Editing Meols (section)

==Notable people and cultural references==
Cyclist [[Chris Boardman]], winner of a gold medal for Great Britain at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]], lived in Meols before moving to nearby Hoylake.

[[Miles Kane]], former member of the [[Little Flames]], [[The Rascals (English band)|the Rascals]], one half of [[the Last Shadow Puppets]] with the [[Arctic Monkeys]] frontman [[Alex Turner (musician)|Alex Turner]] and now a successful solo artist, is from Meols.

[[Andy McCluskey]], the co-founder, singer and bass guitarist of the [[electronic music]] band [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark]] (OMD) is also from Meols. OMD had a track called "[[Red Frame/White Light]]" from their [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (album)|self-titled debut album]] which referred to the public telephone box between the church and the Railway Inn on Greenwood Road, Meols. Hidden within the lyrics was the telephone number of the telephone box (632-3003). It is claimed that fans would call that telephone number from all over the world. The telephone box was removed by [[BT Group|BT]] in August 2017 but was returned by October after a campaign by fans of the duo, and now displays a plaque noting its significance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Outrage as red phone box made famous by OMD single 'Red Frame White Light' is removed |url=http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/15485529.Outrage_as_red_phone_box_made_famous_by_OMD_single__Red_Frame_White_Light__is_removed/|website=Wirral Globe|date=21 August 2017|accessdate=21 August 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=OMD's red telephone box is now back where it belongs thanks to fans' campaign |url=http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/15604951.OMD_s_red_telephone_box_is_now_back_where_it_belongs_thanks_to_fans__campaign/|website=Wirral Globe|date=18 October 2017|accessdate=7 March 2018|language=en}}</ref>

The television [[sitcom]] ''[[Watching (TV series)|Watching]]'', produced by [[ITV Granada|Granada Television]] between 1987 and 1993, utilised Meols as a filming location. This was likely because the characters Malcolm and Mrs Stoneway lived in the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmsinet.demon.co.uk/watching-tv.net/homepage.htm|title=Watching|accessdate=20 March 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323045611/http://www.cmsinet.demon.co.uk/watching-tv.net/homepage.htm|archivedate=23 March 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>