Over a thousand runners took part in the Port Sunlight 10k in 2019, but this year s event has been pulled A popular annual road race meeting held in one of Wirral s most picturesque villages has been cancelled for the second year running, due to coronavirus restrictions. The Port Sunlight 10k/5k 2021 meeting was due to take place on Sunday, June 13, but organisers have chosen to cancel the event amid existing fears about social-distancing. Hoylake-based BTR Liverpool had been optimistic about staging the event this year, particularly with Wirral s progress in reducing infection rates, but in line with the government s ongoing road map plans, have recognised that the popularity of the event could still pose a health risk to participants, spectators and residents of the village.
The Hillsborough memorial in Port Sunlight village is surrounded with flowers People in Wirral paid their respects to the victims of the Hillsborough disaster today, exactly 32 years on from the day that will never to be forgotten across Merseyside. A crowd of around 50 gathered at a social distance to mark the occasion around the memorial plaque in Port Sunlight village. The name of each of the 96 victims was read out before a minutes silence was followed by a recorded rendition of the Kop singing You ll Never Walk Alone. It is now more than three decades since Britain s worst sporting disaster occurred at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, when 96 children, women and men lost their lives, including 12 from Wirral and Ellesmere Port.
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Celebs that have been spotted in Wirral over the years (Image: Mirror Pix/Liverpool ECHO)
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On March 29 we saw the first step into eased lockdown restrictions across the UK. As part of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, groups of up to six people or two households can now meet up outdoors only for socially distanced gatherings. With many people looking for places to walk and visit the
Globe has prepared a list of 10 beauty spots you can visit in Wirral that will reinvigorate you.
1. Red rocks Just a short distance from Hoylake and West Kirby the orange-coloured dunes are an idyllic place to wander around. The sandy beach is popular with families and has a shallow bay with plenty of rock pools if you fancy getting your feet wet.