My Formby Journal

Visiting Formby?

Planning to visit Formby?

Take note of the following and take appropriate action.

Also an important point to anyone that uses these beautiful places, stop littering ! One kind person was trying to make a difference, but it is a losing battle @NTFormby #FormbyBeach #Environment #MakeADifference #ThePhotoHour pic.twitter.com/y3cNOlZyxl

— z70photo (@z70photo) May 31, 2020

Shocking scenes as beer bottles, laughing gas canisters and rubbish abandoned on our beaches. https://t.co/Qh7XosvAgX

— Liverpool Echo (@LivEchonews) May 31, 2020

If you're going the beach this weekend
Don't drive there
Don't leave rubbish
Don't light fires or barbeques
Don't park inconsiderately or dangerously
Don't drive on the beach
There is no coastguard @seftoncouncil pic.twitter.com/ZOtMDXdEyC

— Steph Johnson - 🌹 (@ScouseBirdBlogs) May 30, 2020

Grass fires have a massive impact on the environment, wildlife and local amenities. They also use a lot of emergency service resource.

Help us to help you this weekend & follow the below tips to reduce the risk of grass fires ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/mo8KJY9K1A

— Mersey Fire (@MerseyFire) May 31, 2020

Please park considerately when visiting #MySefton. Anyone thinking of parking in undesignated areas in Formby and Ainsdale should be aware that enforcement officers will be issuing Penalty Charge Notices for vehicles parked on yellow lines, parking dangerously or obstructively pic.twitter.com/PpEiiSfyRG

— seftoncouncil (@seftoncouncil) May 30, 2020

Traffic is queuing right down the M62 with people trying to get to Formby / Southport! 11am pic.twitter.com/ic2bOPEAOf

— Stop Formby Crime (@FormbyCrime) May 30, 2020

Formby beach this morning after people from all over descended on it yesterday!! Selfish scummy people leaving it like this! They need 2 take a hard look at themselves! Anyone going there today this is now terribly unsafe especially for children 😞 @BBCNews @itvnews @DailyMailUK pic.twitter.com/Uh5MsMDz8A

— Tor Bob Harcombe 🦕🦖 (@Tor_harco) May 30, 2020

Our officers in Formby dealing with numerous parked cars causing obstructions to the pavement and/or the carriageway. Such as these parked in Squirrel Green. Best avoid travelling to Formby by car but if you must please use common sense when parking #syndicate2 pic.twitter.com/fkipsDgUTg

— Roads Policing Unit (@MerPolTraffic) May 30, 2020

Has anyone considered the amount of drink driving in Formby? Gangs of people in cars with crates of beer, heading to the beach. How do they get home?! Meanwhile people in wheelchairs having to go down the middle of the roads as pavements blocked by cars.

— Remy Freeport (@FreeportRemy) May 30, 2020

 

Enough said?

What is the future of Formby Village?

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What do you the future of Formby Village going to be like after the Covid lockdown comes to an end?

The Lifeboat Formby

JD Wetherspoon has drawn up plans to ensure that its staff and customers are safe before its pubs reopen.

The company, which has one pub in Formby, The Lifeboat in Three Tuns Lane, will open when it has the official go-ahead from the government.

Social distancing measures will result in the employment of two full time staff per pub, slightly more for bigger pubs, who will regularly clean surfaces and touch points throughout the pubs.

It has undertaken extensive employee consultation and has also consulted with many of its suppliers and contractors, as well as referring to UK Hospitality guidelines.

The Lifeboat will have screens at the till point.

There will also be screens to create seating areas where it is not possible to separate the tables to the social distancing requirement.

Wetherspoon will provide gloves, masks and protective eyewear.

Employees can elect whether to wear them or not, subject to government guidelines.

There will be an average ten hand sanitiser dispensers around the pub, including at the entrance for customers and staff to use.

Every employee will need to complete and sign a daily health assessment questionnaire to confirm that they are fit to work. This will include having their temperature taken using a digital thermometer.

Dedicated staff will monitor the pub at all times in order to maintain social distancing standards and there will be a member of staff on the door at peak times.

The pub will use one entrance with a separate exit door where possible.

Customer entry and exit will be marked out by floor stickers and/or barriers and there will be clear printed information providing guidance to customers as they enter the pub.

The pub will have a member of staff working full time (two staff per pub to cover all opening hours) to sanitise all the contact points during opening hours.

These will include door handles, allergen information screens, card payment machines and hand rails.

Customers will be asked to use the Wetherspoon order and pay app, wherever possible, or pay at the bar using a credit/debit card and contactless, although cash will be accepted.

Staff will hand over all drinks holding the base of the glass and when ordered by the app they will be delivered to the table on a tray and placed on the table using the base of the glass.

Food will be delivered to the table by a member of floor staff.

The pub will also offer a slightly reduced menu and will provide sachets (ketchup, mayonnaise, salt pepper etc), rather than their usual condiment bottles.

It will be open its usual opening hours.

All staff will receive a full briefing and training on the new way of running the pub.

Ian Radford, manager at The Lifeboat, said:

“At present the government have not confirmed any reopening date for pubs.

“However, it is important that we are prepared for any announcement.

“We have spent a number of weeks consulting with staff who work in our pubs, as well as area managers in order to draw up our plans.

“The safety of staff and customers is paramount.”

Art of Giving

The Artful Donor

A budding young artist has raised more than £1,500 for Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals after selling her pictures around the globe.

Running out of things to draw while on lock-down; Seren Farrington started to ask friends and relatives for inspiration via Facebook and over the phone. 

This led to her having the idea of selling her “commissioned” work to help raise money for the fight against Covid-19.

The inspirational eight-year-old started selling her work to uncles and aunties, but after sending out a short video message on social media the orders came tumbling in. 

Drafting in help from her younger brother Wade, (6) the pair set about fulfilling the commissions and in the process raised £1,525 in a matter of days – which they have now donated to Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust.

Proud mum Sarah, said:

“Seren busy drawing pictures during the first few weeks of lockdown. She was off school and starting to run out of ideas for things to draw. That’s when she started getting in touch with family and friends who were willing to pay to help raise money for the NHS.

“We then started getting requests coming in from all over the world, including; New Zealand, Germany, South Africa, Florida, Spain, Finland and many more. The biggest donation for one drawing was £250 from a generous donor in Australia.

“We are so grateful of the work the NHS and our key workers are doing, but also so proud of Seren for using her love of drawing to raise money and help such a worthy cause. This is her, and our, way of saying a great big thank you to the NHS and everyone at Southport and Ormskirk.”

Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, Charity Manager, Ashley Flint, said:

“Seren has done an amazing job by using her talent to produce such beautiful pictures to raise money for the hospital and we are very grateful for her support.

“Her pictures of; dogs, rainbows, boats, superheroes, spaghetti-monsters, Mine-Craft characters, unicorns, lamas and many more have brought not only happiness to the people who have ordered them, but also a lot of money to help the Trust through the Covid 19 pandemic. Seren and her brother Wade should be very pleased and proud of themselves.”

You can also support our hospital community by giving to our Covid-19 Urgent Appeal Welfare Appeal for staff, volunteers and patients on the dedicated Just Giving page.

 

Stay Away

Here's a most uncommon message from Sefton Council

After seeing the number of people who headed to its coastline this week, Sefton Council has adopted a new campaign ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend.

‘Wish you weren’t here!’ is the Council’s spoof take on the picture postcard message it is sending to people thinking of travelling to its beaches from across the north west.

Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing Cllr Ian Moncur said: 

“It’s not the message you expect to see on a postcard, or what Sefton Council would usually be telling the public, but at this time we need people to think about their own and others’ safety, as well as the wellbeing of our communities and Council staff.

“Our beaches are tempting but they are not able to cope with high level of visitors at the moment. Beach car parks are closed and parking is limited. Public toilets remain closed, bins are not in use and there are no Lifeguard patrols.

“Recently, data showed the Merseyside region as having a higher death rate than England and the rest of the North West, and it remains important that people stay home as much as possible and maintain the effort to reduce transmission of this dangerous virus.”

Sefton Council has asked people to continue being its eyes and ears and to report any large gatherings to the police by dialling 101 or to greensefton@sefton.gov.uk