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Inside this month: n Election day n Heswall Photographic n Heswall Primary performance n What’s on n Book Reviews n Heswall Hall n Business guide
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News from Heswall Hall at tHe Heart of tHe commuNity Do you enjoy Table Top Sales?
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We are starting our own Table Top Sales at Heswall Hall, the first one will be on Saturday 13th June. Doors will be open to the public from 2pm till 4pm, public admission is 50 pence, and refreshments will be available. Stall holders can arrive from 12.30pm. The cost of booking a table is £10. Contact: Trudi Harris (Hall Manager), Tel: 0151 353 0621 for more information and to make a booking.
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Interested in Volunteering at Heswall Hall? AS we grow the range of our community activities and events, we are looking for volunteers to help with the running of our Tea Dance, Lunch Club, Pre-School Play Scheme and Cinema Club as well as our shows and concerts. We also need volunteers to help make sure the Hall is kept in an excellent state of repair. If, from time to time, you have two or three hours to spare, we would love to hear from you.
The work is fun and you will make new friends, as well as being part of a wonderful team that is making a real difference in the local community. If you would like to be a volunteer or require further details please contact: Jenny Stock on 0151 336 4843, email: jennymstock@aol.co.uk or Trudi Harris at Heswall Hall on 0151 342 2614, email: trudi@heswallhall.co.uk We hope to hear from you soon.
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Photographic exhibition To celebrate the ‘end of term’ Heswall Photographic Society is holding its Annual Exhibition of Prints at Ness Gardens. Members of the public are invited to view the images and vote for their favourite. Entrance to the exhibition is free but there is a fee to visit the gardens The exhibition will run from Wednesday 13th May until Tuesday 19th May. Heswall Photographic society meet weekly from September to the end of April on Friday evenings at 7.45pm at St Peter’s Centre, Lower Heswall Village. The club has members of all abilities, aged over 18. They enjoy a varied programme of events from talks to competitions. New visitors welcome. Check out the website for further details Prize winners from last year: 1st, Red www.heswallphotosoc.co.uk Squirrel, by Martin Eves; 2nd, AutumnAfon Llugwy, by Michael Shaw
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When we move in to the new office in June, we will offer clients old and new a comfortable ground floor office with a welcoming reception, private interview room and free parking.
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The way we were:1925
Left: There were two beerhouses in The Slack, Heswall – the Sandon Arms and Ebenezer Arms. The road name changed in 1925 to Milner Road where the Sandon Arms is seen with ‘hotel’ on the chimney. George Smith, a former stonemason, is pictured on the left in front of his cottage. The houses were bought by the brewery and demolished in 1981 to make way for a pub car park.
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n History : The Old Boys-The Decline and Rise of the Public School : To many in the United Kingdom, the British public school remains th Sunday 3rd May 9th May They have educated m mistrusted embodiment of privilege Saturday and elitism. Dawn Chorus with Wirral Wildlife: Meet at Cleaver Bluebells Galore at Dibbinsdale, 2-4pm. Meet at country's topRoad, bankers and politicians over theRake centuries right up to the Heath, Oldfield Heswall, starting at 4.30 a.m. Bromborough Station. Guided walk through th and finishing at approximately 7.30am. We should ancient woodland to enjoy bluebells, celandines David Turner's vibrant histo thehear present (till 7 May!) Prime Minister. a wide range of both our resident birds and and other woodland wild flowers. All of footpaths returning public migrants, and there should be plenty to foundation but some steepof steps. Free of charge. NoCollege booking Britain's schools, from the Winchester in interest those who can already identify birds by needed. Sorry, no dogs. modern day,as offers a absolute fresh beginners reappraisal of the controversial educational call and song, well as those who want to make a start. Booking essential on Saturday 16th May hat public schools are, in fact, good for the nation and are presently enj 342 4249. Sorry, no dogs. Folk concert featuring n Age," countering the long-held belief thatFinnan these institutions achieved t Sunday 3rd May and Chrimes at St GreatNew Britain's Victorian Era. Turner'sMichael’s engrossing and enlightening work Ferry Butterfly Park Open Day, 11am-4pm. Church To mark the beginning of the open season to the Hall, Gills Lane, stories of schoolboy revolts, eccentric heads, shocking corruption, and public there will be a host of fun packed stalls and Pensby, at 8pm, activities for the all the family enjoy. Come and organised by the ughtful appreciation oftothese learning establishments follows the progre see what New Ferry Butterfly Park is all about and Rotary Club of fromjointheir sometimes brutalsuccess. and inglorious in the celebrations of its continued Heswall. Telpasts 342 3410through their present i There will be an opening event at 11am to start or 342 2949 for tickets future (£6). ntributors to the economic, scientific, and political of the country the proceedings. Only disabled parking allowed at the park on the Open Day. Public transport available - the Park is next to Bebington Train Station. Contact: Paul Loughnane by email jpl@liv. ac.uk or telephone 0151 645 8937.
Saturday 16th May Explore the Rocks - the Geology of Thurstaston Common, 2-4pm. Meet at the car park for Thurstaston Common on the A540. Explore how the rocks beneath your feet came into being and how they have influenced our lives. Local geologist, Hilary Davies, will lead visitors over the Thurstaston Common ridge, visit Thor’s Stone and explain the features exposed in the rock cutting on Telegraph Road. Some steep slopes. Wear stout footwear. Free walk. No need to book.
Classic FM handy Guides Classic FM’s Handy Guides are a fun and informativ Monday 4th May Cheshire Family History Group at Heswall Library, introductions to standout subjects within classical mu 10am-1pm. Find out about your ancestors. Tel (0151) 606 2665 or email heswalllibrary@wirral. can be read and digested in one sitting: a perfect colle gov.uk whether you’re new to the world of classical music o Wednesday 6th May aficionado. Including The Orchestra, Classical Recor Heswall Flower Club will welcome Anita Wright Sunday 17th May Staffordand with her demonstration Exo Teach at Wirral Country Park, Thurstaston, Filmfrom Music Video Gameentitled Music, the series is attractively published i “Gardener’s Delight” 8pm at Heswall Hall. New 11am-4pm. Get up close and personal with snakes, d little hardbacks, clearly set out withlizards, all sorts ofscorpions, interesting facts. members always welcome more information tarantulas, tortoise, frogs, giantIndiv available from Lesley 342 9327. more. 0151 648 4371 or email es would make a great little gift for a millipede musicand lover, or start giving the set wirralcountrypark@wirral.gov.uk to it each birthday to help them on the road to a love of classical music
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