There are lots of exciting events for families to enjoy in Southport this weekend!
Much of it is free to attend with a real community sense of spirit, from the Windrush 75th anniversary celebrations, to Southport Armed Forces Day.
Here are some of the events you won’t want to miss in Southport this weekend:
1 – Windrush 75th anniversary celebrations
Excitement is growing about the 75th Windrush anniversary celebrations taking place in Southport this Saturday (24th June 2023).
It will include a family friendly fun day in the Town Hall Gardens in Southport town centre with live music, Caribbean food, story and craft tents and more.
The festivities are being organised by the Southport African Caribbean Heritage Association.
Southport African Caribbean Heritage Association Vice Chair and Founder Gemma Collins said: “This is going to be a free, fun event that is perfect for children and for families.
“We have Nanny Pearl’s there providing authentic Caribbean food. They were very popular at the recent Southport Food and Drink Festival!
“There will be dance workshops, carnival workshops and Afrobeats.
“We have the Caribbean Regal Steel Band providing live music throughout the day.
“There will be a story tent and a craft tent, with lots for children to enjoy.
“It is going to be a really family friendly event.”
2 – Classic Car and Motorcycle Transport Fundraising Event
Southport Auto Centre will host its annual Classic Car and Motorcycle Transport Fundraising Event this weekend.
The popular motoring celebration will take place between 10am and 4pm this Saturday (24th June 2023).
Local radio station Mighty FM will be there with their trailer, along with DJs Paul Tasker and Trevor Ford – plus a special appearance from Spiderman!
Special cars on display will include one driven by Sir Roger Moore in the original TV series The Saint, plus some related memorabilia.
There is no entry, with all welcome.
People will be able to raise money for the Macmillan cancer charity and Southport Lifeboat.
A whole host of classic and vintage cars will be parked up outside Southport Auto Centre at 31 Wright Street PR9 0TL in Southport town centre.
Adjacent car parks, including at neighbouring Southport College, will also be utilised to show off some very special vehicles.
The road will be closed off for the event.
3 – Southport Model Engineering Club Open Weekend
Southport Model Engineering Club
On the 24th and 25th of June, Southport Model Engineering Club would like to invite you all to its annual open weekend.
This is where we open our track and facilities to visitors from other clubs.
5” and 3 1/2” gauge 1730ft raised track
5”, 3 1/2” and 2 1/2” gauge 640ft track
Gauge one 300ft track
32mm 120ft track
Anyone and all gauges are welcome.
There will be a display of some of our members’ handiwork.
There will be food and refreshments provided both days. A BBQ from 3pm on the Saturday, no need to pre book. With some evening running by members and anyone who wants to join in.
Rides will be given to members of the public 10am till 4pm both days. The public will also be allowed to join in with the refreshments and BBQ.
4 – Herbert Ponting exhibition at The Atkinson
A new exhibition ‘Herbert Ponting: Explorer and Photographer’ is at The Atkinson in Southport from Saturday 10 June 2023 to Saturday 2 September 2023. Joanne Chamberlain (left) and Anne Strathie. Photo by Andrew Brown Stand Up For Southport
A stunning new exhibition celebrating legendary world explorer and pioneer photographer and cinematographer Herbert Ponting (1870-1935) has opened – and reveals some of his newly uncovered links to Southport.
Herbert Ponting remains most famous for taking breath-taking photographs and moving pictures during Captain Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica in 1910-1913.
The adventure sadly saw Captain Scott and others lose their lives after losing the race to become the first people to reach the South Pole.
Ponting, the talented ‘camera artist’, was the world’s first professional Antarctic photographer, a trailblazer who led the way for others to follow.
Some of his spectacular photographs of the exploration are now on show at The Atkinson on Lord Street in Southport town centre, thanks to a partnership with the Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge.
They appear alongside artefacts and research carried out by Herbert Ponting’s biographer, Anne Strathie, who published a book about his life titled ‘Herbert Ponting – Scott’s Antarctic Photographer And Pioneer Filmmaker’ in 2021.
‘Herbert Ponting: Explorer and Photographer’ is free to attend, and runs until Saturday, 2nd September 2023.
5 – Southport Armed Forces Day
Southport Armed Forces Day parade 2022. Photo by Andrew Brown Stand Up For Southport
Southport Armed Forces Day promises to be “a fantastic family day out” when it takes place this weekend.
Families can enjoy lots of attractions including funfair rides, a paintball range, military vehicles, live music, entertainment, craft stalls, Star Wars Stormtroopers, Dr Who Daleks, food trucks, artisan market stalls, veterans and cadets parades, and much more.
The Atkinson will be open for the first time, with people able to call in and admire their free Polish Heritage Flight exhibition.
The large annual event is free to attend and is one of the biggest Armed Forces day events in the North West.
It takes place in the Town Hall Gardens on Lord Street in Southport between 10.30am and 5pm this Sunday (25th June 2023).
Southport Royal British Legion Media and PR Officer Sarah McEntee,who will be hosting, said: “Southport Armed Forces Day will be a really great family day out!
“There will be lots for children and people of all ages to enjoy through the day.
There will be some great fairground rides, paintballing, a food market, craft stalls, live music and lots of other attractions in addition to the military side of things.
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