Culture and Recreation
Rainford has many noted public houses, including the Bottle and Glass, the Junction Hotel, the Star Inn, the Derby Arms, the Golden Lion, the Eagle and Child and the Bridge Inn. It is also home to the George Wright Brewery.
Rainford's Silver Band is highly regarded, and has won many contests A 'walking day' takes place every year in June and a fairground is set up behind the Golden Lion public house, in which the Silver Band participate. A well-supported Rainford Show is held each year in early September in the old Rainford Urban District Council offices, with competitive classes for handicrafts, flowers, vegetables, floral art, photography etc.
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