Wirral Wildlife Group celebrate 50th birthday
Its first meeting was held at Bebington Oval on April 7, 1971. Meetings then took place in two caravans, one at Thurstaston Visitor Centre and one at Eastham Country Park, each weekend during the summer months. The original committee consisted of chairman Major Frank White, Margaret Gilmour, Henry Larsen, Nora MacMillan (Mrs Mac), David Mills, Jane Ratcliffe, Richard Smith and Graham Taylor. Linda Higginbottom, member of the group said: "Jim Gilmour, a previous secretary to the committee, remembered passing a queue waiting for our jumble sale in Liscard and hearing a woman wondering ...
Source: wirralglobe.co.uk