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July 31, 2018: Ground Breaking Ceremony at Strawberry Field

St Peter’s Church has supported the redevelopment at Strawberry Field from the very beginning of the project, and it was a privilege to attend the formal Ground Breaking ceremony today (July 31).

Julia Baird, Honorary President of the Strawberry Field project, and Lady Judy Martin and Cliff Cooper, project patrons, led the celebrations, with the legendary Mike McCartney capturing the event for posterity with his trusty Nikon camera!

Although not in Mike’s league, some of our photos from today’s ceremony can be seen below:
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Beatles fans, supporters of Strawberry Field and the vision for young adults with learning disabilities can back the redevelopment by visiting www.strawberryfieldliverpool.com . The website includes information on how to donate to the project, as well as exclusive Strawberry Field merchandise including limited edition bricks from the original Salvation Army children’s home as well as t-shirts, mugs and much more for Beatles and Strawberry Field fans.

Aug 17, 2018

St Peter’s Church has supported the redevelopment plans for Strawberry Field from the very beginning, and we are all so excited to see the work underway!

We are also delighted to welcome the Salvation Army to St Peter’s Church Hall for International Beatle Week.

This is a great opportunity to come along, chat to some of the people most involved with the project, see the display showing the current progress and future plans, pick up leaflets on the project, and show your support by buying some of the exclusive Strawberry Field merchandise!

Opening times:

Let’s help to Open the Gates!  It matters to St Peter’s Church too.

For more information on the Strawberry Field development, visit the official website HERE

May 21, 2019: 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!

Posted on September 13: 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 …

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!

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!

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

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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Visitors can travel from Liverpool to Strawberry Field via minibus!

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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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Photos from the Grand Opening of Strawberry Field, September 14, 2019

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.

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.”

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.

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