News Archive

At the Annual Meeting of Halewood Town Council held on 11th May 2017, Cllr Tina Harris was unanimously elected as Chairperson of the Town Council and Mayor of Halewood for 2017/18.

Describing her election as an honour and privilege to serve her community, here’s Cllr Harris receiving her chain of office from the outgoing Mayor, Cllr Clare Rose.

At the same meeting, Cllr Norman Hogg was unanimously elected as Deputy Chairperson and Deputy Mayor of Halewood for 2017 /18.

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

United Utilities are currently working on a burst pipe in New Hutte Lane. This is affecting approximately 152 dwellings in that area with residents experiencing a loss of water supply.

It is hoped that the problem will be resolved later today.  For further information contact United Utilities.

On Friday 21st April at Hollies Hall, Halewood Town Council celebrated the very best of Halewood, the worthy winners of our Pupil Recognition and Community Achievement Awards. There was a surprise in store for one member of our community who was awarded ‘Special Recognition’.

Here’s some of the photographs taken showing our award winners receiving their award from the Mayor of Halewood, Cllr Clare Rose.

PUPIL RECOGNITION AWARD WINNERS 2017

I am pleased to say that, following a temporary repair to the climbing frame, the playground is now open following the vandalism earlier this week.

Due to mindless, wanton vandalism, the newly refurbished Playground in Hollies Road has been closed. You can see from the pictures below that the side panel of the steps on the climbing frame has been ‘kicked out’.

Having spent almost £50,ooo the Town Council is, quite frankly, appalled at this damage but we cannot take the risk that a young person will injure themselves and we are working with the suppliers of the equipment to repair the damage and we will re-open the playground as soon as possible. 

Knowsley Council has launched a consultation on a proposed new Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) that will cover new initiatives and existing measures to promote responsible dog ownership in the borough, including use of public green spaces.

The consultation opened on 23 March 2017 and closes at 5pm on Thursday, 18 May 2017.

See article about the consultation here: http://knowsleynews.co.uk/dog-control-proposals/

Respond to the consultation here: http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/your-council/consultations/responsible-dog-ownership-public-space-protection

HALEWOOD TOWN COUNCIL 

2017/18 BUDGET STATEMENT  

Members of Halewood Town Council are acutely aware of the financial pressures facing the residents of Halewood which seem to increase with each and every announcement from Central Government.

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council (KMBC) themselves have recently publicised details of the funding cuts they have received from Central Government; cuts which Halewood Town Council has also had to bear.

These relentless cuts in public funding such as the scrapping the Council Tax Reduction Scheme Grant have meant that in the four years up to 2017/18 we have faced a cut in funding of almost £48,000 and we already know we will face a further cut of £27,000 in 2018/19. These cuts in Town Council funding have come on top of approximately £30,000 of additional costs every year for services taken over from KMBC, making a ‘funding gap’ of over £100,000.

Nevertheless, the Members of the Town Council are committed to improving its assets and its service to the community. We have recently attracted funding to refurbish Hollies Playground; we are about to embark on a spend of approximately £10,000 upgrading our security systems at both of our Centres and plan to spend a further £6,000 improving audio visual and presentational services at Hollies Hall. In the Arncliffe Sports and Community Centre, Members plan to modernise and improve greatly the kitchen facilities at a cost of almost £90,000.

The sustained nature of cuts and Members’ commitment to protect and improve services leaves the Town Council little option in 2017/18 but to increase the precept by 9%.

Whilst this may sound a large increase, on a Band D property, it equates to an increase of £5.82 per year, a little over 1.5p per day which, in total terms, sees Halewood with the lowest level of Town Council precept in the whole of Knowsley. With much of the housing stock in Halewood below Band D, many households will pay less than this.

The increased income from the precept will help off-set the loss of funding and will enable the Members and staff of the Town Council to continue to provide a high quality service to the residents of the Township.

‘TWO’ – A Play in a Pub!

‘TWO’ is a classic comedy set in a northern pub in the 1980’s.  Actors Rachael Reason and Jake Ryan play the sparring landlady and landlord of the pub and 12 other ‘weird’ and ‘wonderful’ characters that visit the pub over the course of one eventful evening.

After a sell out run in 2014 with rave reviews ‘TWO’ is in

HOLLIES HALL, HALEWOOD on

Saturday 4th March 2017. 

Tickets are £8.50 including a hot pot and apple pie supper and are on sale from Hollies Hall, from www.mateproductions.co.uk or by calling 0151 487 7418.

Please get your tickets early to see this brilliant production?

Our Halewood community has many people who go out of their way to help others…

FACT!

The Town Council wish to recognise and honour the unsung heroes of our community at the 2017 Community Achievement Awards to be held in Hollies Hall on Friday 21st April 2017.

To nominate an individual or a group, for an award this year please take time to complete the nomination form HERE and return it as shown on the form itself.

Thank you.

We have an abandoned Black Ford Mondeo,

Reg. No. FG59AWX

in the car park at the Arncliffe Centre.

Can the owner please remove it immediately.

Please call 0151 443 2063 or 0151 429 1929 to make arrangements.

If the vehicle is not removed by Thursday 22nd December it will be taken away and crushed.

Thank you.