Grand Charity Night
On Friday 30th March a Charity Night in aid of MacMillan Cancer will be held at The Sylvestrian Club. The event is being organised by MacMillan Warriors JFC who play in the Scotland Road Junior Football League.
Acts appearing on stage on the night will be Gary Skyner, The Fat Monty's and The Band With No Name. DJ for the night will be Startrax Disco's. Scouse and curry will be served and there will be a raffle and an auction to raise funds for the charity. The organisers would be very grateful to any local business or individuals who would like to donate items for the raffle or the auction
This should be a real fun night and hopefully will raise much needed funds for this very deserving cause. Tickets cost £5 and are available from John 0783 678 3663 or Alan 0775 251 7326
SAVE OUR LIBRARIES
Liverpool City Council plan to close Great Homer Street by March 31st 2012.
The Council are also closing Lodge Lane (Edge Hill) and Woolton libraries as well as reducing services at all other Liverpool Libraries!
on Saturday 17th March 2012
at
Great Homer Street Library - 10.30 am
Liverpool Socialist Singers will be singing out against the cuts and they would very much appreciate your support. Please go along and give them as much support as possible.
March Issue - Out Now!
The March 2012 edition of the Scottie Press is now in the shops. We are grateful for all your news and articles; keep them coming.
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Closure of Saint Sylvester's
The church of Saint Sylvester's first mass was said in April 1875 in a large old shed in Silvester Street. The influx of: Irish, Italian and Polish Roman Catholics led to a necessity for a church to be established in the area. Funds were raised from various sources to buy the site on which the shed stood. A gothic style Church of red brick was later built on the site and the first mass was said there on 2nd September 1889, dedicated to Pope Sylvester the 1st, who was Bishop of Rome in the years from 314 - 335 by Bishop Bernard O'Reily. During the May Blitz of 1941, the church was hit by German bombers. The Church, although struck, received little damage. The following morning, however, the Junior and Infants school connected to the church was hit and gutted by another German bomber. It is sad to see the Closure of Saint Sylvester's. Through the people it served and brought together along with what it has been through, the Church will be remembered fondly, forever.
Sporting Memories - Holy Cross 1952 - 53
Back Row: Brian Redhead, Poynton, Tommy McGee, Tommy Clisham,
Charlie Thompson, John McNulty, Teddy McGuinness
Front Row: Mr. Platt, Pat Hayes, Joe Burton, John Moran,
Peter Percival, Mr Dan Murray
If you have any memories (and photos) from your 'sporting' past in the Scotland Road area, we'd love to hear from you. Send your pictures and stories to mike.quinn@scottiepress.org and we'll include them on this site.
