Tickets are available either at the garden party or from the local shops detailed below in the poster:

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Hoylake in Bloom Raffle: Fab prizes to be won

And don’t forget to buy tickets for their fund-raising raffle – there are some excellent prizes up for grabs!

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Hoylake in Bloom: Annual Garden Party

Here’s a rare photo kindly sent in by Paul Doleman. Taken in 1931 the image captures the resurfacing of Market Street with what I presume are some steam-powered contraptions? Can you hazard a guess as to what those machines did?

The most recent, significant, road works to Market Street were completed just prior to the 2006 Open Golf Championships. There was some criticism of the cobbled pavements at the time, but some six years on I wonder if residents and shoppers have got used to the surface?

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Friday Photo: Market Street resurfacing

At: St Hildeburgh’s Parish Church, Stanley Rd, Hoylake
On: Saturday May 19 at 7pm
Admission £7; under 16s free
Refreshments included
Tickets from 0151 632 3042 or on the door

Proceeds to The Children’s Society

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Vale Royal Singers: Charity concert

The Liverpool Orange Lodge marched through Hoylake on Bank Holiday Monday. The march takes a route of along Birkenhead Road from St John’s Church in Meols, along Market Street, down Kings Gap and along North Parade to the lifeboat station. Due to the road works at Kings Gap the marchers had to follow the diversion of course.

As I mentioned last year, Kings Gap is so called because King William III of England (wikipedia) set sail from the Hoylake shoreline in 1690 with a 10,000 strong army to take part in the Battle of the Boyne (wikipedia). You can read more about what an Orange Order is on this wikipedia page.

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Orange Lodge march through Hoylake

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 John and Lena Roberts, John junior and Helen. John senior had a greengrocers shop somewhere near and I used to help some times in my school holidays-this would be about 1957. My family lived in Croydon I have tried on many occasions to find out by writing if my cousin still lives there, and have even travelled on one occasion from my home in (Croydon) South London. I found the graves of Lena and John Roberts in the local graveyard and went to no 13 Chapel Road but was unable to get a reply. I would like to trace Helen Roberts who emigrated to New Zealand in the 60s but have no idea how as don’t know her married name. Any information welcome! My father had a large family and step family with whom he was estranged.

If you can help contact via email: jepat @ btinternet.com

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Looking For: Roberts family, Chapel Road

The guild pays for these from its annual fund-raising coffee morning which this year will be on Saturday, June 9, from 10.30am-12noon, at the Church Centre, behind St Hildeburgh’s Church in Stanley Road, Hoylake (off The King’s Gap opposite the Green Lodge). Admission costs £1 and includes unlimited tea, coffee, squash and biscuits. Attractions include stalls selling gifts; hand-made greetings cards; toys; and homemade cakes, scones and pastries.

Issued by Peter Surridge, hon publicity officer, St Hildeburgh’s. 0151-632-5507.

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Coffee morning at St Hildeburghs

The Punch Bowl is up for sale at agents Jolley & Co. The online sales literature indicates the price is available on application, though I’ve seen a figure of £450,000 quoted on other property websites. The building is being marketed as  a potential development/investment site. [EDIT]: The pub is still currently trading.

What would you do with The Punch? Air your (sensible) suggestions in the comments below.

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Pub For Sale: The Punch Bowl

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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, early 60s.

Bonus points for those of you who recognise someone.

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Hoylake Boating Lake: Early 60s

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A week or so ago, local business owner Chris Clare asked for photos of the building that is now his office on the corner of Wood Street/Market Street. Syd Bird came up with a couple of photos, the first of which from the 1920s shows a busy Market Street (been to the pub fellas?).

Below is the same location in the 1960s. Not the most attractive of shop fronts is it? You can read the background to Liverpool Savings Bank here and I also stumbled upon this blog about Bold Street that also discusses the bank.

The Woolcraft shop next door must have been going for years as I can remember it being there in the 1980s I reckon. If you’ve got any other photos of this block of shops feel free to send them in.

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Friday Photo: Corner of Wood Street