The Cocky Watchman
@thecockywatchman.bsky.social
Keeping an protective eye out for those who live and work in historic Port Sunlight Village. Home to 900 Grade II listed buildings in a protected sylvan and parkland conservation area.
A diagrammatic directional road sign to Unilever Goods Inwards site, finally added to the A41/Bolton Road interchange by Wirral Borough Council
September 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A diagrammatic directional road sign to Unilever Goods Inwards site, finally added to the A41/Bolton Road interchange by Wirral Borough Council
Port Sunlight Village Residents' Association baseball cap
Priced at £12 each, they are one-size and available in Black, Navy Blue, Royal Blue, Red and Forest Green. If you'd like to buy one, please contact us.
Priced at £12 each, they are one-size and available in Black, Navy Blue, Royal Blue, Red and Forest Green. If you'd like to buy one, please contact us.
September 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Port Sunlight Village Residents' Association baseball cap
Priced at £12 each, they are one-size and available in Black, Navy Blue, Royal Blue, Red and Forest Green. If you'd like to buy one, please contact us.
Priced at £12 each, they are one-size and available in Black, Navy Blue, Royal Blue, Red and Forest Green. If you'd like to buy one, please contact us.
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All public toilets should include a braille sign like this one identified by Molly Burke in Australia
All public toilets should include a braille sign like this one identified by Molly Burke in Australia
If you were blind, how would you find the toilet?
YouTube video by Molly Burke
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June 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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All public toilets should include a braille sign like this one identified by Molly Burke in Australia
All public toilets should include a braille sign like this one identified by Molly Burke in Australia
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LIVERPOOL ECHO: Residents rally against lorry chaos and threat to heritage in Port Sunlight, as Unilever's trucks disrupt the quiet charm of this historic model village. Community calls for action to reclaim their streets.
- by Edward Barnes
- by Edward Barnes
Famous model village where people 'think they can rule the streets'
A spokesperson for Unilever apologised 'for any inconvenience these truck deliveries cause Port Sunlight residents'
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
June 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
LIVERPOOL ECHO: Residents rally against lorry chaos and threat to heritage in Port Sunlight, as Unilever's trucks disrupt the quiet charm of this historic model village. Community calls for action to reclaim their streets.
- by Edward Barnes
- by Edward Barnes
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Complaints as speeding drivers and HGVs keep driving through historic Port Sunlight www.birkenhead.news/complaints-a...
Complaints as speeding drivers and HGVs keep driving through historic Port Sunlight
People living in one of Merseyside’s most famous neighbourhoods are calling for action as drivers “think they can rule the streets” and lorries thunder down quiet roads. Port Sunlight is a 'mo
www.birkenhead.news
June 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Complaints as speeding drivers and HGVs keep driving through historic Port Sunlight www.birkenhead.news/complaints-a...
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I was thrilled to discuss Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, a run of comics (and then a book) I’ve been reading for nearly 40 years, for @slobpodcast.bsky.social. Every time I return to Watchmen, it seems to be about something new. @backlisted.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6nJp...
Who watches the Watchmen?: Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen
Secret Life of Books · Episode
open.spotify.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I was thrilled to discuss Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, a run of comics (and then a book) I’ve been reading for nearly 40 years, for @slobpodcast.bsky.social. Every time I return to Watchmen, it seems to be about something new. @backlisted.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6nJp...
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Q. What’s the connection between a row of workers’ cottages, a decorative archway in an ornamental garden and the front cover of a new book?
A. William Hesketh Lever:
Cottages in Port Sunlight,
Rivington Gardens, West Pennine Moors between Bolton and Chorley
Leverhulme Fellowship Research Grant
A. William Hesketh Lever:
Cottages in Port Sunlight,
Rivington Gardens, West Pennine Moors between Bolton and Chorley
Leverhulme Fellowship Research Grant
April 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Q. What’s the connection between a row of workers’ cottages, a decorative archway in an ornamental garden and the front cover of a new book?
A. William Hesketh Lever:
Cottages in Port Sunlight,
Rivington Gardens, West Pennine Moors between Bolton and Chorley
Leverhulme Fellowship Research Grant
A. William Hesketh Lever:
Cottages in Port Sunlight,
Rivington Gardens, West Pennine Moors between Bolton and Chorley
Leverhulme Fellowship Research Grant
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Beloved bakery to make long-awaited return after devastating gas explosion
Beloved bakery to make long-awaited return after devastating gas explosion
A BELOVED bakery is set to reopen in Wirral eight years after a devastating explosion.
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April 21, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Beloved bakery to make long-awaited return after devastating gas explosion
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Comedy legend Jim Moir bringing new exhibition to Wirral's Lady Lever gallery
Comedy legend Jim Moir bringing new exhibition to Wirral's Lady Lever gallery
This will be the first time Jim Moir’s paintings are displayed in a national gallery
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April 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Comedy legend Jim Moir bringing new exhibition to Wirral's Lady Lever gallery
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Residents of Liverpool’s famous Welsh Streets - where Ringo Starr was born - were sold a dream community but feel steep rent hikes are now forcing them out
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
We were sold a stress free dream, now feel we are being forced out
Residents of Liverpool's famous Welsh Streets say dramatic rent increases mean they will have no option but to leave
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
April 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Residents of Liverpool’s famous Welsh Streets - where Ringo Starr was born - were sold a dream community but feel steep rent hikes are now forcing them out
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Firing Up Bridge Cottage
Saturday 5 April until late June
Wednesday–Sunday, 10am–4pm (closed 12.30pm–1pm)
An exhibition showcasing a range of ceramic artists’ work, including Emma Rodgers, artist in residence at her new studio at the nearby Fire Engine Station, Jacob Chan and Johnny Vegas.
Saturday 5 April until late June
Wednesday–Sunday, 10am–4pm (closed 12.30pm–1pm)
An exhibition showcasing a range of ceramic artists’ work, including Emma Rodgers, artist in residence at her new studio at the nearby Fire Engine Station, Jacob Chan and Johnny Vegas.
April 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Firing Up Bridge Cottage
Saturday 5 April until late June
Wednesday–Sunday, 10am–4pm (closed 12.30pm–1pm)
An exhibition showcasing a range of ceramic artists’ work, including Emma Rodgers, artist in residence at her new studio at the nearby Fire Engine Station, Jacob Chan and Johnny Vegas.
Saturday 5 April until late June
Wednesday–Sunday, 10am–4pm (closed 12.30pm–1pm)
An exhibition showcasing a range of ceramic artists’ work, including Emma Rodgers, artist in residence at her new studio at the nearby Fire Engine Station, Jacob Chan and Johnny Vegas.
Port Sunlight Village Market
Sunday 6 April, 9:00-13:00, The Stables
Sunday 6 April, 9:00-13:00, The Stables
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Port Sunlight Village Market
Sunday 6 April, 9:00-13:00, The Stables
Sunday 6 April, 9:00-13:00, The Stables
Sunday 6 April 2025, 2:30-3:30 at Lady Lever Gallery
We're thrilled to see our member orchestras thriving. Here's a great upcoming performance from the Port Sunlight Orchestra featuring music available from our Library!
#lightmusicsociety #sheetmusiclibrary #musicmaking
#lightmusicsociety #sheetmusiclibrary #musicmaking
April 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Sunday 6 April 2025, 2:30-3:30 at Lady Lever Gallery
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The #GBSpringClean returns from 21 March – 6 April 2025! 🌍
Join our amazing volunteer #LitterHeroes as we come together to protect the places we love from litter. 💚
Make your pledge today and show the world how much you #LoveWhereYouLive: keepbritaintidy.org/gbspringclean
Join our amazing volunteer #LitterHeroes as we come together to protect the places we love from litter. 💚
Make your pledge today and show the world how much you #LoveWhereYouLive: keepbritaintidy.org/gbspringclean
February 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The #GBSpringClean returns from 21 March – 6 April 2025! 🌍
Join our amazing volunteer #LitterHeroes as we come together to protect the places we love from litter. 💚
Make your pledge today and show the world how much you #LoveWhereYouLive: keepbritaintidy.org/gbspringclean
Join our amazing volunteer #LitterHeroes as we come together to protect the places we love from litter. 💚
Make your pledge today and show the world how much you #LoveWhereYouLive: keepbritaintidy.org/gbspringclean
The Tally Ho
March 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The Tally Ho
Jeunesse Dorée
by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, 1934
On display at Lady Lever Art Gallery,
Port Sunlight Village
Location: M 02 (East Balcony)
by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, 1934
On display at Lady Lever Art Gallery,
Port Sunlight Village
Location: M 02 (East Balcony)
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Jeunesse Dorée
by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, 1934
On display at Lady Lever Art Gallery,
Port Sunlight Village
Location: M 02 (East Balcony)
by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, 1934
On display at Lady Lever Art Gallery,
Port Sunlight Village
Location: M 02 (East Balcony)
The Prisoner
Intrigued by The Tally Ho and the 1967 The Prisoner TV series?
All 17 episodes can be currently streamed for free on itvX
Intrigued by The Tally Ho and the 1967 The Prisoner TV series?
All 17 episodes can be currently streamed for free on itvX
March 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The Prisoner
Intrigued by The Tally Ho and the 1967 The Prisoner TV series?
All 17 episodes can be currently streamed for free on itvX
Intrigued by The Tally Ho and the 1967 The Prisoner TV series?
All 17 episodes can be currently streamed for free on itvX
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Playful in Port Sunlight. In praise of terraced homes.
March 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Playful in Port Sunlight. In praise of terraced homes.
Port Sunlight Village in 1943
If you fancy a b/w movie matinee, try The Silver Fleet (1943) on YouTube. It stars Ralph Richardson.
5 mins in, Richardson is walking along Queen Mary's Drive and the school is Church Drive. The shipyard in the movie is Cammel Laird
www.youtube.com/watch?v=87F_...
If you fancy a b/w movie matinee, try The Silver Fleet (1943) on YouTube. It stars Ralph Richardson.
5 mins in, Richardson is walking along Queen Mary's Drive and the school is Church Drive. The shipyard in the movie is Cammel Laird
www.youtube.com/watch?v=87F_...
The Silver Fleet (1943)
YouTube video by Lucky Dip Cinema
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March 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Port Sunlight Village in 1943
If you fancy a b/w movie matinee, try The Silver Fleet (1943) on YouTube. It stars Ralph Richardson.
5 mins in, Richardson is walking along Queen Mary's Drive and the school is Church Drive. The shipyard in the movie is Cammel Laird
www.youtube.com/watch?v=87F_...
If you fancy a b/w movie matinee, try The Silver Fleet (1943) on YouTube. It stars Ralph Richardson.
5 mins in, Richardson is walking along Queen Mary's Drive and the school is Church Drive. The shipyard in the movie is Cammel Laird
www.youtube.com/watch?v=87F_...
UPDATE to our Unilever story in April issue of The Tally Ho.
On Tuesday, 18 Mar 25, a Leeds-based carrier attempted delivery to the office site. The manifest clearly stated the office postcode.
The originator of this instruction was Unilever’s own national distribution centre at Doncaster
On Tuesday, 18 Mar 25, a Leeds-based carrier attempted delivery to the office site. The manifest clearly stated the office postcode.
The originator of this instruction was Unilever’s own national distribution centre at Doncaster
March 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
UPDATE to our Unilever story in April issue of The Tally Ho.
On Tuesday, 18 Mar 25, a Leeds-based carrier attempted delivery to the office site. The manifest clearly stated the office postcode.
The originator of this instruction was Unilever’s own national distribution centre at Doncaster
On Tuesday, 18 Mar 25, a Leeds-based carrier attempted delivery to the office site. The manifest clearly stated the office postcode.
The originator of this instruction was Unilever’s own national distribution centre at Doncaster