The Guardian has the story on its web site – see link above
‘Parliament needs to leave London and reconnect with the people’ Simon Jenkins
This is an interesting read indeed.
With thanks to Roy Connell for the lead to this posting
The Sefton Coast – Cycling it from Ainsdale to Crosby
Yesterday, together with Roy Connell (who is often credited on this blog site for unearthing interesting subjects) I cycled from Ainsdale to Crosby (and the Iron Men) along the Sefton Coast through Formby, Hightown and Altcar Riffle Range.
Despite having lived in Sefton all my adult life I had not previously done this route either walking of cycling.
The stretch from Formby through Hightown and onto Crosby is very interesting and the cycle/footpaths are in great condition.
Well worth tackling this stretch of the Sefton Coast if you have access to a bike or like a long walk.
The photo above is sadly of me (or is that of a sad me?) and was taken by Roy and dubbed the ‘Yellow Peril’ – I wonder why?
I may well start to blog about cycling trips in the future if readers are unlucky!
Merseyrail – It’s 40 years since Liverpool’s underground was completed
Who would have thought it was 40 or more years since we lost Exchange Station and indeed the overground Central Station in Liverpool for them to be replaced with new underground stations. Not forgetting of course that Liverpool had been blessed with an underground railway from the Wirral for many years prior to that – The Mersey Railway.
An old Mersey Railway tinplate sign which is on display at the National Railway Museum in York
And here’s what the new underground network looked like when completed in 1977. The Northern Line (Blue) was subsequently extended from Garston to a new terminus at Hunts Cross.
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NHS v DUP – it’s a no brainer to anyone outside Teresa May’s circle
The Independent has the story on its web site – see link above
It seems there is a wing of the Tory Party, if only a small one, that still has some grip on reality. Makes you wonder though how MP’s like Sarah Woolaston can remain within a party that seems to lurch further towards fascism each day.
With thanks to Roy Connell for the lead to this posting.
Birkenhead Tramway Celebrates 80 since the Town’s last Tram
Birkenhead Tram No.20 lovingly restored and running last Saturday.
An interesting day out last Saturday (with Lydiate photographer Keith Page) at Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society’s 80 year anniversary event held to commemorate the passing of all those years since the last public service tram ran in Birkenhead.
The modern tramway has been laid in more recent times and runs from Woodside Ferry Terminal to the Society’s Tram Shed/Museum at Taylor Street.
A modern recreation of a Birkenhead Tram. In fact it’s a former Hong Kong Tram in disguise
The tramway is run by volunteers and operates at the weekend and at other times during school holidays and is well worth a visit. Please check opening/tram running times before you set off though. At only £2 for a return trip on an historic tram its an economical day out too.
Here’s a link to the Society’s Facebook page:-
www.facebook.com/wirraltransportmuseum
The first photo is also amongst my Flickr photos at:-
Ormskirk – That Gingerbread Town in West Lancs
A packet of Ormskirk Gingerbread
I posted a while back (May 2016) about the market town of Ormskirk and made reference to it being famous for Gingerbread. That posting can be accessed via the link below:-
Quote from my previous posting – ‘The market town of Ormskirk (famous for its gingerbread and for having a very rare Parish Church with both a tower and a steeple) nestles in a rather awkward spot sandwiched between Preston, Southport, Liverpool, Skelmersdale and Wigan.’
Well there I was recently standing outside M&S Ormskirk wondering about the large gingerbread man outside the store when I caught sight of this poster:-
And the Community Partnership web site which promotes the connection between Ormskirk and gingerbread can be accessed via the link below:-
www.ormskirkcp.org.uk/gingerbread-project
Nice to see that an important part of Ormskirk’s history is being celebrated.