The Gates are Open!

Strawberry Field opened to the public today, and the gates are open for good! Work is still going on to fully implement the vision for the grounds, in particular, and here are some of the little touches that we couldn’t bring to you yesterday.

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The labyrinth is a series of stepping stones laid out in a spiral. Visitors are encouraged to follow the path, walking slowly, thinking and relaxing. As the Fresh Expression Team at Strawberry Field explain, “The labyrinth is a way of allowing ourselves time and space to think about who or what we are following in our own lives.”

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White feathers in the labyrinth.
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There are also stepping stones heading from the path into the woods. These are in the corner closest to where John would have climbed over the wall, so in a way his footsteps are in Strawberry Field forever. It’s also a lovely way to encourage children (and adults!) to leave the path and go and play in the woods.

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Finally for today, there’s a beautiful print of the original house. It’s on glass, so you can see the new building through it!

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Strawberry Field

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For more information, visit the Strawberry Field website at www.strawberryfieldliverpool.com

Strawberry Field … Forever!

Strawberry Field opens to the public tomorrow and we can’t wait! We’ve been lucky enough to attend several of the preview events and we are delighted to be able to share some photos of Strawberry Field with you today!

Let us take you down …

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Work is still in progress in the gardens, but already you can feel the beauty and wonder of the grounds. No wonder John loved playing here as a child!

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All the pathways at Strawberry Field are fully wheelchair accessible.
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Strawberry Field: bringing hope to young adults through the Steps to Work programme

The cafe is open to all, and serves wonderful food! All the money raised at Srawberry Field, in the cafe or the shop, goes towards the Steps to Work programme, which provides specialist training for young adults that will enable them to live full and independent lives. There is no better cause in our opinion!

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The visitor experience tells the story of Strawberry Field, the Salvation Army, and John Lennon’s love for the place.

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The John Lennon mosaic in the Visitor Experience

In the grounds at Strawberry Field are several raised beds growing strawberries … of course!! Strawberry jam can be bought in the shop, and will feature in the yummy products available in the cafe!

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Strawberry Field
Major Allister Versfeld, Mission Development Officer and Captain Louise Brown, Fresh Expression Leader

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Visitors can travel from Liverpool to Strawberry Field via minibus!

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Strawberry Field

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For more information on the fantastic work being done at Strawberry Field, and to book tickets for the visitor experience, visit https://www.strawberryfieldliverpool.com/

For more photos of Strawberry Field, see our album on flickr!

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Strawberry Field Original Red Gates Tour

St Peter’s Church in Woolton were today honoured to be part of the ‘Red Gates Tour’. We were the last stop before the iconic original red gates were returned to Strawberry Field to become a permanent exhibit at the new visitor centre which opens on the 14th of September.

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Our very own ‘Father McKenzie’ the Rev Kip Crooks pictured with the gates.
Louise from the Strawberry Field team, who spent the day touring various locations across Liverpool.

Welcome Beatle Week, 2019!

We can’t wait to start welcoming visitors to St Peter’s Church and Church Hall from tomorrow for International Beatle Week, 2019!

The Hall is open every day from tomorrow until Tuesday, and the Church will be open from Friday to Monday.

Join us for the Beatles singalong on Friday, or enjoy the rare opportunity to visit the bell tower and try your hand at bell-ringing — just as John did as a teenager — on Saturday afternoon! Stand on the spot where the Lennon-McCartney partnership began, visit our ‘Eleanor Rigby’ and see the film locations from the Danny Boyle/Richard Curtis film, Yesterday!

See the full schedule here:

It was 62 years ago today!

St Peter’s Church Hall will be open to visitors on Saturday July 6, to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the day that John met Paul! The Church Hall will be open from 10.30 to about 3pm, and the Church will be open from 10-2. If you’re in Woolton, please come and say hello! Entry is free and everyone is welcome!

Have you seen Yesterday? The new film from Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis that imagines a world where the Beatles never existed? If you have (or even if you haven’t!) this is your chance to visit one of the key locations from the film! We promise no spoilers!

(Thanks to Jackie Spencer for allowing us to use her photos of the location shoot at St Peter’s!)

In addition members, we are delighted to welcome a pop-up display from Strawberry Field! Come and find out more about the latest developments!

We will also be paying tribute to Bob Paisley in this, the 100th anniversary of his birth! #Paisley100

If you’re in Woolton on Saturday, please come and say hello!

Let Me Take You Down …

Want to find out more about the latest developments at Strawberry Field? Then come along to St Peter’s Church Hall on Monday May 27 from 11am!

We are delighted that members of the Salvation Army will be joining us in the Church Hall with a pop-up display, and the latest news on the redevelopment of the site and the progress of the trainees. If you can’t make it to the hall, check out the latest at Strawberry Field Liverpool

We also will have a special display honouring Bob Paisley in this, the 100th anniversary of his birth and, of course, you can stand on the spot where the Lennon-McCartney partnership began.

The Hall will be open from 10.30am to 3pm, everyone is welcome, and entrance is FREE!

Church Hall Open Bank Holiday Monday!

St Peter’s Church Hall will be open to visitors on Bank Holiday Monday – May 27 – from 10.30 to about 3pm. If you’re in Woolton, please come and say hello!

As well as welcoming you to the spot where the Lennon-McCartney partnership began, we will be paying tribute to Bob Paisley in this, the 100th anniversary of his birth! #Paisley100

We hope to see you soon!

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who voted for us in the Liverpool Tourism Awards Hidden Gem category. The awards were announced last night (May 16) in a grand ceremony held in Liverpool Cathedral.

Sadly, we didn’t win this year, but we’d like to send our congratulations to Friends of Williamson’s Tunnels who we think were very worthy winners in our category! If you haven’t visited the Tunnels, you should! It really is a ‘hidden gem’ in Liverpool. More detail of the tunnels can be found on the website, by clicking HERE

We would also like to congratulate Aurora, a large-scale art installation by FACT and Leeds-based immersive tech experts Invisible Flock, for their well-deserved triumph in the “Small Event on the Year” category. We were seated with them at the dinner, and it was wonderful to share their excitement and delight at winning!

We are proud to have been shortlisted, and to know that, among all the hidden gems, in Liverpool, St Peter’s Church was in the Top Ten for 2019! Thank you again for your support!

Billy Bragg at St Peter’s

We hope you all enjoyed Billy Bragg’s documentary on Rock Island Line (BBC4, Friday April 12) as much as we did! If you missed it, it’s on iplayer for another three weeks: Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock

For those who’ve watched it, you probably noticed that the section with the Quarrymen was filmed in our very own Church Hall, the place where John met Paul and the Lennon-McCartney partnership was born! Now that the documentary has aired, we’re allowed to share some behind-the-scenes snapshots of the filming taking place.