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- Oct 31, 2019
- 1 min
Formby Rotary's Annual Fundraising Carol Concert
The Rotary Club of Formby are holding their popular annual fundraising Carol Concert once again. It is to take place at St Luke's Church Formby on Friday 13 December at 7.30 til 9.30 pm. The Aughton Male Voice Choir will be entertaining the guests and leading the Carol singing. Come along, forget the Christmas preparation and get into the spirit of Christmas. All funds raised will be donated to Zoe's Place, the children's hospice in Liverpool who do magnificent work supportin
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 29, 2019
- 3 min
Formby Junior Sports Club - Franks report - 28/10/19
There was a much reduced programme of fixtures for Formby Junior Sports Club last weekend due to cancellations because of waterlogged pitches and the start of the half term holiday. As a result only four matches were played.
FJSC Under 9 Blacks were in action against FC Diamond and recorded their first ever win. See team photograph above.
Both teams played well in the first half but FJSC started to look the stronger and were rewarded when a through ball was played to T
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 29, 2019
- 1 min
Vacancy at Pinewoods Homecare
Pinewoods Homecare are a new local company looking for people to join our team in Formby and surrounding areas. We provide support to clients living in their own homes. This includes light domestic duties, escorting to appointments/social activities, shopping, meal prep and support as well as general companionship and personal care. We offer: Full induction and ongoing training, Paid holidays, Places to work in your local area, Paid Mileage, Client consistency, A supportive m
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 28, 2019
- 1 min
Dance at The Dunes for Freshfields Animal Rescue
The weather may be getting chilly, but you’ll be able to warm up nicely with your dance moves at the Charity Danceathon in aid of Freshfields Animal Rescue at the Dunes Leisure Centre in Southport on Sunday 17 th November. Following the resounding success of their amazing Danceathon in August, Sarah Dack McGuinness and Steph Jess amine are hosting another! Christmas themed costumes and Christmas colours are encouraged. It’s going to be a morning of fun with something for ever
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 28, 2019
- 1 min
Formby School of Dance & Performing Arts has places available in their pre-school classes
Formby School of Dance & Performing Arts has been established for 47 years and has taught many pupils over this time. Principal of the school, Hayley Bachelor said: "Children join us to start a wonderful hobby or to build confidence, keep fit and make wonderful friends for life. Many then go on to establish very successful careers in theatre, television, dancing in pantomimes and on cruise ships." "All our lovely girls and boys are now settled into our reception class and enj
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 25, 2019
- 1 min
Fabulous fashions and more with the M&Co Fashion show
M&Co Formby present a winter fashion show in aid of Cancer Research at the Gild Hall Church Road Formby on 27th November. Tickets £7.00 available from M&Co. Doors open 7pm. The shows have been a huge success in the past and this show hopes to raise even more for the charity. A great catwalk show, with this seasons fashions, stalls, a raffle and live entertainment from Tony Mr Entertainment! Refreshments available from the bar. Be there for a great night!
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 25, 2019
- 1 min
Councillor leads Labour drive for food bank supplies
Members of Formby Labour Party donated more than 40 bags of food to Southport Foodbank after the service said it was running short of supplies. Parish councillor Carol Richards, along with Labour activists Liz Mercer and Catie Page, organised the collection. Mrs Page said Formby Labour members had shown huge generosity once again: "We heard that the Southport Foodbank was running low on supplies so we contacted all our members in Formby and asked for donations. "This is the t
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 25, 2019
- 1 min
The Mayor of Sefton opened The Cross House Inn after a refurbishment
The Cross House Inn is under new management and has had a refurb and is now officially OPEN! The Mayor of Sefton, Cllr June Burns and her consort Mr Paul O’Brien did the official re-opening on Wednesday 23rd October. The Mayor was very complementary on the decor and design, and wished all at the Cross House the best of luck. The Cross House closed it's doors on 6th October for just 15 days for the refurbishment and is now looking better than ever! The new look Cross House In
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 25, 2019
- 2 min
The new Tree Pit and railings will ensure long term care of our Village Trees
If you have visited our beautiful village in the last few days, you may have noticed the new 'Tree Pit' and railings around the base of one of the trees. The Formby Parish Council are responsible for sorting this out in order to protect the tree. The Tree Pits will also be going around a further two veteran trees. Chair of Formby Parish Council, Cllr Maria Bennett said: "Not only will the trees now have mulch to protect and keep the roots damp, they will also have carbon trea
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 25, 2019
- 1 min
Formby Rotary welcome young leader
The Rotary Club of Formby recently welcomed its Rotary Young Leader Award (RYLA)candidate to speak to the club. RYLA is a cross between Outward Bound and the Krypton Factor. Candidates are selected to attend the week long course in Wales. Each candidate is sponsored by a Rotary Club. Matthew Finney(17)was selected from a number of young people in Formby. Matthew is a pupil at St Mary's School in Crosby and a member of Explorer Scouts, 9th Formby. The RYLA course consists of a
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 25, 2019
- 3 min
How The National Trust are Fighting Fires to protect The Pinewoods
Ranger Justin Matthews tells the story of the large fire that broke out at Formby in early 2019 and why it is important for us to prevent fires and protect this special place from damage. We all learn about the dangers of fire, and we see regular news stories of the devastating impact of wildfires on homes, communities and wildlife in parts of Europe and USA. While those events are upsetting, they are far away. It couldn’t happen in Formby, could it? Spring 2019 had been very
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 24, 2019
- 2 min
Have your voice heard by joining an NHS patient group
Sefton residents interested in getting involved in how local health services are delivered are invited to two public events next month. The special events, organised by the two clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Sefton and Healthwatch Sefton, are open to anyone wanting the chance to support their local NHS to improve and develop services by joining their local Patient Participation Group (PPG). Helen Graham is chair of a local PPG group and says: “I joined our PPG group
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 24, 2019
- 1 min
Aladdin is coming to Formby
Showing at our own Victoria Hall Theatre from December 12th-15th . Singers , Dancers and Actors from the Formby School of Dancing and Performing Arts star in this spectacular production suitable for kids and adults from 3 to 90... A true and traditional pantomime set in a cabaret style venue with tables and chairs so you can bring your own refreshments, wine and nibbles to make this a true Christmas experience. Tickets are available from Hayley on 07496103397 or from the Vict
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 24, 2019
- 1 min
St Luke's primary school receive their first £100 donation from local company
St Luke's Primary school received their first donation of £100 this week from local estate agent Stephanie Macnab. Stephanie said: "We are a local, family run firm of Estate Agents and Chartered Surveyors and we have agreed with school anyone who instructs us to sell or let their property over the next few months we’ll donate £100 to the PTA" Support our local community and call 01704 872 035.
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 23, 2019
- 2 min
Increasing breast cancer awareness this October
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, local health commissioners are encouraging women to familiarise themselves with the symptoms of breast cancer and to be aware of how to check themselves for these symptoms. Dr Debbie Harvey, clinical lead for cancer and end of life at NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), said: “Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK, with about one in eight women being diagnosed with it during their life
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 22, 2019
- 1 min
Victoria Road Level Crossing closed for over two weeks
Victoria Road Level Crossing is closed from 21st October until 8th November.
It is closed for Carriageway Resurfacing works by Sefton Council and is closed from Golf Road to Gores Lane.
Diversions are in place down Gores Lane, Halsall Lane, Duke Street, Woodland Road and Harington Road.
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 22, 2019
- 6 min
Formby Junior Sports Club - Franks report - 21/10/19
As the first quarter of the Formby Junior Sports Club season nears completion the club is delighted with the progress made by all its members so far this season. Fifty- four new children have joined FJSC already this season and two new Under 6 Boys Representative teams have been formed and have had their taste of playing against other clubs in the area on Sundays with encouraging performances.
Soon it will be the turn of an even younger Under 5 FJSC Boys’ team to follow
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 21, 2019
- 6 min
Formby Community Football Club - Round up
In glorious sunshine we welcomed lots of new faces as well as our regular footballers between 10 and 12. Girls from age 3 up to 16 train regularly at Deansgate on a Saturday, following our Clubs Philosophy "A Club for the community that focuses on the enjoyment and development of all players and coaches through the wonderful game of football". We had record numbers of girls this week in Nursery, Reception and Year 1 and the girls had a great session with James, playing fun
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 21, 2019
- 1 min
Formby Rotary hears that Barnado's work continues
Formby Rotary Club welcomed Helen Evans, from Barnado's, to a meeting recently. She is the Regional Fundraiser. The Club were given a very interesting talk on the history of Barnado's and the work it did and continues to do today. Although Barnado's no longer run children's homes they still play a huge role in caring for vulnerable children. They have a network of sheltered accommodation for any child who is considered to be at risk. They also provide supported housing for yo
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 18, 2019
- 5 min
Formby Community FC are looking for players
FCFC was formed in March and membership is still growing. The club now has 325 members playing regular grass roots football. We are always on the look out for new players. Please get in touch.
Weekend highlights
FCFC Women Tigers (Blacks) vs. Wigan
A lively start from both teams saw Tigers make an early break through with a long ball from the keeper out foxing the defence and leaving Nicky one on one with Wigan’s goalie- one good touch, a lean back and great shot strai
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 17, 2019
- 3 min
Formby Golf Club to invest £750k for course upgrades
Formby Golf Club, one of the world’s greatest links courses which has played host to all amateur golf tournaments over the last 135 years, is proud to announce significant investment in its golf course over the next six years.
Formby, which nestles amongst three Open venues in the north-west of England, commissioned renowned golf architects Mackenzie & Ebert to conduct a full course assessment and development plan. Influenced from recent course enhancements at the venue of
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Formby Bubble
- Oct 16, 2019
- 1 min
Kind-hearted referee praised by parents and players
Young volunteer referee Lily Smith went above and beyond this week while overseeing a match between Formby Community Football Club’s under 6 girls. Lily took time to tie laces and give tips to the youngsters during a game against Ormskirk. One spectator said: “Both teams had smiles on their faces throughout. Lots of goals, positive cheers from the parents for both sets of players. Particular thanks the ref who patiently tied laces and gave lots of positive encouragement throu
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On the hottest day of the year so far, fire crews attended numerous fires lit by arsonists in Formby
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- Mar 30
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Dispersal Zone introduced in Formby tonight after incidents of antisocial behaviour on Formby Beach
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- Mar 29
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What a lovely day it’s been today with the sun shining and restrictions lifted in Formby
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Due to high winds and high spring tides, you are advised to stay away from Sefton coast today
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- Mar 28
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Panchos fast food restaurant in Formby is closing down after 26 years
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Our clocks go forward tomorrow morning at 1am and BST begins but why do they go forward?
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- Mar 23
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A national minute’s silence to remember the victims of the pandemic to be held at 12pm today
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- Mar 22
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National Trust Lifeboat Road car park is closed for two days from today
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