The October 2009 newsletter can be downloaded in either .doc or .pdf format. Click here

There is a also a supplement to the October newsletter which can be downloaded at the same location.

The May 2009 newsletter can be downloaded in either .doc or .pdf format. Click here

The April 2009 newsletter can be downloaded in either .doc or .pdf format. Click here

Many New Ferry residents, and from further afield, are frequent visitors to the church hall for various community groups which hold their meetings there. Those at the Families Groups, Guides, Luncheon Club, the after-schools clubs, senior citizens meetings, and Slimming World will already have noted the new tiling to the main entrance; how the cloakrooms have been refurbished with new lights and hand washbasins; as well as the changes in the kitchen with new light fittings, and a replacement boiler providing hot water for sinks and washbasins. These works were done over the summer.

As we keep rents as low as possible, we have not been able to attend to larger items of expenditure which are now long overdue. However, we are delighted that Biffaward have very generously awarded a grant to replace the old rotting window frames with new double glazed uPVC units. This will be a great improvement both in warmth and in reducing our carbon footprint. Biffaward have also offered to fund the replacement of the old main door lock, so keyholders who have the frustration of trying to get in to the Hall will be especially pleased! These works will be completed very soon, and certainly before Christmas.

The next phase of the refurbishment will be an interior decoration together with new curtains to the replacement windows.

Tuesday 25th November 2008, a St Mark's Parish Church Hall, New Chester Road (opposite the Park Lodge)

New leaflet added to butterfly park page which can be downloaded directly from here http://www.macvicar.plus.com/nfrag/butterfly08.pdf

PLEASE COME ALONG AND JOIN US IN A LITTER PICK AT SHOREFIELDS. WE WILL BE CLEANING THE FIELD, WOODLAND AND THE SHORE AND WOULD LIKE AS MANY VOLUNTEERS AS POSSIBLE. THE DATES ARE SUNDAY 5TH OCTOBER 2008 10.00AM AND SUNDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 2008 10.00AM.
REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED.

Tuesday 9th September 2008, a St Mark's Parish Church Hall, New Chester Road (opposite the Park Lodge)

see here under the sports clubs information

Rob Hopkins is the founder of the Transitions Movement - a group working towards a sustainable low-carbon lifestyle, based in West Kirby and elsewhere on the Wirral. For one night only he will be speaking at West Kirby United Reformed Church, June 5th. More information here or download the poster here

A festival of sport, music, art and education. June 7-8 at Liverpool Hope University. Free admission.

For more details see the flyer here ready to download to your computer (1.5Mb .pdf file)

Following the success of last year's Postcards from the Park competition, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund (BIG) have again joined forces with GreenSpace to re-launch this exciting photo competition. We have £1,000 in Jessops vouchers up for grabs for the lucky overall winner, and all regional and country finalists and runners-up will have their photos professionally curated for a national exhibition. They'll also be turned into postcards, which will be distributed at Lottery-funded venues across the UK. To take part, just log onto www.postcardsfromthepark.org.uk to enter, and to find tips on how to take that perfect photo. You can also take a photo on your mobile phone and send it in by MMS. Text PARKS, followed by your name and where you've taken your photo in the subject header, to 07803 851 600. The MMS is charged at your operator's standard rate. The closing date is 1 August 2008 - so get snapping!

Added to Local Groups page (see left hand navigation panel)

The 2008 Action Plan has been revised and published. You can read more here, download the document here, or view it at Bebington Library from 8th March.

How would you like to join a small group of local residents taking care of a local beauty spot?
You may wonder where this place is; Meols, Parkgate and Hoylake all spring to mind. You would be wrong; we have a beautiful, natural asset right here in New Ferry on Shorefields.
This open green area is the only flat, accessible area between Woodside and Eastham, affording uninterrupted views across the River Mersey and Liverpool skyline. There is a small wooded area with natural plants and foliage and the beach below is an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) because of the rare birds that come here for winter feeding.
We would like to turn this area into NEW FERRY NATURE PARK, encouraging an abundance of wildlife and plants for all to enjoy, much the same as New Ferry Butterfly Park. Those amongst us with children and grandchildren or those that are just environmentally aware or wish to enjoy natural beauty will be appalled by the few that treat it as a dumping ground for old vehicles and D.I.Y rubbish.
We have managed to obtain some funds for this area and need support from residents of New Ferry for various things, including petitions and litter-picks. If you think you can help us in anyway at all please use any of the various contact methods.

Please come along to our first community meeting of 2008. We will be meeting to discuss the latest hot topics, and what we can do about the Shorefields Nature Park and foreshore (see more below). We will also be reporting back on what YOU said about New Ferry Park in our survey, and we will have the latest news about this year’s Fun Weekend. All are welcome, and we will be serving tea and coffee too!

Tuesday 4th March, 2008
St Marks Church Hall, 7.30 till 9pm

will take place at:

Professional Excellence Centre, Acre Lane. Bromborough on Tuesday 23rd October, 7-9pm

see here

New Ferry was sorry to see HSBC close it's doors here on Friday 31st August. However Lloyds TSB are still open for business, and are running a competition that will benefit a local person. Pay a visit - there are several "giveaways" (t-shirts etc).

Lloyds TSB are open 9.15am to 4.45pm Monday and Friday, 9.15am to 4.30pm Tuesday and Thursday and 10am to 4.30pm on Wednesdays

Hi
Firstly I would like to congratulate you on this fantastic web site I am from Newferry but live in the midlands and I have been waiting for something like this for a while, The only thing I think you should look at is the people behind the scenes for this web site and also the people that run this committee are not getting a mention at all on this site you have all done such a good job I think you should all get a big mention on this site
(by email)

If you want to add your comment, email admin@nfrag.org.uk and we'll add it on this blog page.

Dear New Ferry Regeneration Action Group,
I’ve just been looking at the new website after seeing it in the newsletter yesterday, and I would like to comment on how good it is – Well Done!  I particularly liked seeing the old photographs.
Thank you for continuing to improve the area we live in.
Yours faithfully,
(name and address supplied)