Woodland’s Animal Sanctuary kindly provided the friendly goats Ana, Elsa, and Olaf at yesterday’s (20 July) Birkdale Craft Fayre. See also… Please help us to support local businesses! More… https://southport-crafts-arts-and-preloved-items-fayre-1.jimdosite.com/ https://www.woodlandsanimalsanctuary.org.uk/
Author: Pat Regan
Tomorrow (Saturday, 20 July) come and see the goats Ana, Elsa, and Olaf from Woodland’s Animal Sanctuary. Unfortunately, Merlin the Shetland pony could not make it. They will be joining us at our craft fayre at St Peter’s Parish Hall, St Peter’s Road, Birkdale. PR8 4BY, tomorrow. It opens at 10.30am until 2.00pm. Free public admission. Lots of lovely handmade crafts, craft items, gemstones, jewellery, art, plus more. We have Jason with his classic 2CV car, which is available for events, weddings, etc. This car once appeared on the TV series, Grange Hill. Refreshments and our children’s craft table. We…
We have our Birkdale Craft fayre this coming Saturday (20 July) at St. Peter’s Church Hall. On this particular occasion, we are offering sellers… TWO SPACES FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! NB. tables can be supplied for a small additional cost. Crafts or preloved items. Please contact us today to take up this special offer. Limited spaces available. cregan192@yahoo.com WhatsApp 07548262061
Day two of the Southport Air Show continued, albeit without the Typhoon. Thankfully, the day remained largely dry again, yet dark cloudy skies persisted. The following link displays the first day of the air show… https://www.otsnews.co.uk/southport-air-show-13-july-2024-in-pictures/
A dull afternoon with rain threatening, but apart from a few longish flight delays the show went on…
Southport Craft and Preloved fayre. Stallholders wanted. Our next craft event will be held on Saturday 20th July at St Peter’s Parish Hall, Birkdale, Southport PR8 4BY. It opens at 10.30am until 2.00pm and there’s free admission for the public. Our fundraising stall this time around is Woodland’s Animal Sanctuary who are fetching along Merlin their small Shetland Pony, so please come along to support them and say hello to Merlin. Jason from ‘Car Detailing Central’ will be there with his classic Citroen 2CV car, which previously appeared on the Grange Hill TV show. Refreshments and our children’s playdough table…
Southport Auto Centre today presented the popular event in Wright Street. All money raised goes to the Macmillan cancer charity A plethora of various vehicles delighted the crowds.
Just a few images from the Fun Day event held in botanic today.
An unexpected mini hailstorm left people thinking a new ice age had arrived in Birkdale yesterday. Nevertheless, inside it was warmer as the craft fayre got underway. Support local businesses. More information on the next fayre dates. https://southport-crafts-arts-and-preloved-items-fayre-1.jimdosite.com/
Our next event is Saturday 15th June at St Peter’s Parish Hall in Birkdale, Southport. It opens at 10.30am until 2.00pm free admission. We have some lovely artisans with their handcrafted gifts to browse through and also home-grown plants to buy. Our fundraising stall this time around is Woodland’s Animal Sanctuary who are fetching along Merlin their small Shetland Pony, so please come along to support them and say hello to Merlin. Refreshments and our children’s playdough table available as always. We still have a few stall spaces available for collectables, preloved, bath bombs, scents, food and other items. We…
Stallholders are wanted for our next event on Saturday 8th June. We have a fayre on from 11.00am to 2.00pm at Ainsdale Methodist Church, 688 Liverpool Rd, Southport, PR8 3NA. We have some wonderful small businesses booked, and have some additional spaces available. Stallholders are wanted for crafts, preloved items, food, bath bombs, scents, collectables/memorabilia or vintage. We have Woodlands Animal Sanctuary bringing along Merlin their lovely little Shetland Pony. Merlin was very popular and especially with the children at one of our previous fayres. https://www.otsnews.co.uk/in-pictures-horsing-around-at-the-birkdale-fayre NB. Please book immediately so we know who is attending on the day.…
A small selection of photos from today’s craft fayre in Birkdale. The ladies who were fundraising for Queenscourt Hospice raised £77.00 we believe, and it was a good day all around. Supporting local businesses and good causes. More information: https://southport-crafts-arts-and-preloved-items-fayre-1.jimdosite.com/
We have a few spaces left for this coming weekend (18 May). We are also taking names for our 8th June event. Support our local businesses. https://southport-crafts-arts-and-preloved-items-fayre-1.jimdosite.com/
Supporting local businesses and good charitable causes in Southport A small selection of photos taken at the Birkdale Craft Fayre, held today (27th April 2024) at the Methodist Hall (Red Brick Church), Liverpool Road. Our next fayre is at: Sacred Heart Church hall, Liverpool Road, Ainsdale, next Saturday, 4th May. 10.30 am to 2.00 pm. Stallholder spaces available. Please get in touch today. cregan192@yahoo.com WhatsApp 07548262061 More: https://southport-crafts-arts-and-preloved-items-fayre-1.jimdosite.com/
Drivers warned to ‘Slow Down’ along Sefton’s deer-run areas, after fatalities. ***** Please sign and share our petition below ***** The velocity of a car etc hitting a deer, fox, hedgehog, hare, or any other form of British wildlife is massive and frequently lethal. More speed equates with more injury and death. That is simply common logic. Therefore, if anyone is genuinely serious about saving these wonderful creatures then first, they must address the excess speed problem. In this case we are talking about the deer found along the Sefton coastal areas from Southport to Formby, etc. Bringing speed limits…
Fayre Organiser Cath Regan (right) was presented with a lovely bunch of flowers by Debbie and John from ‘Southport Community Cupboard’. The allotted fundraising stall at the latest Craft Fayre in St Peter’s Parish Hall yesterday was ‘Southport Community Cupboard’. They raised almost £100 in donations, which will go to supporting the many families who depend on it. Other donations such as good clean new or used items such as bric a brac unwanted gifts etc are also welcome. These can be left at the cupboard or arrange a collection by contacting Debbie on 01704 550019. This is the background…
An impressive 22° halo around the Sun showed itself this afternoon, over Southport’s sea shore. Such halos form as sunlight (or moonlight) is refracted by millions of hexagonal ice crystals that are suspended in the atmosphere. Its radius, as viewed from Earth, is about the length of an outstretched hand at arm’s length. See also: https://www.otsnews.co.uk/circumzenithal-arc-witnessed-over-lancashire-this-afternoon/
This Saturday: 20th April Opens to the public from 10.30 am to 2.00 pm. Venue: St Peter’s Parish Hall, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 4BY Stall spaces still available – so don’t delay, contact us today! Free public admission and inside too, so whatever the weather we have you covered! Browse through the preloved items for hidden treasures. Explore a range of beautiful, handcrafted items including: Handmade tote bags, crochet and knitted gifts, hair accessories. Adorable handmade toys and jewellery. Tomato and mint plants, spider plants, shrubs, alongside others for sale. Mandy from Tropic will be there offering free mini facials and/or hand…
Today (6th April 2024) saw our first craft fayre held at Ainsdale’s Sacred Heart church hall. Please help us to support local businesses and surf this link for news of forthcoming events: https://southport-crafts-arts-and-preloved-items-fayre-1.jimdosite.com/
Please come along and join us this Saturday 6th April, and support our small businesses. The venue this week is: Sacred Heart Church hall, 483 Liverpool Rd, Ainsdale, Southport PR8 3BP. It is on a main bus route, almost opposite Ainsdale Village Park, and close to Ainsdale Village. Opens to the public at 10.30 am to 2.00 pm and admission is free. We have two fundraising stalls, one for the Botanic Gardens Community Association Charity and the other for the Southport Community Cupboard. We have some fabulous stalls by local artisans and some preloved stalls alongside to browse through. We…
Photographs from the Birkdale fayre, held today at St Peter’s parish hall. Support our local businesses! More info: https://southport-crafts-arts-and-preloved-items-fayre-1.jimdosite.com/
Come along and join us this Saturday 16th March. 10.30am to 2.00pm. Venue: St Peter’s Parish Hall, Birkdale, Southport PR8 4BY. Free admission and inside, so whatever the weather we have you covered! Make it a ‘crafty Saturday’ and join us for an event filled with creativity, talent and unique handmade gifts. Browse through the preloved items for hidden treasures. Explore a wide range of beautiful, handcrafted items including: handmade tote bags, crochet and knitted gifts, wreaths, hair accessories. Adorable handmade toys, beautiful wooden handmade items, cards, wax melts. Jewellery, delicious cinnamon rolls, gorgeous cakes and pastries. Tropic, engraved gifts…
A small selection of photos from the Crossens fayre last weekend Photo credit: Cath Regan Support our local businesses! More information… https://southport-crafts-arts-and-preloved-items-fayre-1.jimdosite.com/ NB. This coming Saturday 16th March 10.30am to 2.00pm St Peter’s Parish Hall, Birkdale, Southport PR8 4BY Free admission and inside, so whatever the weather we have you covered! Make it a ‘crafty Saturday’ and join us for an event filled with creativity, talent and unique handmade gifts. Browse through the preloved items for hidden treasures. Explore a wide range of beautiful, handcrafted items including: handmade tote bags, crochet and knitted gifts, wreaths, hair accessories, adorable handmade…
Latest news from the Silver Voices team shows discontent at Jeremy Hunt’s selective budget…. Silver Voices state…. TWO FINGERS UP TO OLDER PEOPLE ‘So said the Daily Telegraph in its immediate response to the Budget yesterday, which failed to mention older people at all. But the majority of the media has been keen to welcome the National Insurance cut of a further 2%, and has downplayed that this is a tax-raising Budget as far as older people are concerned.’ The Silver Voices Director has submitted the following opinion piece to the Daily Express, which pulls no punches about the implications…
Location: Crossens Community Centre, The Old Library, Rufford Rd, Crossens, Southport PR9 8HT. Date: Saturday March 9th 2024. Time: 11.00 am to 2.30 pm. Free public admission and inside, so whatever the weather we have you covered! Make it a ‘crafty Saturday’ and join us for an event filled with creativity, talent, and unique handmade gifts. Browse through the preloved items for hidden treasures. Explore a wide range of beautiful, handcrafted items including: handmade tote bags, crochet and knitted gifts, wreaths, hair accessories, beautiful wooden handmade items, wax melts and candles, jewellery, delicious cinnamon rolls, Slimming World and Tropic, plus…
Saturday 2nd March 10.30am to 2.00pm is the date for our second monthly craft and gift fayre at our new venue in Woodvale, Ainsdale. St John Stone Parish Hall, Ainsdale, Woodvale, Southport PR8 3RN opposite the large Health and Wellbeing Centre in Sandbrook Way. There are some very talented artisans booked in, with beautiful handmade gifts, also personised gifts completed on the day. We have some preloved sellers as well. There will be plenty of Easter and Mother’s Day/Special Person gifts to purchase. The craft table playdough is ready for the children (or adults)! Refreshments also available, so please fetch…
Our craft and gift fayre at Liverpool Road Methodist (Red Brick) Church hall in Birkdale got off to a flying start yesterday. Here’s a selection of pictures from the event. The Next Fayre… Woodvale’s St John Stone Catholic Church Hall is the venue this coming Saturday (2 March) for our next fayre. St John Stone Parish Hall, 7 Sandbrook Way, Ainsdale, Southport, PR8 3RN Time: 10.30am to 2.00pm Ample parking space is available behind the church (accessible via Sandbrook Road just past the shops). NB. Stallholders please contact us soon to reserve your table. More: https://southport-crafts-arts-and-preloved-items-fayre-1.jimdosite.com/upcoming-fayre-dates/
We are very excited for our indoor Birkdale Craft and Gift Fayre tomorrow and are open from 2.00pm to 5.00pm. Liverpool Road Methodist Church Liverpool Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 4PD. It is the large Red Brick church on the corner of Sandon Road and Liverpool Road. We have some great artisans booked in and some preloved as well. We also have playdough ready for the children’s craft table (or adults)! Join us for an afternoon of creativity, talent and unique handmade gifts. Browse through the preloved items for hidden treasures. Explore a wide range of beautiful, handcrafted items including: handmade…
Latest news from Silver Voices As we wait for the Government to respond to our petition calling for at least a five-year extension to the landline switchover timetable, cracks are appearing in the telecom companies resolve to stick to the 2025 deadline. We inspired an article in the Daily Mail (see below) which is notable through a quote from Virgin Media stating that it had “paused all migrations to digital lines until additional improvements have been implemented”. Petition Demands Digital Voice Review BT is not being transparent about its current position, but it will be difficult for them to make…
‘Southport Crafts, Arts and Preloved Items Fayre’ events will be starting up again very soon on Saturday 24th February, just in time for Mother’s Day/Special Person’s Day. There will be lots of unique gifts on the stalls, to buy mums or a special person something beautiful to say they are appreciated. ‘Southport Crafts’ will be holding weekly fayres in and around the Southport areas covering Birkdale, Ainsdale and Crossens. They are always looking for new stallholders to join. Do you make homemade jams, honey, cakes, sweets, have a food hygiene rating and insurance? Do you make handmade items, paint or…