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Amazing 7 year old cycling for Freshfields!
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  • 3 days ago
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Amazing 7 year old cycling for Freshfields!

A wonderful 7 year old girl called Alice Rowe, from Parbold, is cycling 100 laps (33 mile equivalent) of her local park, to raise money f...
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Formby Priest and Parishioner’s walk for water to end water poverty this Lent
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  • 3 days ago
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Formby Priest and Parishioner’s walk for water to end water poverty this Lent

Fundraisers from Formby have raised £1,265 and counting to help people across the world have access to clean, safe water for their daily ...
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Rotary club celebrates it's 116 birthday
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  • 4 days ago
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Rotary club celebrates it's 116 birthday

This week members of Formby Rotary, now in its 53rd year and best known for trawling the streets of Formby each December with their famou...
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Are you an avid knitter, stitcher, artist, maker or up-cycler?
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  • 5 days ago
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Are you an avid knitter, stitcher, artist, maker or up-cycler?

If you are an avid knitter, stitcher, artist, maker or up-cycler? Nugent need your help. Volunteer your time and talents to do something ...
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Rainbow Hub Workout-Athon goes virtual
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  • 5 days ago
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Rainbow Hub Workout-Athon goes virtual

The seventh annual Rainbow Hub Workout-Athon which takes place on Sunday 7th March 2021 will go virtual this year to raise much needed f...
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‘Imagine Formby’ are looking for people to get involved in the future of our beautiful village
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  • Feb 18
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‘Imagine Formby’ are looking for people to get involved in the future of our beautiful village

Imagine Formby’ are looking for people of our community to get involved in the future of our beautiful village Some of you may remember t...
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Friends of Squirrels Rotary Club present a cheque to Freshfields Animal Rescue
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  • Feb 10
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Friends of Squirrels Rotary Club present a cheque to Freshfields Animal Rescue

The Friends of Squirrels Rotary Club work hard to raise money for local charities. Last week, the President Tim Baker presented a cheque ...
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Combating Polio - Crocus planting by Formby Rotary Club
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  • Nov 13, 2020
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Combating Polio - Crocus planting by Formby Rotary Club

Polio is a fearful disease and used to cause havoc across the world, including here in Britain (indeed there are still many disabled surv...
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Help the hospice sparkle this Christmas
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  • Oct 30, 2020
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Help the hospice sparkle this Christmas

Patients will able to see sparkling Christmas trees from their rooms at St Joseph’s Hospice during this coming festive season. The Sparkl...
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Formby couple’s first virtual event raised £10,000 for Rainbow Hub
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  • Oct 27, 2020
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Formby couple’s first virtual event raised £10,000 for Rainbow Hub

Formby couple, Lisa and Paul Maddison, normally hold a spectacular annual ball for Rainbow Hub, the charity supporting children and young...
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Baking Club at Formby Manor
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  • Oct 1, 2020
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Baking Club at Formby Manor

Formby Manor’s Baking Club took place again this week, with the ever growing group of amateur bakers requesting to whip up some fresh sul...
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Hospice asks supporters to enjoy Ladies Day at Home
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  • Sep 29, 2020
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Hospice asks supporters to enjoy Ladies Day at Home

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...
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Royal Air Forces Association Formby
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  • Sep 17, 2020
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Royal Air Forces Association Formby

Volunteers who would normally collect donations for a national military charity from people in local streets and supermarkets have moved ...
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Formby Manor raises cash for Clatterbridge Cancer Care
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  • Sep 16, 2020
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Formby Manor raises cash for Clatterbridge Cancer Care

Residents and staff at Formby Manor Care Centre on Liverpool Road in Formby have raised more than £560 for Liverpool’s Clatterbridge Canc...
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Formby family's delight as charity supporting children with disabilities opens its doors for fir
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  • Sep 11, 2020
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Formby family's delight as charity supporting children with disabilities opens its doors for fir

Lancashire charity, Rainbow Hub has welcomed children and their families back for the first time since they had to close their buildings...
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Hospice launches 2gether Appeal to ensure future sustainability
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  • Sep 11, 2020
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Hospice launches 2gether Appeal to ensure future sustainability

St. Joseph’s Hospice has launched an appeal in response to the fundraising challenges it continues to face due to the Covid crisis. The 2...
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Formby couple raise over £1200 for charity supporting children with disabilities
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  • Aug 29, 2020
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Formby couple raise over £1200 for charity supporting children with disabilities

Claire and Craig Lippitt have raised over £1200 for Rainbow Hub, the charity supporting children and young people with physical and neuro...
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Formby Couple running equivalent of four marathons for children's charity Rainbow Hub
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  • Aug 12, 2020
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Formby Couple running equivalent of four marathons for children's charity Rainbow Hub

A Formby couple are raising funds for Rainbow Hub, the charity supporting children and young people with physical and neurological disab...
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Sponsored Bike Ride with Formby Rotary Club
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  • Aug 8, 2020
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Sponsored Bike Ride with Formby Rotary Club

During the week beginning August 16th two members of the Rotary Club of Formby - Val Hignett and Bill Wright are celebrating the milesto...
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Rainbow Hub Charity Art Challenge
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  • Aug 8, 2020
  • 2 min

Rainbow Hub Charity Art Challenge

Rainbow Hub has set up a new art challenge on Facebook to encourage people to help raise funds for the Mawdesley based charity supporting...
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Cycling duo attempt Covid 'Coast to Coast' tandem challenge
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  • Jul 10, 2020
  • 2 min

Cycling duo attempt Covid 'Coast to Coast' tandem challenge

Rebecca and Chris Hunter, a couple who recently relocated to Merseyside, will be attempting to cycle the ‘Way of the Roses’ coast to coas...
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Local Charity runs virtual therapy sessions for vulnerable children
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  • Jul 2, 2020
  • 2 min

Local Charity runs virtual therapy sessions for vulnerable children

Rainbow Hub develops online virtual service sessions to help their vulnerable children. Like so many charities, COVID-19 had a huge imp...
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Local boy to ride 20km to help the homeless
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  • Jun 16, 2020
  • 1 min

Local boy to ride 20km to help the homeless

A local boy has decided to get active and help the homeless at the same time by doing a 20km sponsored bike ride despite being only 8 yea...
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St Joseph's Hospice says thank you to 200 volunteers
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  • Jun 3, 2020
  • 3 min

St Joseph's Hospice says thank you to 200 volunteers

This week is Volunteers’ Week and even though events have been cancelled up and down the country, due to coronavirus, St. Joseph’s Hospic...
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Formby Lost & Found
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  • 5 days ago
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Lost - Black Makita bag

Dear Formby Bubble: Hoping good people of Formby can help my son has lost a black Makita bag with 2 makita drills in it's fallen out of...
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  • Feb 21
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Hearing aid found in Formby

Dear Formby Bubble: A hearing aid was found outside One Stop, I know how valuable they are so if anyone has lost it, they can call into t...
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Watch the video and see the photos of the controlled explosion on Formby beach yesterday

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A statement from Mr Mike McComb regarding slanderous comments on Formby Bubble Facebook page

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Appeal for information after burglary in Hightown Yesterday

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  • Feb 21
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Filming of Netflix drama Stay Close starring James Nesbitt is taking place in Formby today

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  • Feb 20
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A Formby dog is to appear on the final of BBC1 show Perfect Pooch

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  • Feb 19
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Merseyside Police introduce a Dispersal Zone in Formby from tonight

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  • Feb 18
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‘Imagine Formby’ are looking for people to get involved in the future of our beautiful village

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  • Feb 18
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Formby Parish Council release a statement regarding the public right of way on St Luke’s Church Road

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  • Feb 11
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Formby man arrested in an investigation into production and distribution of Class A drugs

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Formby Bubble
  • Jan 29
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Barclays Bank have announced a branch closure in Formby this April

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  • Jan 24
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Formby’s One Antler Reindeer, Smokey is now living it up in Wales

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  • Jan 15
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HSBC are closing 82 of their branches this Summer, including Formby

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  • Nov 25, 2020
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Formby Rotary Club Santa Wagon is back in Formby and here are all the dates when Santa will visit yo

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  • Nov 5, 2020
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Formby shops that will remain open for business this lockdown

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  • Oct 24, 2020
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Don't forget your extra hour in bed as the clocks go back this Sunday 25th October

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  • Oct 7, 2020
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Formby Junior Sports Club - Franks report

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  • Sep 28, 2020
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Formby Junior Sports Club - Franks report

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  • Sep 18, 2020
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Formby Bubble story about new vicar hits national headlines

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Formby Jobs

Job vacancy for a PA in care

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Job vacancy for Camp Operative at Altcar Training Camp

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Secondary English Teacher and Primary Teacher wanted for The Learning Pad in Formby

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Store Supervisor wanted for new Home Bargains store opening in Formby

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Experienced Child Care Worker in Formby

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Senior Caretaker required at Formby High School

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Found today on my walk to the beach

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A statement from Mr Mike McComb regarding slanderous comments on Formby Bubble Facebook page

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Suspected dog poisoning in Formby

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The book barrel continues in Formby

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Poem by Christine Gregory in support of National Kindness Week

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Formby Travel & Roadworks
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Train terminated at Formby 7.07am

Notice from Merseyrail- Due to a fault found on board the train, the 0707 service from Formby to Southport has terminated upon arrival at...
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  • Feb 14
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Altcar Road is closed in both directions due to roadworks

Altcar Road closed today due to roadworks
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  • Oct 22, 2019
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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 C...
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