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Win a family pass to Dunes Splash World!

Posted by Active Sefton on February 21, 2008 9:04 AM

Active Sefton has launched a brand new website and by logging on and registering your details you will be entered into a FREE prize draw to win a family pass for Dunes Splash World. We will be giving away a family pass at the end of each month until April 2008, so visit
www.active-sefton.co.uk for your chance to win!

The website gives information on;

All Active Sefton programmes
All Active Sefton Leisure Centres
Up and coming events
News from the Active Sefton Sport and Recreation Team
Health tips and advice
and much more!

Events for Ainsdale!

Posted by Active Sefton on May 30, 2007 3:35 PM

Are you looking for something to do with the kids, and you want to keep it local and not too expensive?

Well better still keep it local and free!

Here’s a list of some of the up and coming events in Ainsdale over the summer months. For more information pick up a summer brochure from any leisure centre, library, or youth centre from around the borough.

Down at the National Nature Reserve in Ainsdale the team will be putting on two exciting activities.

Wild Flower Walks will be held on 30/06/07, 01/07/07 and 29/07/07
and the Mini beast hunt will be held on the 16/06/07

Also in the Ainsdale area, Ainsdale Library is holding the Big Wild Craft sessions! Come along and join in our craft sessions, inspired by the Big Wild Read, Summer Reading Challenge.

New toilets at Ainsdale station

Posted by Digital Editor on May 18, 2007 5:42 PM

AINSDALE train station has welcomed new toilet facilities.
The installation is seen as part of a pilot scheme and if it is successful, it could mean new toilets are introduced at other key locations on the Merseyrail network.

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Edwardian day planned

Posted by Digital Editor on May 18, 2007 5:40 PM

A CARNIVAL feel will come to the streets of Ainsdale for the village’s sixth annual Edwardian Day next month.
The Southport Visiter is backing the event on Saturday, June 2, with one of the highlights being the parade setting off at noon from Ainsdale Hope High School.

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Help Scouts mark 100 years of movement

Posted by Visiter Newsdesk on May 11, 2007 4:47 PM

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SOUTHPORT District Scouts and Cubs are inviting former members to join them in a global celebration of 100 years of Scouting.
‘Scouting Sunrise’ will be a worldwide remembrance of the movement, exactly 100 years to the minute Robert Baden-Powell commenced the first ever camp.

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Hawk is talk of the area

Posted by Visiter Newsdesk on May 11, 2007 4:35 PM

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AN ESCAPED bird-of-prey has been spotted in Ainsdale.
The raptor, which is believed to be a Harris Hawk, was seen on the railway-side of Liverpool Road, perched on a garden fence.

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Pupils hit right notes at concert

Posted by Digital Editor on May 10, 2007 8:15 PM

MINI musicians at Shoreside Primary in Ainsdale were joined by members of the school’s orchestra for an evening of music.
Thanks to a wider opportunities music project provided by Sefton Music Service, a whole class of Year 3 and 4 children have been learning the violin.

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Problems driving on route to be examined

Posted by Digital Editor on May 8, 2007 3:02 PM


A SPOKESWOMAN for Merseyside Ambulance Service confirmed this week that there has been a total of 27 road traffic accidents on the Coastal Road since January 1, 2006.
The scenic highway, which has previously been branded ‘the most dangerous road in the North West by Southport MP John Pugh, follows the old railway line which cuts through the sand dunes.

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