August 2026 archive

Millers Quay – Future Marina? Why not?!

Why don’t we not have our own Marina, which would echo Liverpool’s successful yacht marina near Brunswick? This was a question that came from the group in Backin’ Birkenhead’s  Jane Walk (6th August 2026) thinking about about the potential to develop a marina in the existing dock close to Millers Quay, the new housing development …

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Making People Relevant – Our stewardship of our places

Pride in People – Role of Local Stewardship Too often ‘Regeneration Projects’ focus on new construction  and do not include enough funding for regular maintenance. This issue was raised at Jane Walk (30 May 2026) and highlighted an important thread of activism for Backin’ Birkenhead, closely aligned with the stewardship ambitions within our Place Plan. …

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How to Green Birkenhead – Making Healthy Places

Making Healthy Places for People Seeing what works, and what does not, is a important driver for Birkenhead’s transformation. That was the purpose of our Jane Walk (30 May 2026). There is the immense scale of the docks, a landscape far more spatially dramatic and visually intriguing than anything across the river in Liverpool. We …

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Birkenhead’s Hydraulic Tower is awaiting some love

A Town Pride & Heritage Project The existing  Hydraulic Tower is in desperate need of some love. The Tower could easily become THE  icon of Wirral Waters, identifying the whole development from the Liverpool side, All it needs is some attention to this Listed, Victorian Italianate design, echoing the grand palaces of Renaissance Florence. We …

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