Southport Flower Show sponsored feature by Stand Up For Southport
Toyah Willcox will be joining us on Friday 15th August. Tickets into the show will get you access to see a Q&A with Toyah and our show compere Paul Crone.
Alan Adams, General Manager said “We can’t wait to welcome Toyah to this year’s show. She will be doing two Q&As in the Garden Theatre at 11am and 1pm. I am sure it will be busy so make sure you get your seats early”.
Toyah Willcox has spent over five decades captivating audiences as a singer, actress, and writer, earning multiple awards. She received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Central England in 2001 and was recognized in 2018 by Paul McCartney with a LIPA Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts Companionship for Outstanding Achievement in music, drama, performance, and media.
From punk icon to celebrated stage performer, Toyah has released 25 albums, recorded 13 Top 40 singles, authored two books, and starred in over 40 stage plays and 20 feature films. Her success continued in 2021 with Posh Pop, which topped the independent charts and entered the UK Top 30. Recent album reissues have further cemented her impact.
With hits such as It’s A Mystery, I Want to Be Free, and Brave New World, along with platinum-selling albums Anthem and The Changeling, Toyah remains an influential figure in British music. She won Best Female Singer at the British Rock & Pop Awards, now known as the BRITs, and her 1981 live concert at Drury Lane was broadcast to over 10 million viewers.
Beyond music, Toyah has starred in films such as Give Them Wings, Quadrophenia, Jubilee, and The Tempest, earning recognition at The Richard Harris International Film Festival and a nomination at the Evening Standard Awards. Her YouTube performances with husband Robert Fripp have gained global attention, even featuring in Rolling Stone Magazine.
Toyah has also won Celebrity Mastermind and The Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Special. Toyah showcased her artistic versatility by participating in the 20th-anniversary series of Strictly Come Dancing.
This year’s Southport Flower Show will be held at the wonderful Victoria Park on Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th August. It will be a celebration of floral beauty, fresh flavours, & family fun.
Make sure the show is a highlight of your summer.
Buy your tickets early and save at www.southportflowershow.co.uk
Southport residents can enjoy an impressive £11 off the price of a gate ticket to this year’s show as excitement builds towards the 2025 event.
People living in the PR8 and PR9 postcodes can pay for their tickets for just £19 each – a substantial saving on the £30 gate price once the event starts.
With Southport Flower Show once again running their generous offer of all children under 16 able to go free when accompanied by a paying adult, it represents a great saving for families this summer to enjoy the biggest independent flower show in the UK.
You can buy your Southport discount tickets at:
The Atkinson, Lord Street, Southport town centre
Southport Flower Show office, Victoria Park, Southport
The Atkinson, Lord Street, Southport
The Engine Room and The Junction, Wayfarers Arcade, Lord Street, Southport
Waterstones bookshop, Chapel Street, Southport
Checkers DIY, Botanic Road, Churchtown Village
Lions shop, Liverpool Road, Ainsdale Village
BusyBody’s, Liverpool Road, Birkdale Village
Residents must be able to show proof of address. Tickets are available until Wednesday 13th August 2025.
Well behaved dogs on leads are allowed into the show.
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