Sandgrounders Business Club hosts Queenscourt Fundraising Manager Liz Hartley and Lockbusters owner Shaun Huyton

Andrew Brown
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Queenscourt Hospice Fundraising Manager Liz Hartley (right) has won the Sefton Community Impact Award at the 2026 Grand Pride Of Sefton Awards at The Grand in Southport. She is pictured with Queenscourt Founder Dr Karen Groves MBE. Photo by Kevin Brown Photography

Queenscourt Hospice Fundraising Manager Liz Hartley will be the main speaker when the Sandgrounders Business Club returns with its monthly networking meeting this week.

All are welcome at the event which takes place from 5pm this Thursday (12th November 2026). No booking is required, all welcome. 

Liz Hartley works tirelessly to secure the funds needed to ‘Keep Queenscourt Hospice In Service’ through a wide range of events and fundraising activities. 

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Earlier this year she was presented with the Sefton Community Impact Award sponsored byCarlsberg by Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside Peter Oliver OBE at the 2026 Grand Pride Of Sefton Awards. 

Also speaking at Sandgrounders Business Club is Shaun Huyton, the owner of Lockbusters Locksmiths, who is getting his dancing shoes ready to take part in the Strictly Queenscourt fundraising event for Queenscourt Hospice at the Prince Of Wales Hotel in Southport this Saturday. 

This monthly networking event takes place at Southport Football Club, Haig Avenue, Southport, PR8 6JZ.

It is a free event with free roadside parking and the doors open at 5pm for open networking. 

Chris Harding from Sandgrounders Business Club said:  

The next meeting of the Sandgrounders Business Club is this Thursday (12th November 2026) at Southport FC, Haig Avenue, Southport, PR8 6JZ.

“It is a free event with free roadside parking and the doors open at 5pm.

“Our speakers are:

Liz Hartley – Queenscourt Hospice

Shaun Huyton – Lockbusters Locksmiths

Graham Whaley – Southport FC

Andrew Brown – Stand up for Southport

“I am now taking bookings for the 2027 Sponsor Speaker slots. There is no fee. Please contact me for further details.

“I would like to thank our four main sponsors Southport FC, Stand Up for Southport, Midgely Carpet Cleaning and Birkdale Insurance Group for their continued support.”

Sandgrounders Business Club is free for all to attend, no registration needed. 

This monthly networking event encourages individuals to meet, network, pitch and develop business.

Alongside networking and sharing great ideas with like-minded individuals, Sandgrounders Business Club provides you with an opportunity to connect your business to an ever-growing local and national audience reached by Southport FC through matchday advertising, branding on the official club website and entertaining clients with matchday VIP hospitality.

People are then free to stay for more networking and to chat with other business owners present.

It is a relaxed, friendly, informal event to help support local businesses in Southport and the surrounding area.

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