Community Workshop Lytham

02/06/2026

The latest Big Bug House nearly complete, pictures show the final bamboo canes being persuaded into position.

We need to add some pine cones and finalise the signage then it will be whisking its way to Fairhaven Lake to be positioned in a sunny spot by the Friends of Fairhaven Lake.

01/06/2026

After a week doing other stuff at the workshop we are back onto another batch of 6off Hedgehog Houses from Tuesday, these will all be donated to Hedgehog Rescue Blackpool thanks to generosity of the kind people who took us up on our BOGOF (Buy One Give One Free) offer.

We will also, if it goes to plan, finish another big bug house to be donated to the Friends of Fairhaven Lake.

Picture shows the last two hedgehog houses ready for customer colection and the kits ready for assembly..

29/05/2026

If you are local to Ansdell and have time please do pop around to get checked out.

We did this last year at Community Workshop Lytham in the Lytham Institute with the support of Lytham St Annes Together , the result was a few chaps got a very timely intervention, it can be a life saver.

We have free blood pressure testing at the Library Coffee Morning - the 4th Tuesday in June.

27/05/2026

Bertie's got great taste when it comes to his walkies routes..... Have you checked it out yet ? Also have you looked at the platform planting as well, the team at Friends of Lytham Railway Station, Lytham St. Anne's have done another amazing job, you can also see the wildlife area on the non running platform that is lovingly maintained by Lytham In Bloom ...

26/05/2026

The train arriving at Platform One is the latest addition to the amazing floral display managed by Friends of Lytham Railway Station, Lytham St. Anne's .

The locomotive was delivered this morning by Alan and Ian and the reaction from the volunteers says we hit the brief.

Now the next part of the display will be the name plates representing the sponsors....

25/05/2026

Mermaids and Sailors required.

Apply at the Old Lifeboat House Museum, open till 1.30pm today.

22/05/2026

Once again itstime for our annual spring table top sale this is an imporant fund raiser for us as well as bei g an opportunity to meet with all our wonderful residents.
All donations welcome !🥰

19/05/2026

Team work of the highest order all day at the workshop on our many projects.

This afternoon we had a few projects underway in our Community Group and naturally the mini teams established.

Friends of Fairhaven Lake bug houses are now in construction, Karen and Vickie have been working on the signage using the pyography equipment.

Our Hedgehog House production was in full flow with Sallie and Nikola seen on the assembly side. The first completed batch have also started to leave the workshop today.

Lastly Dean and Derek can be seen on the morticer creating small windows for the Ansdell in Bloom lighthouse, feedback from the lighthouse keeper that he couldn't see out 😂.

Not pictured was Martin H who was in the printshop finalising the design for a commemarative mug which will soon be on sale at the St Annes Lifeboat Station, celebrating 175 years of Lifeboat Stations on the Fylde Coast.

18/05/2026

Meet Richard..... 🦔🦔🦔

Richard is the latest Hedgehog to be rehomed, by Hedgehog Rescue Blackpool at the amazing Mythop Rd Allotments in Lytham, just across the road from our workshop at the YMCA Lytham Official .

He is also the proud owner of a brand new one bedroom bungalow, one of our Hedgehog Houses, thanks to the generosity of Andrea Boyle from Four Legged Friends Dog Walking He joins a growing community on the site and hopefully enjoys his stay and gets to enjoy those gourmet meals on offer across the various plots, 🐌🐌🐌.

16/05/2026

Our bug houses have reached Weeton Camp for the Community Wellness Garden.....

Thankyou to the Community Workshop Lytham for their great bug boxes they have made for the bees, butterflies and the ladybirds which live here 😊