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A stellar line up of local entertainment is set to dazzle Crosby as part of this weekend’s constellations switch-on.

Crosby Coastal Park will be lit up with an amazing light constellation to signal the start of Sefton’s build up to the Borough of Culture.

The Borough of Culture (BoC) title is awarded by the Liverpool City Region’s Combined Authority to one of its six local authorities (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral) on a rotating, annual basis.

2019 is currently Wirral’s year while 2020 will be dedicated to Sefton with a raft of new, existing and community led events planned for the year.

To start the build-up to Sefton’s year, a huge light constellation – Parabolic Lightcloud – will be switched on in Crosby Coastal Park on Friday, November 8.

On November 8, there will be an evening of activities including local bands, choirs, food and drink stalls and Spark! Spark! are a street theatre show performed by five to seven characters that combines high-impact drumming, dynamic choreography and beautiful lighting design.

The light constellation will be located at the bottom of South Road, Waterloo and will be there all weekend (November 8-10) along with entertainment from 4pm each evening.

The event is free to attend although there are drop off points to welcome any foodbank donations on any day for South Sefton Foodbank. Please consider using public transport to attend as well with Waterloo being the nearest Merseyrail station. Toilets will be available at Crosby Lakeside.

Visitors to the event are encouraged to get a photograph of the constellation and widely share it on social media tagging Sefton Council in and using #Sefton2020.

The full running order is:

Friday, November 8
16.15 – 16.45 Spark!
17.00 – 17.30 Voice Your Voice
17.45 – 18.15 Sarah Jones
18.15 – 18.30 Speeches & switch on
18.30 – 19.00 Spark!
19.15 – 19.45 The Secret Ukulele Band
20.00 – 20.30 The Travelling Wannabes
20.45 – 21.15 Soul Declaration
21.30 – 22.00 Spark!

Sunday, November 10
16.15 – 16.45 Maghull Parish Bell Ringers
17.00 – 17.30 Georgia Campbell
17.45 – 18.15 Nocturnal Coast
18.30 – 19.00 Paul Anderton
19.15 – 19.45 Top Slice

Active Sefton has launched its brand new Mini Members loyalty card to help families across the borough access discounted leisure services.

The ‘Mini Members’ loyalty card allows families and youngsters in the borough to access six Active Sefton sessions for the discounted of price of £21.

Launching on November 4, ‘Mini Members’ cards can be purchased over the phone or via any Sefton run leisure centre.

Activities that budding mini members can benefit from includes Active Buggies, Baby Ballet, Baby Boogie, Totz Splash and Sunday Football.

Cllr Ian Moncur, Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing, said: “We are very proud of our leisure offer for our youngsters across Sefton and we constantly recieve incredibly popular feedback about our classes, courses and instructors.

“We are dedicated to helping youngsters find leisure activities and sports which they really enjoy and the introduction of our ‘Mini Members’ loyalty card is an excellent addition, helping families access our services at a discount.”

For more information about the ‘Mini Members’ card or to purchase, please call 0151 288 6286 or visit your local Sefton Council leisure centre.

Alternatively visit Active Sefton’s social media pages via Facebook (@ActiveSefton) Twitter (@ActiveSefton) or Instagram (@Active_Sefton)