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The scrappage scheme has highlighted the benefits of small, cheap petrol engines. We examine the facts behind the predicted demise of diesel.
Diesel. Nasty oily stuff or thrifty saviour? Until fairly recently, you might have said that UK buyers were coming around to the second view.
In Europe, diesel's share of the new passenger car market has grown from 25 per cent to more than 50 per cent during the past decade, but in Britain, from a lower base, growth has been even faster during the same period (from 15 per cent to 43 and a bit).
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I have Epsom C48 printer which today has come up with the message 'parts on your printer are up for service' (roughly speaking!). When I've checked Epsom support it says that this is because the ink pads are full and that they may be a fix available and to speak to service - yeah right! I googled and got SSC Utility (unlike me I didn't check for reviews) downloaded it. I can't seem to see that it does what I want and anyway it kept freezing.
I've gone to uninstall through Control Panel and it states that some parts need to be uninstalled manually. Done search, found files and deleted with the exception of 1 which is access denied and won't let me delete.
Have I fecked up big time????
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First of all apologies if this is not allowed.
I am looking for people to join my team and become Avon reps.
As a rough idea for the last campaign I made £73 for 3 hours work (90mins delivering & collecting brochures, 90 mins bagging orders & delivering orders)
Avon is a fantastic opportunity to make money, find new friends, meet new people and get some exercise and have fun!
You can work as little or as much as you like and can make between 20-25% commission of your sales every 3 weeks. You can sell to friends, family and work colleagues as well as receiving an exclusive territory for you to canvas. Avon really does have unlimited earnings but like everything in life it is very much dependant on the amount time, effort and dedication you put in. As your Sales Leader I would be there to help and support you through your first few campaigns.
Reasons to try Avon:
Be your own boss
Choose your own hours
FREE brochures for your first and second campaign
FREE delivery on all orders placed on time
Hassel free returns with 90 day money back guarentee
NO cash outlay
Full support at all times
Opportunity to receive FREE samples and stationary with your first 8 orders
Avon is absolutely free to try so why not give it a go and fulfil your potential.
If your interested visit my facebook page - Sarah Wirral Avon or email me at sarahavon@btinternet.com
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I thought I'd put a couple of pictures up of the cliffs after seeing the "Thurstaston face" image in the Photo Gallery.
These cliffs are eroding boulder clay, and are designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and cannot be protected from erosion - it is the erosion that is important to their status.
There's a couple of pics of slips attached somewhere to this message
Sometimes this can cause unstable-looking outcrops to appear - here's one from a couple of years back
See the big crack from the top coming vertically down towards a smaller crack at lower left.... just to the left of this there was a lens of sand in the boulder clay which had been eroded/dug out by kids. That just made the potential for a collapse here worse. Also, within the dug-out hole, several horizontal holes had been driven in by an escape committee of rabbits, further undermining the overhang. Anyway, safest solution was to pull the lot down in a controlled fashion, as shown.
Final picture shows how everything looked 6 months later.
(There may or may not be 5 photos attached to this post, in some sort of random order, depending how badly I've messed it up)
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I have a Fiat Grande Punto, had it since new in 06 but now need something bigger, been looking at the xsara piccaso or the Renault Scenic because both of these have 3 seperate seats in the back and a flat rear floor.
Are there any other cars that have these? prefer a diesel maybe a 1.6, really dont want the tax, insurance and fuel costs to increase by much.
Any advice appreciated.
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Help Conserve Our Heathlands
10 Feb 2010
Thurstaston Hill
Help Conserve Our Heathlands - Heather
Join the Rangers on this practical task removing young trees and scrub on our heathlands.
All tools and training will be provided. Sorry no dogs.
Please wear suitable working clothing and footwear.
No need to book.
Time
10.30am - 3.30pm
Location
Meet at Dale Farm entrance, Oldfield Road, Heswall (off Quarry Road West)
For further enquiries
Tel: 0151-677-7594
Email: midwirralrangers@wirral.gov.uk
View a map of this location
http://www.wirral.gov.uk/Events/events_0000718.html
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New Brighton Open Air Bathing Pool
Indepth History
On the 13th of June, 1934, before an assembly of nearly 12,000 people, Lord Leverhulme declared open the finest and largest aquatic stadium in the World.
It was only appropriate that Lord Leverhulme should perform the ceremony because his father, William Hesketh Lever, Member of Parliament for the Wirral Division (which at time included Wallasey), laid the foundation stone to commemorate the commencement of the promenade extension from New Brighton to the Marine Lake on 22nd June, 1907.
The popularity of this once magnificent and attractive bathing pool was demonstrated by the fact that no fewer then 100,000 people passed the turnstiles within a week of the opening ceremony. During the first four weeks from the opening date some 350,000 persons paid for admission, of whom 87,400 were bathers, and in early July the Mayor presented a small souvenir to the 500,000th person registering at the turnstiles. During the first 4 months of the opening of the bathing pool almost one million paying customers visited.
The pool was built on sand, covering an area of approximately 4½ acres and cost £103,240. It was constructed of mass concrete, the floor being reinforced with steel mesh. It was covered with a rendering of white Portland cement and a skirting of black tiles. The pool was so designed as to obtain as much sunshine as possible, thus facing south. It was sheltered from the north winds. The exterior walls were coated with Snowcrete, with special fine sand from Leighton Buzzard. Lights which lit up under water were placed at the deep end for night bathing. A 10 metre regulation standard, high diving stage was provided, with immediate stages, suitable for international diving competitions, also separate spring boards, double chutes for adults and children.
The pool was designed to allow for Championship swimming events, on the south being 165 feet (32 laps to one mile) by 60 feet. The central part of the Pool for general swimming was 330 feet by 60 feet (16 laps to the mile). The overall measurements of thePool - 6,500 square feet, 330 feet by 225 feet wide. On the north side the shallow area was 330 feet by 195 feet. The Pool held 4,000 and some 2-,000 spectators. The depth of the Pool haden average of 5 feet, but at the diving end, was 15 feet. The Pool contained 1,376,000 gallons of pure sea water, which could be filled or emptied in eight hours. The Pool was filled through the ornamented cascade. The water was constantly changed and purified, filtered and chemically treated, at a rate of 172,000 gallons per hour. the plant included chemical tanks, aerator, ammoniator, chlorinator, air compressor, and electric motors for the pumps etc. A regular supply of water was obtained from the adjoining Marine Lake, which acted as a huge storage and settlement tank. The total filter area equaled 861 square feet. The rate of filtration was 200 gallons per square foot per hour.
The admission fees were 6d for adults in the week and 1/- on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Children paid 4d and 6d. Non-bathers were charged 2d. The public paid at the main entrance turnstiles, and if wishing to bathe, proceeded round the promenade (which is elevated approximately 9 feet 6 inches above the water level) to the entrances of either ladies' or gentlemen's dressing boxes, where a further payment was made and towels and costumes, if required, obtained.
The main apartments housing the ladies' and gentlemen's dressing boxes were comparatively lofty structures (12 feet 6 inches high) arranged so as to derive the maximum sunlight. while 'Glas-crete' panels inserted in the roof and large horizontal steel windows in the walls gave efficient lighting and ventilation. The dressing boxes were constructed of timber framework, having asbestos sheet divisions with flush paneled doors. The lockers were constructed in two tiers. Again, using asbestos sheet divisions.
New Brighton Bathing Pool also included a cafe and kitchen which was situated in a central position between the ladies' and gentlemen's dressing boxes. Access to the cafe was by way of a raised terrace at the dressing box and promenade level. The cafe was a two-storey structure, 90 feet 8 inches long and 37 feet 10 inches in width, of modern design, embodying the use of of concrete balconies and canopies cantilevered out from the main walls. The ground level of the cafe consisted of a large room with wood-block floor, having two double-door openings leading on to a terrace overlooking the bath. At the west end of the cafe, ladies' and gentlemen's toilets were situated, and the east end was a large kitchen which had the stores, larder and the staff messroom and toilets. Communication between the kitchen and the cafe on the first floor was provided by a means of two service lifts. For the public two flight of stairs at the east and west end of the cafe provided the access to the cafe on the first floor.
The sole public access in to New Brighton Bathing Pool was by way of the main entrance block on the south side of the bath. This block consisted of the manager's office, general office, central pay-boxes, turnstiles, messrooms for staff, male and female competitors' changing rooms and was flanked on each side by three shops.
On 10th May, 1937 a large display of Gymnastics was given by Wallasey school children in the empty pool, in celebration of King George VI's Coronation. Over 1,200 pupils took part in the display, which included Country-Dancing.
The first Miss New Brighton Bathing Girl contest started at the Pool in 1949 when the first heat attracted only nine entrants. The following heat saw an increase to 23 entrants. Edna McFarlane won the final, as the rain teamed down, collecting her cup and cheque for £75. 15,000 paid to watch the event. In 1950 Violet Pretty became the holder of the title, she became known to millions as Anne Heywood, the Rank film actress. She entered on a day drip from Birmingham at the age of 18.
Wendy Ann George was Miss New Brighton in 1974. She went on to become Miss Great Britain, as did the Moreton girl, Tracy Dodds (she won the Miss New Brighton under the name Tracy Nielson-Steele in 1977). She was also romantically linked in the early 1980s with the lead singer of Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Andy McCluskey, from Hoylake.
The first Wallasey girl to win was Joan Boardman in 1960 who went on to win Miss England. Local teacher Hazel Jane Williams, won for Wallasey in 1979, whilst in 1986 20 year Linzi Butler from Moreton won the title. In 1976 the winner of the contest automatically gained entry to Miss British Isles' Contest at Great Yarmouth. Gillian Clark won that year and went on to take the national crown. She came from Raby Mere. She became a dancer and appeared on T.V. The winner received silver trophy. £750 in cash and a sash along with other smaller prizes.
The final was always held in the Bathing Pool regardless of the weather, but in 1981 it was decided if the weather was bad, the event would be transferred to the Floral Pavilion. The last contest was held in 1989 and was won by Jayne Corness of Wavertree.
In May 1984 Granada Television staged a £100,000 Pop Spectacular under the title of "New Brighton Rock" with leading groups taking part such as Eddie Grant, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Gloria Gaynor, Helen Terry, Madness, Nick Lowe, Nik Kershaw, Spandau Ballet, The Flying Pickets, and the Weather Girls. The show was recorded over 2 days: Monday 21st May and Tuesday 22nd May and was broadcasted on ITV on Saturday 23rd June 1984 at 10.40 pm.
On 26th/27th February 1990, hurricane force winds measuring more then 100 m.p.h caused severe damage to the pool. With costs of more then £4 million to repair the damage it was decided by the authorities to demolish the building. The Merseyside Development Corporation (M.D.C) bulldozed the site in the summer of 1990.
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Just going thru some negatives off my brother and need some help of where some were taken and where some are
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I was out and about on the Wirral today had a spare 5 mins, so I pulled over for my lunch, I don't want to say where, anyway I spotted this bird (feathered variety) sitting on top of a hedgerow. It was about a foot and a half tall had a medium sized yellow beak and it had browny black mixed feathers but around its legs the feathers where white.
I tried to get a picture of it on my mobile but it was a bit too far away, so I got out of the van to get a bit nearer but it flew off, it's wingspan must of been about 4-5 feet. does anybody know what it was?
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CANOE RACE!
A Japanese company (Toyota) and an American company (Ford)
decided to have a canoe race.
Both teams practiced long and hard
to reach their peak performance before the race.
On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile.
The Americans, very discouraged and depressed,
decided to investigate the reason for the crushing defeat.
A management team made up of senior management
was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action.
Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering,
while the American team had 8 people steering and 1 person rowing.
Feeling a deeper study was in order,
American management hired a consulting company
and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion.
They advised, of course,
that too many people were steering the boat,
while not enough people were rowing.
Not sure of how to utilize that information,
but wanting to prevent another loss to the Japanese,
the rowing team's management structure
was totally reorganized to 4 steering supervisors,
3 area steering superintendents
and 1 assistant superintendent steering manager.
They also implemented a new performance system
that would give the 1 person rowing the boat
greater incentive to work harder.
It was called the 'Rowing Team Quality First Program,'
with meetings, dinners and free pens for the rower.
There was discussion of getting new paddles,
canoes and other equipment,
extra vacation days for practices and bonuses.
The next year the Japanese won by two miles.
Humiliated, the American management laid off the rower for poor performance,
halted development of a new canoe, sold the paddles,
and canceled all capital investments for new equipment.
The money saved was distributed to the senior executives
as bonuses and the next year's racing team was out-sourced to India .
Sadly, the end.
Here's something else to think about:
Ford has spent the last thirty years moving all its factories out of the US,
claiming they can't make money paying American wages.
TOYOTA has spent the last thirty years
building more than a dozen plants inside the US.
The last quarter's results:
TOYOTA makes $4 billion in profits while Ford racked up $9 billion in losses.
Ford folks are still scratching their heads.
IF THIS WEREN'T SO TRUE IT MIGHT BE FUNNY!!!
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Hi all.
Has anyone out there got a kitten as im after one. PM me if you have as ive been after one for ages. Have everything ready and waiting just no kitten!
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Got 2 guinea pigs that need a new home. Both quite tame (for guinea pigs)
Brown and white one and a black and white one. Both approx 12 months old, fit and healthy.
Free to anyone who wants them, also have an indoor hutch and run for sale if required.
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I am looking for some old pictures of Albion Street in Birkenhead the part near to Birkenhead police station if possible please.
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Wirral Egg Run hopes to be the best yet as it celebrates 30 years
WIRRAL'S famous Egg Run is set to be the biggest yet when thousands of bikers from across the UK and Europe fire up their engines for the event's 30th birthday.
The run, on Sunday, March 28, is expected to attract more than 10,000 riders and has grown from humble beginning to become one of the biggest in Europe.
Bikers will congregate as always in New Brighton at 11am before setting off on their 20-mile trip to Clatterbridge Hospital.
The run has come a long way from its origins of delivering Easter Eggs to sick children at Clatterbridge and Arrowe Park Hospitals, and has now become a fundraising event in its own right.
Around £26,000 was raised last year from advanced donations and bucket collections along the route.
But organisers are hoping to top this amount and make 2010 the most successful year to date.
Committee member Graham Heron said: "We really want to raise as much as we can for the children this year.
"Anyone can get involved as long as they have a fully licensed motorbike, protective clothing and a helmet."
The bikers will begin their route at New Brighton dips and will travel through Wallasey Village and up towards Hoylake Road.
They will then head through West Kirby, Caldy and Heswall and on to Thornton Hough, before arriving at Clatterbridge.
The run committee is appealing for volunteers marshalls. If you would like to help, drop an email to marshals@wirraleggrun.co.uk
To make a donation or to find out more information about this year's event, visit www.wirraleggrun.co.uk.
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Doesn't work something has gone wrong with the drum and it floods the kitchen could be used for parts
if its useful to anyone better than just gettin rid
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By the Bighouse pub.
Dont know what its for though?
Anyone any ideas?
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Just had notification that the council is proposing to turn our road into residents only parking. At present we have trouble with cars and transit vans parking right up to the corners of the road which obscures your view in a car when trying to turn into traffic on to the main road. Although this area has double yellow lines there is nearly always someone parked there and I've never seen anyone getting a parking ticket. As such I feel the potential hassle to residents of having to show permits (plus having to hand out visitors permits to anyone coming to your house, which they might drive off with and a new one costs £39) is a heavy handed approach to tackling persistent repeat offenders who park at the mouth of the road.
Does anyone have a more positive experience of permit only parking that they would like to pass on? Otherwise I think I'm going to lodge a complaint to the proposal.
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Does anyone have any information, photos etc about the Heswall Boys Camp? I stayed there (as a cub scout) in the early 70s and happened to be in the area last year and could find no trace of it. Google tells me it was demolished in the early '00s but that's all.
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Hi all, did anyone see the article in the February Wirral Champion about the Hoylake Railway Incline? I have often wondered what it is myself, you can find it alongside carsgoe road and passing over carterton road and it is now used a service station. See Google Maps it continues across carr lane behind the buildings on new hall lane, cross the golf course and eventually links up with the wirral line.
Any ideas???? 
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Hi i`m a new member, but have been a regular to wikiwirral for ages. I work nights and was wondering if anyone else had trouble getting down Hoylake Road last night, about 11 pm. There was a RTA and someone had been run over. Does anyone know what happened?
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HI
As a 9 year old in 1962 I remember a couple of ponds - one was at the Moreton Football ground behind Marion Drive, I think - the other was called The Figure Eight and we played on it when it froze over during that bad winter 62/63 - does anyone remember where the Figure Eight ponds where?
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TOTALLY TALENTED IS A MUSICIANS AND VOCALISTS WORKSHOP FOR PEOPLE FROM THE AGE OF 10 TO 100. IF YOU CAN SING OR PLAY AN INSTRUMENT AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN A WORKSHOP EVERY SAT AFTERNOON IN BIRKENHEAD THEN CALL 0151 6091384. THE TOTALLY TALENTED ROADSHOW IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR EVENTS.
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