If you're feeling a little shell-shocked these days, perhaps it's because of the Egg Walk, organised by Micheline Robinson for Hoylake Village Life. Over 20 shops and the library have taken part in … [Read more...]
News Roundup: 2nd April 2010
Updates on the site have been thin on the ground this week as we've been on a family trip to London. I wasn't expecting to see spot anything Hoylake related but I did pass our local MP, Stephen … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Inside The Kingsway
Many thanks to Syd Bird for this weeks Friday Photo. It's a view of the inside of the old Kingsway Cinema on Market Street (where Home Bargains is) and was taken around the 1920's or 1930's. I don't … [Read more...]
Hoylake Oxjam 2010
Hoylake Oxjam 2010 is taking place on Saturday, 3rd April. There will be live music playing in Jack Rabbit Slims, Tides, Glassfire, The Plasterers and Vanilla Lounge from 12 noon til late!! With … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Broomfields
In last weeks photos about the Hoylake hotel adverts, the old Broomfields building was mentioned. I do now remember the place when it was a restaurant - it had a white sign outside with a sketch of … [Read more...]
Caroline England: Singer Songwriter
Hoylake singer & songwriter Caroline England got in touch recently to let me know that her debut album is now available. Entitled Who Said All Is Fair In Love And War? it's an acclaimed album … [Read more...]
Seaside Town Grant For Hoylake
Communities Secretary John Denham has today announced a series of grants under the Seaside Towns initiative. Wirral has been allocated £0.8 million and I understand that Hoylake is to receive a … [Read more...]
Love Local Campaign
Many thanks to Vaughan Williams (Hoylake Community Centre) for alerting me to something called the Love Local Campaign. You might not have heard of this campaign promoted by Civic Voice so here's some … [Read more...]
Arthritis Care Meetings
Sharon McGiveron has been in touch with details of a local group that run regular Arthritis Care Meetings. This is what Sharon has to say about the group: Hoylake (Wirral) arthritis care meetings … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Hoylake Hotels
Many thanks to Keith Wallen for sending in some images from the early 1960's taken from a local advertising guide. Featured above are two adverts for the Kings Gap and a hotel that I'd never heard of … [Read more...]