Forgotten village is a dumping ground

Jan 28 2009 by Lorna Hughes, Birkenhead News

Forgotten village is a dumping ground

WIRRAL Council has put yet another nail in the coffin of Eastham by deciding to close Eastham Library and recently built One Stop Shop, which were not under threat from closure.

The residents supported Bromborough Library and Civic Centre, which were earmarked for closure in their effort to remain open. The council has now reprieved Bromborough at the expense of Eastham.

Eastham is on the border of Wirral and Cheshire, the furthest point from Wallasey Town Hall.

In the past few years Eastham Village has had its post office moved and the Village School closed despite rising numbers. The village is a designated Conservation Area with a number of listed buildings, mentioned in the Domesday Book, a church in the centre of the village since 1152 and a yew tree dating back 1500 years.

From the village the road leads to Eastham Country Park with magnificent views over the Mersey, a well-known visitor attraction.

All this will change with the intrusion of an “incinerator” type (gasification) facility on its boundary, less than 600m from housing and a further blight on the landscape with a proposed biodiesel plant importing animal fats.

Eastham has become a “dumping ground” for industrial “nasties” and deprived of yet another facility for residents.

Wirral Council appears to approve any detrimental developments and withdraw any useful facilities for the community.

Eastham is at the forgotten end of the Wirral.

MRS M HALL

HONORARY CHAIR OF EASTHAM VILLAGE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION