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A COUNCIL MAGAZINE FOR RESIDENTS OF , , KIRKBY, , WHISTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Issue 2 Summer 2005

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No Oliver twist to school meals programme Borough was getting fresh before TV chef

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Welcome to the second issue of Knowsley News - the council’s quarterly publication for borough residents. The magazine was launched 12 after our research showed you wanted to know more about what the council is doing and what is going on in the borough. 23 We think we’ve got the feel of the magazine right but the most important thing is what YOU think. We’ve had a fantastic response to our request for feedback in issue one and the Regulars: Features: most pleasing thing was that the overwhelming majority of News 4, 8 Fresh approach 11 responses were positive. to school food An amazing 88 per cent said 17 that overall Knowsley News was Round your way 6 ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ and, happily, Big deal for North Huyton Borough’s band aid 12 not one person rated the magazine as ‘poor’ or ‘rubbish’. Supporting local bands The majority read all or most My Knowsley 9 of it and 95 per cent thought it Footballer, Craig Hignett End of the road 17 was easy to read. Over half of you asked for for dumped cars more pages devoted to what’s Your health 10 on, so we’ve included an extra Time to beat the bulge Blooming marvellous 19 two pages packed with events in Knowsley Flower Show and around the area. You also asked for more What’s on 13 information about borough services, so we’ve extended the useful numbers section. Memory Lane 18 We always welcome your Lifting lid on lessons of late 24 comments about the magazine or on council services – good and bad. Feel free to contact the Ask the expert 20 editor, Gareth Roberts. keeping it clean It is also my sad duty to announce that Councillor George Howard passed away Sport special 21 last month. As well as his work as an elected member in the Competition 24 Council, George played a valuable role in the Passenger Win a trip to Dublin Transport Authority ensuring better transport routes in Knowsley. Knowsley News is produced by Knowsley Council Knowsley News is also available in other formats including four times a year and distributed to all households in the borough. The next edition will be published in Braille, large print and audiotape. If you are registered blind or September. If you have any comments or feedback – or would like to write a letter for publication visually impaired you should receive an audiotape version of the please contact the editor, Gareth Roberts, at: magazine. Telephone customer services on 0151 443 3197 Knowsley News, Municipal Buildings, PO Box 21, Cllr Ron Round, Huyton, Knowsley, L36 9YU. Tel: 0151 443 3397. or email: [email protected] Leader of Fax: 0151 443 3507. Knowsley Council Email: [email protected]. Edited, designed and printed by Limehouse www.limehouse.co.uk E2356 Knowsley 3 17/5/05 9:06 am Page 4

News WARDENS SAVE MILLY A FAMILY has praised the quick thinking of two Borough in brief neighbourhood wardens after they saved a baby’s life.

Competition winners JULIE HENDERSON of Greystone Road, Swanside (pictured), won the Knowsley News competition for two Grand National tickets. Mrs B Largue of Pine Close, Kirkby, won the easyjet competition. RELIEVED: Cathy McGee with daughter Kath, granddaughter Milly and husband John. Meet your bobby IF you have views on policing in Knowsley, you One-year-old Milly Newlands was Milly into the recovery position like to say a great big thank you to can have your say. staying with her grandmother while Lindsay phoned an them.” Police surgeries are held Cathy McGee in Lambourn ambulance. “The adrenalin kicks in and around the borough to Avenue, Cronton when she began “Milly came round within 10 you just do what you have to do,” give residents the chance convulsing, stopped breathing and minutes. I was very grateful for the said Ian. to raise their concerns slipped into unconsciousness. wardens’ help; they were my with a local officer. “Milly just lay on the floor and guardian angels. Surgeries in Kirkby are went into a fit. I ran to a friend’s “I think it was a life-saving every Monday, 10am- and I really panicked when there situation. If I had a thousand 12noon, at KHT Housing was no answer,” Cathy told pounds I would have given it to Office, Bewley Drive and Knowsley News. them there and then.” every Tuesday, 12noon- 1.30pm, at Ribblers Court Luckily neighbourhood wardens Mum, Kathryn Newlands, added: Community Hall. Ian Crawford, 37, and Lindsay “My mother was in a real panic so it WONDER WARDENS: In Huyton surgeries are Rogers, 31, were passing by. Ian put was good job they were there. I’d Ian Crawford and Lindsay Rogers every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 1pm-3pm, at NEIGHBOURHOOD wardens Sarah Maher the Neighbourhood and John Crossland helped to save the life of Win a TV in Action Team office, a man in Prescot who was unconscious after Sleaford Road. drinking heavily and taking sleeping tablets. council tax scheme The man has made a full recovery. Tram plan is go PAY your council tax by direct debit and you could WORK on ’s scoop a brand new telly! new £225m tram system The council is encouraging residents to pay by this linking Kirkby with George Howard is scheduled to method, as it saves money on processing fees, start on 1 July. FORMER Mayor of keeping the cost of council tax bills down. Construction group Laing Knowsley Cllr George Savings are pumped back into funds for schools, O’Rourke and trams Howard has died of a libraries, community centres and environmental specialist Grant Rail will heart attack. improvement. He was a councillor for carry out the work, All residents who keep up their direct debit payments scheduled to be Whiston South ward for 22 years and vice- through the year will be completed in time for chairman of , where he played a entered into a draw to PRIZE WINNER: Kirkby resident Liverpool’s Capital of key part in the project. John Parker picks up a laptop Culture year in 2008. Cllr Howard served as the Mayor of win an LCD television. computer from Cllr Norman Keats, Preparations, such as Last year’s prize of a Cabinet Member for Finance and Knowsley from 1997 to 1998 and, in that Information Society Technologies moving gas, electric and time, raised £27,000 for research into laptop computer was phone lines, have already Alzheimer’s disease. won by John Parker started and a planning Knowsley Council leader Cllr Ron Round from Kirkby. application has been said: “George will be greatly missed by all his submitted for For more information colleagues and the community he served for Merseytram’s Gilmoss about paying your depot, including 750 park so many years. He was a well known and council tax by direct and ride car spaces. well-respected councillor, who took pride in debit call 0151 443 4476 serving the people of this borough and did so with a passion.”

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News

Borough in brief

Ford link is first KNOWSLEY Council is the first in the country to develop a unique partnership with an independent private company. The council and People’s Ford are working together servicing and maintaining the council’s 320 vehicles and 400 items of plant and private transit vehicles. FIRST LOOK AT NEW CENTRE Cllr Bob Swann said: “We are also looking to WORK on a new shopping centre in Huyton is due to start this month. develop an apprenticeship academy, which will benefit young people who The old Asda site has been huge 25,000 square foot area. He said: “We are in discussions want to become demolished and Knowsley Guy Illingworth, Director of with several major names and are mechanics and enable planning chiefs have given the CTP Ltd, the urban regeneration positive that the scheme will be a them to get unrivalled green light to a 100,000 sq ft specialist working on the great success and will bring a new work experience.” scheme incorporating 26 units. development, is hopeful that many vibrancy to the town centre.” New retailers will include more top name retailers will come The development is due to be Here he goes again Wilkinsons, who will occupy a on board. completed in March 2006. LEGENDARY local band The La’s have reformed more than a decade after Benefit: Council’s their last gig. Reel attraction The new line up includes and Jay crackdown on Lewis, both from Huyton, KNOWSLEY is fast becoming a familiar sight as well as on the small screen as TV producers flock to cheats saves £3m and Nick Miniski. the borough to shoot location scenes. The La’s shot to fame in A CRACKDOWN on benefit cheats and Hollyoaks actors Ali Bastian (Becca) and 1990, following the insurance fraudsters has saved Knowsley Kevin Sacre (Jake), pictured below, were the release of their self-titled Council an estimated £3million in just 12 album, and had a huge hit latest stars to strut their stuff in the area. months. with There She Goes. The couple, who have been at war in the Councillor Norman Keats said: “Obtaining The group have been Channel Four soap, filmed scenes in Court benefits by giving false information or failing to booked to play the Hey Park and The National Wildflower Centre advise us of a change in circumstances is a Summer Sonic Festival in in Huyton. criminal offence. Japan alongside Oasis, And the cast and crew didn’t have far to “We also actively investigate all insurance Nine Inch Nails, Weezer and The Black Crowes. travel from their Mersey TV base two miles claims to ensure only the genuine claimants See our feature on page 10. away in Childwall. receive compensation.” Scenes for Grange Hill have also been shot in Last year, benefit fraud investigations across We’ve got it taped Knowsley saved the borough’s taxpayers around Huyton Village while Knowsley Hall is also a KNOWSLEY Council has £100,000 and led to 12 court prosecutions. And favourite with TV and film producers. teamed up with the 10 more offenders received formal cautions, with Productions filming there have included The Liverpool Voluntary a further 12 accepting a fine rather than face Society for the Blind Cloning of Joanna May, Brookside, Hollyoaks court action. (LVSB) to make sure that and The Forsyte Saga. Anyone with information about someone borough residents with making a false insurance claim or claiming visual impairments don’t benefits they are not entitled to, can contact miss out on Knowsley Knowsley Council in the strictest confidence on News. freephone Anti-Fraud Hotline 0800 0730 532. From this edition onwards, everyone who is There has also been a dramatic dip in the registered blind or number of compensation claims following partially-sighted in the Knowsley’s decision to investigate every claim borough will receive an audiotape version of the and improve roads and footpaths. Payouts have magazine through their been slashed by 70 per cent to just 550 in letterbox. 2004/05, saving around £3.2million.

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ROUND YOUR WAY It’s a big deal for neighbourhood

esidents in North Huyton will see Residents’ views are key to the plan. A MULTI-MILLION pound big changes in the next five years The NDC North Huyton board has a Runder the New Deal for resident majority, with two regeneration initiative to Communities (NDC) initiative. representatives from each of the estates. In 2001 the Government invested In the past five years resident surveys breathe new life into a £55.8 million into a 10-year plan for the have revealed the area is a safer place to Knowsley community has estates of Hillside, Primalt, Woolfall live, with the fear of crime in North North, Woolfall South, Fincham and Huyton now lower than the North West reached the halfway stage. Finch House. average. A further £150 million from a private The Knowsley Housing Trust will investor will finance the biggest spend £40m on modernising its homes FACTFILE transformation of housing in North in the area and a project to get people Huyton since the 1930s. into employment – Road2Work – has NORTH Huyton is one of 39 neighbourhoods recently been introduced. targeted by the Government scheme New Barriers The next step will see hundreds of Deal for Communities. But NDC is not just about improving homes demolished and rebuilt, More than £2 billion will be pumped into housing. The community-based including new homes for sale. NDC areas nationally. initiative aims to remove the barriers to Over the remainder of ‘the achievement that many North Huyton programme of change’ residents will North Huyton contains the eighth and 13th residents experience day-to-day. So also benefit from new primary and most deprived wards in the country. raising achievement in schools, tackling secondary schools, a new health care The aim of NDC is to narrow the gap crime, improving the environment and facility, a centre to help people looking between the country’s poorest and deprived encouraging healthy living are among for work and new leisure and youth areas and the rest of the country. the scheme’s other aims. facilities.

ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: A wall- building scheme is helping to improve the look of estates in North Huyton.

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY

North Huyton NDC chief executive Tim Molton says the scheme will provide residents with a place to be proud of. He said: “We want people who have moved away because of the area’s problems to come back and I am pleased with the progress that has been made so far. “Priority will be given to those already living here, while also making the area attractive for new people to move into it. By the end of the programme the area will be physically more appealing and vibrant with rising property values, top - NEW LOOK: The Knowsley Housing Houses similar to lower levels of crime and these will be unemployment and better demolished and Trust will spend £40m rebuilt as part of the health and wellbeing.” New Deal for on modernising its Communities scheme. middle - FLATTENED: homes in the area and Outdated blocks of Father flats in Woolfall George Heath were destroyed a project to get people as part of North Robson is into employment – Huyton's facelift. the parish bottom - GONE: priest of St These houses in Dominic’s Road2Work – has North Huyton have already been Church, recently been destroyed. Huyton and chair of the NDC board. He has lived in North introduced. Huyton for 14 years and knows residents are right behind the scheme. He said: “There’s been a good response. We get good numbers coming to meetings but there’s impatience over the time it’s taking for positive building to start and not just Youth forum demolition. For them, the time A YOUTH forum set up under the lag is difficult to understand. NDC scheme is offering ‘New Deal Big “Some residents have lived Deal’ grants to young people’s groups in here all their lives and seen a North Huyton. big deterioration in the area so Youths aged 13-19 supported by it’s a big step for them to adults in the community, youth believe it will happen. We need workers, teachers, mentors or a to breed confidence and residents’ association can apply for involve people as much as grants of up to £2,000. possible. We are creating a The forum will fund schemes relating community feeling in the area to the arts, team-building projects, sporting activities and environmental and forming a powerful team – projects. a united community.” For more information contact Bridgette Brennan on 443 5882 or email: [email protected]

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News STATUE

Borough in brief PLAN TO

Perfect partnership A PARTNERSHIP of HONOUR public, private and voluntary sectors has chalked up some great HAROLD successes in Knowsley in the last year. Better GCSE results, more job opportunities for WILSON young people through employment skills and inclusion programmes, a reduction in antisocial A STATUE of former behaviour and fewer Prime Minister Harold deaths or serious injuries fon the borough’s roads Wilson is are some of the Knowsley Partnership’s being planned for the achievements. Made up of Knowsley centre of Huyton. Council, Knowsley Primary Care Trust, Merseyside The year 2005 is the 60th residence, with well-known faces represented a local Police, Community anniversary of Wilson’s election as including Cherie Blair, John area and would like this to be Empowerment Network, an MP – originally for Prescott, Gordon Brown and Jack remembered.” Knowsley Housing Trust, and then Huyton. Straw discussing the huge impact Anyone wishing to contribute Greater Merseyside The Speaker of the House of Wilson had on the country. to the fund should send their Learning and Skills Commons, the Rt Hon Michael Cllr Ron Round, Leader of donations to: ‘The Harold Council, Jobcentre Plus Martin, launched an appeal fund Knowsley Council, said: “There Wilson Memorial Statue Appeal and Merseytravel, the for the statue at Knowsley are many people locally and Fund’ c/o Mike Harden, partnership aims to make Community College. nationally who we feel would Knowsley Borough Council, PO Knowsley a healthy place A reception was also held in want to be associated with this Box 24, Archway Road, Huyton, where people are proud to at the speaker’s private initiative. We are proud that Merseyside, L36 9YZ live, work, learn and prosper. They work to improve six areas: community YES TO NO SMOKE safety, economy and RESIDENTS employment, learning, health and KNOWSLEY KEY TO well-being, housing and residents have BOROUGH environment, and children backed a plan to and young people. stub out smoking in FUTURE enclosed public places. KNOWSLEY’S new chief executive Court action Organisers of the Smoke- since April, Sheena Ramsey, is A PLANNED new Free Knowsley campaign are neighbourhood centre at keen to put residents at the centre still analysing results of a of decision-making in the borough. Raven Court in Leathers public survey but say early Lane, Halewood has The mother-of-three recently indications show there is moved closer to relocated to the area from her becoming reality. strong support for the idea. native North East, where she was Knowsley Council’s Knowsley Council has had Assistant Chief Executive for purchase of the 1960s- a Tobacco Control Strategy in Newcastle City Council. built shopping centre is a place for three years to “I was attracted to Knowsley major step in their plan protect non-smokers from because of its impressive track to regenerate the Raven second-hand tobacco smoke. record and the emphasis that is put on residents being at the heart of Court area. every agenda here,” said Sheena, who has already walked around most Proposals include new of the borough to get a feel for residents’ needs. shops, council buildings “I have found immense diversity in the borough. There was a real buzz and a health care centre. when I was shopping in Kirkby market a few weeks ago, which is in The council is holding contrast to the many green areas in Knowsley.” talks with a potential But Sheena is also well aware that there are areas of deprivation and development partner and fundamental problems that need addressing. is to conduct further Tackling anti-social behaviour is high on her list of priorities, as well as consultations with improving health and providing better services for children and families. interested parties in She will be attending each of the Knowsley area forums and is looking Halewood. forward to hearing directly from residents.

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MY KNOWSLEY Craig Hignett OFTEN described as a journeyman footballer, Huyton will always be home for the playmaker with an eye for goal. By Gareth Roberts

espite playing for no fewer than 11 apprenticeship and Craig, a regular on the Kop CRAIG’S CLUBS clubs in 20 years, 35-year-old Craig from age six, switched to the Reds. Dhas always returned to the Western Liverpool stalled over whether to sign him EVERTON Avenue estate where he grew up – even when it professionally at 18 and Crewe boss Dario 1981 - 1984 involved a gruelling 736-mile round trip from Gradi stepped in. “Given Crewe’s reputation for Aberdeen. developing kids, I thought it was the right LIVERPOOL The former Park View and move and I am still in touch with Dario now,” 1984 - 1988 Comprehensive pupil is settled in said Craig. CREWE Middlesbrough after a lengthy spell with the In fact Hignett enjoyed Gresty Road so much 1988 - 1992 Teesiders. he returned for a loan spell with the “But I come back to Huyton every week – I Railwaymen in 2004 – 12 years after leaving MIDDLESBROUGH always have done - even when I played for the club. 1992 - 1998 Aberdeen,” he said. Now back in the North East with League Comfortable in midfield or up front, Craig’s Two side Darlington, Craig says his best years ABERDEEN career kicked off with local sides including The in football were in that region. 1998 - 1998 Paddock, Pride & Joy, and Diamonds. “I did everything I ever wanted with BARNSLEY But he also devoted hours on perfecting his Middlesbrough. I played in the top league, I 1998 - 2000 swing at Bowring Park golf course. “I’d say it’s played in cup finals, I loved it there. one of my favourite places in the area, I used to “Blackburn and Barnsley were great too. BLACKBURN virtually live on there. Sometimes I’d go round With Blackburn I found out what it was like to 2000 - 2003 it eight times in a day!” he laughed. be on the winning side in a cup final,” he said. His first break came at 11, when Everton Craig plans to play on for a few years but he COVENTRY spotted him, and at 14 Hignett was approached has already taken his coaching badges. 2002 - 2002 by Liverpool. The club “I fancy being a manager,” he added. I think I LEICESTER guaranteed him an have learnt good and bad things from all the 2003 - 2004 managers I have played for. I just hope I get the chance.” LEEDS 2004 - 2004 DARLINGTON 2004 -

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YOUR HEALTH It’s time to beat the bulge By Vicki Gianelli

A campaign to tackle obesity is encouraging Knowsley QUICK TIPS

families to get fit and healthy this summer. EAT WELL

Make sure you eat your ‘five-a-day’ - rganisers of the campaign, called getting fit organisers have come up with some lots of fruit and vegetables are starting Energise Knowsley!, have set up a wide- quick tips to get started (see right). to come into season – enjoy them. Orange of projects to help encourage It’s never too late to adopt a healthy lifestyle Drink plenty of water – it helps keep residents of the borough to lead a healthier and it will benefit you in the long term. The you hydrated and your system and skin lifestyle. small changes you make can really help you clean. The key messages are ‘eat well, keep active and your children lead healthier, happier Cut down on processed foods - they and stay healthy’. And for people who fancy lifestyles. can contain lots of fat, sugar and salt.

ENERGISE KNOWSLEY! is school meals, readily KEEP ACTIVE a partnership between available water in schools and Knowsley Primary Care a range of activities so that Do something you enjoy. Getting active Trust (your local NHS), people can get active in ways doesn’t mean you have to go to the gym Knowsley Council and many they enjoy – from swimming or start running marathons. Going for a other organisations and and running through to brisk walk each day or working in the individuals committed to country walks and digging garden can be just as good – and fun. working with Knowsley the allotment. Try something new. If you think you people to improve health would like a workout, how about for everyone. For more information on how to joining one of the council’s gyms, or Set up in spring 2004, ‘eat well, keep active and stay going swimming? Also check out the Energise Knowsley! projects healthy’, call free on 0800 027 Knowsley Action Guide on page 22 for have included the 0272, 9am – 8pm, Monday to sport clubs and contact numbers for introduction of healthy Friday. leisure centres in your area

COULD YOU FEED A FAMILY ON FIFTY QUID?

KNOWSLEY Council wants your help to prove you don’t have to break the bank to eat healthily. The authority is determined to smash the myth that it costs more to eat well. And Knowsley chiefs want you to send in your ideas to prove their point. Could you feed two children, three healthy, balanced meals a day for a week on £50? If you think you could, send in your menus and prices to Eat Healthy, Knowsley News, Knowsley Council, Archway Road, Huyton, L36 9YU. We’ll print the best menus in the 10 BETTER HEALTH AND HEALTHY LIVING September issue. E2356 Knowsley 3 17/5/05 9:07 am Page 11

YOUNG PEOPLE

Page header: Your health

By Alex Westwell

GOOD GRUB: Knowsley schoolchildren like these pupils at Cherryfield Primary (left) were eating healthy school meals well before Jamie Oliver's campaign. Old menu Fresh approach Main course: by Alex Westwell Hot Dog in a Bun with Onions Soccer Pasta Shapes NOWSLEY’S schoolchildren have been “Knowsley is not only supporting healthy Mini Potato Waffles tucking into healthy, freshly prepared eating in primary schools but also in Kfood for more than a year before Jamie secondary schools. We are currently working Pasta Soccer Shapes on Toast Oliver started his crusade to raise standards of with the Foods Standards Agency on national school meals. research which will help form government Dessert: The TV chef started a national debate with policy on healthy secondary schools menus.” Apple Crumble his Channel Four programme Jamie’s School Dinners. & Custard But education chiefs in Knowsley say not Ice Cream one of the 13,000 main meals provided daily to the borough’s young children contains processed foods. FACT FILE Now Instead kids are served up dishes prepared with fresh ingredients accompanied by 100% of primary main courses are Main Course: vegetables, salad and fruit. freshly prepared Staff are also told to ensure foods Barbecued Chicken Fresh fruit and salad are available daily in a Tortilla Wrap are baked instead of fried. Knowsley councillors backed the drive in all schools Mixed Salad towards healthy eating and increased the Fresh vegetables are used regularly in primary school menu budget by £150,000 in schools including broccoli, green beans, Cheese and Ham Pasta Bake April 2004. cauliflower, carrots and mixed vegetables. Garlic Bread No beef burgers or hot dogs are Mixed Salad Crosshead Cllr Bob Swann, Knowsley’s cabinet member served in secondary schools Dessert: Choice of for Environment and Operational Services, No carbonated drinks are served in Strawberry Whip & Cream said: “The health and wellbeing of young any school children in Knowsley is paramount to us. Apple Sponge & Custard Bottled water, juice and fresh milk have “The council has always taken this matter been reduced in price to encourage uptake seriously, supporting it with extra funding Fresh Yoghurt Fresh Fruit and a Glass and eradicating all processed foods from There are no vending machines in any school of Fruit Squash our primary menus.

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FEATURE

Borough’s band aid THE LEGENDARY LA’S THE return of local band The La’s has sparked a KNOWSLEY Council is giving bands from the area a scramble for tickets. June dates at Sheffield helping hand in their bid for stardom. By Gareth Roberts Leadmill, Ritz and London Shepherds Bush Empire sold out within days and erseyside music is again ’ years ago and the tickets are now changing in the spotlight after the front man, has album received a hands on Msuccess of and worked with wave of positive internet The Zutons and the return of council TV and radio auction The La’s. officers in the coverage. sites for Knowsley’s Leisure and past, as has Organisers say four and Community Services can offer Huyton band the idea could be fives times the next big thing from the The Crescent. revived if there is face value. borough free or reduced-rate Another band enough interest from Founder members Lee studio time, provide equipment with members musicians in the area. Mavers, from Huyton, and offer opportunity to play a from Huyton – Regular band nights are and John Power are still live gig. Pristine – has also held throughout the year and in the band. But the new- Officers can also advise on benefited and is attracting more events are planned for the look line-up features how bands can apply for grants. record-label interest. summer. guitarist , also Dave McCabe from Knowsley A CD to showcase borough And, from September, music- from Huyton, and Village, now enjoying success as talent was produced a couple of mad secondary schools pupils drummer Nick Miniski. from the borough will also get The La’s shot to fame help with songwriting, in 1990 following the KNOWSLEY boasts an impressive track record in producing musical talent from production, producing a release of their self-titled 1980s faves China Crisis to current chart-toppers The Zutons. biography and marketing their album and they had a China Crisis were from Kirkby while The Zutons, whose hits include product back to their friends huge hit with There She Confusion, Remember Me and Pressure Point, are led by Dave McCabe from under a new enterprise scheme. Goes. During sessions for KNOWSLEY Knowsley Village. their second album, the 1990s stars Space had hit singles with Neighbourhood, Female Of The For more details about help for bands band split with bass Species and Me And You Against The World. The quartet included singer Tommy call Paul Brennan on 443 3989 or Dave player Power going on to BAND HIGHLIGHTS Scott from and guitarist Jamie Murphy from Huyton. Wycherley on 443 5640. form Cast. The La’s also play in Ireland at Cork ZUTON FEVER Dave McCabe (centre) has enjoyed chart Savoy (6 June), Dublin Ambassadors (7 success with The Zutons. June) and Belfast Mandela Hall (9 June) before playing the on 26 June.

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MUSIC production after 18 narrow boats, street years in London’s West theatre, music and 10 June End. Tel: 0870 606 3404. crafts. Tel: 233 2008. The Wall Kirkby Suite. 8pm. More 15-20 August 16 June than 30 Kirkby The Rat Pack – Batty About Bats musicians perform the Live From Las Vegas Acornfield Nature music from Pink Floyd’s Liverpool Empire. A Reserve, Kirkby. 7-9pm. classic album. Tickets talented cast and a 15- Join the rangers to see £6.50. Tel: 443 4063 or piece orchestra take you if you can spot some of our nocturnal flying 07865074113. on a trip back to the glitz friends. Tel: 443 3682. 11 June of Las Vegas and the Band Night classic recordings of Huyton Leisure Centre. Frank, Sammy and Dean. 7.30-9.30pm.Young Tel: 0870 606 3434. bands from the area 23 August- show off their talent. 3 September Tel: 443 3989. Disney’s Beauty & 3 July The Beast 17-19 June Love with Arthur Liverpool Empire. Seen Theatre in Lee by over 25 million the Park Carling Academy, people, one of the Stadt Moers Park, Liverpool. After wowing biggest musicals of all Huyton. The park is audiences at last year’s transformed into a JIMMY CARR: Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. 16 July time brings to life the Glastonbury Festival, classic tale with a burst promenade theatre for three days. To book the legendary Lee is 16 July Factor runners-up who of theatrical magic. Tel: tickets or find out back on the road again. Jimmy Carr specialise in covers of 0870 606 3404. Tel: 0870 771 2000. Royal Court Theatre, pop, rock and opera more tel: 489 1239 or Liverpool. The classics have gone from EVENTS 443 5619. THEATRE television comedian strength to strength 7 June 19 June 15 June brings his Public since a £1m deal with Song and Dance Knowsley St Gabriel’s Youth Display of Affection Sony. Tel: 0870 606 3404. Show Corporate Challenge Theatre Tour to Liverpool. For 22 June-30 July Huyton Suite. Young Knowsley Hall, Prescot. Hall Lane, Huyton. tickets tel: 709 4321. Starlight Express 5k run or walk for 7.15pm. Performance people performing live 18 June Liverpool Empire. First teams of four. One team based on a 10-week songs and G4 ever UK tour of Andrew member must be health project. Tel: 443 contemporary dance. Liverpool Empire. The X- Lloyd Webber’s female and all must be 5642. Tickets £2. Tel: 443 3989. over 17. Entry is £28. MUSIC Tel: 443 2155. 9 June LIVERPOOL 27 June 8 July Batty About Bats 20 June Brian Wilson Ronan Keating Batty About Bats SUMMER POPS Halewood Park. Join 28 June 9&10 July Halewood Park. 8- A MONTH of big the rangers to see if Andy Williams McFly 10pm. See 16 June name artists from you can spot some of the world of music 29 June 11 July entry. Tel: 488 6151. our nocturnal flying and entertainment, Diana Ross Roxy Music friends. Tel: 443 3682. 22-23 June set in the all-seated 30 June 12&18 July Health Tests 4,500 capacity big Jools Holland Meat Loaf 10-13 June Halewood Leisure top arena at 1&4 July 14 July Mersey River Centre. 9.15am-12pm. Liverpool Docks. Will Young Daniel Bedingfield Festival Drop in for a full range A record attendance 2 July 15&16 July and of health tests is expected at the Diana Ross Australian Pink Floyd various venues around including blood 2005 Summer Pops. 5 July 19 July the Albert Dock. The pressure, body fat Tickets tel: 0870 151 The Bootleg Beatles Anastacia UK’s biggest free percentage and body 4000 or go to 7 July 23 July maritime event mass index tests. Tel: www.cmpentertainment.com Gabrielle Status Quo featuring tall ships, 443 2127.

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9-10 July 24 July Merseyside Youth McGoldrick Fun Day Games McGoldrick Park, Oval, Wirral. Huyton. Come along for 10.30am start. More an afternoon of fun and than 500 youngsters entertainment. Tel: 443 from Knowsley will 3682. compete in a variety of 26 - 31 July sports against Liverpool- neighbouring boroughs. Knowsley Spectators welcome. International Youth Tel: 443 5713. Soccer Tournament 16 July Geoffrey Hughes Millbrook Fayre Playing Fields and PAINT THE LADYBUG: JULY 3 Millbrook Park Heron Eccles Playing Millennium Green, Field. Over 100 teams Kirkby. 12-4pm. from all over the world 23 June bands provide the 3 July Falconry, woodland competing against Knowsley Junior evening entertainment Snap Happy crafts, arts and much representative teams Coarse Fishing while spectators can Seasonal Walk more Tel: 443 5820 from the UK. Festival tuck into a barbecue. Stadt Moers Park, Tel: Eddy Jennings on Halsnead Park, big Tel: 489 1239 or 430 Huyton. Budding 17 July 0151 443 2154 or visit lake, Whiston. 5pm 7200. photographers can take Friends Barbecue www.lksoccertournament.com Entry is £3.50. a stroll and capture Halewood Park. 12- 29 June scenes of the park with 4pm. Come and join the Tel: 443 3679 for more Race For Life information. a disposable camera Friends of Halewood Knowsley Hall, Prescot. provided. Later in the Park for their annual Big Summer 7.30pm. Women-only year the best photos barbecue. Fun and Smoothie charity run to raise will be displayed in the games for all the Huyton Suite. 7pm. cash for the Imperial visitor centre. Bookings family. Bring your own Youth arts showcase. Cancer Research Fund. only. Tel: 489 1239. food. Tel: 488 6151. Children and young Tel: 443 2153. people perform in an 30 June Teddy Bears’ Picnic Animal evening of dance, Royal Sawpit Park, Huyton. 1- Crackers drama and music. Philharmonic 3pm. Bring along your Pet Show Entrance £1. Tel: Lucy Concert favourite stuffed toy and Stadt Moers Knight 443 5642. Kirkby Sports Centre. a bite to eat and join an Park, 23-26 June 7.30pm. A summer afternoon of games and Huyton. 1- Prescot Arts evening of classical entertainment. Tel: 443 3pm. Bring along your Festival music. Tel: 443 5640. 3682. pets and enter them Various venues. The into our show. 2 July Categories for all first-ever festival in Halewood shapes and sizes. the town features four Community Festival days of music, visual Tel: 489 1239. Halewood Leisure arts, street theatre, Centre. Music, dance, 23-24 July and bell-ringing. Tel: drama and street Liverpool- 443 5640 or theatre. Tel: 443 3679. Knowsley Mini- 07919111294 or go to 6 July Cup www.artsinprescot.org.uk Whiston Mammal Talk King George V Sports 25 June Horticultural Show Halewood Park. 7-9pm. Complex, Whistonbury Whiston Town Hall. 2- An opportunity to learn Longview Lane, Stadt Moers Park, 4.30pm. Join local more about the lives of Huyton. Little Huyton. 2pm-10pm. horticulturalists for foxes, squirrels, voles brother to the Afternoon activities advice on gardening and all things furry that international include a circus show, and take in the exhibits make their home in tournament. stalls, face painting and of flowers, plants and Halewood. Tel: 488 Tel: 443 2154. beat the goalie. Local floral art. Tel: 426 9336. 6151.

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27 July 1pm-3pm and long-term impact of Orienteering FORMULA WW2 on the nation’s Henley Park, Whiston. 4 POWER people and landscape. Try your skills at this Tel: 478 4399 fun sport. Find all the BOAT clues and solve the RACING REGULARS puzzle to claim a prize. Pier Head Wednesdays Meet at the noticeboard The UK’s premier Tea Dance in the park, near to the powerboat racing Huyton Suite. 1-4pm. A gate at the corner of championship chance for people to put Delph Lane and comes to the on their glad rags and Road. Mersey waterfront dancing shoes and have Tel: 489 1239 for the first time. some fun. Tel:0151 443 28 July www.formula- 3761 Forest to Pasture four.com Line Dancing – Down Ditton to the Huyton Suite. 7pm- Mersey Huyton. Players 18 photographers. Tel: 478 11pm. Come and join in Stadt Moers Park, years or under, 4499 the fun and get fit at the regardless of standard, Huyton. 12-4pm. A 11 July-9 October same time. Tel: 0151 health walk from Stadt are welcome to enter. In Focus 443 3761. Moers Park to Entry £8. Tel: 443 2153. Prescot Museum. 24 June and every last Pickerings Pasture. 27-29 August Explore the history of Friday of the month. Paint the Ladybug Bookings only. Part of Mathew Street cameras and the Norman Roy the Mersey Forest’s Stadt Moers Park, Festival images taken with Orchestra – Forest Fever Fortnight. Huyton. Wear old Various venues, them. Tel: 0151 443 Big Band Night Tel: 489 1239 clothes and join us to Liverpool. The UK’s 5820. splash a bit of colour on Huyton Suite. Live 3 August largest free outdoor our inanimate insect. 25 July-4 September bands performing some National Play music event. Over 50 Adults must accompany Their Past, Your of the top ballroom hits Day. city centre venues and children under eight. Future of the 1940s. Tickets on Resource five outdoor stages, the Tel: 489 1239 Liverpool Museum. the door. Tel: 0151 443 festival attracts over Centre, Huyton. Explore the immediate 3761 12-3pm. Fun 4 August 100,000 people. day which Orienteering www.visitliverpool.com ET LIVERPOOL P IT

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THIS IS KNOWSLEY THIS IS KNOWSLEY THIS IS KNOWSLEY THIS IS KNOWSLEY THIS IS KNOWSLEY A-Z of useful numbers Open Benefits (Housing Dangerous Buildings/ Kirkby South and Council Tax) Structures/Trees 548 2725 443 4042 443 2380 Stockbridge Village all hours Births, Marriages Education General 230 0407 and Deaths Enquiries Tower Hill 443 5210 443 3232 547 5183 ontacting Knowsley Business Rates General Enguiries Prescot & Whiston Council is now easier 443 4089 489 6000 443 4692 Cthan ever. You can call the contact Business Services Highways (including Pest Control (Advice, Funding, footways and street centre between 8am and 443 2455 8pm on weekdays or Recruitment and lighting) Planning Enquiries Training) 443 2400 9.30am and 1pm on 443 2380 Saturday, with enquiries on 477 4000 Homelessness Refuse Collection council tax, housing Children’s 290 7190 443 2400 benefit, Knowsley Housing Information Service Housing General School Admissions Trust repairs and planning 443 5633 Enquiries & Exclusions and building matters. Staff Complaints and 443 5834 443 3212 can also advise on bin Compliments Housing Repairs School collections, street lighting, One Stop 443 4031 (Knowsley Housing Attendance footways and recycling. Consumer Trust East) Service The council’s One Stop Shops can Advice/Trading 0800 731 2023 443 3279 Shops in Huyton, Kirkby Standards (Knowsley Housing and Prescot are now open School Bus Passes on Saturdays from 9.30am- deal with 443 4711 Trust West) 443 5609 Council Tax 0500 969694 1pm and the Huyton site is range of Traffic Signal Faults open from 8.30am on 443 4476 Job Vacancies 443 2349 weekdays. One Stop Shops Council Tax and 443 5000 enquiries Truancy Hotline can deal with range of Benefits Fraud Neighbourhood 0800 073 6161 enquiries including Residents can also access Hotline Wardens housing and council tax partners’ services including 0800 073 0532 Huyton South benefits, blue badge permit Knowsley Housing Trust, 443 3395 applications, pension service, Age customerservices Halewood NHS Direct environmental service Concern (Prescot) and @knowsley.gov.uk 443 2171 0845 4647 24 hours requests and planning Citizens Advice Bureau matters. (Halewood). Emergencies (Out of hours) (Monday - Friday 5.00pm - 9.00am and all day Saturday and Sunday) YOUR SHOUT Highways, footways and street lighting 443 2800 (Mon-Fri 8pm-8am, Saturday before 9.30am he Knowsley Partnership gives residents the & after 1pm, all day Sunday and Bank Holidays) chance to participate in shaping the future of Tthe borough through community area forums Homelessness and Social Services 07659 590081 held every six weeks in Huyton, Kirkby, Halewood (Mon-Fri 5pm-9am and all day Saturday, Sunday and Prescot/Whiston. and Bank Holidays) You can get involved through the Community Housing Repairs 290 7375/449 3958 Empowerment Network which welcomes community and voluntary groups as members, giving you a Additional useful numbers strong voice on the Knowsley Partnership. Fire Huyton Police Station, Lathom Over 300 groups are part of the network where Huyton Fire Station, Huyton Road, Huyton. Open 24 hours. they have the opportunity to bring together common Lane, Huyton. 01744 697712 Kirkby Police Station, St Chads interests and share information and ideas. Among Kirkby Fire Station, Webster Drive, Kirkby. Open 24 hours. them are the Older People’s Voice, the Disability Drive, Kirkby. 0151 546 5151 Prescot Police Station, Derby Forum and the Faith Forum. Whiston Fire Station, Fire Street, Prescot. Mon-Fri 7am- The network also offers advice, training and skills development for those who are new to the field. To Station Road, Whiston. 0151 11pm, Saturday 10am-6pm. find out more or how your group can become 426 6424. To contact your police involved, contact the Network Support Team at Police station call Merseyside [email protected] or telephone 0151 Halewood Police Station, Police switchboard on 546 5137. Leathers Lane, Halewood. 0151 709 6010. Check out Knowsley Council’s website for future Open Mon-Sat 7am-10pm, Citizens Advice dates of community area forums – Sunday 10am-6pm. 0845 1221300 www.knowsley.gov.uk Telephone –0151 443 3502

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FEATURE

TOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME: Dumped cars in Knowsley are towed away, taken apart and reduced to scrap metal.

End of the road for dumped cars

By Gareth Roberts

ABANDONED cars in Knowsley face a fast-track trip to the crusher under a council scheme.

tatistics identified the borough council manager before getting as a hot spot with Tower Hill in towed away. SKirkby having the highest level The cars are stored before being of dumped vehicles on Merseyside. reduced to scrap and shipped to Knowsley Council chiefs decided China by Liverpool-based scrap firm to take action and now cars are on Nortons. Over 85 per cent of their way to the scrapyard in a matter materials from the vehicles are of days rather than months. recycled. In the last 12 months alone the If you spot an abandoned vehicle, council received 652 calls relating to phone the environmental hotline on abandoned vehicles, which resulted 443 2400. in 106 being taken away. Dave Barkley from the council’s environmental team said: “Under the old system we used to send off a “Under the old form to the DVLA and it could be three or four months before a vehicle system we used was removed. This could lead to to send off a form other problems such as the car getting burnt out and becoming a to the DVLA and it danger to residents.” could be three or Checked four months Neighbourhood wardens have helped to report suspected abandoned cars, before a vehicle which are then checked over by a was removed.”

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HISTORY

Lifting lid on lessons of late

A SET of beautifully-preserved school exercise books are revealing secrets about Knowsley education 180 years ago. By Gemma Melling

ndiscovered in a dusty loft for intricate diagrams and sketches, also generations and surviving WOULD you measure up reveal much about attitudes of the time. Ubombing in the Blitz, the set of 12 Thomas and his classmates had to school exercise books once belonged to perfect their handwriting by copying Master Thomas Green, the son of in an 1820s classroom? out inspirational poems, sayings and Liverpool businessman, Isaac Green, Here are two examples of the kind of mathematics morals, instilling in them a sense of who was educated at Prescot Grammar questions that Thomas Green was expected to answer: decency and honour. School between 1823-1826. Among these were lines such as The mathematics, copy and The diameter of the Earth is 7,970 miles and the ‘gratitude is the noblest passion of the penmanship books reveal in detail the diameter of Saturn 67,000. How much is the soul’, ‘avoid lying, it leads to every other kind of education that was 1diameter of the former less than the latter? vice’, ‘indolence should always be commonplace during the reign of King guarded against’, but also ‘recreation George IV – exciting historians who What will the glazing of a sash frame come to at 1s after business is often desirable’. previously knew little about early 19th 6d per foot which contains 12 squares each “The handwriting phrases really are century schooling. 2 measuring 1ft 1in in length, 11ft 6” in breadth? intriguing,” said Rosemary. “They are “We can only guess at how rare these certainly not as stern as the harsher schoolbooks are,” said Rosemary Tyler, Victorian teachings which were to who recently retired as curator of the follow. In fact, most of them Prescot museum, where the books are concentrate on themes of integrity, being stored after donation by one of friendship, honesty and just being a Thomas’s descendants. “They show that better person to your fellow man.” Regency education was very vocational – something we have returned to today”. OPENING HOURS Luxury Prescot Museum is open from Prescot in the 1820s was a bustling 10am–1pm and 2-5pm Tuesday manufacturing centre. Education was a between 13 and 16 when he wrote in to Saturday, and on Sundays luxury only afforded to the sons of the exercise books, grew up to establish from 2-5pm, closed on Mondays successful businessmen. Thomas, aged his own tailor and outfitters business in and Bank Holidays. For more Liverpool. information, call 0151 430 7787. “He and his classmates spent hours learning how to handle all aspects of business – from writing out beautifully presented receipts to calculating exchange rates and working out profit margins,” said Rosemary. Successful “It’s really no wonder Thomas went on to be a successful tailor with his own business after an education so focused on the kinds of careers boys could expect to have.” The exercise books, all immaculately presented using elaborate script and ‘gratitude is the noblest passion of the soul’ ‘avoid lying, it leads to every other vice’ ‘indolence should always be guarded against’

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FEATURE BLOOMING marvellous BEAUTIFUL blooms and vibrant vegetables are set to make the Knowsley Flower Show one of the highlights of the summer. By Gemma Melling

aking place at Court Hey Park, demonstrations and even circus skills. FLOWER POWER: Huyton, on Sunday, 7 August, the “Once again, the Knowsley Flower There's something for people young Tshow boasts over 100 exciting Show promises to be a fantastic event, and old at the categories, exhibiting flowers, crops, not only for exhibitors and visitors from Knowsley Flower paintings and photographs. Knowsley but from all over the country Show. “The event is really Now in its seventh year, the Flower too,” said Cllr Eddie Connor, Cabinet growing in size and Show has blossomed into the biggest Member for Leisure, Community and free horticultural show in the North Culture. reputation, and is West. “The event is really growing in size Competition ranges from the absolute and reputation, and is fast becoming fast becoming beginners to the master gardener class, renowned in horticultural circles. It’s renowned in with prize money up for grabs. something that Knowsley can be really There are also opportunities for even proud of, and we hope as many people horticultural circles” the youngest of green-fingered entrants, as possible turn out and enjoy with children’s classes including floral themselves – and maybe even try art and miniature gardens. their hand at A photography competition invites growing WHY NOT GIVE IT A TRY? keen snappers to enter photographs of something 2004’s Flower Show or images to tie in to enter FLOWER SHOW organisers can with this year’s nautical theme, ‘Sea some of offer help and advice to amateur Liverpool’. the classes.” gardeners, from gardening tips to supplying vases to display entries. Entertainment And by showing people how The Flower Show also offers plenty of much enjoyment can come from entertainment with marquees housing flowers, show organisers hope it children’s activities, arts and crafts, will encourage Knowsley residents falconry displays, dog obedience to brighten up their garden. Cllr Eddie Connor said: “We’re all doing our best to take pride in Knowsley and by encouraging people, even absolute gardening beginners, to enter the Flower Show and learn more about growing plants and vegetables, we are helping make Knowsley a more vibrant place to be.”

For more information, simply pick up a Flower Show schedule from any of the borough’s libraries or One Stop Shops, call 0151 443 2156 or go to www.knowsleyflowershow.com.

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ASK THE EXPERT keeping it clean

“I am sick and tired of all the graffiti that’s defacing our neighbourhood, not to mention litter everywhere. Is the council doing anything about it?” Name and address supplied

itter, illegal images to our computer. tipping, graffiti “Offenders will be hit with “Land dog fouling an on-the-spot £50 fine. And can make your life a misery,” anyone who fails to pay BEATING GRAFFITI says Dave Barkley from the could face court action council’s environmental with a fine of up to £20,000 KNOWSLEY’S graffiti-busting squad EY team, which is getting tough DAVE BARKL or a six-month jail term. has high-powered pressure washers and with offenders. a kit of chemicals to remove unsightly “We have recently installed Tough fines scrawls from the borough’s buildings hi-tech hidden cameras as the “Residents could also be hit with a fine if and walls. new weapons in our armoury, so that we they leave rubbish out on the street rather And thanks to the Anti-Social can get tough on illegal tippers. than in your wheelie bin. The council can Behaviour Act, it’s not just council- “Our sophisticated miniature CCTV pick up larger items within four days. owned buildings that can get a facelift. equipment is normally used by the police or “Dog owners who let their pets foul up Under the act officers can ask the the armed forces. But we’ll soon be the borough could also face on-the-spot owners of private property to arrange planting the tiny cameras at fly-tipping hot fines. Neighbourhood wardens have for the removal of graffiti. And if they spots across the borough to catch dumpers identified the most affected areas and more fail to act, council workers will move in in the act. than 30 fines were issued in an eight-week to blast away the mess before billing the “I think James Bond himself would be period this year.” owner for the work. proud of our equipment. Activated by If the graffiti is offensive, the workers movement, it can record detailed images, act immediately – removing the words including number plates. It also notifies us and asking questions later. by text message and emails the For help with any of these issues or to report fly-tipping or graffiti call the environmental “ I think James Bond hotline: 443 2400. himself would be proud of our equipment. Activated by movement, it can record detailed images, including number plates.”

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SPORT SPECIAL Comets crush Dallas dream

EIGHTEEN of the borough’s top teenage footballers flew the flag for Knowsley in the Dallas Cup – one of the world’s toughest youth competitions. Each team was guaranteed three games in the group stages but from there it was the lottery of the knockout stages – and unfortunately our boys’ luck ran out. EDDY JENNINGS reports from America.

KNOWSLEY 1 KNOWSLEY 0 KNOWSLEY 2 KNOWSLEY 1 DALLAS INTER BLUE 0 SANTA CLARA RUCKUS 0 CHESASPEAKE SC 2 DALLAS COMETS BLUE 2

KNOWSLEY kicked off with a 100 A BIG, QUICK and technically GOALS from Robert Dillon and KNOWSLEY suffered injury-time per cent record Stateside after three sound Calfornian side were kept at Paul Wheeler sealed a last-16 spot. heartache in the quarter-finals. warm-up victories. bay by a defensive display. Knowsley took the lead after They crashed out to a 93rd- But only a great one-on-one save But Knowsley also had chances Paul Jenkins was fouled. A free- minute strike despite dominating by Mark Nicolson prevented a for victory. Paul Wheeler flashed a kick routine allowed Liam Shaw to the second half. disastrous start. 25-yard shot inches over and fire in a shot that the Chesaspeake Knowsley threatened first when Liam Shaw replied for Knowsley Stephen Johnson was unlucky keeper could only parry and Dillon Paul Edwards tested the Comets – hitting the bar with a free-kick - when a 40-yard run finished with a snapped up the rebound. keeper. But the Texans seized on a before Paul Jenkins tested the super strike that was well held by An injury to Dillon left poor Knowsley free-kick to make keeper and Paul Wheeler blasted the Ruckus keeper. Knowsley temporarily down to 10 it 1-0. the rebound over. Paul Jenkins also fired a shot men and Chesaspeake took full Keeper Mark Nicolson kept Nicolson again made a super from distance but his effort advantage – their striker slotting Knowsley in it, tipping away an stop before the winner finally came thumped off the post. home a low cross. eight-yard blast. on 85 minutes. The chance of the match fell to On the hour neat play by In the second half Paul Jenkins Anthony Bennett was fouled and Knowsley when Johnson closed Steven O’Hara released Paul forced the Comets keeper into a his free kick was perfect for Steven down a defender and Joseph Edwards who crossed for Wheeler. fingertip save before Joseph Davies Connors to head home. Davies was unlucky not to convert His first effort was saved but he poked in an Anthony Bennett cross a dangerous pass back. nodded in the rebound. to make it 1-1. KNOWSLEY: Nicolson, Taylor, Williams, A defensive mix-up gifted Knowsley almost snatched a Gardner, O'Hara, Johnson, Dillon KNOWSLEY: Nicolson, Taylor, Williams, Chesaspeake an equaliser – second when Paul Williams linked (Bennett, 45) Shaw (Connors, 45) Gardner, O'Hara, Johnson, Wheeler, confusion between O’Hara and with Paul Wheeler to set up Wheeler, Edwards (Davies 45), Jenkins Connors, Edwards (Davies 45), Bennett John Gardner letting in the Bennett who was inches away (Ryder, 88). (Ryder, 70), Jenkins opposition striker. from converting. Jenkins also headed wide and KNOWSLEY: Nicolson, Taylor, Wardle, Knowsley paid the price when a Gardner, O'Hara, Johnson, Dillon long ball following a controversial (Ryder, 44), Shaw (Bennett, 35), offside decision caused confusion Edwards, Wheeler, Jenkins and a Comet player hit the winner.

KNOWSLEY: Nicolson, Taylor, Williams, Gardner, O'Hara, Johnson, Edwards (Davies 45) Wheeler, Connors, Bennett, Jenkins.

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SPORT SPECIAL

Knowsley Action Guide

Halewood = Halewood Leisure Centre We’re the Huyton = Huyton Leisure Centre Kirkby = Kirkby Sports Centre Scotchbarn = Scotchbarn Leisure Centre, Prescot

MONDAY best of British Boxing: Kirkby 5pm Ju Jitsu: Halewood 6pm, Huyton 7pm Karate: Kirkby 6pm Kick boxing: Kirkby 8pm

TUESDAY Athletics: Kirkby 6.30pm Boxing: Kirkby 5pm Junior Football Coaching: Huyton 6pm Karate: Halewood 8pm Kick boxing: Halewood 7pm, Huyton 8pm Taekwondo: Kirkby 7pm

WEDNESDAY Boxing: Kirkby 5.30pm, Halewood 6pm Cycling: Kirkby 5.30pm Ju Jitsu: Halewood 7.30pm Kick boxing: Kirkby 8pm BRIT OF ALRIGHT: Shana Allen, Kris Lally, Michelle Steven, Kuk Sool: Huyton 8pm Martin Stamper, Steven Jennings and Becky Caveney.

THURSDAY Athletics: Kirkby 6.30pm NOWSLEY’S Elite Taekwondo Boxing: Kirkby 5pm club can boast six of the best after Ju Jitsu: Halewood 7.30pm a string of successes at the British factfile Karate: Huyton 7pm, Kirkby 7pm. K Kick boxing: Halewood 6.30pm, Championships. Huyton 8pm The Huyton-based club’s super show • The word Taekwondo is made up of three parts. Tae Taekwondo: Kirkby 7pm at the tournament has made them one means foot, leg or to step on. Kwon means fist or fight. of the top clubs in the country. Do means the way or discipline. FRIDAY And now trainer Steven Jennings, • Developed throughout Korean history, Taekwondo is Boxing: Kirkby 5pm, who runs sessions at the King George V now an international discipline and is among the sports at the Olympic Games. Halewood 6pm centre, is hopeful his star performers Ju Jitsu: Huyton 7pm, • Modern styles emphasise a variety of powerful high- can go on to fight for the national standing kicks and jump kicks, as well as punches. Halewood 8pm squad. Junior Basketball: Halewood 7pm • In competition, the aim is to land as many kicks and “All winners at the British Kuk Sool: Huyton 7pm blows as possible in three rounds of three minutes. Championships are eligible to try out SATURDAY for the squad, so there’s a good chance Archery: some of our members will go on to “Taekwondo is open to all ages from Halewood represent the country at the Austrian five years onwards and anyone 1.15pm Open later in the year,” he said. interested in taking it up and maybe Junior Jennings, himself a national becoming a champion should get in Badminton: champion, has taught martial arts touch,” he added. Huyton 12noon for seven years and is keen to pass on For more information about the Karate: his skills to more people from the Elite Taekwondo club, call Steven Huyton borough. on 07970 0443346. 11am

Contact numbers: Halewood: BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS - ROLL OF HONOUR 443 2124 Huyton: 443 3786 • Steve Jennings – winner senior male – 58kg • Kris Lalley – fourth place junior male – 45kg Kirkby: 443 4404 • Martin Stamper – winner senior male – 62kg • Michelle Steven – winner junior female – 59kg Scotchbarn: 443 4643 • Becky Caveney – winner junior female – 44kg • Shana Allen – winner junior female – 63kg

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SPORT SPECIAL

FOOTBALL - IT IS FOR GIRLS GIRL POWER: Sue Smith, International, joined LADIES are kicking tradition into touch in Knowsley’s Knowsley’s girls’ team at the Mersey Schools Primary Competition held at KGV Sports Complex, Huyton. With the playgrounds, with football fast becoming the team are parent coaches George Williams and Phil Hampson and Sylvia Gore, Knowsley’s Women’s and Girls’ Football favourite sport amongst schoolgirls in the borough. Development Officer.

ADIES are kicking tradition into touch in Competition, taking on Sefton, Liverpool, Wirral, Knowsley’s playgrounds, with football fast St Helens and Halton. Lbecoming the favourite sport amongst And from there they could be invited to train at schoolgirls in the borough. centres of excellence at Liverpool, Everton or Under the guidance of Sylvia Gore - who was Tranmere Rovers. awarded an MBE for services to women’s football - Sylvia, who is Knowsley’s Women’s and Girls’ hundreds of girls have been perfecting their soccer Football Development Officer, said: “The Girls’ skills. Primary League has been established for six years And there’s even a hotly-contested Girls’ and girls’ football is very popular – I’d say it was Primary League, with 20 schools fielding teams. easily the fastest growing junior sport in This season’s league recently drew to a close with Knowsley.” Threemendous Huyton’s St Margaret Mary’s School topping the Cheering from the sidelines at the matches table ahead of Whiston Willis. played at KGV was Championships which run KNOWSLEY has chalked up an The most talented young women represent the from 5 to 19 June at various venues around the impressive hat-trick after a third borough in the Mersey Schools Primary North West. leisure centre in the borough scooped an excellence award. Kirkby Sports Centre has joined Halewood and Huyton leisure centres Kids Kop Carra coaching session in achieving ‘Quest’ status – a Sport JAMIE CARRAGHER showed off the skills that have England award for good practice. made him an Anfield favourite to youngsters at the Knowsley is the only authority in King George V Sport Complex. Merseyside to have any of its leisure The Liverpool and England defender was in Huyton to centres recognised by Quest. kick off the first soccer school under Pepsi’s Thirst for All the centres were subject to a Football campaign. rigorous inspection, probing all The -born star joined 200 boys and girls aged 11- aspects of day-to-day management. 17 as they took part in the one-day training session held John Bell, Knowsley’s Director of by coaches from the new Academy. Leisure and Community Services, Carragher, one of Liverpool’s most consistent said: “Knowsley can be very proud of performers this season, took time out from his training the fact that the first three leisure schedule to pass on some hints and tips to the star- centres on Merseyside to gain Quest struck kids. status are all in the borough. It means The Pepsi soccer school event aims to inspire our residents can be sure of a high more young people to take up football and improve standard of service.” their skills. KOP STAR: Jamie Carragher shows off his dribbling skills to youngsters at the Pepsi soccer school in Huyton. WWW.KNOWSLEY.GOV.UK 23 E2356 Knowsley 3 17/5/05 9:08 am Page 24

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Dublin competition WIN return ferry tickets to ireland A FAST ferry return trip from Liverpool to Dublin is up for grabs in our exclusive competition for Knowsley News readers.

We’ve teamed up with Irish Sea And if you need a break from the hustle Express.com to offer one lucky reader a and bustle, head for Phoenix Park – one of return crossing for a car and up to four the largest city parks in the world. passengers. To have a chance of winning this From April the company reinstated fantastic prize simply go online at a daily link between Liverpool and www.irishseaexpress.com click on the Dublin with return crossings running up competition page and register for the to twice a day from the Pier Head to “Knowsley Competition”. Dublin Ferryport. Alternatively, put your name, address The Irish capital is world-famous and daytime telephone number on a for Guinness, culture, shopping and postcard and send to Irish Sea Express nightlife. Beer-lovers can sample the competition, Communications, Knowsley craic in one or more of Dublin’s 1,000 Council, Huyton, L36 9YU. pubs. And the Guinness Storehouse The closing date for entries is FRIDAY is a must-see for fans of the black 15 JULY 2005 and travel must be stuff – featuring exhibits telling the completed by 30 December 2005, subject story of the brew and a stunning to availability and brochure terms and rooftop Gravity Bar. conditions. Usual Knowsley News rules You can shop ‘til you drop on the apply – entrants must be residents in the fashionable Grafton Street while culture borough of Knowsley and employees of vultures can head for one of the numerous Knowsley Council and their families are museums in the city. not eligible to enter this competition.