Here some local items of news: Local Bar Renamed I see that Eskimo Bar in Albert Road has been renamed to Glassfire New Cash Point I've just noticed that there is a new cash point machine at the … [Read more...]
Hoylake 10K 2009
There's still time to register for the 2009 Hoylake 10K fun run and help raise funds for the Wednesday Special Needs Club that's based at Hoylake Community Centre. This years event starts at 11.00 … [Read more...]
Local Artists Tour
Fine art painter Micheline Robinson (official site) would like to hear from local artists! The plan is to run studio tour and Micheline says: The actual studio tour will be free to the public, there … [Read more...]
Craft Fairs At Melrose Hall
There are monthly craft fairs being held at Melrose Hall (behind the Ship Inn) - feel free to pop along. The dates are: 25th July 22nd August 26th September 24th October 28th … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Hoyle Road Slipway
Many thanks to Peter Wilson for sending me some scanned images of 1960s postcards of Hoylake. This one pictured shows the Hoyle Road slipway and I've never seen it so busy! I don't suppose you … [Read more...]
Public Meeting: Hoylake Boating Lake
There was a public meeting on Tuesday evening at Melrose Hall to discuss the future of the model boating lake and the childrens splash pool (photos here). The well attended meeting was chaired by John … [Read more...]
Hoylake Outdoor Pool
Here is a scanned image of the long gone Hoylake outdoor swimming baths. I can only presume that photo was taken on a nice summer afternoon - as I type this, it's cool, breezy, grey and raining and … [Read more...]
Parade Centenary Photos: Exhibition & Reunion
Here is the next set of photos covering the Parade Centenary celebrations. This set is from the exhibition and the school reunion. You can see previous sets here and here. … [Read more...]
News Roundup: 20 July, 2009
A couple of items of local news for you: Take a look at the updated website for Hoylake Evangelical Church to read about their upcoming events and other news items. At the forthcoming Hoylake … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Street Parties
Following on the post about the Big Lunch and local street parties, here are a couple of photographs recording popular celebrations in our history. Above you can see a street party in Saxon Road to … [Read more...]