The Grinch Stole (Irby's) Christmas is our latest attempt to revitalise Irby Village. Many years ago, ITPAS purchased Christmas lights for Irby village, which over time went into a dilapidated condition. The Irby Club had taken responsibility for them, but sadly as traders vacated the village, interest waned and since 2007, Irby has been without the festive spirit thanks to The Grinch! Our objective is now to take it back and have one of the best celebrations the Village has seen for a long time! Click here for more information.

Park Improvements - Both parks at Mill Hill Road, Irby and Fishers Lane, Pensby are now showing signs of wear and have become dated as new equipment and state of the art design and features prevail in other areas where new parklands are under development or renewal generation schemes. ITPAS do not think we should miss out and we deserve the best for our children, so we have decided to try and source funding from a third party donor to assist with this venture. Our newly appointed Researcher (funding) Officer, as of June 2008, has been working frantically to develop various sources of funding for such projects - we just need to demonstrate the need and consult with the wider community. Click here to read more

Tree Planting scheme - The ITPAS committee are currently working with Councilors Gill Gardiner, Peter Reisdorf & Mike Redfern with a view to obtaining a significant amount of grant money for a tree planting project in Irby, Thurstaston & Pensby. We will report any updates via this website, but for the time being we will be busy going through the application processes to obtain the grant.

Irby Village Traffic calming: ITPAS are currently at the forefront of a campaign to place substantive traffic calming measures in the village. Our plans are designed to improve safety for the pedestrian, allow smooth flow of traffic, improve facilities for Traders and generally make a much improved environment for the village, which could act as a pioneering example for other parts of the Wirral and further a field. You can read more about our suggestions here.

Local Footpaths numbers 43 & 44 have been adopted by ITPAS under a scheme run by Wirral Borough Councils Rights of Way Department. The two footpaths connect our three townships starting at Antons Road, Pensby running past the National Trusts' Harrock Wood and through to Irby village. Footpath No.45 picks up again the other end of the village alongside The Anchor public house merging onto Dawlish Road near to the site of the original, Anglo Saxon, Irby Well. It then cuts across open land to Hill farm near Thurstaston Crossroads. ITPAS members have voluntarily maintained these footpaths in cooperation with the Borough Council. Such maintenance has included the improvement of sections of the path where flooding has made passing difficult. We have cleared the relevant section, improved drainage and laid hardcore which has greatly assisted with passage. See the team in action on our Photo Album pages.

Irby Shops are not the most attractive we have to admit. The original buildings (see Photo Album) have been knocked down and replaced with 1970's style buildings. However, some foresight was taken into consideration during the building and a glass/metal roof structure was built over the pavement outside four of the shops. The structure is typical of other shopping areas around The Wirral and has been neglected for sometime. Thankfully, one of the local shop keepers coordinated a face-lift for the structure, but ideally we would like to make this more ornate. If you have any ideas, skills or information where we could obtain funding for such a project then please contact us.

Thurstaston Beach yes, amongst everything else in our patch of England's beauty, we have a Beach too. Just beyond the Thurstaston Visitor Centre and over the clay cliffs lies the golden sands alongside the River Dee, home to many of our bird population, but popular during holiday times for tourists and in the quieter seasons to cocklers, both of whom make a contribution to litter and debris left behind after their temporary visit. There are regular voluntary beach cleaning days organised by Wirral Siroptimists. (well, the Council wont do it!!). For further information, contact us.

Irby Library bulb planting was coordinated and funded by ITPAS in cooperation with the local Council Parks & Gardens Dept. This was to celebrate 40 years of the library's presence. We involved local primary school children in the planting of 8000 bulbs in the Autumn of 2004. The following Spring saw a delightful bloom of daffs and crocus around the gardens of the library. See our 'Features' page for the full article.