Southport Reporter (R) Online Nespaper for Merseyside

Read our Tracking & Cookie Usage Policy

 

Terms and Conditions

Southport and  Mersey Reporter -  Your free online newspaper service covering the Merseyside region - (Greater Liverpool).
Covering the news in and around Merseyside

MERSEY REPORTER

Click on here to email our news room today!

Email

 

 
Your free online newspaper for Merseyside
   
This website is licence to carry news from Vamphire.com and UK Press Photography.

  RSS

 

Latest Edition

Archive

Shop

Order Photos  Help Client Admin Advert Options

Updated news stories weekly.  Published online only every Thursday.

Your online newspaper.   Your words.

Issue:- 22 August 2013

The 84th Southport Flower Show - 2013
Photographs by Patrick Trollope.

THIS years Southport Flower Show was the 84th event held on Victoria Park and it ran over 15 August and 18 August 2013. The theme this year we where informed was 'Pride' and that is just what the people of Merseyside, poetically Southport should feel when you talk about this show. Looking at how many people the show attracted over its 4 days, it is not surprising that the Flower Show is still the UK's largest independent flower show. With over a million blooms according
to the organisers, and featured more than 350 exhibitors and 18 show gardens, this was a heavy fever sufferer’s nightmare, but a botanist’s heaven. At this point we have to say well done to the this year's amateur and society displays, as we think they out classed themselves, as they where outstanding. That is not knocking the professionals who also delivered equally high, if not higher standards of exhibits than in previous years. The spotlight should also be focused on HM Prison Kirkham's garden display, as it was phenomenally well planned feature, which showed great imagination along with both extremely high horticultural and artistic skill. It was not all flowers as the event also had other entertainment to offer the shows many visitors. This years event's North West Book Festival and North West Food Festival. The gourmet food festival was very popular, featuring a marquee that had a full working kitchen in it, where celebrity chefs whipped up their signature dishes. But it was not just the food and flowers that brought people out to the show as local and national authors took part in the book festival area, organised by the leading independent book shop, Broadhursts of Southport. If all that was not enough, the event was opened by Carol Vorderman and other top UK TV stars attended, with Coronation Street's Jennie McAlpine – ‘Fiz’ and others appearing over the other 3 days. It was very hard to cram it all in, as when all that was on you also had in the main arena entertainment medieval knights jousting and birds of prey and dog displays... plus other side shows, including live musical performances on the bandstand that provided a rich and varied programme of easy listening music. Not forgetting the chance to sample wines at stands like Pieroth Wines, who have consistently had a stand at the show for as long as we can remember… This years coverage by us is going top be split over 2 editions. To see Part 1 please click on
here now!

for more information about the Flower show and for dates and updates on future shows we suggest you visit these 2 links:- Facebook and the official website for the show.

Click on to find out more!
Click on to read on!
Click on to find out what this photograph is all about...
Click on to read on!

 

Southport Vue Film Showing Times

 

B.O.A. 70th Anniversary DVD

Click on to buy now...THE video footage we have taken at the 70th BOA events this year in Liverpool has now been fully edited is available to buy, on a DVD, from our Online Shop, on Mersey Reporter very soon.  For each DVD sold, £3.00 will go to the Liverpool's Lord Mayor's Charity Appeal. (Registered Charity No. 229539)  At this stage we can only do UK postage options, but if you are outside the UK, you can still order copies, but only by emailing us to:- news24@merseyreporter.com with your FULL address and we will get back to you with a postage cost and a payment link, should you wish to continue.

Click on to find out more NOW!!!

--- MORE NEWS REPORTS BELOW ---

DONATION HELPS LOCAL WOMEN REACH NEW HEIGHTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Click on to read on...
Motorists invited to join top Car Club
RAT PACK AT LIVERPOOL EMPIRE THEATRE
Football in focus on underpaid workers
The Unity Theatre to host 6 premier performances
PCs hand-out to connect with communities
Community Rail Awards Congratulations from Northern
a2z Bar held its 1st music night
Police appeal for information after member of staff subjected to racist abuse - Huyton
Southport Flower Show 2013 - Part 1
Water roadshow makes a splash at Southport Flower Show
Brake warns risky law-breaking by drivers won't be tolerated, as new fixed penalty fines come into force
Apprentice scheme gets 10 out of 10
Get your LIMF Pier Head tickets NOW!
MP MEETS YOUNG PEOPLE MAKING MOST OF COURSE DESIGNED TO BEAT UNEMPLOYMENT
APPRENTICESHIPS BUS IS ROLLING AROUND MERSEYSIDE FOLLOWING VITAL EXAM RESULTS
Community garden blooms from waste land
EX-GURKHA SOLDIERS EMPLOYED BY SERCO TRAINING ARMY RECRUITS TO STRIKE FOR 4 DAYS OVER JOB LOSSES IN SEPTEMBER IN BREACH OF AGREEMENT
Work Begins on St John Bosco School Development

...HAPPY BIRTHDAY...



 

If you have someone you want to say happy birthday to, for free, then use the email address below to send us the names you want us say happy birthday to, and/or a photograph.  Email us today!

KEEP up-2-date
with our free daily news emails.

Are you subscribed? Sign up today to our daily email news service via... Formby-Reporter.com

If you subscribed you can keep in up-to-date with what's going on in and around Merseyside.  It is free and we do not send out massive amounts of emails.  Also your email is kept under the UK's Data Protection Act, so you can be sure that you will not have problems.
If you like the photos on this website then please order them and do not copy them.  Help to keep this site online.  Click on here to find out out you can get you copy of these photos.
All rights reserved. All access to this site are governed by our Terms & Conditions.
Please show us how much you like our news and help us to keep this site online, thank you.

Our radio station phone in message line...   Call us now!

IF YOU HAVE  AN EVENT,  OR IF YOU HAVE ANY NEWS.
Phone:-  (44)  0 1704  513 569
or contact us via email:- news24@southportreporter.com
UK office hours only, calls on land line, mobile and Skype maybe recorded, see T&C for more information.

Southport Reporter is a Registered Trade Mark ® of Patrick Trollope.   Layout Copyright © Patrick Trollope 2013.

 
Highlighted events that are taking place this month:-

If you have an event and want to get it noticed, let us know by emailing us to:- news24@merseyreporter.com

Click on the event title displayed above to find out about lots more events, as well as dates & times!

Our websites in our online series.   Group navigation, information and useful none group links...
Southport TV - Our online video archive. Liverpool Reporter - Our online music station. Mersey Reporter - OUR HUB WEBSITE.
Southport TV Liverpool Reporter Mersey Reporter Formby Reporter

Add to Google

This is what the moon is doing tonight.  Click on to find out why.

See the view live webcamera images of the road outside our studio/newsroom in the hart of Southport.

Our live Southport Webcam.  To see click live, click on image.

SOUTHPORT CHAT

Show us your location
Please sign our map and let us know where you are  from....

.

News Room Phone Number

(+44)  08443 244 195
Calls will cost 7p per minute, plus your telephone company's access charge. 

Calls to this number may be recorded for security, broadcast, training and record keeping.

This online newspaper and information service is regulated by IMPRESS, the independent monitor for the UK's press.

How to make a complaint

Complaints Policy  -  Complaints Procedure  -  Whistle Blowing Policy

© PCBT Photography & PBT Media Relations Ltd. - Southport Reporter® is the Registered Trade Mark of Patrick Trollope