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Posted By: UrbanEx2U Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 30th Aug 2010 9:22am
Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY

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http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/8358670.Hoylake_Lifeboat_Day_this_weekend/



HOYLAKE'S annual Lifeboat open day takes place on Bank Holiday Monday.

It is staged on Hoylake Promenade and among the attractions will be air displays from the Yakovlevs and the Spitfires to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

There will also be a funfair, charity stalls, street theatre, raffles, and tours of the Lifeboat.

There will be aircraft displays from 12 noon with Wingwalkers performing daredevil twists and turns.

Spitfire displays will take place at 2pm and 4.15pm.

A twister Duo-Russian Yaks aircraft at 3.30pm

The Lifeboat will be situated on the promenade and visitors will be able to climb aboard for a look around.

There will also be a chance to win a VolksWagon car-by throwing dice or buy a raffle ticket for a mountain bike.

Admission to the event is free, but because of the huge number of visitors that are expected to attend, Hoylake Promenade will be closed to vehicles.

Use of public transport is recommended. Hoylake and Manor Road railway stations are 10 minutes' walk from the event.



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Posted By: KevinFinity Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 30th Aug 2010 10:32am
At least the weathers good this year. The last couple of years have been dismal. Last year the red arrows had to abort their display half way through because of poor visibility. I might head down there later with the camera.
Posted By: uptoncx Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 30th Aug 2010 7:19pm

A few pictures from Hoylake today:

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Posted By: uptoncx Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 30th Aug 2010 7:21pm
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Posted By: Capt_America Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 30th Aug 2010 7:26pm
Great pics, I am ashamed to say I have never been to the open day.
Posted By: uptoncx Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 30th Aug 2010 7:28pm
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Posted By: uptoncx Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 30th Aug 2010 7:39pm
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Posted By: Capt_America Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 30th Aug 2010 7:42pm
That Spitfire is a two seater reconisance model, I saw it on the telly recently and it's owmed and flown by a woman who's owned it about 17 years.
Posted By: buddy Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 30th Aug 2010 7:45pm
Great photos uptoncx - thanks for posting
Posted By: KevinFinity Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 30th Aug 2010 8:02pm
Excellent photos there!.
Posted By: CVCVCV Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 30th Aug 2010 8:08pm
Those are absolutely STUNNING pictures uptoncx - WOW - !!Photographing display aircraft inflight is notoriously difficult to do - but you have pulled off some OUTSTANDING shots there..!
Posted By: CVCVCV Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 30th Aug 2010 8:24pm
Spitfire fans (or anyone else, for that matter!) might like to take a peek here, for some info & pictures of one of the very "few" remaining (Supermarine 509 Spitfire T9, G-CTIX / PT462 / SW-A):
Click!
Posted By: PeteC Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 30th Aug 2010 9:39pm
Amazing photos! I wouldn't like to be the person hanging underneath the biplane!
Posted By: MikeT Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 31st Aug 2010 1:16am
Lovely photos uptoncx - thanks for posting!

Is it just me, or is it daft holding this event on the same day as the Mathew St fest and the Food and Drink fest? I would have liked to go along to Hoylake but after doing F&D in the morning and Mathew St in the afternoon I was all fested out!
Posted By: bert1 Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 31st Aug 2010 4:36am
Brilliant pics Upton, holding events on the same day is not a problem, people will prioritise whats the most important to them, to some, the work the Lifeboats do and supporting them is of greater importance.
Posted By: BMW Joe Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 31st Aug 2010 11:55am
Originally Posted by MikeT
Is it just me, or is it daft holding this event on the same day as the Mathew St fest and the Food and Drink fest?

withthat

It was a bit dead down Hoylake compared to last year even though it was lashing it down last year
Posted By: Nigel Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 31st Aug 2010 1:01pm
It is bad to have the 3 things on at once I agree.
Posted By: ghostly1 Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 31st Aug 2010 1:06pm
Birkenhead Tunnel was closed too, merseytravel where a disgrace and did not compensate for any of this on a Bank holiday. We heard several tourists claiming they would never come back to merseyside, what does that say for the area? Think it took us 2 half hours to get from Oxton to Hoylake so missed some of the flybys. Total shambles!!

Rant over now breath!!! hehehe!

Awesome pics by the way of (once we got there) overall a fantastic day!!!
Posted By: UrbanEx2U Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 1st Sep 2010 4:59pm
Was a great day very busy and we all got burnt by the sun lol smile


MY PICTURES

There was lots to see



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Posted By: UrbanEx2U Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 1st Sep 2010 5:03pm
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Posted By: UrbanEx2U Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 1st Sep 2010 5:04pm
yerr

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Posted By: UrbanEx2U Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 1st Sep 2010 5:08pm
my little man did not like the noisy air craft lol

Thats all mine

thanks

Robbo



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Posted By: ponytail Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 1st Sep 2010 6:30pm
I missed the Lifeboat day but your pics Robbo are absolutely amazing - made up for my missing out. Thanks for posting them.
Posted By: KevinFinity Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 1st Sep 2010 7:12pm
Nice pictures Robbo. Where did you get the idea for the last one?. Cough <<< Aherm<<<<<<.

Also did any of you see the women stood outside the lifeboat station 'singing'?, Deary god!.
Posted By: buddy Re: Hoylake Lifeboat Day TODAY - 1st Sep 2010 8:13pm
Great shots Robbo - thanks for posting
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