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Halewood Town Council is pleased to announce the co-option of two local persons as new Councillors.

Cllr Joanne Harvey and Cllr Carl Schears were voted onto the council at meetings held in October and November 2022. Cllr Harvey will be a representative for the Halewood South Ward, Cllr Schears will represent the North Ward. Both Councillors, along with all other elected members at Halewood Town Council, will serve through to May 2023 when new elections will be held.

Here is the link to council’s page with information on Halewood Town Councillors: Halewood Councillors Page

Still time to get to our Craft Fair at Hollies Hall

Halewood Town Council must sadly enforce the early daily closure of the Hollies Playground. Our keyholder will be seeking to close the Play Area by 4.00pm until further notice.

The reason for the early closure is the persistent intimidation of our keyholder by a gang of young persons using fireworks in dangerous and inappropriate ways. The Police have been informed of these ongoing issues, and messages have been posted previously on social media, but the intimidation has continued.

It is our hope the incidents stop, and the Play Area can remain open at least until the sun sets in the next few weeks, but the safety of our staff must be paramount.

Halewood Town Council will be holding a Civic ‘Proclamation Ceremony’ at The Arncliffe Centre on Sunday 11^th September at 3.00pm. This short event will be the proclamation to the people of Halewood on the accession of the new monarch to the crown, HRH King Charles III. The proclamation will be read by the Mayor of Halewood, Cllr Barbara Dunn.

Knowsley MBC will be undertaking the borough’s civic proclamation at 2.00pm on Sunday, and this follows the very formal proclamations to be made tomorrow (Saturday 10th September) in London and then later in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.

Residents may attend this event, which will be held near the flagpole of the centre. Please be onsite by 2.45pm.

As from Monday 4th September, the following buses will change bus company from HTL to Arriva.

The links for the updated timetables are below:-

3 – 4 Sep 2022 (adidocdn.dev)

The 166/188 is awaiting and updated timetable.

DEAR RESIDENT,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT VACANCIES REMAIN IN THE OFFICE OF TOWN COUNCILLOR FOR HALEWOOD TOWN COUNCIL. THERE ARE 3 VACANCIES: 2 IN HALEWOOD NORTH WARD, AND 1 FOR HALEWOOD SOUTH WARD.

IF YOU WISH TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS A COUNCILLOR, PLEASE CONTACT THE TOWN COUNCIL FOR AN APPLICATION FORM WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED BY 5.00 p.m. ON WEDNESDAY  14^th SEPTEMBER 2022. APPLICATION FORMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE VIA THE LINK HERE: Co-option application form

ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE ASSESSED FOR ELIGIBILITY, AND   INTERVIEWS FOR APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE SHORTLY THEREAFTER TO CO-OPT ELIGIBLE PERSONS ONTO THE COUNCIL.

Gerry Allen

GERRY ALLEN – TOWN MANAGER

As advised in our previous posts, we are sharing information with residents on how they can give their views and comments regarding the council’s proposed scheme to refurbish the Arncliffe Centre. To ensure the  process is neutral and meaningful, the organisation ‘Placed’ have been appointed to manage the survey and the consultation events. This organisation will also report back on the findings from the survey and consultation events, and ensure the findings are shared with the Halewood public in early September.

These are the dates and venues for the consultation events:

Saturday 30th July: 12:00 – 16:00 Halewood Carnival, Hollies Hall

Thursday 4th August: 10:30 – 13:30 Arncliffe Community Centre

Thursday 4th August 14:30 – 17:00 Leathers Lane Shops

w/c 5th September. Feedback of ideas, Arncliffe Centre (Date TBC)

To access the survey and information about the consultation events, please use the links below:

Facebook: Facebook link to Arncliffe Refurbishment survey & consultation events 

Twitter:

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! 📣#Halewood Town Council are proposing a major refurbishment of The #Arncliffe Community Centre, alongside a Neighbourhood Plan. We’d love to hear your views on the future of Halewood and the Arncliffe! To get involved: https://t.co/BK5iOaFS8M #PLACED pic.twitter.com/sxpuBGlv6q

— jo harrop (@PlacedEd) July 21, 2022

We want to thank residents for the feedback, questions and comments received to date about the proposed refurbishment of the Arncliffe Centre. We are currently working through the queries and aim to publish a response via a ‘Frequently asked Questions’ document to be shared later this week.

Later this week, we will also be sharing further information on where and how residents can hear more about the council’s plans for the Arncliffe Centre. Through this process, which will include consultation events and an online survey, they will be able to share their views on the council’s ideas for the building, and its aspiration to make Halewood a vibrant town.

Halewood Town Council are excited to announce, for the second year running, the return of our free Summer of Activity and Sport (HAF) project. This will be part of the wider ‘Knowsley SNAP’ programme led by One Knowsley and Knowsley MBC.

Principally aimed at 5-11 year olds, the project will run for 4 weeks of the Summer holidays at The Arncliffe Centre. If you are interested in registering your child(ren), please get in touch with Lynn O’Keeffe or Andrea McCaffrey on 0151 428 1929 or 07708617267.

To book a place, please pop into The Arncliffe Centre to complete a form. A note that places are going fast. For the Town Council’s SNAP Project, we do require a suitable adult to attend sessions, see our leaflet for extra details.

Halewood Town Council intends to undertake a major refurbishment of its main building, the Arncliffe Centre. To progress, the project needs the consent and support of Halewood residents.

The Arncliffe Centre is a well-used and much-loved Halewood landmark. It is the place where many residents gather at important times to honour and celebrate, to commemorate, to play sports and improve their health. It’s where we hold our council meetings, host civic guests and the services/activities so many people value.

But – having opened in 1975 – the building is showing its age. We also need to make the building more energy efficient, improve its ability to host larger-scale functions and offer a wider range of provision to serve the growing population of our township.

So, we’ve been working on plans to protect and improve it for Halewood. We have a scheme that we hope will achieve our objectives, and ensure the building becomes a true ‘go to’ destination for everyone. We have done investigation and surveys to understand what we need to do to restore and bring the centre up to modern standards. The budget for the whole project – including a sizeable contingency element which should reduce over time – has been set at up to £1.4 million. Independent expert analysis has confirmed the assumptions behind this projected cost.

On Thursday 16^th June 2022, Halewood Councillors gave the final go-ahead to begin consulting with Halewood residents on the scheme. Over the next few weeks, you will have the opportunity to make your views known about our plans either in-person or via an online survey. We have asked a Merseyside-based company called ‘Placed’ to undertake this consultation to ensure it is independent and high quality. We will make further announcement about key dates and opportunities to participate in this consultation