This weekend the Knowsley Flower Show returns to Court Hey Park, and in Knowsley’s 50th year, it promises to be a very special day of celebration!
On Sunday 4 August the Floral Pavilion returns to the Courtyard at Court Hey Park, where local growers and makers will showcase their very best blooms, veg, jams, bakes, crafts and more for a chance to win a prize! There’s still plenty of time left to enter and you can find a full list of the classes for this year’s show here:
What’s on?
The Flower Show is not just about flowers, the whole park will come alive with music, performance and activities to occupy the whole family!
Activity for All return to the festival with their inflatable assault course. For just £7 children can get a wristband that gives them access to the course for the whole day.
Families can encounter Birds of Prey and speak with Beekeeper Andrea Ku in the Forget-Me-Not Garden, and on the Pavilion, children can enjoy face painting and the amazing ‘Poppins Presents Bubbles’, an interactive bubble show for all ages.
Join in with some Circus Skills in the Buttermere Triangle or head to the Gladstone Main Arena for performances by West Lancs Dog Display Team and Kuk Sool Woon Martial Arts as well as some traditional Hindu dancing.
There are also lots of amazing vendors at the show, selling everything from plants, and garden ornaments to jewellery and handmade cosmetics.
Additionally, to mark Knowsley’s 50th Anniversary, the Jubilee Craftivists have created a wonderful knitted and crocheted floral display with help from residents across the borough, which will be unveiled at the Flower Show. The Craftivists are a volunteer group based at Jubilee Park in Huyton who support people with anxiety, reduce social isolation and encourage people to enjoy the nature of the park by taking up a new hobby of crocheting, knitting or gardening projects.
Food & Drink
Throughout the park there will be a number of food and drink outlets offering a huge range of meals, snacks and treats to suit all tastes. So, whether you fancy Fish & Chips, Halloumi Fries or some authentic Italian gelato, you won’t go hungry.
You can also bring your own picnic to the show, but please be aware that alcohol is not permitted on site.
Getting there and getting around
A free shuttlebus service will be operating from all of Knowsley’s Towns and Villages to ensure that as many people as possible can get to enjoy this family event.
The shuttle buses have been kindly sponsored by:
Stagecoach and Taylor Wimpey – Huyton Shuttle Bus Service
Tarmac – Halewood Shuttle Bus Service
Enerveo – Kirkby Shuttle Bus Service
Knowsley Town Council – Knowsley Village & Stockbridge Village Shuttle Bus Service
Whiston Town Council and Prescot Town Council – Whiston & Prescot Shuttle Bus Service
HA Civils and Cronton Parish Council – Cronton Shuttle Bus Service
Download the shuttle bus timetable: Knowsley Flower Show Shuttle Bus Schedule
If you’re travelling to the Flower Show by car, parking is available on site and costs £5 for the day. Car parking payments can be made in cash only. Pedestrians and cyclists go free.
Cllr Shelley Powell, Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods said: “The Knowsley Flower Show is a long established and much-loved date in Knowsley’s cultural calendar. The show attracts larger and larger audiences each year and as we celebrate Knowsley’s 50th year it is our hope that this one will be bigger and better than ever.
“If you’ve never entered the show before I’d encourage you to take part. You don’t have to be an expert gardener to join in. We welcome submissions from all ages and levels of experience and there are more than 100 classes you could enter.
“Come and be part of this wonderful day and help to celebrate 50 years of Knowsley!”
If you are entering the
The Feelgood Festival also returns to Court Hey on Saturday 3rd August, find out more here: Get ready to feel good! – Knowsley News
Find out more about the Knowsley Flower Show at: https://www.knowsleyflowershow.com/
