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Bootle Canalside Bank Holiday Pop Up: Everything You Need to Know

30 August 2021
Bridie Finnan
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Categories: Bootle Strand, Front Page

This Bank Holiday weekend, Bootle Canalside is hosting its first pop-up event with traders serving worldwide food and drink from fabulous, coloured shipping containers, which are a nod to Bootle’s industrial past.

So here’s what you need to know before heading down to Bootle Canalside…

  • What days is it open?
    Thursday 26th to Monday 30th August
  • What time does it open?
    12pm-9pm
  • Where is it?
    The new Bootle Canalside site is next to the Strand and can be accessed via Washington Parade. It it a 5-minute walk from Bootle New Strand Station and a 2-minute walk from the Strand Bus Station.
  • Is it free?
    Yes, entry is free onto the site as is all the entertainment.
  • Is the site wheelchair accessible?
    Access to the site is wheelchair accessible however, parts of the site are uneven in places and caution is advised for wheelchair users.
  • Is it child-friendly?
    Yes. We have child friendly food stalls and entertainment and Bootle Canalside Pop Up is designed to be a place for all the family.
  • Is it dog-friendly?
    Yes, provided dogs are kept on a short lead and any mess is picked up.
  • Do I have to wear a mask?
    No, as per current COVID guidelines at this outdoor event you do not have to wear a mask although people are free to wear one if they like. We would encourage everyone to sanitise their hands often and be mindful of others.
  • What stalls do you have?
    Food ranging from Chinese, American, Polish to ice creams, sweets and more tasty treats
    We also have two bars serving coffee, beer, wine, cocktails, soft drinks and more…
  • How can I give my feedback?
    There will be feedback forms and drop boxes dotted around the site…
    We really want to hear what to local community want from this fantastic space
  • What entertainment is on?
    Our entertainment runs all day, each day – see below for more details!

 

And finally, can I have more info on this local talent?

Astrid

Having made it on to team Will.I.Am on The Voice Kids, Astrid has gone on to write four songs of her own, brought out 6 CD’s and has fans around the world following her on social media.

Travelling Wannabes

The Travelling Wannabes formed after meeting at the regular Tuesday night ukulele jam session at Stamps bar in Crosby. With a love of rock and pop music the band want to break away from what most people think a ukulele band are going to sound like and have fun with it too. Singing along and dancing are very much encouraged!

Charles Grassot

I am a Spanish singer/songwriter who has been living in the UK for 8 years. I came here for music and to become a professional musician.  I play covers and originals of Folk, Blues, Soul, Reggae and Rock mainly and I always add a big amount of humour to my acts making people interact and have a great time.

Aimee Rigby

Solo vocalist singing a mix of Musical Theatre, Swing, Jazz and acoustic covers.  Slow easy listening style with a few upbeat numbers in the mix as well.

 Sarah Jones

Sarah J is a 21 year old musician from Liverpool, UK. Sarah has supported acts such as ‘The Beautiful South’, ‘Owen Paul’ and ‘Blair Dunlop’. Over lockdown Sarah J has achieved over 30,000 views on her livestreams, entertaining people from all over the world. Sarah’s vocals are often compared to ‘Karen Carpenter’, complimenting her storytelling song writing style. Her song ‘Magnificent’ is the first single from the ‘Heartache’ E.P due to be released in 2021!

Tempest

Tempest are a 6 piece band that specialises in all genres of Music.  We have been around since the 60s in various forms and have a great reputation in our field.  We play many gigs for charities around Liverpool and perform every Tuesday, in Sefton, at Netherton Social Club.

Caramel Dragons

Caramel dragons have carved a name for themselves Over the last four years. They’ve changed the landscape of the covers band music scene locally and if you’ve not had a chance to see them before be sure to stick around as today they plan to play all things sweet and fierce, we have Kyle and Dan from Caramel Dragons also known as Kyleraymel Dragdans.

King

Pete – Drums & backing vocals / Phil- lead guitar & backing vocals / Andy – bass guitar & lead vocals / Playing 60’s 70s 80s & 90s Band.  Members of the Merseycats, Merseyrats & Rockin @ Rhe Roan charity organisations

Midnight Daisies

Midnight Daisies are a multi- instrumental band performing a mix of original and covers songs. Pop, rock, Jazz, Rockabilly and 60s music all played in their own unique style.

Free Spirit

Four piece covers band playing a wide variety of mainly harmony soft rock and pop music.  Free Spirit members are Stu on lead vocal and acoustic guitar, Ste on lead guitar and vocal, Brian on bass guitar and vocal and Ronnie on Drums.

Cont…

Richy Integer

Richy Integer combines traditional singer-songwriter fare with an interest in Delta Blues.

Paul Iwan

Mixing elements of Electro with Alternative Rock and emotive songwriting, Waterloo based Paul Iwan (pronounced You-un) is one of the most intriguing talents in Merseyside’s fertile and eclectic scene.  Described as “Electro with an injection of angst” by John Robb’s louderthanwar.com, they proclaimed Paul’s 2019 self-released and self-produced album, RESISTER “a classic”.

Paul’s talent for writing great songs not only saw him win the 24hr Songwriting challenge at Liverpool’s Threshold Festival 2019 but catch the eye of The Kinks legendary songsmith and front man Ray Davies, who describes Paul’s writing as “Impressive, inspired and bold” with “an amazing voice”.

After recently signing to independent label Klee Records and Music publisher Steam (Berlin), the future looks exciting for Paul, with a new album called PRESENT scheduled for release in early 2022.

Opera Viva

We are a group trying to bring the fun of watching and singing in Opera to everybody.

We perform concerts and operas in small venues around Merseyside so you don’t have to travel to the city centre and we sing our operas in English so you know what’s going on.

We welcome members with or without a musical background and we teach proper methods so you can sing without damaging your vocal chords.

Mystic Bass

Mystic Bass consists of Amber age 14 on vocals, Harrison age 14 on piano that you may have seen on the piano down in Liverpool One playing his old skool tracks and Marley age 16 on drums.  Large range from modern pop songs back to old time soul….. Love everything from Oasis back to Stevie Wonder.

 

Did someone say Bank Holiday Weekend at Bootle Canalside?

19 August 2021
Bridie Finnan
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Categories: Bootle Strand, Front Page, Latest News, Regeneration

Bootle Canalside opens its gates from Thursday 26th to Monday 30th August for a Bank Holiday weekend packed full of mouth-watering food, drinks and a whole host of activities and entertainment.

Entry will be free at Sefton’s newest venue as it welcomes an eclectic mix of local traders, serving from bespoke, fitted shipping containers, which is a nod to Bootle’s docklands history.

Visitors to the event will be able to sample food from around the world, showcasing Sefton’s mix of culinary talent.

Local musicians, groups and artists will descend on Bootle Canalside from Thursday 26th August, to providing a mix of entertainment and activities for all the family.

Bootle Canalside will be accessible via Washington Parade and will open from 12 noon to 9pm from Thursday 26th to Monday 30th August.

It will be the first time the much-anticipated venue will host an event and showcase its potential as a new feature of Bootle’s hospitality and night time economy. The pop-up event is a chance to test the site and gather community feedback from residents, as well as attracting visitors to Bootle from across Sefton and beyond. It is intended that the lessons learned from this, and other potential events later in the year, will inform design and business planning for the long-term future of the site.

There will be no formal COVID restrictions as per government guidance for an outdoor event of this size, however visitors will be encouraged to be mindful of others, practice good hand hygiene and keep their distance from others where they can.

Details of traders and entertainment will be released in the run up to the Bank Holiday weekend, so watch this space and follow us on social media for the latest updates.

 

Cllr Ian Maher, Leader of Sefton Council said:

“I am thrilled to see Bootle Canalside opening up for the August Bank Holiday to provide a five, fun-filled days of food, drink and entertainment from a range of Sefton’s talented local traders, artists and entertainers.

“Bootle Canalside is being developed to work for our community and kick-start the regeneration and recovery of one of the country’s towns hardest hit by the COVID pandemic and other issues.

“I cannot wait to see the site bustling with visitors and I hope this is the start of a new chapter of opportunity, regeneration and recovery in Bootle and I hope lots people head down to our latest venue and tell us what they think.”

 

Following the pop up, work will take place to complete the site based on community feedback. Once completed, Bootle Canalside will include an urban garden, food, drink and leisure outlets and events spaces that adds a new element to Bootle’s local economy. It will bring activity to currently under-used land and will help to stimulate the local economy, transforming the look and feel of the town for residents, businesses and visitors and improving the quality of life for the community.

Bootle Canalside site is one of a number of areas of exciting progress in the town.  The development of an Area Action Plan in the coming months will ensure the views of the local communities and businesses are reflected in the plans. Alongside this, work continues on the future of the Strand Shopping Centre, and the Council’s bid for the Government’s has been submitted.

If approved by the Government, the Council’s £14.5million Levelling Up Fund bid will see construction and launch of a new, hi-tech digital and Virtual Reality (VR) venue hosting a unique visitor attraction and providing places for technology enhanced ‘competitive socialising.’

Bootle’s “Flying Theatre” will use a robotic hydraulic platform to create the feeling of flying through the British Isles and a VR Time-Travel Tunnel will take visitors on a journey through the ‘History of Bootle and Liverpool’, including an experience of the Blitz, adding to Bootle’s offer as a visitor destination.

Transformation and regeneration get the green light in Bootle

5 August 2021
Bridie Finnan
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Categories: Bootle Strand, Front Page, Latest News

Bootle is headed for transformation and regeneration as Sefton Council have been granted planning permission for a new food, drink and events space in the heart of the Bootle, on the waterside of the Leeds-Liverpool canal.

Bootle Canalside, a multi-functional, open air food, drink and events space, is set to host a temporary pop up event over the August bank holiday. Local food and drink traders will serve food and drink from around the world from refurbished shipping containers in a nod to Bootle’s industrial history.  The event will be an opportunity to test the site with the community and gather feedback on what people in Bootle want to see from this exciting, new venue.

Located on a near derelict site in the town centre, Bootle Canalside, once completed, will include an urban garden, food and drink offer, leisure uses and events spaces. It will be a vibrant recreation and leisure area that makes full use of its fantastic setting and brings a new element to Bootle’s local economy. The space will bring new activity to the under-used land; stimulating the local economy, transforming the look and feel of the town for residents, businesses and visitors and improving the quality of life for the community.

The Canalside site is one of a number of areas of exciting progress in Bootle.  The development of an Area Action Plan in the coming months will ensure the views of the local communities and businesses who passionately want to see significant and transformational changes in Bootle are reflected in the plans. Alongside this, work continues on the future of the Strand Shopping Centre and the Council’s bid for the government’s Levelling Up Fund has been submitted.

The ÂŁ14.5million bid  – if approved by Government – will see construction and launch of a new, hi-tech digital and Virtual Reality (VR) venue hosting a unique visitor attraction and providing places for technology enhanced ‘competitive socialising.’ Bootle’s “Flying Theatre” will use a robotic hydraulic platform to create the feeling of flying through the British Isles and a VR Time-Travel Tunnel will take visitors on a journey through the ‘History of Bootle and Liverpool’, including an experience of the Blitz.

Cllr Ian Maher, Leader of Sefton Council said:

“We are proudly and passionately committed to the regeneration of Bootle which has been hit hard by the pandemic and has too often been overlooked.

“Our plans for transformation will contribute positively to the local and regional economy through job creation and act as a catalyst for wider investment, bringing interest and much needed focus to an area of our borough that is filled with opportunities.

“I am pleased with our progress so far as we continue on the road to regenerating one of our much loved town centres, the granting of planning permission for Bootle Canalside brings a key project one step closer and I know exciting times lie ahead for Bootle.”

 

 

Sefton Council is putting people at the heart of plans for Bootle

4 August 2021
Bridie Finnan
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Categories: Bootle Strand, Front Page, Latest News

Town planners in Sefton will be out and about next week to gather your views on the ongoing regeneration of Bootle.

Bootle, as one of the hardest hit towns during the pandemic, is the focus of major regeneration and transformation work and has been chosen as one of the areas to test the Government’s new ‘National Model Design Code’.

To help test the code, the team are seeking views on what people like about Bootle, what they want to see improved and how they like to see new places designed. This work is part of a series of opportunities to engage on the future of Bootle over the next 6 months.

A drop-in event will be held in Bootle Strand on Friday 6th August between 11am-4pm in 47 Medway (the former Thomas Cook Travel agent) to enable local people to drop in and give their views. Comments can also be made online at www.sefton.gov.uk/bootleAAP

The Council are also hosting an online workshop for local residents and groups next week for the design pilot work. If you are interested in attending, please email bootleAAP@sefton.gov.uk for details

 

Cllr Daren Veidman, Cabinet Member for Planning and Building Control said:

“Bootle has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and is getting some much needed focus and spotlight as part of the regeneration plans for the area.

“We want to ensure that the views of our communities are reflected in our plans and that the transformation and regeneration of Bootle works for everyone in our community.

“I would urge people to go and visit our town planners in the Strand and have their say on what makes Bootle tick and what will make Bootle work for future generations.”

 

Further details can be found at www.sefton.gov.uk/bootleAAP

 

Sefton Council’s ÂŁ14.5 million Levelling Up Fund bid will kick-start Bootle’s post-COVID recovery

24 June 2021
Bridie Finnan
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Categories: Bootle Strand, Front Page, Latest News, Regeneration, Uncategorized

Sefton Council has submitted a £14.5 million bid to the Government’s Levelling Up Fund that will help kick-start Bootle’s economic recovery.

Proposals in the bid will transform the hard-hit town’s night-time economy and include plans for the North of England’s first ‘Flying Theatre’.

Bootle is one of the towns in the UK hit hardest by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the Council has submitted a bid based on a two-stage plan to establish the Bootle Canalside site as a destination for residents and visitors alike.

‘Bootle Canalside’

Stage One will see the completion of ‘Bootle Canalside’, a multi-functional events, entertainment, food and drink space. Bootle Canalside has been designed to kick-start new energy and optimism in Bootle, attract more visitors to the town, increase footfall on the High Street and create new jobs in the area.

Located on a once-derelict site alongside the Leeds-Liverpool canal, it will include an urban garden, food and drink offer, leisure uses and events space. It will be a vibrant recreation and leisure area that makes full use of its fantastic setting and brings a new element to Bootle’s local economy.

Stage Two will see the construction and launch of a new, hi-tech digital and Virtual Reality (VR) venue hosting a unique visitor attraction and providing places for technology enhanced ‘competitive socialising.’

Bootle’s “Flying Theatre” will use a robotic hydraulic platform to create the feeling of flight and will enable visitors to take an exhilarating airborne tour showcasing the geographic and cultural beauty and diversity of the British Isles.

Time-travel

A VR Time-Travel Tunnel will take visitors on a journey through the ‘History of Bootle and Liverpool’, including an experience of the Blitz with audio and visuals adding to this immersive and educational experience.

Additionally, the funding would be used to maximise the potential of Bootle’s proximity to Liverpool and the new Everton stadium development at Bramley Moore Dock, with Everton FC supportive of the Council’s bid. Working with the Canals and Rivers Trust, there are plans to improve the tow-paths and the navigability of the canal all the way down to by Bramley Moore Dock, enabling a ‘blue-green’ highway between the new facilities in Bootle and the new stadium. This will include improved walk-ways, cycle-ways and ‘canal-taxi’ services.

 

Sefton Council Leader, Cllr Ian Maher said:
“Bootle is a proud, passionate and resilient place whose people have made many sacrifices during the pandemic on behalf of their communities, their families and friends and the Borough’s businesses.

“But as one of the country’s towns hardest hit by COVID Bootle and its people now need support from the Levelling Up Funding, and we look forward to starting a conversation with Government about investing in the town.”

 

Bootle MP Peter Dowd said:
“I would like to commend the submission prepared for Bootle.

“This submission comes with support from a wide range of local stakeholders who passionately believe that this bid could potentially have a significant and transformational impact on the prospects for Bootle , its residents and local communities, and help drive the much needed change this area deserves to help bring it level with the rest of the UK and contribute positively to the regional economy.”

 

Steve Rotherham, Metro Mayor, Liverpool City Region said:

“I am excited by the opportunities arising from this project. Not only will it provide an immediate boost to the local economy through job creation, but it will act as a catalyst for wider investment.

“Bootle lies adjacent to key investment opportunities including Liverpool Waters and Bramley Moore Dock Everton Stadium, as well as being only 10 minutes by train from Liverpool City Centre.  The town is undergoing economic change but has strong fundamentals to enable it to revitalise its offer and thus benefit its community.”

 

Sefton is eligible to submit up to three bids to the ÂŁ4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund, which has been established to invest in projects focused on town centre and high street regeneration, local transport, cultural and heritage schemes. A second bid based on Crosby has also been submitted.

 

Cllr Maher added:

“Our Levelling Up Fund bid contains innovative opportunities to bring jobs, investment and recovery to parts of our Borough that have been hit hard by the pandemic.

“Community remains at the heart of our plans for regeneration and we want to attract people to our town centres as well as improving them for the people who live there.

“The projects that will be submitted as part of our bid for funding are varied, ambitious and will shine a light on what Bootle and Crosby have to offer, bringing much needed footfall and focus to our town centres.”

 

 

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