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domain names are often registered by marketing and web companies on behalf of clients.

I have since been informed that the web site was set up with £6000 plus of Heritage Lottery funding.

What a waste of public money.

How anyone can charge that amount for so little information is beyond belief.

I think the Audit Commision should look into whether this a value for money.

I googled WHHA and got this disturbing link.

http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/8...nisations_can_bid_for_more_lottery_cash/

I sincerely hope some fool Wirral Councilors MEPs or MPs does not give them any more lottery money to squander.

From what I can glean the WHHA Chairman, Mr Ellison, advocated the closure of Wirral libaries in the local press...very odd for a heritage group

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Letter%3A+A+local+timebomb.-a0189911451

WHHA Letter: a local timebomb. - free online library

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/letter%3a+a+local+timebomb.-a0189911451

The WHHA have done a great deal of good work, including the HOD events and also the local history fair which again will take place this year at Birkenhead Town Hall building. I think really the Association is still finding its feet and the current new Chairman is best placed to do this. Unfortunately there have been problems with the website but this should soon be resolved when a new web master is found. Again, a newsletter or leaflet describing their activities would be excellent and again there are hopefully plans to do this. The WHHA have had some excellent officers on the Committee, including, yes some Council Officers, who I might add do good heritage work, including Wirral's Heritage Liaison Officer & Conservation Officer & also Wirral's Heritage Champion. There were, and still are some members within the Association conversant with all English Heritage & listed building legislation and indeed, recent newspaper coverage has highlighted the effects of poor planning decisions etc. Whilst it may appear the presence of Council Officers might prejudice heritage decisions taken and discussed, this really is not the case and the Association have made great strides in actually working alongside Officers to create a buildings of interest list for Wirral, which will be formalised once new English Heritage guidance is produced shortly.

Are we to assume from your comments that you are a member of the WHHA committee? If so can you clarify the funding situation for this organisation and reassure Wirral residents that none of your members act as paid consultants to WBC?

Must be talking about a different Council, than Wirral

Can you please explain what "great deal of good work" the WHHA has undertaken. As a Wirral resident, I am not aware of them or you undertaking anything Wirral BC should be doing in the first instance. Indeed I am a memeber of heritage groups and we have NEVER HEARD OF YOUR ASSOC.

I suspect you are invovlved with WHHA and are the nominated appologist for this group claiming or misclaiming to represent local groups that you certainly do not.

You have confirmed my concerns that this and your organsation is a agency of Wirral BC whilst claiming to represent Wirral Heritage groups. Please list the membership if one does exist. I cannot find any details on how groups or individuals join your assoc and you would think this would be available on your website.

THe WHHA is more than likely a group of self nominated busy bodies paid by Wirral BC.

Can you also please confirm that your Chairman sent a letter to the local press advocating the closure of Wirral libraries?

Sounds good bunnygirl. Here's hoping a new website will go a long way to explaining the role of the organisation to interested members of the public.

omg how disgusting and wat a waste of resources.....




£6000 and it is stuffed already......jeez

where did u get it from ICELAND

It all appears very secretive considering council officer are on the ~WHHA comittee

Will the WHHA be supporting the National mills open weekend this year ?.

And dose the WHHA cover all of Wirral or just the bit at the end such as Birkenhead, Wallasey etc ?.

Just to clarify some points:-
Council Officers are not voted onto the Committee, they are just present at meetings. Wirral Council should be applauded for actually wanting such a group and it certainly is moving in the right direction in terms of heritage!
No committee members are paid - it is purely voluntary.
It's not a secret organisation - it just needs direction!
I am afraid I am not aware of what funding is available and what has been spent and quite honestly cannot comment on this.
Insofar as the Chairman's letter to the paper was concerned, this was no doubt his personal view.
I personally take great offence at the term 'self nominated busy bodies'. You are referring to highly skilled and intelligent heritage professionals who are concerned about UK heritage. If it wasn't for these 'self nominated busy bodies' then attention wouldn't have been drawn to the fate, for example, of the Great Eastern public house and indeed, the preparation of a list of 'all' Wirral's buildings of interest or at risk, whatever you want to call them, which are not officially recogised as such by English Heritage. And no I am not a member of WHHA!

didn't a wikiwirral member organise a petition and hounded the council about the Great Eastern