HOYLAKE’S new vicar is to be Rev Paul Rossiter, whose wife Gillian is already vicar of the next-door parish. He will be appointed at a special service at St Hildeburgh’s Church, on Thursday, June … [Read more...]
Lifeboat Museum: Fund-raising ball success
Hoylake Lifeboat Museum held a fundraising Ball on Saturday 19th at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club. The event was attended by The Mayor and Mayoress of Wirral and Esther McVey MP. An auction helped … [Read more...]
Topical Flowerbeds: Coming soon
Look out for the on-topic flower beds in Hoylake! Due to the hard working volunteers of Friends of Hoylake & Meols in Bloom you'll soon be able to Olympic and Union Jack themed flower beds … [Read more...]
Coast: Hoylake featured in BBC2 programme
Hoylake beach, the boating lake and Hoyle Road can all be seen in an episode of Coast that was shown on BBC2 on Sunday evening. You can watch it on BBC iplayer in your browser right here - fast … [Read more...]
Looking For: Roberts family, Chapel Road
J Paterson (nee Gregory) writes: My late fathers sister and family lived at 13 Chapel Rd. My brother lived with them for some of the war and attended the infants school for a short time. They were … [Read more...]
Hoylake Boating Lake: Early 60s
*click for larger Following on from the great old 30s photos of the boating lake here's the lake in vivid technicolour. Kindly sent in by Peter Wilson, this is a view of the lake from the late 50s, … [Read more...]
1920s Hoylake Wedding: Recognise anyone?
*click for larger Philip Barton writes: Attached is a wedding photo of Edith Barton and Thomas Murdock, taken in Hoylake in 1920. If any of your readers are able to identify any of the guests … [Read more...]
Old TSB Bank: Do you have pictures?
Chris Clare of local firm Invest & Protect (website) writes: "We want to change the frontage of our office from the current unsightly mess it is to nice shop frontage. Not for any financial … [Read more...]
Hoylake in Bloom: Aquaroll needed
Can you help the Hoylake in Bloom team? Have you got an aquaroll you no longer need (it's used for carrying water, usually for caravans and has a handle to pull it along - pictured). Hoylake in … [Read more...]
Medical Climatology: Hoylake
Nick Prebble, (not pictured - that's Bill Giles) currently working in London as a meteorologist for MeteoGroup UK, stumbled upon an old publication entitled Medical Climatology. The book, published … [Read more...]