News Archive

Halewood Culturefest ‘Open Gardens’ will take place on Sunday 24th June 2018 between 1.00pm-5.00pm.

Please click on the attachments for more details and also a map showing the locations of the various gardens around Halewood.

Open Gardens 2018

Gardens Map 2018

Believe it or not Halewood Culturefest is 10 years old this year.

Once again the annual programme of cultural, artistic, environmental and sporting events takes place in various places around Halewood during the period from 22nd June to 1st July.

Full details are available on the Culturefest website:

http://www.halewoodculturefest.btck.co.uk/

At the Annual Meeting of Halewood Town Council held on 10th May 2018, Cllr Norman Hogg was unanimously elected as Chairperson of the Town Council and Mayor of Halewood for 2018/19.

Describing his election as an honour and privilege to serve his community, our picture shows Cllr Hogg, together with his wife Wendy who will serve as the Mayor’s Consort, signing his declaration of Office.  

At the same meeting, Cllr Ann Farrell was unanimously elected as Deputy Chairperson and Deputy Mayor of Halewood for 2018 /19.

If you would like the Mayor to attend a community event or you think he may be able to provide support in any way please contact the Mayor’s Office on 0151 443 2063.

Following over £16,000 worth of work, Hollies Playground has finally re-opened.

Thank you to those who have waited so long for the work to be completed, I am very grateful for your patience.  

In order to minimise the possibility of future mindless vandalism, the opening times of the playground will be ‘controlled’ and it will not be open during the hours of darkness.

George Mackenzie

Town Manager

Halewood Town Council:  As anticipated, due to yet more cuts by Central Government, having lost £75,000 over the last five years, we no longer receive any Council Tax Support Grant. Nevertheless as Council of the Year 2017, Members of Halewood Town Council remain strongly committed to improving services for our community. 

Reluctantly therefore, even though in total terms our precept income will fall by £11,000, the Town Council has resolved to increase the precept in 2018/19 by 2%;  the equivalent of an extra £1.41 per year at Band D. 

This increase, a little over 2.5 pence per week, sees Halewood still with the lowest level of Town Council precept in Knowsley and despite the cuts, will enable the Town Council to continue to provide high quality services for the residents of the Township. Further information is available at www.halewoodtowncouncil.gov.uk.

George MacKenzie

Town Manager

As part of their public consultation on their review of bus services in Knowsley, Merseytravel are holding a drop-in session on:

TUESDAY 13TH MARCH 2018, from

10am – 4pm

at the HALEWOOD CENTRE, ROSEHEATH DRIVE, HALEWOOD

Halewood has many people who go out of their way to help others ‘FACT’.

The Town Council’s Community Achievement Awards are designed to recognise and celebrate the unsung heroes of our community.

To nominate an individual or group for an award please click here  complete the nomination form and email it back to us at admin@halewoodtowncouncil.gov.uk

 by FRIDAY 16th MARCH 2018.

As part of a Community Governance Review of Town and Parish Councils in Knowsley, and following a consultation on the electoral arrangements, Knowsley MBC are proposing to make changes to some of the electoral  arrangements affecting Town and Parish Councils.

As it stand, the draft proposals do not alter the arrangements for Halewood Town Council but nevertheless, your views on the proposals are being sought as part of a further consultation.

Details are available at:

http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/your-council/consultations/community-governance-review-parish-town-councils

The closing date for responses to this second phase of consultation  is Monday, 19 March 2018.

The Post Office have now confirmed that the Branch in the Halewood Centre is set to close at 12:30 on Saturday 3rd February 2018.

The new, main style Post Office will re-open at Shop Express, Unit 10, Halewood Shopping Centre at 13:00 Monday 5th February 2018.

For details of the new service please click on the following link:

Post Office Relocation

This years Christmas Concert ‘Jolly Holly Christmas’ will take place at HALEWOOD ACADEMY, on

TUESDAY 12TH DECEMBER, at 7pm.

The concert will again feature a massed choir from all Halewood primary schools, Halewood Academy and Community Choir who will be accompanied by the Brass Ensemble from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

Tickets, price £5 (inc concessions) are available by calling 0151 443 2063.