In the News:

We have just launched a major campaign to raise £50,000 towards crew training and equipment for the volunteers of our station.

Our equipment and the conditions we operate in require considerable training and it also takes a heavy toll on personal & operational equipment. It costs £1,214 to train a crew member per year – a dry suit costs £319, lifejacket £222, Helmet £166 – equipment modeled by our Mayor – Alan Jennings at the opening of the campaign.

If you can help us by donation or involvement in some activity to raise funds that would be great – for more information please phone: RNLI on 0161 787 8779 or email [email protected]

Operations:

The last 2 months have been manic at the station – each week seeing several ‘shouts’ – in particular:

5^th March at 3am – called out by Liverpool Coastguard as a fire reported on board Pilot Boat ‘Dunlin’ out in Liverpool Bay – our inshore lifeboat ‘Charles Dibdin’ was in action.

Between 21^st and 24^th March our Hovercraft ‘Hurley Spirit’ was involved in 3 ‘shouts’ – a man reported missing on Crosby shore and 2 incidents involving jetski’s in the Widnes area.

26^th March saw lifeboat and hovercraft in the rescue of 3 yachtsmen near the entrance to the Manchester Ship Canal.

2^nd April at 4am saw a large commercial trawler aground on Taylors Bank with gearbox failure – this was a joint operation with Hoylake lifeboat ‘Lady of Hilbre’ to recover the trawler to safety in Langton Dock.

The pilot boat & trawler rescues featured on the BBC NW News.

For more information on these and other rescues please have a look at www.rnli.org.uk web site – select the ‘In Your Area’ tab and go to New Brighton lifeboat station. There you will find press reports, photographs and now videos of these and other activities at the station.

Exhibition:

Our exhibition ‘Lifeboats On Call’ by Wallasey Amateur Photographic Society – that recorded 12 months in the life of our station was a great success but has now finished at the Williamson Art Gallery & Museum in Birkenhead.

If you missed it – the good news is that it will re-open at Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral from 26^th April till 13^th May – see www.lifeboats-oncall.org.uk

4th Wallasey (St Andrews) Scout Group is open to boys and girls from 6 years to 13 ½ and meetings are held at St Andrews Church Hall, Rowson Street.

Our Colony of Beavers has grown and we are currently looking for helpers. Beavers are aged 6 to 8 years and meet from 5.00 p.m. to 6.15 p.m.  Activities include, games, crafts, badges, outings, etc.  You do not have to commit to every week, but if you would consider going on a rota, or can help in any way, we would love to hear from you.  So, if you would like to share the fun on a Friday evening, please contact Sue on 0151 639 7572.

A new members appeal is being made to Walrus magazine readers, who are un-attached over fifty and have their own transport to come along to the Simply Friends Group but with no weekly disco.
Meetings take place on Wednesday nights from 8pm onwards with no entrance charge or yearly membership fee, at the Bromborough Pub situated on Bromborough Village Road near Matalan.
Anyone looking to make a new social life for themselves or feel they want to change their existing one, are encouraged to come along where a friendly relaxed and harmonious welcome awaits them.
Forthcoming events and group details are available by post, and email requests should be sent to [email protected]
Please telephone Richard Globe on 0151-639-6253 up to 10pm at any time, to request an information leaflet or for any other enquiries.
Thank you Richard Globe.

WIRRAL CRIME REDUCTION.

WELL LANE POLICE STATION,

ROCK FERRY, WIRRAL. CH42 4QG.

TEL : 0151 777 2357.

E. Mail : [email protected]

Thefts from Motor Vehicles.

Try to avoid parking your vehicle in quite side roads where the culprits are able to operate unobserved, and ensure all doors and windows are secured when leaving the vehicle. Under no circumstances should goods, clothing or even empty carrier bags/containers be left in the vehicle. Thieves steal first and think about value later. Take all your belongings with you, or if you can’t, lock them in the boot. Mobile phones and credit cards are frequently stolen from glove boxes. Car alarms and immobilisers are an excellent deterrent, however, mechanical devices such as steering wheel locks are a good alternative and normally less expensive. If you do purchase any vehicle security product, make sure it carries the ‘Sold Secure’ or ‘Thatcham’ logo on the box/packaging. These are independent organisations that test all new vehicle security products to ensure their effectiveness.

If you own a satellite navigation system, there are a number of steps that you can take to greatly reduce the risk of becoming a victim of this type of vehicle crime;

• Always remove your satellite navigation system, the cradle and associated wiring when leaving your vehicle.
• Take the system with you, and place the cradle and wiring in the boot.
• Do not to leave the cradle and wiring, on display on the dashboard. This will alert thieves that you own a system, and will encourage them to break into your vehicle, and search the glove compartment.
• Never place the system in the glove compartment – it is the first place thieves will look. If you are unable to take it with you, make sure it is kept out of sight, in the boot of the vehicle.

If you require any further information on vehicle crime, you can visit the Home Office crime prevention website on www.secureyourmotor.gov.uk .

Liverpool

Shipwreck and

Humane Society

Instituted January 9^th 1839

Incorporated November 21^st 1888

At the Meeting of the Committee of the

Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society

held at the

Underwriters Room, Exchange Building Liverpool

on the 29^th day of July 1925.

It was resolved unanimously that the thanks of the committee be presented to

PC 28(Wallasey) John Lathorn with the Society’s Bronze Medal for bravery stopping a runaway horse attached to a lorry in Victoria Road, New Brighton on the 21^st July 1925.

Revolution Industries
Cheap Drum, Guitar and Bass lessons, flexible times, ideal for beginners, nice casual atmosphere.
DJ’s provided for any occasion (Birthdays, parties etc.)
Call Jay on: 07805454884

SATURDAYS 930AM-1030AM

LOCATION PITCH AND PUTT MINI GOLF, HARRISON DRIVE, TOP END OF PROMENADE

A CHALLENGING WORKOUT IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS….

PRE BOOKING ESSENTIAL

£5.00 PER CAMP

FOR MORE INFO CONTACT CHRISTINE 07779414177

April – July More info: 0151 639 2334

April

Tue 05 ‘Hopps Around Wallasey’ - Talk about this famous local artist from Colin Simpson of Williamson Art Gallery. FREE 3pm

Sat 16 Mandolin Group - Performance in the library comprising of 4 Mandolins, 1 Guitar and 1 Mandola. Light Italian-style soft background music. Listen whilst browsing in Wallasey Central Library’s beautiful setting. FREE 3.30pm

Tue 19 Pets Fundraiser – Stories and crafts in the Children’s Library 10.30-12am

May

Mon 09 Over-50′s Event

Information, advice and ideas for the over 50’s. In partnership with Age UK (Formerly Age Concern) FREE 9-5pm

Thurs 12 Hilary Green ‘Daughters of War’ Author discusses the inspirations and background to novel writing and her new novel ‘Daughters of War.’ FREE 2.30-3.30

Sat 14 –20. Adult Learners week.

Sat 14 ‘Taste of French’

Twist your tongue around a free French lesson for Adult Learners Week. 3pm.

Tues 17 Marc Gee talking about screenwriting and fiction. Everyone welcome. 6.30pm

Thu 19 Bite-sized Shakespeare

Local actors and poets perform some of the Bard’s most memorable pieces – part of Wirral Shakespeare Week. Booking essential. £3 6.30pm

June

Wed 08 Orange Prize

Wirral’s event linked to the annual book Orange Prize for Women’s Writing. 6.30pm

Thu 16 Seacombe Pottery

Talk on the world-famous local ceramic makers from Colin Simpson of Williamson Art Gallery, along with a display of examples of their work. 6.30pm – 7.30pm

July

Mon 11 ‘Merseyside Entertainers’

Talk from Ray O’Brien. FREE 6.30pm – 7.30pm

Thu 28 Lowry’s Merseyside

Illustrated talk from Colin Dilnot FREE 6.30pm – 7.30pm

FURTHER EVENTS TO BE ANNOUNCED – PLEASE WATCH THE CENTERARY NEWS LEAFLETS TO BE PICKED UP EACH MONTH AT THE COUNTER

The work is now complete on the roof and spire of the old chapel. A new cross has been dedicated and installed on top of the spire of St Elisabeth the Martyr Russian Orthodox church.

The renovated memorial to still-born babies was finished recently. Its situation is much improved, being set well back from the main path.

Our monthly Sunday walks will take place on the following Sundays: 8^th May; 12^th June; 10^th July and 14^th August. Each walk lasts about an hour and they cover three different aspects of the cemetery: military, national maritime disasters and local history. To book, please phone Thurstaston Visitor Centre on 648 3884.

The Friends meet on the first Monday of each month at 7 pm at Earlston Library except for May, when it will be held on Tuesday 3^rd because of the bank holiday. Anyone who has an interest in the cemetery is welcome to come to the meeting.

www.wallaseycemetery.co.uk