Streetview Live On Google Maps

This morning on Google maps the streetview functionality went live allowing you to see your own road at street view level.
I think coverage is for much of the UK now, though I’ve only quickly tried Hoylake and West Kirby. Liverpool streetview was available some time ago.
It’s not a universally popular feature as some see it [...]

News Roundup: 5th March 2010

Here are some local items of news for you all.
Hoylake In Bloom
There are now new, stocked flower borders inside the Meols Parade Gardens (I have got a photo, but can I find it!). During the week the beds have been covered with a mushroom based mulch.
Remember that volunteers maintain all the flower beds and tubs [...]

Friday Photo: Sandhey Slipway

Many thanks to Ian Powers who has sent in two great photos related to the Sandhey slipway, which is the slipway just past the Meols end of the Parade Gardens. The above photo shows a fresh fish seller and Ian says:
…a photo of Sandhey Slipway with a fish seller selling whatever the local fishing boats [...]

Have Your Say #1

The volunteer team at Hoylake Village Life (website) are looking for your feedback on several questions relating to Hoylake.
I’ll be publishing several topics over the next few weeks in a series I’m calling Have Your Say. Your feedback will help the HVL team focus on the items that matter, with the aim of making Hoylake a [...]

Plaque Is Back

Thanks to Neil Mitchell (Wirral Borough Council) for notifying me that the plaque has been replaced on the small sculpture at The Quadrant. You may recall that person(s) unknown removed the plaque late last year.
The plaque has now been afixed with both a specialist glue and prison screws. Let’s hope it’s not pinched again.

Sporting Glory

Thanks to Kevin Radford for sending in two old photos of a sporting theme. Spot the old parish hall in the background – today that’s the site of the houses called Grove Terrace. Kevin says:
This was when you could play football in the Grove swings but not in the park next door. Parish Hall in [...]

Friday Photo: Meols Parade Gardens

You wait all day and then three arrive at once!
I normally prepare the Friday Photo in advance and schedule the publication date for the Friday morning, or I’ll create the post on the Friday morning. But after having one of those weeks I just haven’t had chance, so I apologise for the late arrival of [...]

News Roundup 24th February

Here’s a quick few items of local news and events for you.
Area Forum
Apologies for the very short notice but this afternoon sees the West Wirral Area Forum take place at Westbourne Hall, West Kirby, drop in 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the meeting from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Contact Tracy Smith (Wirral Council) [...]

Friday Photo: 1930’s Sand Yacht

Many thanks to Chris R for sending in this great old photo of a 1930’s sand yacht. Hoylake is of course a favoured location for land yachting and the sands have even hosted a european championship (I’ve got several photos somewhere). The Wirral Sand Yacht Club (official website) is based in Hoylake (at the Community [...]

Wirral Council Strategy For Hoylake

Many thanks to those of you who have been in touch to alert me to the rather wordy but interesting Wirral Council Core Strategy Report (available here, opens in new window). The report covers the whole Wirral and refers to Hoylake in several sections.
Here are some of the paragraphs that I’ve copied from the report [...]

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