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December 2010 Issue 15

West CoastThe magazine for West Kirby and Caldy

Inside this month: Lantern Parade, Wedding, Christmas at the Methodist Church,

Ally Interiors, Hilbre High School, local news, whats on, car club and gardening


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A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country Texas Guinan


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West Coast

THE winter winds certainly put paid to the

planned lantern parade at the Marine Lake lastmonth. But the organisers were not deterred

and managed to stage the event at the more

sheltered United Reformed Church instead.

This month weve got lots of festive whats

on news, details of a Christmas festival at the

Methodist Church, Ally McDermotts interior

design column, books by Linghams of West Kirby

and news of some bulb planting at Hilbre High.We hope you enjoy the magazine and please

remember to use your local shops and trades

people!

Wed like to wish you all a very merry Christmas

and a prosperous new year.

Hayley

The page footers this monthare Christmas quotes

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IN THE NEWS

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Nothings as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas - Kin Hubbard

Cafe bars ready for big dip battle!

Two cafe/bars in west Kirby, the Lattetude and Sunset Lunge have aged ar

against each ther all in a gd cause.

Bth establishments have agreed t g against each ther t see h can raise the

mst spnsrship mney as bth cafes are entering a team f 4 members f staff int

the annual Bxing Day Dip in west Kirby Marine Lake. The prize fr the inner is a

bttle f bubbly and the kuds f inning f curse.

organiser Jhn McGan is lking fr mre teams and individuals t take part in the

dip n Bxing Day at west Kirby marine Lake. This year the event (n in its2nd year)

is raising mney fr wirral-based childrens charity, Nrthern Lights

Fr mre infrmatin n the event r t request an applicatin frm and spnsrship

frms, cntact Jhn McGan n 07521 630524 r further details can be fund at

.irralbxingdaydip.c.uk r via email at [email protected]

Death of well-known ice cream maker

LEGENDARY ice cream maker frm west Kirby Ben Tttey died last mnth at the age

f 82. He ran the famus Ttteys hme made ice cream shp in Dee Lane fr nearly

30 years.

How to spend one-offf grant

wIRRAL cuncillrs have been asked t decide h t spend a ne-ff grant f

200,000 beteen west Kirby, Hylake and Ne Brightn.

The mney as given ut by the Labur gvernment earlier this year as part f apackage f cash t help seaside tns acrss the cuntry. The grant cant be held ver

and has t be spent n schemes t imprve prsperity and jb creatin.

Michelle Jones married

Andrew Gordon at

Caldy Church and then

held their reception at

The Grange in Thornton

Hough. Michelle is

originally from West

Kirby but the couple

now live in Heswall.

Picture by Verity Allen,

f the Cetra Gallery,

Hesall


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Next to a circus theres nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit - Kin Hubbard

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Christmas makes me happy no matter what time of year it comes around - Bryan White

The re juggler entertained the crowds at

the United Reformed Church, along with

local drummers.

High winds prevented the

anticipated lantern parade from

going round the Marine Lake last

month. So everyone gathered at

the United Reformed Church for the

celebration, organised by Transition

Town West Kirby

Winds ail to

extinguish

estive glow


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Pets, like their owners, tend to expand a little over the Christmas period - Frances Wright

West Kirby Guides and Brownies made plenty of lanterns


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If they hadnt scored, we wouldve won - Howard Wilkinson

With Christmas fast approaching and allthoughts turning to presents and food, Ithought Id write a few ideas of my own1. I you are having guests to stay then maybe the sparebedroom might need a little makeover. Crisp new

bedding, a throw at the oot o the bed and a moremodern table lamp might smarten up the room2. Te new Bio Fires are greator creating a ame eatureeither indoors or outdoors,and perect or a wall with nochimney. Tey run on bioetha-nol so require no connectionto gas or electricity.3. Smarten up those dining

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pads are the original white calico and maybe looking alittle scrufy.4.My mother still changes her curtains rom sum-mer to winter, but changing cushions and adding atextured throw can also create a more cosy room overthe bleak winter months.5.ake time to wrap those presents. I love lots o

ribbon and tie into them sweets, whisky mini-atures, decorative soaps. Much nicer than just

cellotape and a label. It can make thesimplest present look like much

more thought has gone into it.Check Abakhan or great selection

o ribbon6. I you cant put on an amazing

array o lights on the outside o your

house and drain the National Grid ,then add a simple wreath to your ront

door. Decorate with some inexpensivegold ribbon and a ew baubles.7.Scented tealights are antastic at thistime o year- pine, cranberry and theChristmas Memories. Most supermar-kets will have a good selection8.Dont orget the bathroom- a littlebowl o baubles, some red hand tow-

els, a scented tealight in a Christmasholder and...9.Christmas loo roll. Its a one ofChristmas extravagance and un. Tisis rom www.dotcomgitshop.com10.Last but by no means least, aChristmas tree, no matter how smallor what colour, it just doesent eel likeChristmas without a tree.

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There are no strangers on Christmas Eve - Adele Comandini


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A Christmas Carol is such a fool-proof story you cant louse it up - Leonard Maltin

FoR the last t years the west Kirby

Methdist Church has held a Christmas

Tree Festival and a Christmas Fair as

part f their Christmas preparatins.

This year, the Church is cmbining the

t int ne event n Saturday 27th

Nvember n the eve f the Advent

seasn.

Staff and pupils frm Blackhrse Hill

Infants and Junir Schl, St. Bridgets

Primary Schl, west Kirby Primary

Schl, Small Steps Nursery and

west Kirby Residential Schl ill be

decrating the trees t be in displayed

in the Church. During the day there ill

be sme dramatic input t bring alive

the stry f Christmas fr visitrs, pluslts f activities fr children f all ages.

Christmas music ill be played in the

church thrughut the day, including

infrmal rgan recitals.

In the Church Hall there ill be stalls

selling cakes, jams, cards, handicrafts

and toys, plus a rafe and a bran tub.

well-knn lcal artist Gerge Thmpsn

ill als have a stall t sell his very

ppular calendars.The Christmas Tree Festival and

Fair is pen t the public n Saturday

Nvember 27th frm 10.30am t

3.30pm. Admissin is 1 fr adults

and 50p fr children, hich includes

light refreshments f tea, cffee, mince

pies and shrtbread. In additin, light

lunches f sup and rlls ill be available

beteen 12 and 2pm.

The decrated Christmas trees ill be

left in church during all the Christmasservices including Carls by Candlelight

at 6.30pm n Sunday December 19th,

11.30pm Christmas Eve Cmmunin and

10.30am Family Service n Christmas

mrning.

west Kirby Methdist Church hlds

eekly services n Sundays at 10.30am

and 6.30pm, and a service is held

frtnightly n wednesdays at 10am.

Further infrmatin is available frm theebsite .estkirbymethdist.rg

Christmas

estival atWest Kirby

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Christmas is a holiday that persecutes the lonely, the frayed, and the rejected - Jimmy Cannon

LAST month saw the rst

of many future events

involving a collaboration

between Hilbre High

School Humanities

College and Hoylake

and West Kirby Rotary

(HAWK).

The event was the rst

stage of a celebrationof the highly successful

End Polio Now campaign,

championed by Rotary

International. The Rotary

Club has been spending

last month planting Purple

Crocus bulbs throughout

the country that will ower

in February during End

Polio Now week. The

purple symbolises the

tiny dab of colour on a

childs little nger that

indicates that they have

been inoculated against

the Polio virus.Hilbre High has recently

set up a Rotary Interact

club, a club run entirely

by the students but

supported by the local

Rotary club (HAWK), to

run charitable activities.

On Friday, the group,

along with students

from Hilbres Resource

Base planted crocus

blubs in the school

grounds in the company

of Barbara Sinclair, the

Chair of HAWK and

Gwyn Dryhurst-Dodd,the District Governor.

The event was a huge

success and both the

Rotary Club and Hilbre

High are looking forward

to the bulbs owering in

February.

Hilbre High goes through

a real purple patch!


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He who has not Christmas in his heart will never nd it under a tree - Roy L. Smith

Fiction: February Lisa Moore

If yure lking fr a gd nvel t give smene fr Christmas hy nt try this

ne?

Its main character, Helen oMara, as ne f thse left behind hen her

husband died in the ocean Ranger il rig disaster in 1982. Her stry starts years

after the event but she is cmpelled t travel back t the February (f the title)

that persists in her mind and t the mment, hen, expecting her furth child,

she received the call infrming her that her husband has been lst at sea. 25

years later she receives anther phne call frm that same furth child, a sn,t say he has made a girl pregnant and he ants his mthers help. As sn Jhn

grapples ith hat it might mean t be father, Helen realises she must shake ff

her decades f murning in rder t help. The nvel takes us thrugh the hle

stry f her lss and h she has survived, culminating in the mment hen the

il rig ges dn and Helen begins t emerge frm her grief t meet a ne life.

A beautiful, althugh at times harring nvel, February is pignant, gently

amusing and heart arming. Highly recmmended.

Autobiography: I must collect Myself- Maureen Lipman

This sparkling cllectin f stries, reminiscences and jkes, interspersed ithriginal and inventive mnlgues intrduces us t all kinds f unfrgettable

characters. Theres the excitable annabe auditining in Brittneys Gt Talent,

Sheila the unintentinally smutty art tutr, the bitter American army ife suffering

in the Hme Cunties and many thers, all illustrated ith sme nderful

phtgraphs f the authr herself bringing her characters t life.

Maureen Lipmans appeal lies in the fact that she is s nrmal and rdinary,

experiencing grief and happiness in the same ays that e d. Her talent is t

be able t cllect thse experiences and share them ith us in a ay hich e

can recgnize and identify ith. A lvely arm and human bk.

Local interest: Hoylake: A history of the Links- Anthony Shone

If yu have a glf enthusiast in the family this is the bk fr him/her, beautifully

presented in a glssy hardback. It is the stry f Hylake Glf Curse, taking

us through the early years when the course was rst built (only 9 holes

initially!), thrugh all srts f changes and develpments right

up t the present day. There is a sectin n

greenkeeping and eclgy and an appendix n

the champinships, all illustrated ith stunning

clur phtgraphs and sketches. A nderful

bk t keep and treasure.

BooK REVIEwS:

CHRISTMAS BUYSBY REBECCA CURRIE, FROM LINGHAMS BOOKSTORE, WEST KIRBY


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I get a little behind during Lent, but it comes out even at Christmas - Frank Butler


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Theres nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child -Erma Bombeck

Angela Bartlett is a beauty and

holistic expert with 25 years ofexperience in her eld. She is the

Chair for the British Association of

Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology, a

professional association established

over 30 years ago and representing

thousands of therapists throughout

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Her expertise is called on

to examine students for aninternational examination board in

many areas of the world. Angela

is also part of the HABIA forum,

helping to make decisions for

qualications and standards in the

UK beauty industry.

Angela is a successful column

writer for the trade journals Vitality

and Salonfocus and has a beauty,holistic and skin care clinic.

Q. I keep reading about gel nails, but can you tell me whatthey are as I really have no idea?!

A. Gel nails usually describes the application of a self-

levelling, gel-like substance which is applied to the nail plate

with a brush and then cured into a hard non-chip coating with

an ultra-violet lamp.

I nd the majority of people having gel nails prefer a gel

overlay to give strength to weak or fragile nails, as a strong

coating for clients wanting to grow their nails or just to give a

professional just manicured nish for a longer length of time

than can ever be achieved with a nail varnish.It is a fairly quick procedure and can provide a clear,

French effect or coloured varnish effect depending

on client preference. They are great for holidays,

weddings or for a perfect manicured look without

the effort of reapplying nail varnish.

A degree of maintenance is required if you are

looking to have them for some time. As the nail

grows a gap will be left around the cuticle area

so every 2-3 weeks another application needs to

be done. Then, after 4-5 weeks the gel is usually

soaked off and a fresh application can be carried

out if desired.

Q. Can I still be slim in my forties and still maintain

a youthful face?

A. Ageing of the face relies on so many factors,

not just how much weight you carry! However,

ladies in their forties who carry a small amount of

extra weight will have more fatty tissue to support

facial tissue which may give them a more youthfulappearance.

It is important to remember that weight can has

many negative side effects so maintaining a healthy

body weight is important. The inclusion of oily

sh, nuts and seeds in the diet provide healthy oils

which is good for your skin and general health.

Most importantly yo-yo dieting is the most

important thing to avoid as you age. When you gain

weight the skin is stretched and when you loose

weight the ageing skin with its loss of elasticity willnot snap back as it once did when you were in

your 20s, giving rise to facial folds.

HEALTH AND BEAUTYwith Angela Bartlett


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Santa is very jolly because he knows where all the bad girls live - Dennis Miller

Rivrsid Playrs prform Gargling with Jellyby Brian Pattn,

12th-15th January 2011 at Hswall HallTHe vil Dr Snsibl has prsuadd th Govrnmnt to administr a tr-

ribl anti-fun mdicin mad from boild mic and pulvrisd frogs, to

vryon in th land. evryon and vrything in Britain is now gry

and boring. Gams of any sort ar bannd. Laughing is forbiddn.

Fun is against th law.

Dr Snsibl wants to sprad hr grim anti-fun potion to th

rst of th world but bfor sh can do this, sh has to mak

sur that vry last child in Britain is using th misryguts

mdicin. Jnny, our hro is th only child in Britain

still rfusing although hr parnts hav bn turndinto gry shadows of thir formr slvs. Snsi-

bl has only four days to convinc Jnny but

sh rfuss to co-oprat. Snsibl cant us

forc but that dosnt man that sh cant

b snaky and trick Jnny into taking th

mucky mdicin.

As th dadlin approachs Snsibl

bcoms mor vicious and vrmor

dvious. Thn Mrs Scattybags bursts

onto th scn. Scattybags is as daft as

a brush and much mor fun but vryonthinks sh is mad. Will sh join Jnnys

campaign to rsist th vil Dr Snsibl?

Will thy succd in braking through th

gloom across th land? Will Scattybags

rmmbr th cur to th misry mdicin

bfor Snsibl has hr lockd up?

Rivrsid Playrs prsnt this hilarious

childrns play in Hswall Hall in January.

Th author Brian Pattn, is on of Livr-

pools bst known pots who has writtn

for both childrn and adults sinc th1960s and whos books hav now bn

translatd into Italian, Spanish, Grman

and Polish.

Th show will b dirctd by Jams Kay

who last prsntd Fantastic Mr Fox for

Hswalls Rivrsid Playrs. Th cast

includs both vry xprincd adult ac-

tors and thr youngr local actors who

prform togthr with assortd ghosts,

hadlss corpss and Amrican and

Russian nws rportrs. Hr Majsty thQun and our Prim Ministr both mak

gust apparancs.

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WHATS ON IN DECEMBER

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ENTERTAINMENT

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, wouldnt it be a Merry Christmas? - Don Meredith

Thursday 2nd December

Deeside Lecture Sciety: Traversa, a sl alk acrss Africa by Fran Sandham,

7.30pm, at the United Refrmed Church Hall, Mels Drive, west Kirby. Visitrselcme 2 Enquiries: Secretary Irene webster 632 1684.

Saturday 4th December

Treasure Hunt at Ryden Park,1pm 3pm. A fun treasure hunt fr all the family. Meet:

Rangers Ofce, Royden Park. No need to book. Tel: 0151 677 7594


Friends f Ashtn Park Christmas Fair, westburne Hall, westburne Rad, west

Kirby. Free Admissin. 10.30am - 3.30 pm. Furth day f west Kirby Christmas (in

cnjunctin ith west Kirby Chamber). Calling Birds Carls ith members f HylakeChral Sciety 11:30am, wassail & Mumming frm Green Blade 1pm and 2pm. Stalls

galre. Light refreshments.

Sunday 6th December

wirral Symphny orchestra,

cnducted by Jnathan Small, ges

chamber fr its winter Serenade,

at St Andres Church, west Kirby

at 3pm. The String sectin ill giveElgars ever-ppular Serenade in E

minr, and the wdind and Hrns

will nish with Dvoraks unmistakably

Slavnic wind Serenade. In beteen,

the rchestra ill be jined by

RLPO autist Fiona Paterson for

Mzarts Flute cncert in G. The cncert ill als feature

perfrmances f shrt rks n St Andres famus Father

willis rgan, and prceeds frm the cncert ill g tards

the churchs organ Restratin Fund. Tickets cst 8 &

6.50 and are available frm:

Linghams in west Kirby & Hesall, Pipedreams in west

Kirby and Usher Travel in Liscard. Telephne enquiries t St

Andres: 632 3119 and wSo: 625 1234 and 678 4206

Sunday 12th December

winter Amble arund Ryden Park, 1pm 4pm, ith wirral Cuntryside Rangers.

A inters amble acrss Ryden Park, Thurstastn Cmmn and flling sme f the

nearby farmland footpaths. Meet: Rangers Ofce, Royden Park. Suitable clothing and

ftear fr rugh terrain. N need t bk. Tel: 0151 677 7594.


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NTERTAINMENT

WHATS ON IN DECEMBER


Christmas is the season when you buy this years gifts with next years money Anon

Tuesday 14th December

Hylake, west Kirby & District Civic Sciety: Michael Murphy talks abut Undergrund

& overhead Railays, 7.30pm, at the United Refrmed Church, Mels Drive, west

Kirby. Ne members and visitrs elcme.

Wednesday 15th December

Nrth wirral Castal Park Task Day, 10am 3pm, Help the Ranger and the Friends f

Nrth wirral Castal Park undertake sme practical envirnmental cnservatin rk

ithin this 200 acre aard inning Park. Bking essential. Tel: 0151 678 5488.

Thursday 16th December

Deeside Lecture Sciety: Rle f the Luse in Histry, A big effect by a little player

by Michael Murphy. 7.30pm, at the United Refrmed Church Hall, Mels Drive, west

Kirby. Visitrs elcme 2. Enquiries: Chairman Albert wilsn 625 8146


Hylake Chral Sciety Carl Cncert, 7:30pm, ith Kingsmead Schl Junir Chir,

at the United Refrmed Church, Mels Drive, west Kirby

Sunday 19th December

Pubs & Paths Christmas Special,10.15am-3.30pm. Jin the Ranger n a vigrus alk

thrugh west wirral and stp ff fr lunch in a lcal pub befre returning t Thurstastn

Visitr Centre. N children under 14yrs. Bking essential. Cntact Tel: 0151 648

4371.

Thursday 23rd December

Estuary watch: Christmas Special, 9am start. Hesall Shre is a nderful place t

atch the ading birds f the Dee Estuary as the tide rises. Jin the Rangers & the

wCP recrding Grup fr a bird atch n the shre. . Please bring binculars & arm

aterprfs. .visitirral.cm

Monday 27th Friday 31st December

Christmas Trail at wirral Cuntry Park. Have ag at ur family trail arund the wirral Cuntry

Park and burn ff sme f yur Christmas dinner!

Fll the clues and in a prize. All children t

be accmpanied. Fr further enquiries Tel: 0151

648 4371

Monday 27th December

Green Shts & orange Tips Spring at wirral Cuntry Park. 2pm 3pm. we may

be in the depths f inter but spring is just a fe shrt eeks aay! Cme dn t the

Visitor Centre for an illustrated talk to nd out whats in store for the coming season. .N need t bk.


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Churches

Church o the Resurrection and All

Saints, Caldy; St Bridgets Church

Tel 0151 625 5229.

www.stbridgetschurch.org.uk

Riverway Christian Fellowship

86 Grange Rd.West Kirby.Tel. 0151 605

1872. www.riverway.org.uk

St Agnes RC Church

16 Darmons Green, WK, 0151 625 6367

St Andrews Church

Graham Road, West Kirby 632 4728.www.achurchnearyou.com

St. Michael & All Angels Parish Church,

Frankby Road, Newton, West Kirby. Tel. 625

8517. www.stmichaelsnewton.org.uk

West Kirby Methodist Church

Westbourne Road, West Kirby. Tel 632 2776

West Kirby United Reormed Church

Meols Drive, West Kirby. Tel 632 6921

Community CentresHoylake Community Centre, 2 Hoyle

Road, Hoylake, CH47 3AG. Tel 632 2889

Email: [email protected]

W: www.hoylakecommunitycentre.org

Dentists

Banks House Dental Practice

143 Banks Road, West Kirby. Tel 625 6829.

Health

West Kirby Health CentreThe Concourse, Grange Road, West Kirby.

Tel: 625 9171 www.wkhcwirral.nhs.uk

Sandstone Medical Centre

161 Banks Road, West Kirby.

Tel : 625 6128

www.sandstonemedicalcentre.co.uk

Arrowe Park Hospital

Arrowe Park Road, Upton. Tel 678 5111

Hoylake Cottage Residential Home

Birkenhead Road, Hoylake. Tel 632 3381

Leisure Centre

West Kirby Concourse, includes 25m pool,

sports hall, tness suite, aerobics studio,

unction rooms and crche. Tel 929 7801

Pharmacies

Wilsons Chemist, 17 The Crescent, West

Kirby. Tel: 625 6115

Police

999 Emergency. I you wish to contact

Merseyside Police regarding any other non

emergency issue please Telephone - 709

6010 or visit www.merseyside.police.ukTourist

West Kirby Marine Lake

Tel 625 2510

Wirral Country Park

Thurstaston. Tel 648 4371

Vets

Acorn Veterinary Centre

15-17-Acacia Grove, West Kirby.

Tel 625 9916Wirral Council

General Enquiries (Switchboard): 0151 606

2000 or visit www.wirral.gov.uk

Politics

MP

Esther McVey (Conservative)

The Parade, Hoylake Community Centre

Hoyle Road, Hoylake. Tel 632 4348

Local Councillors

Cllr David M Elderton

(Conservative, West Kirby and Thurstaston)

Tel: 632 3195. Email: davidelderton@wirral.

gov.uk

Cllr Jef Green

(Conservative, West Kirby and Thurstaston)

Tel: 648 5913 / Mobile: 07766 725 125.


Cllr Geofrey Watt

(Con, West Kirby and Thurstaston)Tel: 625 3941. E: [email protected]

Useul numbers and ino

Oh, for the good old days when people would stop Christmas shopping when they ran out of money Anon


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Schools

Black Horse Hill Inant School

Saughall Massie Road West Kirby, 625 5238,E-mail: [email protected]

Black Horse Hill Junior School

Saughall Massie Road. West Kirby, 625 8446

E-mail: [email protected]

Calday Grange Grammar School, Grammar

School Lane, West Kirby. Tel 625 2727


Hilbre High School Humanities College

Frankby Road, West Kirby. Tel 625 5996West Kirby Primary School & Nursery

Anglesey Road, West Kirby. Tel 625 5561 or

visit www.westkirby-primary.wirral.sch.uk

West Kirby Grammar School

Graham Road, West Kirby. Tel 632 3449. Visit

www.westkirby-grammar.wirral.sch.uk/

St. Bridgets School

St. Bridgets Lane, West Kirby. Tel 625 7652.

E-mail - [email protected] and Societies

AC Hoylake Junior Football Club

Over 200 players aged 6-15. Call Paul

Williams on 0781 7684682. www.achoylake.com

Caldy Cricket Club

Paton Field, Telegraph Road, Thurstaston. Tel

6258043. E-mail: [email protected]

Calday Grange Swimming Pool Trust

Tel Jean Robb / Hillary 625 2619Caldy Rugby Club

Tel: 0151 625 8043 www.caldyrugby.co.uk

Girlguiding Newton District

Rainbows (5+), Brownies (7+), Guides (10+),

Young Leaders (14+) and Adult volunteers

(18+). Meetings on various nights in term

time. e-mail: [email protected], or

phone 625 5602

Gymnastics Club(West Kirby). Tel 670 0694 or visit

www.westkirbygymnastics.co.uk

Hoylake Flower Club

Meet at Melrose Hall, Hoylake on the 3rd

Tuesday o the month. Doors open 7.15pm.Demonstrations by NAFAS demonstrators.

Hoylake Lawn Tennis Club

Eddisbury Road, West Kirby. Tel 632 3491

Lions Club o West Kirby

westkirbyuk.lionwap.org

Grange Probus Club (West Wirral)

We meet monthly, on the rst Wednesday o

each month, or Lunch at Heatherlands and

run day and short break trips. New Memberswelcome. Contact Peter Bale on 334-3965.

Probus Club o West Kirby

The club or ormer proessional and

business people. Call 648 6141.

Rotary Club o Hoylake & West Kirby

Tel 625 3484

Senior Swimmers

Open to anyone over 50, or serious or

light exercise, at Calday Grange SwimmingPool every Friday morning Tel. 342 3703

Soroptimist International o Hoylake and

West KirbyTel 632 4602

West Kirby Football Club

Greenbank Road, West Kirby.

Visit www.westkirbyc.org

West Kirby Sailing Club

Sandy Lane, West Kirby. Tel 625 5579 or visit

www.wksc.net

West Kirby Wasps Junior FC

www.westkirbywasps.com

West Kirby Panthers Junior FC

Calday Grange Grammar School,

www.westkirbypanthers.com Tel 625 0116

Wirral Embroiderers Guild

The guild meet in the Birkenhead Art

Gallery, Slatey Road, Birkenhead, on the third

Thursday in the Month at 7.15pm. Everyone

welcome www.embroiderersguild.com

From a commercial point of view, if Christmas did not exist it would be necessary to invent it - Katharine Whitehorn


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DIRECTORY

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To advertise in this section

for as little as 16 a month

call 01244 350398

Decorating / Painting

Kitchen Units

Dog Grooming

HESWALLGROOMING

All sizes ofdogs and cats

welcome

Bathing, grooming,de-matting, clipping,ear & nailcare

Free pick-up & returnCall Lucie on

0151 342 7028or 07714 351378

MikesPainting &Decorating

ServicesFree estimates

No job too small

Tel 336 2591or 077066 20775

Computers

Building

l COMPLETE KITCHENS

RESPRAYED

l BEDROOM FURNITURE

(including ftted wardrobes)

l ANY PIECE OF FURNITURE

STRIPPED & RESPRAYED

www.matt-fnish.co.uk

Call Matt on 0151 356 4400

or 07841 651000

APEX Aerial Services

All types supplied, erectedand repaired.Tel 336 2661

Mb: 07866 073583

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e-mail [email protected]

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CALDY TARMAC(R. EATON & SONS)

FOR QUALITY

WORK & SERVICE

Tel 342 6299The Depot,

Station Road,

Barnston Wirral

Tarmac

Handyman Service

Painting & Decrating,

roong Paving, Gutter

cleaning, gardening and

all DIY, Tel 0151 342 0059

/ 078375 84482

Handyman

Glaze-rite: Misted units

replaced, all glazing rk,lead repairs, UPVC tted

and PVC repairs. Tel 0151

342 0059 / 078375 84482www.glaze-rite.com

Glazing

Tool Hire

2 CountiesService your mower

before the rush

Mower Repairs

Tel 0151 342 3366l Service/repairs/sharpening

all makes of garden machinery

l Domestic and professional

l Lawn mowers, strimmers,

ride-on tractors, chain saws,

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l Hire equipment

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INSULATIONRESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

(ALL ASPECTS)

HEAT SAVE(LOWER BILLS)

SOUND PROOFING

NO JOB TOO SMALL

FREE ESTIMATES

Tel: 07540755674

www.gocleanwirral.co.uk

Insulation

Tree surgeon

Plumbing

GASl PLUMBINGl DRAINAGE

FREEPHONE

0800 2321587www.budgetmaintenance.co.uk

LGSC certifcates

Boiler Repair

Central Heating Installation

Fire and Cooker InstallationGuttering & Drainage

Bathroom Suites ftted

Gas Appliances Serviced

Plumbing Leaks

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vFull central heang systems

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Tel 0151 339 7205

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Touchwood

Tree Surgery

RFS Cert Arb & NPTC Qualified Staff

Fully Insured Domestic & Commercial

Pruning, Felling, Reducing

Dismantling and Clearance

Hedge Maintenance

Stump Removal

Tree Surveys and reports

Free Estimates & Advice

0151 336 5847

07825 994 246

www.touchwoodtreesurgery.co.uk

[email protected]

Handyman

Services

l Plumbing & Tilingl Painting & Wallpaper

l Laminate Flooring

l Flat Pack

l and much more

No job too small

For quality and reliability

call Bill on

327 6883 or 07768 792251

Free estimates

Landscaping

DRIVEWAY & PATIO

SPECIALISTS

lIndian StonelBlock PavinglFencing

lPattern imprintedconcrete

Design Service Available

For an affordable quoteplease call Steve on

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07716 870153

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