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• Environmental charities and related groups
• Local halls
• Sustainable transport
• Local / regional food producers, suppliers and restaurants
• Local arts / well-being

West Kirby General
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kirby

Environmental charities and related groups

Wirral LA21 Network
www.la21.net
The Wirral environmental education charity, set up to promote and facilitate ethical and environmentally friendly lifestyles.

Energy Projects Plus
www.epplus.org.uk
Energy efficiency advice centre in Wallasey

Barnston Village
www.barnstonvillage.info

Dee Estuary Birding
www.deeestuary.co.uk/
This Web site describes the best Dee Estuary birdwatching areas with detailed maps and latest bird news for dedicated twitchers and casual birdwatchers alike

Wirral-Recycle
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wirral-Recycle
Wirral branch of a global movement to match people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them - you can find a home for things you don't want to keep but cannot bear to throw away.

Friends of Ashton Park
www.friendsofashtonpark.btik.com

Friends of Coronation Gardens, West Kirby
www.friendsofcoronationgardens.co.uk

Friends of Hilbre
www.hilbreisland.org.uk

Friends of Storeton Woods
http://friendsofstoretonwoods.org.uk

Green Together
Based in Rock Ferry, currently operating Community allotments on three sites. Limited space is available on plots at Bebington Rd allotments and Bedford Avenue allotments. Small sectioned sub-plots available for use to residents in the catchment area of these two sites. Support is available to anyone wishing to take up a sub-plot.
If anyone is interested or would like more information they can contact Keith Farroll/Ian Jones 0151 644 4830, Keith.farroll@greenapprentices.org.uk

St Bridget's Church (West Kirby) Eco-Congregation Green sheets
www.stbridgetschurch.org.uk/page13eco.htm

Tam O'Shanter Urban Farm
www.tamoshanterfarm.org.uk

Voluntary & Community Action Wirral
www.vcawirral.org.uk
Offers support and advice to the third sector in Wirral

West Kirby Transition Town Project
www.transitiontownwestkirby.org.uk
Moving towards a sustainable economy in West Kirby

Wirral Barn Owl Trust
www.wirralbarnowltrust.org

Wirral Council Parks and Countryside Events
www.wirral.gov.uk/events

Wirral Footpaths and Open Spaces Preservation Society
http://sites.google.com/site/wirralfootpathssociety
Aims to preserve Wirral's footpath and open space heritage by: regular inspections, cutting back and clearing undergrowth, securing removal of obstructions, assisting with signing and way marking, influencing official policy, advising on revisions to Definitive Maps, publishing walks leaflets and promotional material, organising guided walks.

The Wirral Society
www.wirralsociety.net
The Wirral Committee of the Campaign to Protect Rural England

Wirral Tree Wardens
www.wirraltreewardens.co.uk/

Wirral Wildlife
www.wirralwildlife.co.uk

National Campaigns with a Local Connection

www.coolearth.org/306/what%27s-new-32/news-155/join-our-campaign-to-save-guyana%27s-rainforest-358.html
This is a charity co-founded by Frank Field MP - he's also tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) in the Commons, asking that the British Government support the country of Guyana in protecting its rainforest.

Local halls

Hoylake Community Centre
Hoyle Road, Hoylake CH47 3AG
Tel 632 2889 for deatils
...more

Melrose Hall
6 Melrose Avenue, Hoylake, CH47 3BU
Telephone Jackie Hall 632 2152, Shirley Fullarton 632 1992 or Vicky Clarke 632 2646 for any further information.
...more

Westbourne Community Centre
Westbourne Road, West Kirby, CH48 4DQ
Phone 0151 625 0344
www.westbournecommunitycentre.btik.com

Sustainable transport

Merseytravel
0151 236 7676
Information line on buses, trains and ferries.

Transport direct
www.transportdirect.info
The public transport information website you've been waiting for - enter your postcode, and where you want to go to and when, and you get the nearest bus stop, the bus number, when its due, or the train information with changes and so on.

Rail information
www.nationalrail.co.uk

Bikes and Boards - Bike shop
170 Banks Road, West Kirby. Tel 625 5533

Living Streets Wirral / Chester
www.livingstreetswirralchester.org.uk
Campaigning for better pedestrian routes on the Wirral and Chester

Mersey Ferries
www.merseyferries.co.uk
Across the Mersey, and also day trips to Manchester in the summer (returning by bus)

Ramblers Association coaches
www.wirralramblers.org.uk ( and www.ramblers.org.uk )
The Ramblers Association runs coaches every Sunday to walking areas in North Wales, the Lakes etc. through the Wirral local group.

Sustrans
www.sustrans.org.uk
Sustainable transport charity - information on the local cycle routes, including online UK maps at small, medium and large scales.

Wirral Cycling Campaign
www.wirralcycling.org.uk

Wirral Footpaths and Open Spaces Preservation Society
www.wirralfootpaths.org.uk

Wrexham-Birkenhead Rail Users' Association
www.wbrua.net/

Local / regional food producers, suppliers and restaurants

Local arts / well-being

Birkenhead Choral Society
www.bcschoral.fsnet.co.uk

Hoylake Chamber Concert Society
www.chamberconcert.co.uk

Hoylake Choral Society
www.hoylakechoralsociety.org.uk

Jane Orrell - Holistic Massage Therapy and Yoga
www.janeorrell.com

Jim Fleming - local artist






Katherine McCall - local photographer
email mccallh@bigstring.com, tel 0151 625 1628

Osteopathy & Natural Health Clinic
www.osteopathyandnaturalhealth.com
A centre for complementary medicine, offering natural health solutions

Recovery Wirral
www.recoverywirral.com
A positive approach to mental well-being

Wirral Talks at Prenton Literary and Debating Society
www.wirraltalks.co.uk

Yoga classes with Justine Aldersey-Williams
www.YogaWirral.co.uk
Yoga classes for adults
www.Karmatime.com
The Children's Yoga Company




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Last updated: 08 Jul 2010