Heswall Local December 2010

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The FREE monthly magazine for Heswall, Lower Heswall, Gayton and Barnston

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December 2010 Issue 27

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IT seems as i Father Christmas will be taking to the

streets o Heswall a little bit early this year. Helped

by Heswall Round Table, he will be touring the town

through December, handing out gits and raising

some money or good causes along the way. You can

fnd out more on page 8.

We’ve also got good new on Heswall Hall and

a eature on Barnston Panthers as well as books

rom Linghams o Heswall, a what’s on guide and

business directory.

Please try to support your local traders and don’t

orget to tell them you saw their advert in the

Heswall Local.

Hayley

Heswall Local

PS: The page footersthis month areChristmas quotes

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Nothing’s as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas - Kin Hubbard

Tourism grant successSHELDRAKE’S restaurant has been

tourism given a grant to help it bring in

more customers during the winter months.

The venue, in Lower Heswall, will use the

cash to convert the rst oor into a function

room with views over the Dee Estuary.

Dog’s lucky escape

HESWALL reghters rescued a highland

terrier dog trapped in a pond on Barnston

Road, last month.

Out in force on the BeaconsHESWALL police reckon they have sorted

out trouble on The Beacons with more

visible patrols over the last month.

Men arrested

A 39-year-old man from Heswall and a

16-year-old man from Thingwall have been

arrested in connection with burglaries in

Irby and Pensby.

l A 20-year-old man from Downham Road

South, was convicted of drink driving on

Dawstone Road. He was disqualied for

15 months and ned £65 plus £65 costs.

Eleanor Hunt married Mark Baxter at Christ

Church, Port Sunlight and then held their

reception at Crabwall Manor, Chester. They both

live in Eastham but Eleanor is originally from

Heswall.Picture by Verity Allen, from Cetra Gallery, Heswall



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That’s the true spirit of Christmas; people being helped by people other than me - Jerry Seinfeld

KEEP an eye out for the Heswall Round Table Carol Wagon which will be touring the

town during December.

Heswall Round Tablers will be on their oat helping Santa to hand out gifts along the

way while also collecting for good causes.

The wagon will generally be out after 6.30pm, although it will also be parked up atTesco’s and the town centre on Saturday 18th December.

Santa’s on the wagon in Heswall

Timetable

From 6.30 pm onwards

Sunday 5th December Pensby: Fishers Lane to Rosemead Avenue

Monday 6th December Heswall: Strathhallan Close to Irby Road

Tuesday 7th December Heswall: Poll Hill Road to Whiteld Lane

Wednesday 8th December Pensby: Somerset Road to Marlston Avenue

Thursday 9th December Lower Heswall: Laurel Bank to Broomeld Close

Friday 10th December Irby: Junction of Townsend Avenue & Irby Road to Coombe Road

Sunday 12th December Gayton: Gayton Lane to Lilleyeld

Monday13th December Lower Heswall: Baskervyle Road to the Paddock

Tuesday 14th December Heswall: The Ridgeway to Pine Road

Wednesday 15th December Gayton: Gayton Road to Park West

Thursday 16th December Brimstage: Brimstage Road to Ryecroft Road

Friday 17th December Thingwall: Park Way Close to Sparks Lane

All-day

Friday 12th December Sainsburys Upton

Saturday 18th December Heswall Town Centre & Tesco

If you fancy joining in the Carol Wagon or Heswall Round table contact Ian Hassall or Tony

Kirk at: [email protected] or visit the website: www.heswallroundtable.co.uk




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A Christmas Carol is such a fool-proof story you can’t louse it up - Leonard Maltin

HESWALL Hall has been handed over to

the community to run in future.

Wirral councillors agreed that Heswall

Hall shall be transferred to the new

Heswall Hall Community Trust under a

99 year Lease. There had been huge

concern that the council would be forced

to close Heswall Hall in order to make

cost savings.

The basis for the transfer was a

business plan put forward by the Heswall

Hall Steering Group.

In essence this means that the hall will

become viable in future if it is used often

enough by the local community.

In addition and for a limited period of up

to three years Alexander Hall will also be

transferred to the new Trust. This means

that the council won’t be involveed in

running the halls any longer.

As a result, the threat of closure has

been lifted from Heswall Hall which will

be run as a community Hall by local

people for the benet of all groups of

the local Community through the new

Community Trust. The Trust will hope

to foster a sense of belonging, and its

existence should help to play a role in

raising people’s aspirations for their own

community.

The Business Plan sets out how the

Hall begin to make money within ve

years and then become both viable and

sustainable in future years. The transfer

itself will not take place for some months

while considerable improvement work is

carried out and arrangements put in place

to run the Hall by the new Community

Trust.

In the near future meetings will be

arranged with all existing User Groups,

Community Groups and other interested

parties to explain exactly what has

been agreed. Dates of Public meetings

will also be arranged so that everyone

interested can have the opportunity to

fully understand the proposals. At all

these meetings help will be sought from

individuals willing to contribute to the

project. Dates of public meetings will be

well publicised

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Christmas albums are not something you do frequently - Isaac Hanson

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At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year - Thomas Tusser

THE Rotary Club of West Wirral has

been working with Heswall PrimarySchool to help draw attention to the

eradication of polio in parts of the

world.

For the past 25 years, Rotary has

been involved in raising awareness

of polio and helping in its prevention

with immunisation programmes.

This year’s initiative is the planting of

purple crocuses to draw attention to

the End Polio Now campaign. Purpleis the colour of the dye which is

painted on the little nger of children

once they have received their

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Peter Wilkinson, from Rotary, helps

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So, let’s be constructive and put your pet’s healthcare rst this estiveseason. Every dog and cat should visit the vet annually or vaccinations

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Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling - Edna Ferber

With Christmas fast approaching and allthoughts turning to presents and food, Ithought I’d write a few ideas of my own1. I you are having guests to stay then maybe the sparebedroom might need a little makeover. Crisp new

bedding, a throw at the oot o the bed and a moremodern table lamp might smarten up the room2. Te new Bio Fires are greator creating a ame eatureeither indoors or outdoors,and perect or a wall with nochimney. Tey run on bioetha-nol so require no connectionto gas or electricity.3. Smarten up those dining

chairs. Many chairs have seatpads that can be removed quiteeasily. ake a length o abric,a staple gun- and voila! Ideal i your seat

pads are the original white calico and maybe looking alittle scrufy.4.My mother still changes her curtains rom sum-mer to winter, but changing cushions and adding atextured throw can also create a more cosy room overthe bleak winter months.5.ake time to wrap those presents. I love lots o

ribbon and tie into them sweets, whisky mini-atures, decorative soaps. Much nicer than just

cellotape and a label. It can make thesimplest present look like much

more thought has gone into it.Check Abakhan or great selection

o ribbon6. I you can’t put on an amazing

array o lights on the outside o your

house and drain the National Grid ,then add a simple wreath to your ront

door. Decorate with some inexpensivegold ribbon and a ew baubles.7.Scented tealights are antastic at thistime o year- pine, cranberry and theChristmas Memories. Most supermar-kets will have a good selection8.Don’t orget the bathroom- a littlebowl o baubles, some red hand tow-

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Christmas makes everything twice as sad - Doug Coupland




He who has not Christmas in his heart will never nd it under a tree - Roy L. Smith

BARNSTON Panthers Junior Football Club are enjoying another good season at the

top of the league.

The club have continued to grow since starting out mainly with boys attending in and

around Barnston Primary School.This year they won tournaments at Hope Farm and Moss Farm, in Northwich, which

has allowed them to recruit some of the best age group players in the Wirral to the

club.

They play on Saturdays, in Parkgate, and currently sit second in the Ellesmere Port

under 14s league.

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I get a little behind during Lent, but it comes out even at Christmas - Frank Butler

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There’s nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child -Erma Bombeck

A PAMPER day at James Gilbert Hair and Beauty raised funds for Claire

House Children’s Hospice.

Delights on offer were free hand

massages, refexology, complimentary

make overs and hair up demonstrations.

Owner Alison Edwards is pictured with

wellness and weight loss coach Ali

Jagger. The duo are setting up their

own Networking Group for women

running their own businesses in thearea called Grapevine Girls Networking.

AS a lifelong Everton fan, John Fowler has seen his fair

share of ups and downs over the years.

To younger readers it must seem as if the Blues havealways been a mid table team – but that hasn’t always been

the case, as John points out in his new book ‘Pops, how

come Everton won the League in ’87? ’

John, who has lived in Gayton for the past 31 years,

was actually born in Walton (that’s the district, not the

prison). He has been a fan since his Dad took him down

to Goodison Park in the early 1950s when he was about

eight years old.

Fast forward to the 1980s, and John took his own

children to Goodison where they were to witness the

glory years of Howard Kendall’s rein on Merseyside,

where the great names such as Andy Gray, Graeme

Sharp, Pat van den Hauwe,

Neville Southall, Peter Reid and

Alan Harper would become etched in the

memory.

In those years, the Blues won two titles, the FA Cup, a European

trophy and were the main challengers to their rivals across Stanley

Park.

The book attempts to explain in a humourous way how the Blues

came to win their second league title in 1987 and is a good read for anyone who

remembers that era – or for those under the age of 25 who probably can’t believe that

Everton were once champions!

John has also published two other books, “ Growing up in Liverpool before

Beatlemania” and

“The Clubman”--Tales of an Insurance Man.

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Christmas is the season when you buy this year’s gifts with next year’s money – Anon

Rivrsid Playrs prform Gargling with Jelly by Brian Pattn,

12th-15th January 2011 at Hswall Hall

THe vil Dr Snsibl has prsuadd th Govrnmnt to administr a tr-

ribl anti-fun mdicin mad from boild mic and pulvrisd frogs, to

vryon in th land. evryon and vrything in Britain is now gry

and boring. Gams of any sort ar bannd. Laughing is forbiddn.

Fun is against th law.

Dr Snsibl wants to sprad hr grim anti-fun potion to th

rst of th world but bfor sh can do this, sh has to mak

sur that vry last child in Britain is using th misryguts

mdicin. Jnny, our hro is th only child in Britain

still rfusing although hr parnts hav bn turndinto gry shadows of thir formr slvs. Snsi-

bl has only four days to convinc Jnny but

sh rfuss to co-oprat. Snsibl can’t us

forc but that dosn’t man that sh can’t

b snaky and trick Jnny into taking th

mucky mdicin.

As th dadlin approachs Snsibl

bcoms mor vicious and vrmor

dvious. Thn Mrs Scattybags bursts

onto th scn. Scattybags is as daft as

a brush and much mor fun but vryonthinks sh is mad. Will sh join Jnny’s

campaign to rsist th vil Dr Snsibl?

Will thy succd in braking through th

gloom across th land? Will Scattybags

rmmbr th cur to th misry mdicin

bfor Snsibl has hr lockd up?

Rivrsid Playrs prsnt this hilarious

childrn’s play in Hswall Hall in January.

Th author Brian Pattn, is on of Livr-

pool’s bst known pots who has writtn

for both childrn and adults sinc th1960s and whos books hav now bn

translatd into Italian, Spanish, Grman

and Polish.

Th show will b dirctd by Jams Kay

who last prsntd Fantastic Mr Fox for

Hswall’s Rivrsid Playrs. Th cast

includs both vry xprincd adult ac-

tors and thr youngr local actors who

prform togthr with assortd ghosts,

hadlss corpss and Amrican and

Russian nws rportrs. Hr Majsty thQun and our Prim Ministr both mak

gust apparancs.

For tickts, plas call 632 4923

LAUGHTER IS THE RIGHT MEDICINE

FOR CHILDREN’S SHOW



ClusHeswll d Dstrct al Welre Scety

One of the leading animal welfare soieties on the

Wirral. We have a new Website www.heswall-

animal-welfare.org.uk

Flwer Clu

Meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 8pm at

Alexander Hall, Rocky Lane. Tel 342 2060.

Gyt Prus

Meeting at Richmond Hall every Tues 9am-1pm, also

Luncheon Meeting rst Monday of the month at The

Grange. Call 342 7855.

Heswll PrusThe group hold their luncheon at The Grange,

Thornton Hough every third Monday in the month &

meet for coffee at the URC Wednesdays 10am-

12noon. Tel 342 5367

Heswll Scety

Established for the public benet to conserve the

heritage of the parish. Contact Carolyn Eddowes on

342 5066

Hrtculturl Scety

Meetings on the rst Monday of the month at 7.30pm

in Heswall Hall. Tel 342 8204

Lw Tes Clu

Quarry Road East, Heswall. Tel 342 1775

Wrrl Los Clu

Meets 1st Tuesday every month at 7.45pm at the

Hinderton Arms, top Chester Road. Secretary: 334

3044.Heswll md Week Rlers

Walks between 5 and 9 miles on Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday every week, locally and

in Wales and Cheshire . Tel 336 6044

ntl Trust assct

For local members of The National Trust - organises

social events, speakers and outings to places of

interest. Tel 342 2847

oldfeld Thetre d Ccert Clu

Arranges visits by coach to theatres and concert

halls throughout the Wirral and beyond. Opera -

Ballet - Concerts or Plays. New members welcome.

Ring 342 8952.

Phtgrphc Scety

Meetings held at St.Peters Centre, Village Road,

Lower Heswall. Tel 648 5787

Rtry Clus

Heswall group meets every Thursday at The

Grange, Thornton Hough at 12.45pm. Secretary 342

2949Rotary Club of West Wirral. Meets Wednesdays

6.30 pm at Heatherlands Court, Irby. Secretary 342

1883.

The Rotary Club of Mid Wirral meet every tuesday

morning for breakfast at the Jug and Bottle at

7:15am. Tel 342 1034

Rud Tle

Social club with a conscience open to men between

18 and 45, meeting at The Black Horse, Lower

Heswall & other venues. Tel 342 9159. www.

heswallroundtable.co.uk

Ser SwersOpen to anyone over 50, for “serious “ or light

exercise, at Caldy Grange Swimming Pool every

Friday morning Tel. 342 3703

Srptsts

The group meet on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the

month at the Grange. Tel 342 3446

Weste

Visit www.heswall.com for leisure and business info

for Heswall. Tel 07730486242

Email [email protected]

Wrrl Wildle

The local branch of Cheshire Wildlife Trust.www.wirralwildlife.co.uk Tel 342 1395.

Wlgtherers

Heswall-based drama group. New members

welcome. Call 648 2717

Useul nuers

Cucllrs

Peter Johnson, 342 1399

Leslie Rowlands 342 2454

Andrew Hodson 342 6253

Surgeries held on the rst Saturday in the month at

Heswall Library, 10.30am-12noon

Plce

Heswall Police Station. Non-emergencies call: 709

6010. Monday - Friday 10am-5pm

Rchd Hll

Community hall in School Hill. Tel 342 5742

Schls

Barnston Primary. Tel 342 5229

Gayton Primary. Tel 342 3772

Heswall Primary. Tel 342 7491

St Peter’s CE Primary. Tel 342 2556

Wrrl Cucl

General switchboard 0151 606 2000

Useful uers d fo


Oh, for the good old days when people would stop Christmas shopping when they ran out of money – Anon




From a commercial point of view, if Christmas did not exist it would be necessary to invent it - Katharine Whitehorn

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Aren’t we forgeting the true meaning of Christmas? You know, the birth of Santa - Matt Groening

Fiction: February – Lisa Moore

If you’re looking for a good novel to give someone for Christmas why not try this

one?

Its main character, Helen O’Mara, was one of those left behind when her

husband died in the Ocean Ranger oil rig disaster in 1982. Her story starts years

after the event but she is compelled to travel back to the February (of the title)

that persists in her mind and to the moment, when, expecting her fourth child,

she received the call informing her that her husband has been lost at sea. 25

years later she receives another phone call from that same fourth child, a son,

to say he has made a girl pregnant and he wants his mother’s help. As son John

grapples with what it might mean to be father, Helen realises she must shake off

her decades of mourning in order to help. The novel takes us through the whole

story of her loss and how she has survived, culminating in the moment when the

oil rig goes down and Helen begins to emerge from her grief to meet a new life.

A beautiful, although at times harrowing novel, February is poignant, gently

amusing and heart warming. Highly recommended.

Autobiography: I must collect Myself- Maureen Lipman

This sparkling collection of stories, reminiscences and jokes, interspersed with

original and inventive monologues introduces us to all kinds of unforgettable

characters. There’s the excitable ‘wannabe’ auditioning in ‘Brittney’s Got Talent’,

Sheila the unintentionally smutty art tutor, the bitter American army wife suffering

in the Home Counties and many others, all illustrated with some wonderful

photographs of the author herself bringing her characters to life.

Maureen Lipman’s appeal lies in the fact that she is so normal and ordinary,

experiencing grief and happiness in the same ways that we do. Her talent is to

be able to collect those experiences and share them with us in a way which we

can recognize and identify with. A lovely warm and human book.

Local interest: Hoylake: A history of the Links- Anthony ShoneIf you have a golf enthusiast in the family this is the book for him/her, beautifully

presented in a glossy hardback. It is the story of Hoylake Golf Course, taking

us through the early years when the course was rst built (only 9 holes

initially!), through all sorts of changes and developments right

up to the present day. There is a section on

greenkeeping and ecology and an appendix on

the championships, all illustrated with stunning

colour photographs and sketches. A wonderful

book to keep and treasure.

BOOK REVIEWS:

CHRISTMAS BUYSBY ELEANOR DAVIES, FROM LINGHAM’S BOOKSTORE, HESWALL



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n T E R T a i n m E n T

WHAT’S ON IN DECEMBER


Friday 3rd December

Heswall Patchwork & Quilting Group are holding their bi-annual Charity Coffee Morning in

Heswall Hall from 10.30am- 12.30pm, in aid of Meadowside School.

Wednesday 8th December

Heathland Restoration at Heswall Dales, 10.30am – 3.30pm. Help continue the good work

saving one of Wirral’s best examples of Lowland Heath. Enjoy a physical fun day clearing

the invading scrub from the Dales. Meet: Entrance to Heswall Dales off Oldeld Road,

Heswall. Suitable clothing and footwear and bring a packed lunch. No need to book. Tel:

0151 677 7594 or email [email protected]


Estuary Watch: Riverbank Road for Raptors, 9.30am start. Join the Rangers

& Wirral Country Park Recording Group at

Riverbank Road car park in Lower Heswall

for the second in a winter long series of

bird watching events on the internationally

important Dee Estuary. As the mudats

& marsh oods we hope to see many

waders, ducks & raptors. Please bring

binoculars & warm waterproofs. No need

to book. For further enquiries Tel: 0151648 4371.


Heswall Society - Carol Singing with the Port Sunlight Lyceum Brass Band, St Peter’s

Church gates 7.15pm. all are welcome!

Sunday 19th December

Pubs & Paths Christmas Special,10.15am-3.30pm. Join the Ranger on a vigorous walk

through West Wirral and stop off for lunch in a local pub before returning to Thurstaston

Visitor Centre. No children under 14yrs. Booking essential. Contact Tel: 0151 648 4371

Thursday 23rd December

Estuary Watch: Christmas Special, 9am start. Heswall Shore is a wonderful place to

watch the wading birds of the Dee Estuary as the tide rises. Join the Rangers & the

WCP recording Group for a bird watch on the shore. . Please bring binoculars & warm

waterproofs. For further enquiries Tel: 0151 648 4371.

January

Riverside Players present “Gargling with Jelly” at Heswall Hall from 12th-15th January

2011. Performances are at 7.15 p.m. with a matinee on Sat. 15th at 2.30 p.m. Tickets,priced £5 are available from Linghams, Heswall, Fringes, Irby or by calling 632 4923

Christmas is a time when people of all religions come together to worship Jesus Christ - Matt Groening





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DirectoryTo advertise in this section

for as little as £16 a month

call 01244 350398

Dog Grooming

HESWALLGROOMING

All sizes ofdogs and cats

welcomeBathing, grooming,

de-matting, clipping,ear & nailcare

Free pick-up & returnCall Lucie on

0151 342 7028or 07714 351378

Driveways & Patios

DRIVEWAY & PATIO

SPECIALISTS

l Indian Stonel Block Paving

l Fencingl Pattern imprinted

concrete

Design Service Available

For an affordable quoteplease call Steve on

0151 356 5396

07716 870153

SMC PAVING

Furniture

Drainage

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Blocked Drains ClearedCCTV Drain Surveys

Drains Relayed

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THE FURNITURE

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loose joints, water and heat marks

removed, French polishing

q Traditional caning

q Leather repairs, scuffs, burns,

scratches etc

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Tel 0151 678 3888

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Touchwood

Tree Surgery RFS Cert Arb & NPTC Qualified Staff

Fully Insured Domestic & Commercial

Pruning, Felling, Reducing

Dismantling and ClearanceHedge Maintenance

Stump Removal

Tree Surveys and reports

Free Estimates & Advice

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07825 994 246

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[email protected]

Gardens / Trees

Gardening

Roy HandLandscape Gardening l Fencing

l Turng

l Hedge cutting

l Scarication

lMoss and weed killing for lawns

l Block paving

l Patios

l Grounds maintenance

Call 0151 336 8507

Roses are reddish, violets are bluish. If it weren’t for Christmas, we’d all be Jewish - Benny Hill

Glaze-rite: Misted units

replaced, all glazing work,lead repairs, UPVC tted

and PVC repairs. Tel 0151

342 0059 / 078375 84482

www.glaze-rite.com

Glazing

Handyman Service

Painting & Decorating,

roong Paving, Gutter

cleaning, gardening andall DIY, (24 hours). 0151

342 0059 / 078375 84482

Handyman

Handyman

Servicesl Plumbing & Tiling

l Painting & Wallpaper

l Laminate Flooring

l Flat Packl and much more

No job too small

For quality and reliability

call Bill on

327 6883 or 07768 792251

Free estimates

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Call Sean on

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To advertise in this section


call 01244 350398

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Contemporary Kitchens

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r Replacement Doors available in any size

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Mower repairs

2 CountiesService your mower

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Tel 0151 342 3366l Service/repairs/sharpening

all makes of garden machinery

l Domestic and professional

l Lawn mowers, strimmers,

ride-on tractors, chain saws,

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l Hire equipment

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e-mail [email protected]

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n Plumbing

n Bathrooms

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For the very latest

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go to our websitewww.rwhplumbing.com

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Established for over 25 years

0151 336 1965

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Plumbing

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Tiling & Plastering

Services

For all internal &

exterior work

Call Ian

0151 342 3055Mob 07816 490596

Plastering

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v Full central heang systems

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days or evenings on

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v Boiler Replacement

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