at Wood-

church Leisure Centre is on the list ofthree sports centres and 12 librariesdue to close to save the council 3.7m inannual expenditure.Concerns have been voiced by swim-

ming teachers at the club who are wor-ried their 400 children will no longerhave water to swim in.Even if the club can be transferred to

another pool, there are fears that swim-ming time will be cut dramatically.Brenda Thompson has taught chil-

dren voluntarily atWoodchurch Swim-ming Club for 20 years.She said: Everybody at our club is so

upset with the news that our leisurecentre might close.Since the news broke the phone

hasnt stopped ringing with parentsasking us if its all a sick joke.All other alternative swimmingpools

that we could use are already beingused to full capacity, so if our club wasto join them somebody would lose out.It will either be public swimming

time or swimming clubs and lessons

that will be cut to make everything fit acrowded timetable.Children are required by govern-

ment guidelines to swim 25 meters be-fore joining secondary school - achiev-ing this is going to be difficult if themove goes ahead.Our club is keeping children healthy

and its a social thing as well - it cantotally change children with no con-fidence which is quite amazing to see.The knock-on effects of this council

move could be absolutely horrendousand I fear the children and public aregoing to miss out on so much.A spokesman forWirral Council said:

We are currently examining the pro-gramme of all swimming provisionacrossWirral pools.We will ensure that swimming pro-

vision is balanced across the bor-ough.How will you be affected by the pro-

posed closures? Tell us by [email protected], call 2887649 or write to Wirral News, 76Hamilton Street, Birkenhead CH415AN. Woodchurch Swimming Club protest over the closure of the leisure centre in Woodchurch Code PH291108M-1


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18 The Wirral News Wednesday, December 3, 2008BEB WIRRAL NEWSline: 0151 288 7645

Jeff Clarke andCllr AndrewHodson withpetition atthreatenedHeswall patrol

LIB-LAB SCHOOLCROSSINGPATROL CUTSSLAMMEDJeff Clarke commenting upon proposals to cut localservices picked out the proposed cutting of 18 schoolcrossing patrols: If the initial decision to place a patrol ineach of the locations was based upon an assessment ofthe danger to children crossing unaided at that location,then you have a basis upon which to judge these proposedcuts.

It is clear from the press release from the Town Hall thatthese cuts are financial decisions, not ones based upon anyone of these locations suddenly becoming safer. In fact if youlook at the site at Rocky Lane/Dee View Road in Heswall forexample, that location is at a hairpin bend and a verydangerous position. The decision to cut this patrol is madness.The footfall argument is flawed as each childs safety is asimportant as any other. You cannot put them at risk becausethey happen to walk to school with a relatively small number ofother pupils.

To each of the Labour and Liberal councillors willing to votethis cut through, I say Think again! Do not take risks with ourchildrens lives.

Promoted by Lizzie Lumley, on behalf of Jeff Clarke, both of 24 Meols Drive CH47 4AN

www.wirralsouthconservatives.comCLATTERBRIDGE HOSPITAL A WORLD CLASS FACILITYON OUR DOORSTEPOn a day when the Oncology Unit received anexcellent rating it was an opportune time for JeffClarke, Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman forWirral South to invite Shadow Health Minister MarkSimmonds to accompany him on a visit to thehospital.This is a hugely impressive facility for the people ofWirral and the wider North West. said Jeff after a tourof the facilities, accompanied by the Chairman andsenior staff members. We were able to see forourselves the quality of the work carried out by thestaff that take their patients through what must seem acomplicated process and a a time when they and theirfamilies will be anxious.We were able to talk to the staff an find out what

happens at the various stages of preparation and thetreatment itself. I found that experience a humblingone, and it was clear that the high quality bespoketreatment received by each and every patient thatvisits the hospital is enhanced by the care anddedication of the wonderful staff.We sometimes seem reluctant to sing the praises of

our local facilities. It is however right that this unitreceives the recognition that it so richly deserves, and Ilook forward to supporting it in its future endeavours toscale even further heights in patient care and positiveoutcomes.

Jeff Clarke calls to Stop the Cutsto Front Line Services in WirralWirrals Labour and Lib Dem Council are proposing to slash services acrossWirral, including 13 libraries, 3 Leisure Centres and endangering communitycentres. Jeff said: We must stop the erosion of front line services in Wirral, ifthe council dont do Libraries, Crossing Patrols or Leisure facilities then whatdoes this Lib-Lab Council do?

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19The Wirral News Wednesday, December 3, 2008 BEB Visit our website: www.wirralnews.co.ukWHAT do you think? Let us know your views by writing to: Letters, Wirral News Group, 76 HamiltonStreet, Birkenhead CH41 5AN, fax: 0151 288 7650, or e-mail: [email protected] Allletters AND e-mails must include the authors name, address and daytime telephone number, evenif a nom-de-plume is to be usedLetters

Total destructionAS usualwe have a novel solution fromWirralCouncil to their self-inflicted financial crisis.This time its not gamblingwith taxpayers

money in Icelandic banks but thewholesaledestruction of our way of life.This is what they will achievewith the planned

closure of the libraries, sports centres andcommunity halls.I noticed that their proposals did not include the

sale of the Town Hall.I can understand that councillors can become

attached to buildings that they are used to and arefamiliar with; however in times of financialconstraint temporary outside cabins should proveadequate.MR K WOJTAKHOYLAKE

Lets refuse to paySOWirrals culture and history is to be sold off bythis ramshackle council that runs the show!The reason appears to be that the buildings are

in need of repair and a better option is to erectglass and plastic state of the artmulti-functionalsheds,whichwill house a swimming pool, alibrary and amuseum all lumped together, howwonderful!This council has frittered awaymoney on trips

to China for multi-cultural bridge building.This council arewithout doubt a bunch of

incompetents who do not have a clue on financialcontrol, or indeed the culture and history of ofWirral,which they are consigning to the bin.Wouldnt it be great if every single council tax

payer refused to pay! After all,what arewe gettingfor ourmoney?LEN GRIFFITHSPRENTON

Were missing outWHAT a bombshell the council has dropped, rethe proposed closure of Guinea Gap Baths.Come on residents ofWallasey, get together, get

petitions going, anythingwhichwill stop it.Surely there must be EU grants, lottery grants

that can be applied for.The cost of heating the pool cant have been

costly as for quite a few years now thewater hasbeen kept at the minimum level required, in factfreezing.Wallasey youngsters use the pool a lot, also the

residents.Where are they supposed to go?We are missing out again, some money should

be put into this area as opposed toNew Brightonand Birkenhead.P KIRBYWALLASEY

Deprived of pleasureWE have been informed that the BromboroughCivic Centre is to be closed in the near future.One of the reasons given is there is no car park.The car park adjoining the centrewas sold to

Kwik Savewith the provision that the centre stillhad the use of it; there is also amunicipal carpark right opposite.It is also used regularly by line dancers, keep-fit

enthusiasts and ballroom dancers (the onlyprovision of ballroom dancing in the area and hasbeen there three nights aweek for 20 years).Bebington Civic Centre may have plenty of

facilities, but they do not have a ballroom on thesame lines as Bromborough. Of course all of theoffices are there, so that says it all.Many of those using Bromborough Civic are

elderly and look forward to going there andmeeting friends.By closing down they would be deprived of a lot

of pleasure.MRS B LAWRENCEEASTHAM

Services lostI HAD towrite to expressmy dis-belief and anger at the plans to closemanyWirral libraries and some oth-er leisure and cultural facilities.

My anger at this act of culturalvandalism is not because, asCouncillor Foulkes appears tosuggest, that I have becomeattached to the buildings but at theloss of much-valued services

provided by excellent and hard-working staff.Libraries are a vital part of local

communities for people of all ages andno-one should be excluded fromaccessing services because they face a

daunting journey to the nearest one.These closures would particularly

affect the elderly and disabled andmums with young children.TREV RHODESHOYLAKE

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Bromborough, CroftBusiness Park on DinsdaleRoad and the surroundingarea is packed full of festivegift ideas and has everythingyou need to give your homethe wow factor thisChristmas.Easily accessible and with

an excellent range of shopswithin a condensed area,including homeware stores,furniture shops, flooringspecialists, lightingretailers, fireplace shops,soft furnishing stores, bed

shops, computer stores,motoring specialists andmuch more besides, thebusiness park andsurrounding area takes thehassle out of Christmasshopping.A new fireplace is just the

thing to turn your home intoa warm and welcomingenvironment in time for thefestive season, and theWirral Fireplace Centre hasan impressive rangeincluding wood,marble,Portuguese limestone,Turkish Agean limestone,gas, electric and modernhole-in-the-wall style fires.Clever lighting can really

transform the look and feelof any room and LuminexLighting in Unit 31 has adazzling array of lightfittings, lamps and noveltylighting to choose from.The recently opened store

also has a good selection of

mirrors, which are afantastic way to create theillusion of space, as well as astunning range ofchandeliers - a great way toadd sparkle to any room.If youre looking for new

flooring, pop into Les HillsCarpet and Flooring Centre.The centre stocks all leadingcarpet brands butspecialises in Amtico andKarndean flooring, solidwood and laminate flooring.And, with over 29 yearsexperience, owner Les canprovide expert advice on theright flooring for you.Nova Carpets, on nearby

High Street in BromboroughCross, also offers animpressive range of topquality carpets and flooringto choose from, includingmajor brands such asBrintons, Axminster,Karndean and Brockway.The leading company also

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carries a large selection oflaminate flooring, includingtop-of-the-range Pergolaminate flooring, plus agood range of top quality,great value carpets.Accessories and soft

furnishings add thefinishing touches to anyroom and rugs are a greatway to create a cosy feelunder-foot. The Rug Centrein Unit 20 of the businesspark has an excellent rangeof stylish, imported rugs tochoose from.If youve ever wanted to

design your own bedroom,then a visit to DirectMirrorDoors is amust.Specialising in made-to-measure fitted wardrobes,sliding mirror, glass andwood wardrobe doors aswell as traditionalwardrobes, the company hashundreds of styles andcolours available.

To complete your new lookbedroom, Just Beds andSofas has beds availablefrom 50 to 1,500.Withsomething to suit all tastesand budgets, you can choosefrom luxury designer bedsright through toeconomy beds.The specialist

retailer alsooffers three-piece suites,with customersable tocustomise thecolour andfabric of thesuite accordingto their ownpersonalpreferences.Croft Business

Park is easy to access andhas a large free car park, soyoure sure to find a spacewithout any hassle, plustheres a number of

motoring stores, including A& M Tyres, which haseverything you need to keepyour car on the road thisChristmas from tyres toexhausts, part-worn tyres,brakes, batteries, wheel

alignment andservicing.Round the

corner fromCroft BusinessPark, on nearbyWelton Road,theres a wholehost of othershops, includingthe ComputerClearanceCentre and Easi-WayMobility.Easi-Way

Mobility boastsa wide selection of bothpowered and manualwheelchairs, scooters, riser-recliner armchairs, profilebeds, high-back chairs, daily

living aids, stairlifts andincontinence products in itsnew 4,000 sq ft premises.As one ofMerseysides

largest retailers ofrefurbished, ex-demo andexcess stock PC hardware,the Computer ClearanceCentre has an extensiverange of desktop PCs,laptops and printers tochoose from at massivelyreduced prices.So, whether youre looking

to spruce up your home,pick up last minute gifts orhave your car repairedbefore the festivities, a visitto Croft Business Park andthe surrounding area hasgot Christmas all wrappedup.To find out more, visit the

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Fit to celebrateWIRRAL Keep Fit Associ-ation celebrated its 30th an-niversary last week afterraising 40,000 for charityto date.The KFA, which formed in

1978, has around 60 memberswho gathered to celebrate theassociations birthday.They went to the Grosven-

or Ballroom, Liscard, andtook part in dance and aer-obic classes, enjoyed a buf-fet, a raffle and presented2,000 to Hearing Dogs forthe Deaf.Over the years they have

raised thousands of poundsfor various local and national

charities through amixture ofjumble sales, coffee morn-ings, quiz nightsand participationin the WirralCoastalWalk.As well as help-

ing many in need,KFA membersalso enjoy an act-ive lifestyle andorganise avarietyof social activit-ies.Jan Morris, of Brombor-

ough, who has been memberfor 20 years, explained: KFA

started before there weremany gyms and health clubs.It provides a social forum

for people as well as promot-ing fitness anda healthy life-style.We all have

lots of fun andsome lifelongfriendshipshave beenmade as a res-ult of thegroup.

If you are interested in be-coming amember ofWirral KFA,call 334 9251.

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Visit our impressive food department......offering fresh, high quality, locally sourced foods from around the region.Our new speciality Christmas ranges are now in, so why not ask a memberof staff to make up a hamper for a personalised gift idea?

Book now for our delicious Christmas menu using wholesome,fresh, seasonal ingredients - all locally sourced, of course.Call the Caf on 01244 625 220 to book your table now!

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Repossessions soarALARMING figuresreveal the number offamilies in Birken-head losing theirhomes has soared inthe last year.Repossession orders

rose 59% between Ju-ly and Septembercompared to the sameperiod last year, ac-cording to the Min-istry of Justice.Nationally, 11,300

homeowners wereevicted in the thirdquarter of this year,although the real fig-

ure is higher whenhomes with personalloans secured againstthem are taken intoaccount.AlecMcFadden, sec-

retary of Mersey Ad-vice Centre, Birken-head, said the figurescame as no surpriseand called for theGovernment to domore to help.He said: Over the

last 18 months weveseen a gradual de-cline in the quality ofpeoples lives and in-creasing numbers of

people having theirhomes repossessed.The problems in

Birkenhead havebeen worse and we dosee more people fromhere than other partsof Wirral because ithas the greatestamount of povertyand places like WestWirral are relativelyaffluent.The problem with

repossession is that itdoesnt just affectadults. Kids often endup having to changeschools - there are all

sorts of social con-sequences.Mr McFadden, who

is also president ofMerseyside TUC,chaired a regionalcredit crisis confer-ence at WallaseyTown Hall in Septem-ber.He said: Welfare

advisers said thebiggest problem isthat there isnt suffi-cient money in thewelfare benefits sys-tem.If someone loses

their job and is at risk

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JONESJOAN

JESSICANovember 20, 2008

Aged 93 years. Belovedwife of the late Thomas.Much loved mum toJohn, dear mother in lawto Denise. Will be sadlymissed by her family andmany friends. TheFuneral Service will beheld at Christchurch,Higher Bebington onFriday December 5 at11.00 a.m. followed bycremation at LandicanCrematorium (CentreChapel) at 12.00 noon.Family flowers only,donations may be sent toClatterbridge CancerResearch Trust c/oCharles StephensFuneral Directors, 215Bebington Road, RockFerry, Wirral CH42 4QATel. 0151 645 4396.

IVESANGELACLAIRE

(nee WILLIAMSON)November 22, 2008Aged 44 Years

Wife of Steve. Muchloved mum of Jake andSteven. Beloveddaughter of Karen andBrian. Dearest sister ofJanet and sister in law toRichard, much devotedauntie to Marc, Lauren,Beth and Michael.Will besadly missed by herfamily and many friends.

The Funeral service hastaken place on Monday,December 1. Donationsmay be sent to eitherElleray Park SpecialNeeds School, Wallaseyor the Autistic Society c/oCharles StephensFuneral Directors, 215Bebington Road, RockFerry, Wirral, CH42 4QA.Tel: 0151 645 4396.

IGOEJOHN

DOUGLAS(MASTER MARINER,COMMANDER RD RNR

RETD)

November 26, 2008

In hospital. Lovinghusband of Patricia, willbe missed by Jacquelineand Jon, Alex and Hilaryand Andy and by hisgrandchildren Ellen, Samand Elizabeth.Funeral on FridayDecember 5, Internmentat Frankby Cemetery at10.00 a.m. followed byThanksgiving Service atSt Hilarys Church,Claremount Rd, Wallaseyat 10.45 a.m. Familyflowers only, donations toNumast Welfare Fund(Mariners Homes) wouldbe appreciated.C/o JohnW Griffith & Son, MillbankFuneral Home, Mill Lane,Wallasey. Tel: 0151 6385528.

HENDERSONELIZABETH

(BETTY)November 27, 2008

Loving Mum to John andRob. Mother in law to Di.(You were always therein times of need. Peaceat last.) John and Dixxx, Rob xxx.

HENDERSONELIZABETH


Beloved wife of Bob.Passed away peacefullyat Beechcroft NursingHome. (A lifetime ofmemories. Truly loved,will never be forgotten.Til we meet again.) Bob xxx

Service at the ParishChurch of St Saviour,Oxton, Thursday,December 4 at 11.15 am,followed by Interment atLandican Cemetery.Flowers and all enquiriesc/o Charles StephensFuneral Directors. Tel:0151 645 4396.

HENDERSONELIZABETH


(Our lovely Nanny Betty.We will miss you somuch.) Loving Nan toNatalie, John, Andrew,Laura and Matthew.Great Nan to Baby Asiah

xxx

HARRISONHENRYPETER

November 25, 2008Aged 76 years

Will be sadly missed byJeremy, Julian, Damian,Doreen and all his familyand many friends.Funeral service will takeplace at Christ Church,Higher Bebington onFriday, 5th December at1.30 pm, followed bycremation at Landican.Donations in Petersmemory may be made toClatterbridge CancerResearch Trust c/oCharles Stephens, CliftonHouse, 215 BebingtonRoad, Rock Ferry, Wirral,CH42 4QA. Tel: 0151645 4396.

GOODALLGLADYSNovember 27, 2008

Peacefully in hospitalaged 101 years. Belovedwife of the late Charles.Loving Mum of Duncan.Much loved Granny andGreat Granny to all herGrandchildren. Funeralservice and cremation atLandican South Chapel,on Friday December 5, at12 Noon. Donations toBreast Cancer ResearchTrust. All donations andenquiries c/o F.R. Kirk &Son Funeral Directors, 20The Village, Bebington.Tel. 0151 645 3035.

GILLMARGARET

(Nee LEATHAM)November 27, 2008

(To a dear Sister, wishwe could have saidgoodbye. Will be sadlymissed. GoodnightMargy.) Love Muriel,Eric, nephew Mark andFamily.

EARNSHAWDAVID

November 26, 2008

At Arrowe Park Hospitalafter a short illness, aged87 years.Loving husband of Grace(deceased), much lovedDad to Christopher andLesley, special father inlaw to Maria and Steve,adored grandad to David,Michael, Gina, Tom andKatie.Service to be held onFriday December 5 atFrankby CemeteryChapel at 1.00 p.m.Family flowers onlyplease, donations ifdesired to ClatterbridgeCancer Research viaQuinns Funeral Service,Hoylake.

DAVIESBRIAN

November 29, 2008Suddenly aged 74 yearsDearly beloved husbandof Dorothy, much loveddad of Geoffrey, Robertand Peter anddaughterinlaw Clair,cherished Grandpa toConnor, Kieran, Elliot andArchie. Sadly missed.

Service and Cremation atLandican Crematorium(South Chapel) onFriday, December 5 at10am. Family flowersonly please, donationsmay be sent forMacmillan Nurses, c/oCharles StephensFuneral Directors. Tel0151 645 4396.

DAVIESANNETTE

(Nee SEARLE)November 26, 2008

Dearly loved wife, mumand nan. Funeral Serviceto take place at LandicanCrematorium on FridayDecember 5 at 10.00a.m. Annette will beresting at CooperativeFuneralcare, New Ferry,where flowers arerequested to be sent.

(I will miss you.)Loving husband Dave

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx(Goodnight)

(Mum, you were awonderful mother, ofwhich I am so proud. Youthought of everyone elsebut yourself. You did notdeserve to be taken soearly. Theres a hugehole in my heart and itwill only heal when wemeet again. Your painhas gone now Mum.Goodnight, God bless.)Your loving son Adam

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

(Mum, the time has cometo say goodbye one lasttime, a time I havedreaded ever since Irealised that mums dontlive forever. Suddenly,the world s

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