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Growing up in Port Sunlight: Pete Burns & childhood in 1959

Explore what a typical childhood was like in Port Sunlight in 1959, the same year the very untypical Pete Burns – who grew up in the village before becoming a pop music icon – was born.

Our top Christmas picks at Port Sunlight Museum’s shop

The lovely team at Port Sunlight Museum’s shop have made an early start on their Christmas shopping. To give you a bit of festive inspiration, here’s what they are treating their loved ones to. Jan’s…

Top five must-buys at Port Sunlight Museum’s shop this winter

This winter, we’ve introduced a whole new range of wonderful gifts to purchase at Port Sunlight Museum’s shop. Here’s the top five products to treat yourself or a loved one to this season.

Remembrance in Port Sunlight

Join us on a dive into Port Sunlight Museum’s collections to discover the history of Remembrance in the village.

How we’re reawakening Port Sunlight’s special buildings

This autumn sees the beginning of an exciting new project by Port Sunlight Village Trust to bring some of the village’s empty buildings back into use, including the Fire Engine Station, 93-94 Greendale Road (previously…

New Beatles film Midas Man filmed in Port Sunlight highlights village’s Fab Four history

A new film exploring the life and extraordinary career of Brian Epstein, the man often called the ‘Fifth Beatle’, features several locations around Merseyside including Port Sunlight, which has a surprising connection to the birth…

Opportunity: Conserving Port Sunlight War Memorial’s Lettering

We’re looking to commission a conservator for the on-site treatment of the painted lead lettering on the War Memorial in Port Sunlight.

Francesco Mellina
Interview with Pete Burns photographer Francesco Mellina

With his photographs currently on display at Bridge Cottage’s Total Stranger exhibition, we caught up with renowned photographer Francesco Mellina to find out more about him, his work and Port Sunlight-born Pete Burns.

The man who has been repairing Port Sunlight’s houses for nearly half a century

Meet John Winder, a familiar face to plenty of Port Sunlight residents over the decades, since arriving as a joiner in 1979. Now, nearly half a century later, John is taking the opportunity to wind…

Read the autumn 2024 issue of the Port Sunlight Gazette

The Port Sunlight Gazette is a seasonal magazine made for everyone who is part of Port Sunlight’s community, whether you visit, live, work or volunteer in and around this special village. A copy has been…