Three councillors from the Wirral (Cllr Steve Foulkes, Cllr Jerry Williams and Cllr Les Rowlands) each spoke on the item, which you can watch starting at the 24 minutes 20 second point in the video below.
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Merseytravel Committee (Liverpool City Region Combined Authority) 28th July 2016 Part 2 of 2 (Enhancing Services on the ‘Borderlands’ Rail Line starts at 24:20)
The Merseytravel Committee agreed to work with the Welsh Assembly Government to push for a twice hourly service, to set up a joint steering group with the Welsh Assembly Government and to develop a realistic project plan to:
a) improve the line,
b) introduce a bus-rail interchange in the Hawarden Bridge area,
c) enhance intermediate stations (such as Heswall and Upton) to make them more convenient, attractive and accessible and
d) to look into a potential new station at Woodchurch.
Future reports on progress are expected to be made to the councillors on the Merseytravel Committee.
Attending the public meeting was the Chairman of the Wrexham Bidston Rail Users Association John Allcock. When asked for a quote for WBRUA’s views on the decision by the Merseytravel Committee he wrote, “The WBRUA welcomes the Merseytravel Committee’s decision to support the enhancement of the Borderlands Line. This railway has been a Cinderella line for many years but has the potential to be a significant part of the transport network in our area and benefit the communities and businesses it connects.”
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Why will there be no trains (and no replacement buses) on the Bidston-Wrexham line next Monday?
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson on a train
Unfortunately there is bad news for anyone planning to travel by train on the Borderlands Line (Bidston to Wrexham) on Monday 4th January. Arriva Trains Wales currently run the franchise for this line.
ASLEF (which stands for the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen) and the RMT (National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers) have both successfully balloted for a 24-hour strike for Monday 4th January. On the Wirral this will affect people travelling from or to Bidston, Upton or Heswall train stations.
This will also lead to cancelled trains on Sunday and disruption to trains on Tuesday morning too.
Due to the strike affecting around 1,000 train services Arriva Trains Wales will not be providing rail replacement buses during the strike on Monday (as this would require an estimated 4,000 buses).
1. Why is the Industrial Action happening?
2. How are services affected?
3. Why are you not providing alternative transport such as buses?
4. What do I do if I can’t travel on a different day?
5. Can I use my ticket to travel on a different day or with another Train Company?
6. Can I get a refund on my ticket if I can’t travel on another day?
7. I have a season ticket can I get a refund on my lost days?
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Where are the Remembrance Sunday services on the Wirral on the 8th November 2015?
Where are the Remembrance Sunday services on the Wirral on the 8th November 2015?
Remembrance Sunday 2012 at the War Memorial Birkenhead Hamilton Square
There will be many services to mark Remembrance Sunday on the Wirral on the morning and afternoon of the 8th November 2015.
The Mayor of Wirral, Cllr Les Rowlands will be attending the service held at The Cenotaph in Hamilton Square, Birkenhead in the morning and the service at the War Memorial in Thornton Hough in the afternoon.
These are details of when and where the Remembrance Day Services for 2015 will be:
Morning
10.55 The Cenotaph, Hamilton Square, Birkenhead
10 o’clock Christ Church, Kings Road, Bebington, followed by a service at the Higher Bebington British Legion at noon.
10 o’clock St Mary’s Church, Eastham
10.15 St. Barnabas Church, Bromborough
10.30 St. Oswald’s Church, Bidston
10.45 Grange Hill, West Kirby
10.45 St. Peter’s Church, Lower Village, Heswall, followed by wreath laying at The Cenotaph, Heswall
10.30 for The Cenotaph, corner of Maryland Lane and Pasture Road
10.15 for The Parade will leave the Royal British Legion, Wallasey for a 10.55 am Service at the War Memorial, Magazines Promenade, New Brighton
10.00 for Short Service at St. Stephen’s Church followed by 10.45 a.m. War Memorial at Junction of Osmaston Road and Prenton Lane, Prenton
10.45 War Memorial outside the Public Library, Ford Road, Upton
10.45 War Memorial, Port Sunlight Village followed by a service at Christ Church, Port Sunlight Village
If crossing the River Mersey to Liverpool on Remembrance Sunday, larger crowds than usual are expected for the Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph, St George’s Plateau because of the ceramic poppy art installation "The Weeping Window" at St Georges Hall. It’s expected there will be large numbers of people there and road closures will be in place by 9.30 in the morning.
Afternoon
2.20 for Service at the War Memorial, Thornton Hough 2.45
The Merseytravel journey planner is useful for the times of public transport when travelling to and from Remembrance Sunday services.
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