Funding boost for homelessness charity from West Kirby Rotary Club
West Kirby Rotary Club has raised £3,000 for homelessness charity, Wirral Ark.
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Hoylake RNLI retain Slater Trophy
Hoylake RNLI successfully defended their title in the annual Boxing Day Tug o’War. With a crowd of around a thousand people cheering them on outside Hoylake Lifeboat Station, the two teams took the strain on the rope before giving it their all to win the competition’s prestigious teapot
Boxing Day dip set to raise money for charities
The annual West Kirby Boxing Day dip is to take place on the marine lake. Hundreds of people brave the cold at 10am on 26 December each year to raise money for charity. This year those taking part are being asked to donate to West Kirby and Hoylake RNLI and
Annual Tug 'oWar at Hoylake Sailing Club
Hoylake RNLI will take on Hoylake Sailing Club in their traditional Boxing Day Tug o’War. It takes place at 12 midday on Friday 26 December outside Hoylake RNLI lifeboat station on North Parade, followed by refreshments in the sailing club. The friendly competition was established in 1972 by Arthur
Generations of lifesavers receive festive thanks from bereaved family
Dave Whiteley is preparing for his last Christmas on call as Hoylake lifeboat station’s operations manager.
Caldy Open Gardens gets Age UK on the road
Caldy Open Gardens has raised more than £40,000 for Age UK. The annual event, organised by The Caldy Society, sees local people throwing open their doors for people to enjoy their outdoor space. The money has been used to buy two wheelchair accessible vehicles, which will be used for
Charity that supports Wirral women gets boost from WI
West Kirby WI has celebrated a bumper year of fundraising by handing over a cheque for more than £6,000 to Tomorrow’s Women Wirral. The organisation runs courses, activities, creative groups, yoga sessions and lunch groups. Accepting the cheque on behalf of the Birkenhead-based charity, Kate Chadwick said:
Bikers saddle up for static ride in aid of prostate cancer charity
West Kirby Rotary Club are getting on their exercise bikes on Saturday 21 June to raise money for charity. They are pedalling a total distance of 170km around all the cancer hospitals in the north west, outside West Kirby Concourse, from 9am - 1pm. Riders will take a virtual journey past
Hoylake lifeboat annual car wash fundraiser this weekend
Hoylake RNLI’s volunteers are gearing up for their annual Mayday Car Wash on Sunday 11 May, getting ready to scrub, rinse and polish cars for a suggested donation of £10 per vehicle. From 10am to 12.30pm, the crew will aim to exceed the total of £1,500 raised
90 miles for 90 minutes – from Birmingham to Birkenhead for Dementia UK
A Tranmere Rovers fan who used to live in Meols is walking from his home in Birmingham to Prenton Park to raise money for Dementia UK. As part of the charity’s Fans vs Dementia football fundraising initiative, Dave Disley-Jones is trekking 90 miles on the first anniversary of
West Kirby Grammar School girls in charity fun run to raise funds for charities
More than 120 girls from Year 7 at West Kirkby Grammar School took part in a fun run to raise funds for two charities which had given help and support to a pupil’s mother. Twelve-year-olds Lottie Connor, Anna Ledingham and Ellie Brew, from Tutor Group 7B, organised
West Kirby lawyer Lee Quinn looks back on his six day endurance test in Sahara desert
Lawyer Lee Quinn is getting back into the normal routine of West Kirby life after completing the toughest physical and mental challenge of his life. Lee, 40, ran an astonishing 257 kilometres in six days last month to complete the Marathon des Sables, a brutally difficult endurance test through the
West Kirby lawyer Lee is ready at last for world's toughest foot race
West Kirby lawyer Lee Quinn is flying to Morocco this Friday, ready to take part in the world’s toughest foot race across the Sahara desert. Lee, 40, has been in intensive training for months for the six day, 160 mile ultra-marathon, the Marathon des Sables (MdS). On Friday
Wirral Egg Run to pass through Hoylake and West Kirby on Sunday
An unofficial Wirral Egg Run Tribute motorcycle ride is to pass through Meols, Hoylake, West Kirby and Thurstaston on Sunday. The ride, likely to involve hundreds of motorcyclists, is setting off from the New Brighton Dips at 11am, and will pass through Moreton, Meols, Hoylake, West Kirby, Thurstaston, Heswall, Thornton
100km walk in memory of West Kirby woman
A 12-strong team is taking on a 100km challenge to walk from London to Brighton in memory of a popular West Kirby woman. Lorraine Dean, a data administrator at Upton Group Practice, passed away last year only 6 weeks after being diagnosed with cancer. Her son, Sam Dean, an