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Double celebration for Barlow family from Formby

A FORMBY family have had double cause for celebrating after a wedding and the birth of a baby boy.Read

Jackie takes his own shot when he visits Altcar near Formby

FOOTBALL legend Jackie Charlton was the guest of the River Alt Wildfowlers Association recently.Read

Formby charity raises £1,600 to help needy children

FORMBY’S branch of Save the Children held their AGM at Formby Pool recently.Read

Altcar, near Formby, team reaches its fundraising peak

SEVEN members of the Altcar Training Camp-based Brigade Region Training Team took up the challenge of climbing three famous peaks in under 24 hours.Read

Formby psychiatry student’s prize honour

A FORMBY student received a prestigious prize when she graduated.Read

Formby Poppy Appeal donation is fitting tribute to Vic

THE Formby branch of the Royal British Legion received a boost to their Poppy Appeal when Mr and Mrs Roland Cawley presented treasurer Geoff Davis with £325 in memory of Mrs Cawley's father, Vic Vallor, who sadly passed away recently.Read

Formby face recognised

STAN Bourhill was quick to spot a familiar face in a recent Times Past page. It was his son, Marc.Read

First Initiative’s team enjoy fund-raising festive bonanza

A CHARITY staged its first fund-raising event in Formby.Read

Reader Tricia’s 70 years young

CONGRATULATIONS to Tricia Thom, who celebrated her 70th birthday with a party of 27 friends and family, in Left Bank on Saturday, December 1.Read

Cash boost for Jospice

JOSPICE will receive £6,000 after a successful Ladies Day event held at Formby Hall Golf Club.Read

Anne draws on her great faith at Freshfields home, near Formby

A FORMBY woman has won a national competition to design a Christmas card for Leonard Cheshire home.Read

‘Vision’ for golfers

AN award-winning display from this summer’s Southport Flower Show can now be admired year-round on a Formby golf course.Read

Winning photos

THREE of Formby’s youngest photographers are celebrating after winning a competition.Read

The sands of time have not dulled Ray’s memories

The sands of time have not dulled Ray’s memories of old Formby

CARTS which carried millions of tons of Formby sand provided a playground for young boys who years later still remember the bustle of industry.Read

Happiest days of her life spent at Formbny school

A FORMBY woman has began a hunt for memories by sending us a picture of her old school friends.Read

Kindhearted bid raises Alder Hey Hospital funds

A BIRTHDAY celebration turned into a fundraising event at Treetops Hotel.Read

How 007 helped support NSPCC

FORMBY NSPCC committee – along with Lisa Asquith from Barclays Premier – presented a cheque for £12,000 to Janette Drew, community fund-raising manger from the NSPCC.Read

Joe entertains at his party

SOME 95 guests gathered at the Royal British Legion in Whitehouse Lane, Formby, to celebrate the 80th birthday of Joe Savage.Read

Fabulous day to remember for centenarian Elizabeth

ONE of Formby’s Citizens of the Year celebrated her 100th birthday last Sunday.Read

Ride and joy as Gema finishes Parisian quest

A FORMBY woman has cycled from one capital to another to raise money for the organisation Help the Aged.Read

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