Remembrance Sunday services

REMEMBRANCE Sunday Services will take place across Wirral, on Sunday, 13 November 2016.  The Mayor of Wirral, Councillor Pat Hackett, will join representatives from the armed forces, veterans, cadets and the emergency services at The Cenotaph in Hamilton Square, Birkenhead for Wirral's Civic Service at 10.55am, before heading to the Thornton Hough service in the afternoon.  The Mayor said:- "As well as being the most important duty of my Mayoral year, it is a real honour to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph on behalf of everyone in Wirral.  The Service of Remembrance is always a moving experience and I hope that as many people as possible will join me in Hamilton Square, or go along to their local service, to remember the bravery and sacrifices made by so many veterans and their families, right up to the present day."
 

Civic Remembrance Services across the Wirral are as follows:-

► 10.55am The Cenotaph, Hamilton Square, Birkenhead.

► 10.00am Christ Church, Kings Road, Bebington, followed by a Service at the Higher Bebington British Legion at 12 noon.

► 10.15am St. Barnabas Church, Bromborough.

► 10.30am St. Oswald's Church, Bidston.

► 10.45am Grange Hill, West Kirby.

► 10.45am St. Peter's Church, Lower Village, Heswall, followed by wreath laying at The Cenotaph, Heswall.

► 10.45am The Cenotaph, corner of Maryland Lane and Pasture Road, Moreton.

► 10.15am for The Parade will leave the Royal British Legion, Wallasey for the 10.55am Service at the War Memorial, Magazines Promenade, New Brighton.

► 10.00am for Short Service at St. Stephen's Church followed at 10.45am, at the War Memorial, on the Junction of Osmaston Road and Prenton Lane, Prenton.

► 10.45am War Memorial outside the Public Library, Ford Road, Upton.

► 10.45am War Memorial, Port Sunlight Village followed by a service at Christ Church, Port Sunlight Village.

► 2.40pm Service at the War Memorial, Thornton Hough.

Transport police issue urgent warning to vandals

THE British Transport Police Officers fear a death could be imminent if graffiti vandals continue to risk their lives venturing onto the railway. They say that recent evidence of graffiti on the Manchester to Liverpool line demonstrates the increasingly precious positions graffiti vandals are risking to boost their profile. Inspector Jayne Lewis said:- "Recent examples of graffiti on rail stanchions (poles that hold overhead electric lines in place) on the Chat Moss line which runs from Manchester Deal Street to Edge Hill, show the risks these people are willing to take in a bid to gain glory among the graffiti community, but where is the glory in being electrocuted or maimed? Apart from the fact that this is a serious criminal offence it is extremely dangerous. Climbing onto the railway in a bid to get their tag in ever more daring places will inevitably result in serious injury or death. We cannot overemphasise that the railway can be an incredibly dangerous place. Going to such lengths to vandalise the railway is staggeringly stupid, especially given the close proximity to overhead lines. In fact it is nothing short of miraculous that the offenders in this case were not electrocuted."

Transport Police Officers have increased patrols in the area and continue to work with colleagues in the rail industry to deter vandals and apprehend and prosecute those who the indulge in any kind of criminal activity on the rail network.