Town Council News
July 2010
The "Big T Party" held at the Arncliffe Centre on 8 July 2010, and the car boot sale on 11 July 2010 raised funds for the Marie Curie Cancer Care Centre in Woolton. A total of £1,172.37 was raised, and a presentation was made at the Arncliffe Centre on Wednesday 21 July 2010. Included in the photograph are members of the public who helped raise the money, including children from the Big Cherry Tree Nursery. Presenting the cheque to a representative of the Marie Curie Centre is the Deputy Mayor of Halewood, Cllr Dot Birch. Stay in touch with the website as several brave staff members of the Town Council have been signed up to "zip-wire" 160 metres from the top of the Port of Liverpool building at the Pier Head on the 26 September 2010 in aid of the Marie Curie cause!
At the Town Council meeting on Thursday 15 July 2010 held at the Ancliffe Centre, presentations were made before the meeting of the three category winners of this year's Gardening Competition.
Mr L. Armes - Winner of the "Best Kept Garden" Trophy 2010.
Mrs A.Radway - Winner of the "Most Colourful Garden" Trophy 2010.
Mrs W.Pritchard - Winner of the "Best Hanging Basket" Trophy 2010.
The Arncliffe Centre hosted a "Big Tea Party" on Thursday 8 July 2010, and also a car boot sale on Sunday 11 July 2010, in aid of the local Marie Curie Centre based in Gateacre. Over £1,000 was raised through all the hard work of the Centre staff, and a big thank you to all the sponsors of the prizes for the tombola, and to the local people who supported this worthy cause.. Pictured below are some of the public enjoying the day out during the tombola.
The 2010 Gardening Competition received a lot of entries this year, and the (unusally) warm weather led to the judging taking place a little bit earler before the heat and any potential hosepipe ban caused any damage. The winners of the three categories were:-
Best Kept Garden:- 1st Mr L.Armes, 20 Oakwood Road: 2nd Mrs A.Radway, 24 Woodland Road : 3rd Mrs M.Ingham 12 Sandhurst Road: 4th Mrs P.Jennings 1 Beechwood Avenue.
Most Colourful Garden:- 1st Mrs A.Radway 46 Woodland Road: 2nd Mr L.Armes 20 Oakwood Road: 3rd Mrs P.Jennings 1 Beechwood Road.
Best Hanging Basket:- 1st Mrs W.Pritchard 22 Ronaldsway: 2nd Mrs P.Jennings 1 Beechwood Road: 3rd Ms Joan Grace 118 Wood Road
June 2010
On Saturday 5 June 2010, Hollies pitches played host to a very special football match. Colleagues of the late Cpl Simon Hornby's, and from his regiment, played a game against some of Simon's friends from the former Derby Arms FC. The Town Council granted free use of the facilities, which helped to raise funds for the "Help for Heroes" Fund. The Town Council have also donated the trophy below which will be played for in Simon's memory each year. Simon was killed serving his country in Afghanistan last December, and a campaign by local residents recently resulted in his name being added to the war memorial in the grounds of St Nicholas Church in Halewood Village.
Also pictures is Simon's Father, Mr Joseph Hornby, receiving the trophy before the match from the Mayor of Halewood, Cllr Sue Smith.
May 2010
At the Annual Meeting of the Town Council, held at the Arncliffe Centre on Thursday 13 May 2010, Cllr Sue Smith was installed as Mayor of Halewood for 2010-2011. Cllr Dot Birch was installed as the Deputy Mayor for the same period.
Pictured below are Cllr Sue Smith, receiving congratulations from the Lib-Dem Group Leader, Cllr Dave Smithson.
December 2009
December is always a busy month in the Township, with so many activities taking place.
Prior to the meeting of the Town Council on 17 December, the four winners of the 2009 Commnity Achievement Awards received a memento from the Mayor of Halewood, Cllr Sue Moretta. Pictured below are the Torrington Drive Community Association, Sara Bethany Conroy, Joe McGuinness and Miss Margaret Oultram.
The four pantomimes which took place over the weekend of 4th -6th December at the Hollies, Arncliffe, New Hutte Neighbourhood Centre, and the Reigate Club were all well received.
The Borough, and the Halewood Churches, also organised a synthetic skating rink to be erected at the Baileys Lane Sports Centre, which was enjoyed, (free), by over 700 people. The rink also had a snow machine to give a greater effect of a winters day, and the Leader of the Town Council (also the Mayor of Knowsley, Cllr Dave Smithson) attended with his wife Cllr Sarah Smithson.
The Annual Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Concert, along with choirs from St Andrew the Apostle RC Primary, Halewood C of E Primary, and the Halewood Centre for Learning, took place at the Centre for Learning on Friday 11 December 2009. Pictured below are the orchestra with the choirs in the background, and also the Mayor and her consort who attended the event, which was enjoyed by a bumper audience.
September 2009
It was a busy start to the first meeting after the summer recess, when the Mayor of Halewood made a number of presentations to groups and individuals before the commencement of the meeting.
Mr Ian Marquis accepts a cheque on behalf of the Halewood Walking Club, followed by Joan Hayes and Joyce Smith on behalf of the Halewood Good Companions Club.
Rev Alan Jewell receives a cheque which assisted with the Halewood Family FunDay which took place in August, whilst Joan Grace from the Leathers Lane & Wood Road Residents Association, and the 2009 Rose Queen Rebecca Hughes, accept a cheque payable to the Association.
Our 2009 Gardening competition attracted even more entries, and the Mayor presented the "Parish Trophy" to Mrs Stocks of Torrington Drive, whilst the "Ford Trophy" for the runner-up went to Mr Murray of Haslington Grove.
Finally, a presentation was made to our very own Lynn Joyner, who has now worked for the Town Council for over 30 years - congratulation Lynn!
July 2009
We are always delighted to hear of success in any sport when it involves Halewood residents, and particularly when it involves a group which uses a Town Council facility to train. It was therefore tremendous to hear of two pieces of news recently. The first was that Katarina Thompson, who won Gold in the Junior British Athletic Championships in Rome, with a record score for a British Athelete in the heptathlon. Katarina received a commemorative salver from the Town Council in September last year, when she won the title of Female Sports Personality. Well Done, (again!), Katarina, and we look forward to hearing of more of your success leading up to the 2012 Olympics.
The Halewood Tae Kwon-Do Club train out of the Arncliffe Centre, and recently contacted the Town Council to inform us of the success they had at the 2009 North Midlands Championships, held in Alfreton, Derbyshire. The students belonging to the Club achieved a staggering haul of 19 medals at the championships - 8 Gold, 6 Silver, and 5 Bronze. The number of medals achieved put Halewood at the top of the schools results listing for the event, which made Instructor Chris Davies extremely proud of his students, (and rightly so!). They now hope to repeat their success at the next tournament, which is the Scottish Championships on 5 September 2009. Halewood Tae Kwon-Do is part of the Liverpool Tae Kwon-Do Club, and classes are held at both the Halewood Leisure Centre, and the Arncliffe Sports & Community Centre. If you are interested, why not visit their website which is www.liverpool-taekwondo.co.nr Pictured below are some of the happy and successful students showing off their medals, along with their supporters. May we offer our hearty congratulations the the Club, and hope they continue to go from strength to strength!
July 2009
The 2009 Gardening Competition once again attracted some tremendous entries from all over Halewood. The judges certainly had a difficult time in choosing the winners, although it was also noticed how many magnificent looking gardens had not entered the competition! Lets hope that these people will consider entering next year!
The winners in each category were as follows:-
Best Kept Garden: Mrs M.Stocks, Torrington Drive.
Best Small Garden: Mrs Radway, Woodland Road
Best Hanging Basket: Ms J. Grace, Wood Road.
May 2009
At the Annual meeting of the Town Council, held at the Hollies Hall on Thursday 14 May 2009, Cllr Sue Moretta was installed as the Mayor of Halewood for 2009-2010. Pictured below congratulating her, is the Leader of the Majority Group, Cllr Dave Smithson.
April 2009
On the 16 April 2009, the Halewood Junior Football league welcomed their guests from Ballinasloe Town in the Republic of Ireland. The two matches played included the "Bob Paisley Friendship Cup". The Arncliffe Centre hosted the presentation evening when various gifts were both presented to, and received by Ballinasloe Town FC, and the Halewood Town Council.
February 2009
The Town Council have been delighted to assist man local organisations in the past few months, with the aid of a Town Council grant. Pictured below are some of the recipients.
Mr Tony Edwards of the Baileys Lane Boxing Club received a grant from the Town Council for £1,000.
The Mackets Lane Community Association received a cheque for £750 towards the Fun-Day organised back in August. Pictured with the Mayor is Mr Tom Swift, the secretary of the Association.
Mr Peter Green and two of the members of The Halewood Junior Badminton Club received a cheque for £300 towards new equipment.
St Marks St Vincent De Paul Society also received a cheque for £300 towards their recent Christmas Hamper Appeal.
Hollies Road Playgroup received a grant of £625 towards some interactive computer equipment. Pictured with Mrs Sheila Neary and two of the children is the Mayor, Cllr Harry Birch.
Mr Williams, (Secretary of St Andrew's St Vincent de Paul Society) with a cheque for £300 towards their annual Christmas Hamper Appeal presented by the Mayor, Cllr Harry Birch.
In addition, the Town Council's Youth Council also undertook a project whereby the purchased high visibility vests for all of the primary schools in the Township. Pictured above are pupils of St Mark's RC Primary wearing their vests, presented by the Mayor Cllr Harry Birch.
December 2008
Once again, Halewood Town Council funded four festive pantomimes acros the Township this year. Over the weekend of 5th-7th December, "Dick Whittington & His Cat" was performed at the Arncliffe Centre, Hollies Hall, New Hutte Centre, and the Reigate Club. Shown below are two pictures from the pantomime at the New Hutte Centre, which was run with the grateful assistance from the Torrington Drive Residents Association.
The Annual Pensioners Christmas Party took place at the Hollies Hall Community Centre on Wednesday 10 December 2008. Witnessing the usual festive fun, (and of course bingo), the Mayor and Mayoress of Halewood, Cllrs Harry & Dot Birch respectively attended the event. The "Small Angels" Choir from the Halewood College also make an appearance, singing their way through a string of Christmas hits in front of a sell out audience.
Prior to the Town Council meeting, held on 4 December 2008, the Mayor of Halewood, Cllr Harry Birch made presentations to recipients of the 2008 Community Achievement Awards. Those honoured were : Mr Francis Pitt Snr, Ms Dawn Corrie, the Friends of Halewood Chidlrens Centres, and one for Mrs Freda Heron of the Credit Union, which was collected on her behalf by Mrs Shelia Bersin MBE.
One of the many recipients of a grant from the Town Council were St Nicholas Church Centre, who received £1,000 (including £480 as a result of prize money received by the Town Council for winning Council of the Year in 2008). Pictured recently receiving the cheque from the Mayor of Halewood, Cllr Harry Birch, is Jan Fleming from St Nicholas Centre.
November 2008
The Arncliffe Centre played host to Barclays, and their "Respect the Ref Campaign". This campaign was targeted at four Centres throught the UK. These were Sunderland in the North-East, Tottenham Hotspur in the South, Aston Villa in the Midlands, and Everton (Arncliffe) for the North-West. The photograph below has (left to right) Andre Marriner (Premier League Referee), Mr Matt Appleby (Director of Sponsorship-Barclays), The Mayor of Halewood Cllr Harry Birch, his consort Cllr Dot Birch, Mr Keith Hackett (Match Officials Manager), and Chris Foy (Premier League Referee). Over fifty children from the Halewood College enjoyed a seminar on the topic, a training session and left with a "goody" bag courtesy of Barclays. Also in attendance ex-Everton FC legend Graeme Sharp.
The Town Council have been awarded Quality Status for a further four years following their application under the new criteria for re-accreditation.
Informing the Town Council of its success, Marion Gelder (Secretary of LALC) said that , "The Accreditation Panel asked me to compliment you on the excellence of your submission. This is a special achivement as your Council were the first in the Association to achieve Quality Status and now the first to re-accredit".
Pictured receiving the new certificate from the Chairman of the Panel, Gordon Johnson (right), are Cllr Harry Birch, Mayor of Halewood, and Cllr Dave Smithson, Leader of the Majority group.
September 2008
Pictured below is the Mayor of Halewood, Councillor Harry Birch, pictured with Halewood Town FC and the new shirts sponsored by the Town Council.
