Crowds of eager visitors invaded Southport seafront today to enjoy the Easter sunshine. As temperatures rose, many over-heated folks and a few ‘hot dogs’ decided to take the plunge at high tide, which was flooding in just after 1.00 pm. With it being Easter Sunday, any closed shops potentially missed out on a huge amount of passing trade. Some folk even tried to escape to Ireland but appeared to change their minds once past the pier. Others took a more leisurely mode of transport to reach the end of the pier. No shortage of trade at Pleasureland though… Raspberry syrup … Continue reading In Pictures: Easter Sunday crowds at Southport