Help restore the Marshside Fog Bell building

In 1869, following the tragic loss of 7 shrimpers in fog, the community needed a fog bell to help guide the fisherman back to safety. Just over 150 years later, the fog bell needs the community! Having negotiated the transfer of this iconic piece of local history, funds are desperately needed to carry out restoration work and open it up to the public as a community heritage asset. It is intended that the building will be a micro museum themed around the history of saving lives along our coast as well as Southport’s rich fishing heritage. It will tell the stories of those who have worked and lived on the Ribble estuary and of the rich history of saving lives along our coast. From the very first lifeboat station at Formby, the Marshside calamity of 1869, the worst lifeboat disaster of 1886 to the service provided by Southport Lifeboat today. Please help ensure this iconic building remains a focal point in the community. All donations, however small would be greatly appreciated. The first phase of restoration works has now reached completion, with the fogbell room now having a damp roof course, new door and window, lintels as well as a new roof. However there is still much to be done. The anemograph station part of the building has not been touched yet and requires a lot of work. Please help us so we can save and restore this building for yiu and those who are yet to come. Thank you.