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Sallybear. Good posts, well said!
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Sallybear,while I think your list is very good for people that live on the Wirral, I think what Edd was talking about were the one or two day events that draw in thousands of people and a lot of reveue every year. Yes Dilly I agree. Edd was obviously talking about the 'events' that used to take place on Wirral. Which also included main events as Parkgate Horse Trials, Scarecrow Festival, European Day. Those events did bring in tens of thousands of people to the area and each of those events brought considerable income to local traders/stall holders and businesses. The Scarecrow Festival had coach loads of people from all over the country coming, but in all honesty that started off as a local village event, and the council should have kept their noses out.It became too big for the villagers to deal with. At least the local 'portaloo suppliers' made a pretty packet, as did the restaurants and pubs in the area. Bringing people to the area for events acted as a PR job and awareness, for further visits to an area, which in my opinion, is very unique. Wirral... the 'Great Outdoors' get out, as Sallybear must have tempted you. Well done Sallybear.  Ness Gardens
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.
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What an incredibly negative post to start. The Wirral has been an amazingly popular place to visit years before any of the things mentioned and will continue to be. Without arranged activities there are still so many things to do:
1) Walk parts of the Wirral Way.
2) Visit the dock systems watch the boats coming and going.
3) Go up to Eastham, visit the Tap, see the bikes.
4) Take a blanket down to Birkenhead Park, watch the ducks on the lakes and relax.
5) Head up to West Kirby walk out to Hilbre Island.
6) Go down along the waterfont, find some fishermen, ask and learn and have a go yourself.
7) Build sand castles on many beaches.
8) Go for a nice swim at Leasowe life guards present in Summer.
9) Visit Williamson Art Gallery & Museum.
10) Go to Dibbinsdale Nature reserve.
11) Go and see the Butterfly Park behind Bebington Station.
12) Head down to the Gunsites and watch the sunset.
13) Visit some of the many decent real ale pubs and enjoy some locally brewed ales and enjoy a bite to eat.
14) Go to Birkenhead Priory, a gem in an eclectic town.
15) Get a Saveaway and get out on the Ferries and head around the Wirral by Bus and Train and visit places you've never seen.
16) Go to the bird hide at Thurstason it's amazing.
17) Rock Pool at New Brighton, so many star fish right now it's amazing. You don't need to be a kid to enjoy it.
18) Get an OS map and find some nice footpaths across parts you've never been before, see what you find.
19) Go Geocaching, Google it if you don't know, WIrral is a great place for it.
20) Stop whinging about things that are no more, and enjoy what we have on this wonderful peninsular. Hi Sally, Thats a great post with lots of things to do... however! They are all either things of natural beauty that the council cant take away or privately run / charitable courses. The original post mentioned mainly things that are council run (paid for by us!)that brings tourism to the area creating loads of revenue for local business so they can pay the council all the money back in taxes!  I agree with both posts. The council should be encouraging tourism to the area at a time of austerity. The competition is the likes of Chester, Liverpool and Manchester. How are local business supposed to compete if tghe council drive the consumers away?
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Thanks sallybear i took lots more when we went over at the weekend. Yes we went in the Chapel and the Conway Building. Really good afternoon
Last edited by Katryn; 4th Jun 2013 5:39pm.
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Indeed the post by sallybear does show a good and varied list of activities. However i would class most of these as pastimes. The original post was venting anger at the loss of our so called "blue ribbon" events, These are what attracts people from outside the area. Thought the ? after the title may have stopped people jumping all over the post with their big muddy wellies.
Last edited by rover644; 4th Jun 2013 7:17pm.
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Port Sunlight Festival (21 & 22 September) is usually a good big village-wide event.
A free-to-enter attraction open every day of the year is Tam O'Shanter Urban Farm at Bidston. Combine it with a walk on the hill to see the windmill, then go to visit the animals, have a snack etc. Kids love to play on the tractors!
Last edited by Greenwood; 4th Jun 2013 8:55pm.
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Dont forget the lovely viewing points from the top of Thurstaston hill and Grange hill in West Kirby -- oh and for the younger amongst us , climb the Thor stone at the back of Thurstaston Hill.
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