South Shore Pitstop Community Cafe

17/09/2026

We are so excited to be collaborating with The Bridge for this fun packed party.

We have had many conversations to discuss a variety of events that will be hosted in the function room there.

To get a ticket call into the pub and see Teleah Kauca or Robert Hopkinson.

Spaces are limited so don't leave it too late.

Don't forget guys we also need your help with donations for prizes and sweets so we can keep our costs down.

Community is important so please please help support this event by sharing it and getting the word out there

🎃👻 WE’RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR FIRST CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN PARTY! 👻🎃

Following conversations with Sarah from South Shore Pitstop Community Cafe, we’re delighted to announce that we’ll be hosting our first Children’s Halloween Party in the Function Room at The Bridge Pub, Lytham Road! 🧙‍♀️🎃

We’re really pleased to be collaborating with Sarah and South Shore Pitstop Community Cafe to continue the highly valued and important community work they were doing before the devastating fire that forced the cafe to close.

❤️ Community is important to us, and we have some great ideas ahead to help keep that community spirit alive and bring people together.

We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to make this a fun-packed afternoon for the children, with:

🎃 Fun Halloween games
👻 Spooky activities
🎶 Music
🏆 Prizes for the best fancy-dressed children
🍴 A light buffet
🍬 Lots of Halloween fun!

🎟️ Tickets are £3.50 per child and are LIMITED, so please don’t leave it too late to get yours!

❤️ SPONSOR A CHILD ❤️
We also want to make sure that no child misses out because of financial circumstances. If anyone would like to sponsor a £3.50 ticket, allowing a child who may otherwise not be able to attend to enjoy the party, this option will be available.

🎁 WE ALSO NEED YOUR HELP! 🎁

We are currently seeking donations of Halloween prizes, sweets, colouring/activity books and other suitable children’s treats or gifts that we can use at the event.

Every donation, big or small, would be hugely appreciated. ❤️ Your support will help us keep the ticket price as low as possible and make this event accessible to families.

If you or your business would like to donate or sponsor a ticket, please get in touch with us. 🧡

🕷️ SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER 2026
⏰ 3PM – 6PM
📍 THE BRIDGE PUB, LYTHAM ROAD
🎟️ £3.50 PER CHILD — LIMITED TICKETS

Let’s come together, have some Halloween fun and keep that community spirit alive! 🎃🧡👻

More details coming soon… 👀🕸️

13/09/2026

Why not come down and join us at the solaris centre ... event started at 10 am we have an amazing dog show/:competition starting at 12 ... all funds go to homeward bound and Elliots place ...

13/09/2026

If you guys ate looking for something to do why not pop down and see us here

08/09/2026

Hey guys

I honestly don’t know where to start with this post, because the truth is, I’m struggling more than I have probably let anyone realise.

It’s now been over 7 months since the fire at Smart Mart, and we are still the only business that hasn’t reopened.

7 months of uncertainty.
7 months of waiting.
7 months of being told to wait a little longer.
7 months of not knowing what is going to happen to something we worked so incredibly hard to build.

And the hardest part is, we are still no further forward with the insurance. It is now with the Ombudsman, and we have been told it could be with them for a minimum of another 12 months.

I honestly don’t know how we are supposed to keep going like this.

This whole situation has affected me far more than I ever expected. I’m exhausted. I’m emotionally drained. I feel lost, angry, heartbroken and, if I’m being completely honest, depressed.

There are days when I struggle to get myself motivated to do anything at all. Things that used to feel normal now feel like a huge effort. My head is constantly full of worry about what happens next, and the longer this goes on, the harder it is becoming to see any sort of future.

And as if all of this wasn’t enough, Bill ended up in hospital with sepsis. There were some incredibly scary moments when he wasn’t responding to the medication, and I genuinely didn’t know what was going to happen. When you are already at breaking point, having someone you love so poorly is terrifying.

It has made me really stop and think about life, the future and what I can realistically keep doing.

I’ve now made the heartbreaking decision to start selling a lot of the café equipment because, quite frankly, it is just going to sit in storage and go to waste.

There is a huge amount of equipment available fryers, bain-maries, cooker accessories, tables, chairs and lots, lots more.

And writing that hurts more than I can explain.

Because I never thought I would be selling it.

I genuinely believed we would be back home. I believed we would get through the insurance nightmare, reopen the café and eventually get our lives back.

But the reality is that right now, I can’t see that happening.

We worked our hearts out for that café. It wasn't just a business. It was our life, our livelihood, our pride and something we built from the ground up. So much of our time, energy, money and love went into it.

And then, in one night, it was taken away.

What makes it even harder is feeling completely powerless to do anything about it.

I’m tired of fighting.
I’m tired of waiting.
I’m tired of pretending I’m okay when I’m not.

Some days I feel like I’m barely keeping my head above water.

I know some people might wonder why I’m selling things or think it means we’ve given up. The truth is, I don’t even know what the future holds anymore. I’m having to make decisions based on the reality in front of me, rather than the future I desperately hoped we would have.

Right now, I honestly can't see the café reopening.

That sentence absolutely breaks my heart.

Maybe something will change. Maybe the Ombudsman will eventually get things moving. Maybe there will be some light at the end of this nightmare.

But right now, I need to be honest about where I am mentally and emotionally, because pretending everything is fine has become too exhausting.

To everyone who has supported us, checked in, messaged, visited, encouraged us or simply continued to ask how we are thank you.

You probably have no idea how much those little things have meant.

I’m not posting this for sympathy. I’m posting it because this is our reality, and I’m tired of hiding just how bad things have become.

I really hope one day I can look back at this post and say, “We got through it.”

Right now, though, I’m just trying to get through one day at a time. ❤️

07/09/2026

Well Fylde Kids Foundation awards were our first ever award we won.... it was an amazing night
I have submitted my chosen nominees for the awards but if any of u guys have someone or business inns that u believe deserves the recognition then please nominate them..

Wow! You guys have been having fun on those nomination forms 👀
Keep it coming!
The first bunch of nominee messages have been landing in peoples inboxes
Want to join the list?! you know what to do

https://sites.google.com/fyldecoastcommunityevents.co.uk/fyldecoastcommunityawards/home?authuser=0

21/08/2026

Today's the day... please come and join us let's get the community together

The first of our FREE creative events
Come and join in, everyone welcome 🤗

14/08/2026

Today's the first of our creative workshops happening at the enterprise centre on lytham road it would be great to see as many people as possible support our Waterloo Road in colour events ... please share and join us bring the community together

Excited excited please come and join the first of our creative sessions this Friday ..let's bring colour to Waterloo Road

13/08/2026

Don't forget this is tomorrow cone n join us

Excited excited please come and join the first of our creative sessions this Friday ..let's bring colour to Waterloo Road

09/05/2026

So excited for OMOTO STORE to be reopening today

Blackpool's OMOTO Store goes from heartbreak to hope ahead of grand reopening after Waterloo Road fire
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