A Liverpool family business that has been keeping the “precious memories” of residents in the city alive for years is to close its doors after four decades.

Driving down Queens Drive, AVS (Amalgamated Video Services) Liverpool has been a familiar sight near the Rocket for locals and drivers passing through for years. Producing professional video productions for the commercial and corporate market since the 1980s, in later years the business expanded to also specialise in video to DVD conversion.

Today, many of us use our smartphones to film snippets of important moments in our lives. But years ago, video camcorders would capture hours of footage of family life – something Pat and Phil Denny have kept alive for many Merseyside families.

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Starting off as a hobby, Pat first filmed her son’s school play on her cine camera in the 80s and after seeing the demand began filming other events like children’s parties, weddings and more. Later branching into the corporate side, Pat’s husband Phil also joined the business and from there they decided to start doing the likes of copies and transfers.

But after 38 years in the shop and over 40 years of experience, the couple have decided to close their doors for the final time next week. As part of the Liverpool ECHO’s How It Used To Be series, we spoke to co-owner Pat, 71, about over four decades in business and how the industry and life in the city has changed.

Pat, who grew up in Kirkby, told the ECHO: “We’ve been in the shop for 38 years, but we first worked from home in a little corner of my living room for a couple of years and then the premises became available. My husband was a professional tradesman and then he joined me and since we’ve been here.