Yesterday, we launch our Freshfields Christmas Appeal 2020. We want to tell our animal-loving local community about a great opportunity to DOUBLE any donations made between December 1st at 12pm and December 8th 2020.

Helen Stanbury, Director of Freshfields, said:
“This Christma...

Polio is a fearful disease and used to cause havoc across the world, including here in Britain (indeed there are still many disabled survivors around).

A sustained campaign by Rotary Worldwide in conjunction with the Bill Gates Foundation has almost, but not quite, eradicated...

Patients will able to see sparkling Christmas trees from their rooms at St Joseph’s Hospice during this coming festive season.

The Sparkle for St Joseph’s project will give local businesses and organisations the opportunity to give the gift of Christmas to hospice patients recei...

Formby couple, Lisa and Paul Maddison, normally hold a spectacular annual ball for Rainbow Hub, the charity supporting children and young people with physical and neurological disabilities where their daughter, Katie (14) has attended conductive educat...

Formby residents are being asked to remember in their hearts and in their homes this year, rather
than at the War Memorial.

Government and Royal British Legion restrictions and the ongoing need to contain the spread of
Covid-19 have made it impossible to organise the traditiona...

Formby Manor’s Baking Club took place again this week, with the ever growing group of amateur bakers requesting to whip up some fresh sultana and cherry scones to enjoy.  For 101-year-old resident Frank, it was his first ever batch of scones – and they were delicious!

Despite so...

St. Joseph’s Hospice is asking its supporters to hold their very own Ladies Day at Home this autumn and to join it online for some of the usual Ladies Day activities, including an online Christmas market.

Ladies Day at Home has been created as part of the hospice’s 2gether Appea...

Residents and staff at Formby Manor Care Centre on Liverpool Road in Formby have raised more than £560 for Liverpool’s Clatterbridge Cancer Charity.

Despite lockdown and the recent restrictions due the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the care home and its residents were determined...

Lancashire charity, Rainbow Hub has welcomed children and their families back for the first time since
they had to close their buildings at Mawdesley in March due to pandemic and  the vulnerability of the children with disabilities they support.

Weeks of planning and changes to...

St. Joseph’s Hospice has launched an appeal in response to the fundraising challenges it continues to face due to the Covid crisis.

The 2gether Appeal aims to highlight that the support of local people is vital to the future sustainability of the hospice as fundraising events co...

Claire and Craig Lippitt have raised over £1200 for Rainbow Hub, the charity supporting children and young people with physical and neurological disabilities. And there’s a further £500 on the way from Claire’s employers.

The Formby couple, aged 48 and 49 respectively, have com...

A Formby couple are raising funds for Rainbow Hub, the charity supporting children and  young people with physical and neurological disabilities.

Claire and Craig Lippitt are running the equivalent of four marathons during August.  They aim to complete 26 miles each week, runnin...

Rainbow Hub has set up a new art challenge on Facebook to encourage people to help raise funds for the Mawdesley based charity supporting children and young people with physical and neurological disabilities.

Like many other organisations, they have had to cancel all their summ...

A statement was made by Kyrenia Smith Former Commanding Officer on the closing of the Formby Maritime Cadets. Kyrenia sais "Thank you to the Formby community for your support over the years. We are heartbroken to be closing our doors, especially as we were doing so well but som...

Freshfield's Animal Rescue are delighted to bring you the fantastic news that Neo, one of 2 dogs brutally attacked by his owner in 2017, has finally found a wonderful home!

Many of you will have followed Neo's journey from the beginning, and will remember the horrific injuries...