I took this photo yesterday lunchtime. After a really wet start the day ended up being nice and sunny - though there was a stiff breeze about. It's the view of Red Rocks taken from out on the beach. … [Read more...]
News Roundup
The missing railings on the promenade that I reported a couple of months ago have been fixed. Shame they couldn't (or didn't bother to?) match the adjacent posts though. The posts need painting black … [Read more...]
Class Act
Recognise anyone? This old school photograph was taken back 1921 and shows the Hoylake Parade School class of Henry Eccles (I think I've got that right). Imagine how disappointed the children were … [Read more...]
Wirral Coastal Walk At Hoylake
Last Sunday thousands of people joined in the Wirral Coastal Walk - a route that takes you along the coast from Seacombe around to Thurstaston. As you can see from my photo the weather on the day … [Read more...]
New Vicar At St Hildeburghs Church
St Hildeburghs Church (website) at Kings Gap/Stanley Road is to have a new vicar in the coming weeks. The Rev Martin Flowerdew comes to Hoylake from St. Osyth (about five miles to the west of … [Read more...]
Parade School History
This morning I've published a detailed page of the history of the Parade School. It's packed with information and might well bring back memories for those of you who attended the school at some … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Parakarting
The wide, flat sands off Hoylake promenade coupled with the prevailing north westerly winds make for great parakarting conditions. Pictured are a group of parakarters that were having fun back at the … [Read more...]
Various News Items
A while ago I posted a request from a relative after information about J Cowin, an old Hoylake chimney sweep. Well, thanks to Bernie who sent me some extracts from an old Hoylake directory (1923 I … [Read more...]
Hoylake Civic Society Events
Hoylake, West Kirby and District Civic Society have a programme of forthcoming events that you might want to attend: Saturday 20th JUNE, 2009 COFFEE MORNING at 4 Stanley Rd, Hoylake, (10.30 … [Read more...]
The Elastic Band Mystery
Have you seen the discarded, red elastic bands on the pavement in your road? Do you know where they come from and how they got there? Well, it isn't really much of a mystery - in fact its a common … [Read more...]