Merseyside Shore Line

[Kev]

WORK has started on a sailing club destroyed in an arson attack, thanks to a £500,000 grant.

Liverpool Sailing Club has been homeless since the blaze five years ago at its boathouse near the old Speke Airport.

Now groundwork has begun on rebuilding it after Sport England handed over cash for the ambitious project. Added to European funding it means the club has raised the £1.25m it needs for its plans for a new building on the banks of the Mersey.

More...

[Kev]

I've been keen to get closer to this development for some time now and after a long walk I eventually got there, about 20 mins from the Garston Coastal Park entrance. Liverpool Sailing Club are a family based club first formed in 1958. Currently, they are replacing their old clubhouse with a multi- million pound building that will provide fantastic facilities for all water sports.

13th November 2006

[A.D.Williams]

U.T.B? What's that, Kev? Second to last picture.

[A.D.Williams]

Oh and good pictures. Strange looking building.

[Kev]

Oh and good pictures. Strange looking building.

It's supposed to look like a boat.

[Paul D]

I'm not seeing the boat but it looks fine to me thanks Kev.

[ChrisGeorge]

Actually it's meant to look like a sail. See the pic on the Sailing Club's website: http://www.liverpoolsailingclub.org/Plans.htm

Chris

[Kev]

Actually it's meant to look like a sail. See the pic on the Sailing Club's website: http://www.liverpoolsailingclub.org/Plans.htm

Chris

Thanks for clearing that up Chris, I wasn't too sure myself

[Kev]

U.T.B? What's that, Kev? Second to last picture.

My guess? Under The Bridge. The local yoofs enjoying the coastal walk in their own special way.

[Paul D]

A couple of pictures taken from Princes Dock today.

[Gnomie]

Nice one Paul. i love River pics

[Kev]

A couple of pictures taken from Princes Dock today.

Paul, I took some today too, very similar in fact, I may move 'em and create a new thread, I was thinking something like 'Mersey Views and River Side' or summink, let me know what you think.

Kev

[Gnomie]

Kev post that one you took of the wrecked boat in Garston. cool pic.

[petecarr]

Paul, I took some today too, very similar in fact, I may move 'em and create a new thread, I was thinking something like 'Mersey Views and River Side' or summink, let me know what you think.

Kev

Me too, from just that spot

[Paul D]

I may move 'em and create a new thread, I was thinking something like 'Mersey Views and River Side' or summink, let me know what you think.

Thanks everyone it looks like we were all there too see the sunken Seacat,Kev if you want to move them go ahead a new thread might be good. It was a lovely fresh slighty misty day today I enjoyed it.