Mum who drove miles to Formby beach says she 'didn't see any harm in it' The family travelled 56 miles to Formby from Oldham to celebrate little boy's birthday Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now A family who travelled 56 miles from Oldham to Formby beach said they saw "no harm" in their journey. The family appeared on Good Morning Britain today and said they had travelled to the beach to celebrate a child's birthday, despite being well aware of lockdown rules. Laura McGhee spoke on the show from Formby beach and said: "He's only four and I'm not doing another lockdown birthday.