First new houses on Woodchurch in 50 years
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 Stephen launched Wirral Partnership Homes (WPH) eco development of 14 new houses and bungalows for affordable rent at Home Farm Road, Woodchurch on Friday 11th December. Residents were presented with gifts from Santa Claus, WPH Chief Executive Brian Simpson and Stephen. The 14 brand new homes, the first on woodchurch in fifty years, have been built to some of the highest...
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Halloween in Warwiick Park
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 Stephen was delighted to be invited for the second year to Warwick Park's Halloween Party. The sun was out and many local residents joined in the fun. Stephen had the great pleasure (but great difficulty) of judging the costume and pumpkin competitions. With four winners each getting a WH Smiths voucher worth ten pounds unsurprisingly competition was fierce. As well as the competitions there were traditional Halloween games, scary stories, refreshments and a 'make your friend into a Mummy' game. The event was organised by the Friends of Warwick Park...
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 Stephen attended his first Baby Bounce & Rhyme at West Kirby Library to celebrate National Bookstart Day 2009 Dave the Pirate was there with his guitar to play the songs and everyone had song books and rattles to sing and play along. It was a great turnout, with some children coming dressed as their favourite nursery rhyme characters. Those who took part were asked to vote for their favourite rhyme and one lucky baby won a Bookstart teddy bear! Bookstart is a national programme that encourages all parents and carers to enjoy books with...
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 NHS Wirral Awards Ceremony NHS Wirral held its Annual Awards ceremony and AGM on Friday 25th September at Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight. In all there were nine awards, each celebrating the hard work and dedication to care and promoting good health in communities across the wide spectrum of NHS services on the Wirral. Stephen, who is...
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Cabinet Minister visits Woodchurch
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 On the day the Prime Minister outlined the Labour Party’s commitment to protecting front line public services, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, John Denham visited Woodchurch to listen to the concerns of local residents. Mr Denham joined Stephen Hesford in meeting residents in their own homes to explain why the Governments policies in dealing with the current economic climate are the...
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Stephen goes back in time
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 Stephen joined local school children at Hoylake Community Centre’s newly refurbished Victorian classroom on friday to see just what it was like for children who attended Hoylake’s old Parade school. The old school, now Hoylake Community Centre, was opened in 1909 and the Victorian classroom was just one of the ways Community Centre volunteers are marking its centenary year. There was also an exhibition of photos and memorabilia open to the public as well as talks from local historian Heather Chapman last week, and future events are being planned. The Victorian classroom is being used...
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 Stephen joined members of Upton Library's mums and tots group on friday for a 'toddle' around Warwick Park. It was part of a national event organised by Barnardo's. The Barnardo’s Big Toddle is the UK’s biggest charity event for children under the age of 5! Each year, over half a million children across the country have great fun with their friends, taking part in their short sponsored walk and each child recieves a medal for their participation. The money raised goes to projects that help children learn and play. These include family centres, play groups and counselling services across the...
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St Andrew's Church Flower Festival
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 Stephen officially opened the Annual flower festival at St Andrew's Church, which begun in West Kirby at 10.30 a.m on Friday 12 June 2009. The theme of the festival this year is 'For All the Saints'. Stephen is delighted to support St Andrew's in this their Centenary year at this wonderful event and hopes that as many people as possible will also visit the flower festival. The Festival is taking place on Friday 12th & Saturday 13th June 10.30am-4pm and on Sunday 14th June 2pm-4pm at St Andrew's Church, Graham Road, West Kirby. Entry is priced at £2 and...
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Tory cuts to apprenticeships
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Apprenticeships are a
great way to get on the job training to get the skills you need to
get a good, well paid job. Since 97, Labour has rescued
apprenticeships from collapse and has built them up so they are
well on their way to taking their rightful place as a mainstream
training option for young people. In 97, only 60,000 people started
apprenticeships, and hardly anyone finished. Next year, we hope
over a quarter of a million young people will start an
apprenticeship, and completion rates have risen from a quarter 5
years ago to nearly two thirds now.
Figures released in
apprenticeship week show that the number of...
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David Cameron's School boy errors!
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Ever since this global financial crisis started, David Cameron
has been out of his depth and his judgement has been wrong. He has shown a talent for making headlines on the hoof but with no
care for the consequences for families and businesses. David
Cameron welcomed a report which proposed removing every regulation
and protection for mortgage-holders; he would have let Northern
Rock and Bradford and Bingley go to the wall; and his plans on fuel
duty would now mean 5p extra tax on petrol. David Cameron is virtually alone in opposing an urgent boost to the
economy – against the advice of the International...
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THE National Minimum Wage went up again on 1st October
2008. The rate rose to £5.73 per hour for workers aged 22 and
over, £4.77 for 18-21 year olds and £3.53 for those aged 16 and
17. Welcoming the news, Stephen said: "The minimum wage is one of
Labour's proudest achievements in Government. “When families are struggling with rising fuel, energy and food
prices it is more important than ever to have a rising National
Minimum Wage." Stephen also sent out a warning to rogue employers that
they will be punished for not paying the National Minimum Wage. "With the National Minimum Wage there...
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£2m Wirral Viking Heritage Project Launched
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 Friday 12th March saw the launch of an exciting study into Wirral’s Viking Heritage at Melrose Hall in Hoylake. Derek Hartley of Garsdale Design presented the projects findings which confirmed Wirral’s links with its Viking past. Among it’s findings the report notes that “Meols is now seen as one of the most significant ancient sites in the North West of England.” Several thousand artefacts that exist from archaeological digs in Meols have provided evidence of Wirral’s Roman, Saxon and Viking ancestry. The report gave 5 key recommendations so that local history can be fully developed for both tourists and educational...
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Wirral Fund for Children with Special Needs Celebrates 21st Birthday
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 Wirral Sick Children’s fund – the only charity in Wirral which helps children with all kinds of special needs, celebrated its 21st Birthday on Sunday 29th April, with a party at the Pavilion, Birkenhead Park.
The Charity is changing its name to Wirral Fund for Children with Special Needs, to bring the name into the 21st century. The Party was attended by the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Phil Gilchrist, and the charities’ Patrons, Wirral West MP, Stephen Hesford and Ben Chapman, MP for Wirral South.
They joined many of the Fund’s supporters and beneficiaries in the birthday celebrations. Representing...
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