Both farms in the village are now well into their harvest. Bill Webb at Manor Farm - and Dave Harrison at Home farm, have been busy for the last two weeks harvesting wheat, corn and Linseed Rape Oil in their fields around the village. We manged to catch up with Dave Harrisons - Home Farm workers, harvesting wheat in the field at the top of Church Road, on the left. A the same time - the field was also being prepared for the next crop.

The next concert in church will be on Saturday 24th September at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from church, £5 including refreshments. More information about the Liverpool Male Voice Choir is available on their website: http://www.liverpoolmvc.org.uk/ #stmaryschurch

St Mary's Church will be once again the venue for this years Heritage Open Day, in Hale Village, as part of the national Heritage Open Day events, the church will be open to the public once more. There will be various displays of village history, from old photographs, artefacts, a model of Hale Hall, and displays from the Freemen and Guildswomen of Hale. There will also be tours of the church and if numbers of visitors are good, there will be a tour of the church tower along

Case No:16/00331/FUL Officer name:Mr Adam Brennan Applicants name: Mr Paul Molyneux Applicants Address: 20 Town Lane Hale Liverpool L24 4AG Agents name: Mr John White Agents Address:J J White, Architect 39 Mersey Road Aigburth Liverpool L17 6AG Details of proposal: Proposed demolition of single storey flat roofed elements of bungalow, garage, kitchen to rear and part of dining room to side, followed by creation of side extension, front and rear dormer extensions to accommodat