Here’s an important press release from The Parade, Hoylake Community Centre:
The first part of the major exterior renovation of the Parade, Hoylake Community Centre has now commenced with the complete roof replacement. The [Wirral Council] Asset Transfer scheme is transferring this building to the Community.
The new charitable company, formed from the Joint Management Committee which has run the building for over 20 years, has secured finance from a charitable fund for the replacement of the slate roof, new drains and car park.
The work will take several months to complete but will result in a wonderful facility for local people.
Vaughan Williams, Chairman of the JMC said:
“It is hard for us to believe that we have come from fighting for the very survival of this wonderful building to the position where we are now confidently looking to its being here for the next 100 years. Nearly £2m has been spent over the years in creating this fantastic facility for the use of all local people for recreation, education and entertainment. The original committee and the new board are all unpaid volunteers and I am very proud of what they have achieved for the local community.”
History
The Edwardian building on the promenade was opened as a school in 1909 and was saved from demolition by local groups over 20 years ago. It is now a thriving and well used hub for the Community hosting Food Fairs, Film Nights and many classes and is a Centre for Dance and Music. All rooms and halls available for hire by the Community.
For further information contact the Centre Manager Gill Norris on 632 2889 or hoylake.parade@hotmail.co.uk
Wonderful. Keep up the good work
This seems to be a superb project which will continue to serve the people of the community for many many years, Everyone involved must be very proud of their achievments and rightly so.
I left Hoylake in 1957 and the then Parade school was in full swing. I went to West Kirby Grammar so didn’t attend the Parade. However I was wondering. where do the children go after they have completed their primary education these days? I am assuming that there is a Secondary school still in Hoylake -would someone be kind enough to “fill me in” so to speak.
Many thanks Sheila
Stella Williams comments:
Hi my mum Joan sherlock passed her 11 plus to go to school in this beautiful building many years ago, she lived in Lee Road with her sisters May, Jean and brothers Tommy and Colin who became the milk man in Hoylake/West Kirby
I was wondering if you could find any newspaper coverage about my Gampy (Grandad) John Sherlock who drowned in Hoyle Bay whilst lay lining and cockling possibly 1956 ish, i have looked for any information but have not given up yet.
I was born in Liverpool and visited my Ganny and gampy regularly and stayed during school holidays as it was the seaside, wonderful times and memories going over to Hilbre and staying while the tide was in seeing the seals and climbing Jacobs ladder which was exciting when you were young.
In Lee road amongst the terraced houses was a little grocery shop called Maddrens nipped in for sweets sometimes, run by a little old dear as she seemed to me then. Thanks for great information and pictures.