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A change to our Hours
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Traditionally
we have closed over Christmas and New Year. However, this year, we will
be open Wednesday 28th, Thursday 29th and Friday 30th December from 1pm
until 4.30pm.
Come and pay us a visit, have a ride on a tram, we might even have some mince pies to give away with your ticket.
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Wirral Bus & Tram Show
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The
19th Annual Wirral Bus & Tram Show took place on October 2nd. The
weather couldn't have been better with plenty of sun and blue skies
bringing out the crowds in droves. The trams had full loads of
passengers every trip taking people from the museum to Pacific Road and
Woodside and back again. There was plenty to see with vintage and new
buses & trucks at Pacific Road, a bumper amount of classic cars at
Woodside Ferry and the trade stalls in the Museum at Taylor Street were
busy all day long.
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An Invitation
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We have an invitaion to all members of the MTPS from the National Tramway Museum at Crich, Derbyshire
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If you do decide to go please let them know
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Superhero Day
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Despite
the weather being wet and windy hoards of superheroes arrived at Taylor
Street with parents in tow, to make this years event the busiest yet.
We had record numbers of passengers on our two tram service, 730 &
70 were used today. For the first time we were able to offer our
younger visitors face painting. Thanks to Ali from Fab Face Paint for
producing so many superhero faces. The refereshment stall was almost
sold out and tea's and coffee's were made in abundance. A raffle was
also held for the first time, the prize was FREE family travel for a
year on the Heritage Tramway.
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Long Service Awards
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Dame
Lorna Muirhead, the Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside made an informal
visit to Wiorral Transport Museum on 7th July. The occassion was to
present certificates of long service to three members of the MTPS
committee. Keith Carmichael, Sales Officer, and Ron Martin, Treasurer
both complete 41 years of continuous service and Terry Martin, MTPS
Chairman, completes 49 of years continuous of service. Unfortunatelt
Terry couldn't attend so his certificate was received on his behalf by Sharon Brown of National Museums Liverpool0
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It's Official
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Wirral
Transport Museum & Heritage Tramway is one of THE places to visit
in our area. We would like to thank all our visitors and friends from
around the world for taking the time to vote for us. We have been
awarded a certificate of excellence from Tripadvisor for the second
time, the last being 2014.
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Rick Stansfield
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It
is with great sadness that we learnt of the death recently of Rick
Stansfield. Rick was a former life member of the MTPS and he spent many
long hours working on Wallasey 78. We send our heartfelt condolences to
his family.
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Rick is pictured standing in the newly made top deck at manufacturers Broadbents Joinery.
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Wirral Tourism Awards
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Wirral
attracts more than 7 million visitors every year adding over £355
million pounds to the local economy. To help recognise and celebrate
exceptional quality and service across the peninsula's tourism and
hospitality industries, the public were asked to tell us which
individuals, teams and organisations should be recognised with a
prestigious Wirral Tourism Award 2016.
The public responded. Nominations were assessed by a panel and
finalists were shortlisted for each category. The volunteers at Wirral
Transport Museum & Heritage Tramway and Wirral Bus & Tram Show
were overjoyed to find that both of them were finalists.
Wirral Transport Museum & Heritage Tramway - Attraction of the Year Finalist
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Wirral bus & Tram Show - Event of the Year
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At a glittering gala dinner at the Floral Pavilion on Wednesday 13th April 2016 the winners were announced.
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Port Sunlight Museum - Winner Attraction of the Year
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Fabulous Frost Fair - Winner Event of the Year
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On behalf of all the volunteers we congratulate both winners
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To
have been nominated and recognised as finalists in two categories is an
amazing achievement, all our volunteers can hold their heads high.
Let's look forward to next year.
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Easter Egg Hunt
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Easter weekend saw the
return of our annual Easter Egg Hunt which was held over three days
this year. The weather was not as good as previous years with several
torrential downpours along with some nice bright sunny spells. This,
however, did not dampen our visitors resolve. We had a very busy
weekend handing out chocolate eggs to all the children completing the
hunt. At the end of the day an entrant was picked at random to win that
days prixe egg. The Winners are;
Saturday: D Rowland
Sunday: Charlie Lipscombe
Monday: Oscar Carew
Thank you all for taking part, please come again next year
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Night at the Museum
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February
19th saw the second Night at the Museum event giving the public and
tram enthusiasts alike the chance to ride and photograph the trams at
night. The museum was lit up with all manner of special lighting
effects giving some photgraphs a really ethereal feel. The evening was
very busy with visitor numbers up on the previous event last year.
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Photographs coutesy of Adam Jones & Keith Page
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Tram of the Year 2015
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In
a very fitting tribute to the achievment of the collaboration between
National Museums Liverpool, Heritage Lottery Fund, Wirral Borough
Council and Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society. Liverpool Tramcar
245 has been named British Trams Online Tram of the Year 2015.
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Arriving
from National Museums Liverpool large object store in May 2006 for
assessment of her suitability for restoration. The restoration team
headed up by MTPS Chairman Terry Martin began a long and arduous
dismantling of this very special tram car. Once the assessment was
complete and lottery funding secured the restoration could begin. After
many man hours and just a few set-backs Liverpool Corporation Tramways
Baby Grand car 245 carried paying passengers in September 2015 for the
first time since 14th September 1957. Liverpool 245 is in service
throughout the year on Birkenhead's own heritage tramway. Please come
and take a ride on this and our other trams at Wirral Transport Museum
& Heritage Tramway.
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