The Reunion Committee wishes to announce this year’s Reunion at the Masonic Hall in Southport will be taking place on Saturday 8 October. Tickets cost £7 each and these can be ordered now. We are able once again to offer a low ticket price thanks to receiving a grant from the Birkdale Trust to help with costs.
Tony
5 January 2016
Pupils from the class of 1988 are getting together for a reunion this Spring. If you don’t know anything about this event, please contact Jill Pearce (nee Morriss) on rebjillpearce@gmail.com for more details.
24 December 2015
Angela Richmond has posted in the Guestbook to tell us that Clare Skorupinska, who left our school in 1989, has recently passed away. Her funeral was held on Wednesday 23 December. Our thoughts go to her family and friends at this difficult time.
5 October 2015
The result of the Public Inquiry held in August has been announced. The Planning Inspectorate has rejected Centremodel’s appeal on development plans for the land and buildings of our school. The rejection mainly concerns the spacing and layout of the proposed development, which was considered to be too detrimental to the surrounding conservation area.
Update – 7 Oct: The Champion newspaper ran an article on its front page about the developer’s losing their appeal in this week’s edition of the paper.
3 October 2015
Another former pupil, Emily Law, has sadly died at the age of 37. This news has come as a shock to all who knew Emily and our thoughts are with them all at this sad time.
29 September 2015
We are sorry to learn Simon Moran has passed away at the age of 56. We send our condolences to his family and friends.
1 September 2015
Former pupil Emma Wilson passed away this morning following a long illness. Emma left our school in 1987. Our thoughts are with Emma’s family and friends during this sad time.
24 June 2015
Jack’s Beach Party, aka Picnic on the Beach, is taking place on Sunday 2 August on Ainsdale beach near Pontins. It starts from 12.30pm onwards and is open to Birkdale/Mary Hare ex-pupils, family, friends and controlled pets, but no goldfish though! Entrance is by Shore Road where car parking is normally about £5.
If you’re coming along to this event, please bring own picnic, drink, deckchairs and windbreaks and/or beach blankets.
11 June 2015
The Champion newspaper reports there is to be a Public Inquiry on 18 August over developer plans to add homes on to the school site. Sefton Council previously refused the plans saying they do not include “affordable housing”. Local residents are encouraged to attend the public meeting if they are concerned with what may happen to the conservation area surrounding the school.
Update 20/6: local resident Mike Nash has signed our Guestbook requesting support at the Public Inquiry to oppose the plans put forward by Centremodel.
27 March 2015
For those who were not able to attend Jack Henderson‘s funeral, and for those who were there but couldn’t follow everything said during the minister’s speech, the eulogy presented by Rev. Peter O Hughes is now available online to read. To see it, please go here.