Dear Formby Bubble: I wonder if anyone can help. We think this photo of our Lancashire Constabulary horse boxes taken in about 1981/2 is...

Football match took place at Wicks Lane on Boxing Day John Phillips remembered the Christmas Formby welcomed soldiers set for the...

We all love the traditions and tales of Christmas Past, whatever our age. Just consider the enduring popularity of Charles Dickens’ ‘A...

Looking through the Formby Civic Society archives we were able to find this photograph that appeared in the Formby Times showing a Mrs....

Football match took place at Wicks Lane on Boxing Day John Phillips remembered the Christmas Formby welcomed soldiers set for the...

We all love the traditions and tales of Christmas Past, whatever our age. Just consider the enduring popularity of Charles Dickens’ ‘A...

Looking through the Formby Civic Society archives we were able to find this photograph that appeared in the Formby Times showing a Mrs....

Most people have heard and even seen the shipwreck on Formby beach known as the Pegu. The Pegu was owned by the Henderson line and...

Our Formby is an entertaining and informative stroll through Formby’s past, with slides, songs, chat and humour presented by the...

Do you remember where and what this building was in Formby? Answer: This was a Bank on Victoria Road in Freshfield. The bank was a sub...

On Wednesday 12th April, the National Trust celebrated its 50 year association with Formby – only a short time after announcing an...

Formby Lawn Tennis Club was founded in the 1880’s when the construction of a railway line between Liverpool and Southport transformed...

Do you remember the Slowboat? One of Formby’s many takeaways, serving Cantonese and Peking style dishes, but where was it? Behind the...

This drawing by Muriel Sibley conveys something of the sleepy atmosphere of a suburban cinema in the late 1950’s. This is the Queen’s,...

You may well have heard of the Formby Civic Society yet not know what it does or who it is for. It is for anyone living in or connected...

A brand new course on Native American history comes to Formby on Friday 21st April, at the Dove Centre, on Formby Station. The Course...

Young Tom Bailey - A Formby Boy in WW1 It is so easy to look at faded or grainy photographs of WWI soldiers and not see them as the real...

The Devil’s Hole blow-out (Grid Reference SD278054) has been a popular recreational attraction for generations of local children and is a...

Football match took place at Wicks Lane on Boxing Day John Phillips remembered the Christmas Formby welcomed soldiers set for the...

“Happy Christmas Everyone!” During the past year I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to the reminiscences of Formby people, and writing...