The Beatles Story Museum to Unveil New Special Exhibition in Celebration of 60 Years of:- "A Hard Day's Night."

THE Beatles Story Museum at Liverpool's Royal Albert Dock is celebrating 60 years of A Hard Day's Night with a brand new special exhibition and charity screening event of the movie in partnership with Cavern City Tours (owners of The Cavern Club), Hard Days Night Hotel and Strawberry Field. 4 Fab Liverpool Beatles attractions coming together to celebrate this special milestone anniversary.

"A Hard Day's Night," a 1964 musical comedy film starring The Beatles, captures the band's hectic lifestyle as they navigate a day of chaotic misadventures and the rise of Beatlemania, all set to a soundtrack of their iconic songs. The album was released in the UK on July 10 1964 and was the 1st Beatles album to consist of entirely original material.

Also on July 10 1964 was the Northern premiere of the movie, which was held in Liverpool's Odeon Cinema just 4 days following the 1st premiere in London ("Well, everyone's entitled to 2, aren't they?")

60 years on, on July 10 2024, The Beatles Story Museum, Liverpool launches their brand new special exhibition:- "60 Years of A Hard Day's Night" to press and VIPs.

The exhibition will be open to the public from:- 11 July 2024.

With the kind support of collectors Bruce and Martha Karsh, the exhibit has been inspired by Mark Lewisohn's book:- 'The Beatles A Hard Days Night: A Private Archive' which was based on the extensive archive of the couple.

What can you expect to see in the special exhibition?  Step on set and become immersed in recreations of key scenes from the movie. Walk onto the platform at Marylebone Station and relive iconic clips from the film.

Come face to face with pieces of original memorabilia from 1964, including:- a very rare copy of the:- "A Hard Day's Night" album signed on the front by all 4 Beatles, as well as original movie posters, lobby cards and cinema tickets!

For the special exhibition, The Beatles Story have worked with tailor Gordon Millings to recreate the silver-grey suits worn by the Fab 4 in the final scenes of the movie:- "A Hard Day's Night" using the original patterns drawn in 1964.

The original suits were created as part of a collection of around 30 outfits for the movie by Gordon and his father Dougie Millings. Dougie was known as:- "the Beatles' tailor" and made more than 500 outfits for the band including:- their iconic collar less jackets in 1962/63. Dougie's association with the band even continued into the 1970s, and he created the suits for Wings':- 'Band on the Run' album cover.

On working with The Beatles Story, Gordon Millings said:- "Reviving the silver-grey suits from:- 'A Hard Day's Night' has allowed me to honour my father's legacy and the lasting influence of The Beatles. By using my father's original patterns and fabric from the same Savile Row supplier, as well as the original techniques used by my father and I in 1964, we've recreated the suits with great attention to detail. This collection of suits is a bridge between:- past and present, and I cannot wait for fans to see them."

Mary Chadwick, General Manager of The Beatles Story, added:- "60 years on, 'A Hard Day's Night' still captures that special Beatles magic and the wild excitement of the Beatlemania era. We're really excited to unveil this special exhibition, where fans can relive the film's essence and see original memorabilia and meticulously recreated costumes first-hand. It's a privilege to support the Strawberry Field charity through our 1-night-only charity screening at The Odeon Cinema, and we hope this event will make a real difference."

Major Kathy Versfeld, Mission Director at Strawberry Field, said:- "For Strawberry Field to be chosen as the charity for the special anniversary screening of A Hard Day's Night is an honour. We are very grateful for this support which will help fund the incredible work that we do through our Steps at Strawberry Field programmes to support young people with learning difficulties and barriers to employment into paid work, and will help us continue to provide a place of sanctuary for visitors to Strawberry Field."

The new special exhibition:- "60 Years of A Hard Day's Night" opens to the public on:- 11 July 2024, and is included in the price of a standard Beatles Story ticket purchased online at:- BeatlesStory.Com.

For £20, join them for their 1-night-only charity screening of:- "A Hard Day's Night" at Odeon, Liverpool 1 on:- 10 July 2024, with refreshments included. All proceeds will be going to Strawberry Field. Get your tickets here.

This very special event has been a collaboration between:- The Beatles Story, Cavern City Tours (owners of The Cavern Club), Hard Days Night Hotel and Strawberry Field with all proceeds supporting the Strawberry Field charity.

ALDI are still looking to bring new stores to Merseyside

ALDI is on the hunt for new store locations in Merseyside as part of its rapid expansion drive.

Last month, the UK's 4th largest supermarket called on the nation to get in touch to highlight where in Britain needed new ALDI stores most.

With more than 4,000 requests received, ALDI has now reviewed the list of locations and used it to develop its store search over the coming years.

The priority areas in Merseyside where it is currently looking include:- Formby and Kirkby.

ALDI has been on a rapid expansion drive in recent years and has seen its popularity soar as shoppers switch to the supermarket for its lower prices and great quality.

The retailer currently has more than 1,020 stores and is committed to continuing towards its long-term target of more than 1,500 stores across the UK.

Jonathan Neale, Managing Director of National Real Estate at ALDI UK, said:- "We want to make high quality food accessible to all, but we can't do that while there are still some Towns and areas that either don't have an ALDI or have capacity for additional stores. We recognise there is huge demand in certain Regions for more stores, which is why we decided to get the public's input on our latest list of priority locations. They have helped us identify where demand is greatest and we will continue to work to bring ALDI to as many people as possible."

Anybody who has a site that may fit ALDI's requirements should contact:- RealestAtEacquisitions@ALDI.Co.UK.

Each site should be able to accommodate a 20,000 sq ft store with around 100 parking spaces. Ideally the location will be near a main road with good visibility and access.

The supermarket says it is also on the lookout for sites to accommodate its ALDI Local store format inside the M25, which are around 5,000 sq ft in size.