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Southport Municipal Secondary School for Boys was founded in September 1920 and occupied a building named ‘The Woodlands’, along with some disused Army huts, at the north end of Lord Street where the Law Courts now stand. There were 110 boys in the School and the Headmaster was George Millward M.A.

During the 1990s KGV College became a corporation, making it independent from the local authority since when full time student numbers have risen from around 700 to almost 1200, necessitating larger premises. In 1996, an exciting building project was commenced, and the new Millennium Centre at King George V College was formally opened in the summer of 1997 by Lord Derby.

To mark the centenary celebrations The Old Georgians Association have pulled together objects and ephemera from the Schools history.

The exhibition can be found in the Foyer of The Atkinson and will run from the 9th of October – 13th November

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17 April 2025

Sefton Young Artist of the Year 2025

Open for entries!

10 April 2025

How A Painting is Restored – The Miles Barton Portrait

On display in our Between Land and Sea Museum

3 April 2025

Easter at The Atkinson

So much hop'pening across The Atkinson this Easter Half Term!

24 March 2025

Welcome to The Atkinson’s New Website!

We've had a spruce up!

31 January 2025

The Southport Water Carnival Talk

Thank you to volunteer, Sofia, for delivering a brilliant spotlight talk!

23 December 2024

The Reviews Hub: Sleeping Beauty – The Atkinson, Southport

4 December 2024

A Festive Thank You to Our Amazing Volunteers

29 October 2024

New Exhibition: Ruth Moilliet - FoFo

Ruth Moilliet’s new exhibition, FOFO: Fear of finding out, opens at The Atkinson this Saturday 26 October.

18 October 2024

New Exhibition: Nu-Shabtis

This week you will start to see these little blue figures pop up around The Atkinson!

17 September 2024

Meet the Cast! Sleeping Beauty Christmas Pantomime

Our Sleeping Beauty Christmas panto stars Blue Peter presenter and TikTok sensation, Joel M!

7 September 2024

New Exhibition - Windrush: Our Story, Our Community

6 September 2024

Winners Announced! – Inspirations: Poetry & Creative Writing Competition

14 August 2024

Flowerbed Transformation Adjacent to The Atkinson

5 August 2024

Unleash Your Inner Artist: Arty Adventurers at The Atkinson!

2 August 2024

The Atkinson turns pink this weekend to stand with those impacted by Southport tragedy

21 June 2024

The King’s Plate

8 June 2024

New exhibition – Bill Tidy: “Is there any news of the iceberg?”

30 May 2024

The Mekon Takeover!

25 May 2024

New Exhibition – The Ties That Bind

20 May 2024

Buzzing with Activity: Celebrating World Bee Day at The Atkinson