vegetables, meat, fish, cheese and baked goods. On the first Thursday of June, Neston annually celebrates Ladies Club Day (known colloquially as Ladies Day or Club Day). This is a unique marching day that has links to the Neston Female Friendly Society during the Napoleonic War. Education Neston High School serves the local secondary age students. Neston Market Initiative From 2006, Neston underwent an assessment to attract more income and tourists, in the form of the Neston Market Initiative (NMI). The project also included the launch of a new village website. The NMI involved improving the 'look' of the village (including new shop fronts) and controversial plans for a new supermarket on the site of Brook Street car park. Work for the new supermarket began in March 2009 with a full archaeological dig being carried out on the car park site before construction work began. Work to excavate the site began in August 2009, resulting in the removal of 28,000 cubic metres of earth to allow for the construction of a multi storey car park. The new Sainsbury's store was opened on 1 December 2010. On 31 March 2008 the Neston Market Initiative project was officially completed. The community regeneration has been continued by a new local community association Sport Neston Cricket Club is located in Parkgate and play in the Cheshire County Cricket ECB Premier League. Neston Hockey Club is also based on the same site. Club members can also play bowls, squash, racketball and tennis. Governance Neston is part of the parliamentary constituency of Ellesmere Port and Neston. The current Member of Parliament is Justin Madders, a Labour representative. At local government level, the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester replaced Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council and Cheshire County Council on 1 April 2009. Neston is a ward within Cheshire West and Chester. The most recent local elections took place on 2 May 2019. The residents of Neston, Little Neston and Parkgate have also been represented by an elected council, who meet at the former Neston Town Hall. Demography Religion Notable people Thomas Wilson (1663 in Burton and Ness – 1755), Bishop of Sodor and Man between 1697 and 1755. Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765 in Swan Cottage, Ness – 1815), an English model and actress, mistress of Lord Nelson and muse of the portrait artist, George Romney Paul Ince, former Premier League footballer for Liverpool Football