in evenings, early finish Sundays. Recreation and sports Sport in Ainsdale is represented in various streams such as football, cricket, bowls, pool and chess. The village is also the home of the famous Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club. The football section of Ainsdale Sports and Social Club namely Southport & Ainsdale Amateurs AFC host teams from Under 6 up to Under 18 and Open Age Teams. The senior first team play in the Premier Division of the Mid Lancashire League. Ainsdale Cricket Club play in the successful Liverpool Competition. The club also has three All weather 3G pitches as part of its set up. Ainsdale is also home to Hillside Lawn Tennis Club who play in the Southport Tennis League. Every year at the start of July, Ainsdale Horticultural Society hold a village show. This popular local event showcases local growers produce in an horticultural competition and hosts many other events by local people. Ainsdale beach is designated by Sefton Council as a kite beach where kitesurfing and land-based kite traction activities are allowed. The Sefton coastal path and the Trans Pennine Trail both pass through Ainsdale. A number of waymarked nature trails are also accessible from the town. These trails allow access to the Ainsdale Sand Dunes, designated as one of the national nature reserves in England. This nature reserve also comprises part of a Ramsar site. The publisher Café Royal Books is based in the area. Notable people Actor Anthony Quayle Actress Sophie Abelson Actor and broadcaster Wilfred Pickles Actor Clarence Blakiston References External links Ainsdale Pages West Coast Kitesurf Club - AOSKC Ainsdale Civic Society Towns and villages in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton Southport Beaches of Merseyside