Full T’ Brim

Good to see that the model boating lake is still holding water!
I’m only joking of course, the newly repaired boating lake should be fine for a few years yet. It’s currently just about as full as it could be – in fact I don’t think I’ve seen it so full. When it’s windy (that’ll be [...]

Blooming Boat

Thanks to Ian Davies (Hoylake RNLI) for sending in a photo of the boat that will be used for planting. Situated on the grass next to the lifeboat station the Hoylake In Bloom team (their latest news) will soon have this old dinghy looking blooming lovely.
Funnily enough, I took a photo of the boat myself [...]

Another Hoylake Dairy

Following on from the recent Ashfield Dairy photo Syd Bird has sent me this really old photo. Milk deliveries by horse and trap …and we buy ours in plastic jugs from the supermarket.
Apparently Saughall Dairy also operated out of Manor Road in Hoylake – perhaps they were subsequently replaced by Ashfield? I’ve no idea where [...]

Ashfield Farm Dairies

Many thanks to Kevin Radford who sent me the above photo of an old milk float belonging to the once Hoylake based Ashfield Farm Dairies. The road in view is Rudd Street and Kevin is on the left – his dad was having a tea break.
Kevin recalls that Ashfield Dairies were located toward the main [...]

An English Coney Island

I emailed myself a link ages that I’d forgotten all about until this evening. Somehow, I can’t remember now, I found an article in the free archives of the New York Times (official site) about Hoylake back in June 1883. You can read the archive in pdf (you’ll need a pdf reader if you haven’t [...]

What Was This Ramp Used For?

Phil Quine has been in touch and has a query that perhaps one of you can answer? Whilst out for a walk recently, Phil took a couple of photos of this concrete ramp in Carterton Road on the Carr Lane estate. Coincidentally, my good mate Mike is the current occupant of the building at the [...]

Memorial Trees

Have you seen the tree outside The Row on Market Street decorated with lights? The tree pictured (not particularly well sorry – I must read my camera manual at some point) is the first of what will become three Memorial Trees. Jackie Hall has been in touch with more information:
This is the Tree we dedicated [...]

Hoylake Model Boat Club

Thanks to Jeff Chequer who has sent me some details about the newly formed Hoylake Model Boat Club. Jeff says:
We are a newly formed club which was started on the 1st October 2009, with at present 33 members and growing. Most members are already from other model boat clubs clubs, such as New Brighton, Wirral [...]

Parade Gardens Work Continues

Maintenance work continues down at the Meols Parade Gardens – as you can see, the railings are currently being repainted. Seems like it’s three coats of primer (white), undercoat (grey) and gloss (black). Elsewhere, rendeering has been replaced or made good and the entrance paths have been re-concreted. I can’t say the concrete looks the [...]

Model Boating Lake Official Opening

This Saturday afternoon at 2.30pm saw the official reopening of the restored model boating lake. Pictured is the Mayor of Wirral, Andrew Hodson launching a model boat into the water. To his right is John Curry (Hoylake RNLI) who using his megaphone made a short speech to thank all those involved in the project. The [...]

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