THE 22nd annual Hoylake 10K Coastal charity fun run takes place this weekend.

More than 350 people have signed for the Globe-backed event, which raises funds for a special needs club in the town and there is still time to join them.

It starts outside Hoylake Community Centre in Hoyle Road at 11am.

Proceeds go to the Wednesday Special Needs Club's Soft Play Sensory Resource, which is based at the centre. 

Last year 651 took part, raising around £9,000 for the cause.

Urging our readers to sign up, Race secretary Carla Williams told the Globe: "The 10k is terribly important to the club as it is our major fundraiser and all the funds raised from the event go towards the Sensory Resource’s upkeep and maintenance, which is maintained by a small group of enthusiastic volunteers.

"This special facility is maintained and funded by volunteers from the Wednesday Club."

"This event is the club's major fundraiser and we really need your support to be able to continue maintaining and running this important community resource." 

For more details visit www.wsnc.co.uk, call Carla Williams on 0151 625 9505 or email hoylakewsnc@btinternet.com

Soroptimists

Hoylake and West Kirby Soroptimists meet at Hoylake Sailing Club at 7.30pm on the second Monday of the month.

If you would like to help your local community, meet other women for friendship while making a difference locally, nationally and internationally, you can find out more by going online to sigbi.org/hoylake-and-west-kirby/ or telephoning 625 9969.

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Harvest celebration

A Harvest celebration will be held at St George’s United Reformed Church in Thornton Hough on Sunday, September 27, at 11am.

Paul Franklin, church administrator, said: “All the family, children particularly, will have an opportunity to take an active role in the service. We promise that it will be a lively and joyful celebration for all.”

Gifts of tinned fresh produce and packet foods can be brought to the church. All will be donated to the Charles Thompson Mission in Birkenhead after the service.

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Jazz night

John Hallam and Tom Kincaid will perform during a jazz night at Neston Library on October 1. It starts at 7.30pm.

The duo are in demand at festivals and have made many CDs. John plays clarinet, tenor and baritone saxes and Tom the piano. Shades of Benny Goodman and Errol Garner will be heard.

Tickets, £6, are available from the library. The ticket price includes refreshments.

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Reading round

Join Dagger Award winning author Margaret Murphy for a reading group without the stress of reading lists and "homework."

Sessions begin on Monday, October 5, at Heswall Hall in Telegraph Road, from 2pm to 4pm. To book your place email: info.margaret.murphy@gmail.com or telephone: 07947 038 969.

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Photography courses

Educational charity Wirral 3 Ls will start four new daytime photography courses at the Civic Centre in Bebington, on September 23.

The ten-week, two-hour courses are suitable for all levels of ability. For more details and to book your place on the course telephone 645 0066 or visit wirral3ls.co.uk

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Night of monologues

Award-winning Liverpool writer Ian Salmon will give a series of monologues entitled Half the Sky, Belief. Heartbreak. Fate and Faith - all your questions answered - at Melrose Hall in Hoylake on Saturday, September 19, starting at 7.30pm. The audience is invited to bring their own drinks.

Tickets cost £5 and includes tea and cake. To book telephone 632 2152 or 632 4548.

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Organ recital

Thomas Allery, director of chapel music at Worcester College in Oxford, will give an organ recital at St James Church in Albion Street, New Brighton, this Saturday, September 19, at 7.30pm.

The concert is part of an appeal to raise £375,000 to restore the 170ft spire, the tallest in Wirral. Tickets cost £8. Call 639 5468 to book.

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Country dancing

The new season of Scottish dancing has started every Monday at Royden Hall, Frankby.

Sessions start at 7.45pm and all are welcome. No partners needed. Great exercise and good fun. For further details telephone 0151 632 3903.

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Lions club

Wirral Lions club meets every month on the first Tuesday at The Bridge Inn, Port Sunlight. Meetings start at 7.45pm.

If you would like to raise money for good causes and have fun at the same time, contact the secretary on 648 9157 for further details.

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Folk dancing

Bebington Folk Dancing Group meets at Victoria Hall, Bebington, on the first, third and fifth Tuesday of the month from 8pm to 10.15pm.

A wide age range and all abilities are catered for. No experience or partners are necessary. Turn up on the night or telephone 652 4479 or 339 8854. Sessions cost £2 per evening.

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Afternoon tea

West Kirby Old Girls & Guys Association’s afternoon tea and annual meeting will be held on Saturday, October 10, at at 2.15pm, at West Kirby Grammar School in the Centenary Suite.

Further details available from Sue Dutton on 0151 632 1701 or email duttonsa@hotmail.co.uk

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Exercise and dance

Exercise and dance classes takes place every Thursday afternoon, at 2.15pm, at the Guide Headquarters in Leasowe Road, Wallasey.

All ages are welcome. For further details telephone Angela on 639 5486.

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Fashion show

A fashion show will takes place at Thornton Manor tonight (Wednesday, September 16) in aid of Age UK.

Models will be showing off the autumn/winter collection from Sue Huntington Fashion.

Tickets cost £10 with proceeds going directly to the charity.

To obtain your ticket call at the Sue Huntington store on Telegraph Road, Heswall.

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Riverbank talk

Stuart Irwin will give a presentation entitled Tales from the Riverbanks of Port Sunlight on Thursday, September 17, at 7pm, at Port Sunlight Museum. Tickets cost £5 and are available from the museum.

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Gardening club

Hoylake & District Gardening Society meets on the second Wednesday of the month at Hoylake Parade Community Centre, Hoyle Road. Guests are welcome at £2 per meeting.

The group very caters for everyone from complete beginners to gardening gurus. For details telephone Rachel Ormrod on 625 7604, or Dave Edge on 678 8137. Meetings start at 7.30pm.

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Ten-pin bowling club

New members are invited to join a friendly group of 10-pin bowlers who meet at Bromborough Bowl on Thursday mornings at 10am. 
If you are interested why not join them. It does not matter whether you have any experience or are new to bowling, individuals or groups are welcome.
For more details, ring Cliff on 07510 521 159.    

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Yoga classes

Men's yoga classes take place at Hoylake Community Centre in Hoyle Road every Tuesday. Sessions start at 8.15pm and the first class is free. All abilities welcome.

Details are available online at yogadoesit.co.uk

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Cats Protection

Cats Protection South Wirral is on the lookout for people who can help with co-ordinating the work of the branch, looking after the branch's finances, ensuring the welfare of cats within its care and helping at fundraising events.

The charity is also planning to set up a new North Wirral branch and is on the lookout for people who can help with all aspects of its work.

Two drop-in information events have been organised on Thursday, October 1, from 6pm to 9pm, at the Lauries Centre, Claughton Road, Birkenhead; and Saturday, October 3, from 9.30am to 3.30pm at the Royal Oak, High Street, Bromborough Cross.

For more details telephone 080800 191919 or email bsusnwe@cats.org.uk

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Beach clean

Join volunteers at Harrison Drive, Wallasey, this Friday, September 18, at 11am, to take part in the annual Great British Beach Clean.

To advertise your event for free on our community noticeboard, email Craig at cmanning@wirral-globe.co.uk or call 649 4050