Garston News Views and Discussion

[wallasey]

It's a great interchange though! I really liked being there but I am suprised that there isn't some kind of refreshment kiosk or even a drinks machine? It is going to be a major main line station after all!

come to think of it, I was expecting more buses to use it too. Maybe in the next few months more buses will use the facility.

[Kev]

THE first long-distance rail service out of the city's new £32m Liverpool South Parkway station will be launched by a Mossley Hill company. more

[Kev]

GARSTON swimming baths has marked its 100th birthday with a pool party. (where exactly, the pools been knocked down)

The first foundation stone was laid 100 years ago on July 27, 1906.

To mark its historic birthday, the Lord Mayor of Liverpool was a guest of honour at the celebrations.

Guests enjoyed free swimming as part of the festivities and lucky swimmers received spot prizes, including sports gear, vouchers and kit bags, for being every 50th customer at the baths that day.

In addition, a treat for guests and swimmers who attended the baths was a special centenary swimming display performed by children and younger swimmers from Garston Swimming Club.

[Kev]

LIVERPOOL South Parkway interchange has scooped another major award - this time for its environmentally friendly approach. more

[Max]

THE first long-distance rail service out of the city's new £32m Liverpool South Parkway station will be launched by a Mossley Hill company. more

Yet Mossley hill doesn't have a train station. There in Allerton.

[Kev]

Plans for the old Garston Baths:



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68 1 and 2 bedroom apartments.

[john]

I do remember the old baths, I remember stories that they would put temporary flooring over the pool for dances, unsure if this is true or not.

I remember seeing dolphins at Garston Baths when I was a kid, its true I tell people this story and they don't believe me, there were three and they were on tour around the country, I think it was a linked into the flipper series on TV.

[sweetpatooti]

Every kid in Garston piled in to see those dolphins in Garston Baths - I was upstairs on the balconey. It must have been about 1969/70 cos I remember the trainer who sang "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" (a big hit at the time) and the dolphin "joined in" with little clicky noises and "danced" about on his tail!! Seems alll a bit cruel now really - I wonder if they caught a verucca like the rest of us?

And they did used to put flooring over the baths for dances - lots of the old folk will confirm that - many a budding romance started at the Baths dances

[FKoE]

Wheres yer mama gone - Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep... hehehe ... BOSS tunes

[spenny389]

I worked for a while for a void property company, we where responsable for security of the building when it closed down. Was sad to see it being ripped appart after spending many happy hours there.

Kev do you remember our school using it for lessons. Here is a phrase you may remember, but who was the teacher - SHOWERRRRS BOYS !!

[Kev]

Here is a phrase you may remember, but who was the teacher - SHOWERRRRS BOYS !!

Messrs. Kingston or Lynch, its a close call

[spenny389]

yeh you got it was the former the one and only mr Rob Kingston.

[Kev]

yeh you got it was the former the one and only mr Rob Kingston.

Kingston is a great man, he always has a smile, even the last time I seen him a good few years back. Proper PE teacher

[spenny389]

Last time I saw him was when I was still at Halfords (Great place for meeting pepole that) he came over and had a chat, would have thought he would have run a mile as I was hardly his favorite pupil.

[Kev]

Last time I saw him was when I was still at Halfords (Great place for meeting pepole that) he came over and had a chat, would have thought he would have run a mile as I was hardly his favorite pupil.

How weird, wasn't that the time I saw u mate?