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Competition to win Southport Flower Show tickets
- Formby Bubble
- Aug 17, 2015
- 2 min read
We have a pair of tickets worth £45 for this years Southport Flower Show to give away in our competition. The flower show is on from this Thursday 20th August until Sunday 23rd August. Anyone can enter and the tickets are for any one of the four days of your choice.
Southport Flower Show is the largest independent flower show in the UK and is held annually in late August at Victoria Park and has attendances of over 80,000. It was originally started in 1924 by the local council, but since 1986 it has been operated by the Southport Flower Show Company, which is a registered charity.
COMPETITION
All you have to do is to tell us in not more than 100 words:
Why do you deserve the tickets more than anyone else?
Email your entry along with full name, address and contact number to: info@formbybubble.com
Special guest is TV soap star and presenter Sherrie Hewson who will be opening the show on Thursday.
TV Presenter, Sherrie Hewson, SHOW OPENER - Thursday 20th August
Celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli to star at Southport Flower Show 2015
What you need to know about the Flower Show....
The opening times are 10am to 6pm, with a 5pm finish on the Sunday. This year's theme is China. Advance tickets are now on sale at £18. The gate price on the day is £22.50, and the concession rate for over 60s and students is £20.
An Arriva shuttle bus is running from Southport train station to Victoria Park throughout the event. if arriving by car Victoria Park is well signposted for motoristss. If arriving from the north follow the A59 from Preston, exit 31 if coming from the M6, and then follow the A565 to Southport. From the south take the M6 to exit 26, follow the M58 to Aintree and then turn right at Copy Lane police station and take the A570 to Southport.
Parking is clearly sign posted upon arrival into Southport. Available for an all-day rate of £6 in 3 main public areas: The Esplanade (Eco Centre) and Princes Park are both close to the show; Birkdale Common is located a short distance from the show, and has a regular, Park and Ride service – the drop off/pick up point is close to Duke Street Gate. All parking areas are clearly signposted in and around Southport. Disabled car parking is located within the Esplanade (Eco Centre).
For more information on the event and tickets go to
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