Contrasting photos of the same piece of sky above Hoylake, taken yesterday and today down on the promenade. Yesterday morning around 8'ish the sun made an effort to appear from behind the rain … [Read more...]

I mentioned last week a Remembrance Service being held today at St John's Church in Meols. I also mentioned that members of the local congregation have been very busy knitting poppies for a … [Read more...]

Many thanks to Frank Baker for this week's Friday Photo. Frank kindly gave me a copy of his film Hoylake, Then & Now and among the many super images is the one above of the old Kingsway Cinema … [Read more...]

...and the sky is grey. Nope, I haven't been dreaming about California and as you'll see, not all the leaves are brown. Though the sky has been very grey today, certainly this morning. The … [Read more...]

A great aerial shot of Hoylake this week posted on twitter by @oldpicposter the other day. Pictured, of course, is the old Hoylake outdoor pool with the adjacent boating lake. Apparently this photo … [Read more...]

*click for larger version I'm taking a guess that this photo is from the 1970s? It's no earlier than 1973 because that car indicating right is an Austin Allegro and they didn't start making those … [Read more...]

There's been quite a big crane on the development site at the end of Meols Drive for a couple of days this week. The site is at 4 Meols Drive and is known as The Old Garden. It's being redeveloped … [Read more...]

If you go along North Parade then you can't but fail to notice the small boat that's been sat at Sandhey slipway for quite some time. Gromit is the name of the boat and she's been there for quite a … [Read more...]

Spotted this pair of wellies in the mud off Sandhey slipway a week or so ago. Did the wearer get stuck and pull their feet out of them? Or there another story to why they're there? On a serious … [Read more...]

It was 10 years ago that the Open Golf Championships returned to Hoylake for the first time in umpteen years. Actually, it was 10 years ago next week, but as this year's Open is currently being … [Read more...]