West Kirby Today #223

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Paul Johnston - Editor, West Kirby Today

Hoylake’s Matthew Jordan has qualified for this year’s Open golf championship at Royal Birkdale.

The Royal Liverpool member has come through final qualifying for the event. Read more.

A man has been rescued by Hoylake RNLI in a late night drama.

The alarm was raised when the casualty found himself cut off from reaching the shore by the flooding tide near Leasowe Lighthouse. Read more.

• Hoylake and West Kirby RNLI lifesavers invite you to step aboard their lifeboats, check out their search and rescue equipment as part of their annual meet and greet day on Saturday 25 July from 10am - 4pm. There will also be gifts and souvenirs for sale, refreshments, food from The Tapas Kitchen, classic cars and a miniature steam railway.

• Hoylake Allotments open day takes place on Sunday 19 July from 12-4pm. It includes ‘Spot the Scarecrow’, live entertainment including Border Morris Dancers and a choir, stalls and activities including a Kids Zone. It can be found near the railway crossing at the bottom of Sandringham Avenue.

• A vibrant collection of contemporary pieces, from artists working with paint, printmaking and porcelain is on at the LAKE gallery on Grange Road in West Kirby until 8 August. The gallery is open Thurs – Sat, 10am – 4pm.
  

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