Before it was established as the first WW1 hospital in Rainhill, ‘The Tower’ was a private residence. It was built in 1880 for Henry Baxter and his family. In January 1914, a branch of St John’s Ambulance Association was established at a public meeting in St Helens. Voluntary Aid Detachments 42 and 44 were formed […]
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Thanks for visiting our new website, where you’ll find everything you need to know about Rainhill Civic Society, our activities and how you can get involved in what we do. Here you’ll also find a vast archive of information to give you a flavour of our historic village and civil parish – not just its
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Please join us on Friday 5 May for a concert to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. The evening of music and fun takes place at Rainhill Ex-Services Club at 7.30pm on the eve of the Coronation itself, and tickets are first-come-first-served, with tickets just £5. Reserve your tickets by emailing rainhill.civic@gmail.com,
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Rainhill is situated in the north west of England, about 10 miles (16km) east of the city of Liverpool. It forms the southern-most portion of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens. To its southeast lies Halton in Cheshire and to the west and south the borough of Knowsley. There was a settlement at Rainhill as
