Sefton’s pools are set to launch brand new swimming timetables complete with a selection of new sessions on March 1 2018. Dunes Splash World in Southport, Bootle Leisure Centre and Meadows Leisure Centre in Maghull will be introducing a variety of new swim sessions that have been specifically designed to match the feedback residents gave in a consultation last year. This comes as part of … Continue reading Dive into a new era of swimming in Sefton

Active Sefton is inviting unemployed residents with an interest in sports and fitness to an open day for its ‘ground-breaking’ training programme on Monday February 26, 10.30am-12.00pm, at Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre. Aspiring Instructors is a 16-week course targeted at unemployed Sefton residents and designed to help get people into a new career within the sports and fitness industry. Developed by the council and part … Continue reading Active Sefton is looking for the next generation of fitness instructors

Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Sefton have confirmed the dates of their next governing body meetings. NHS South Sefton CCG will now hold its second meeting of the year on Thursday 1 March. The NHS Southport and Formby CCG meeting will take place the following week on Wednesday 7 March. The meetings are open to members of the public who may be interested in listening … Continue reading Dates confirmed for governing body meetings

Sefton’s oldest and longest serving volunteer has given her backing to the Year of the Volunteer campaign. 102-year-old Lillian Dash, from Maghull, has been a volunteer across Merseyside since the age of eight and now benefits herself from home visits by Sefton Library volunteers. Mrs Dash gave her full backing to the 2018 Year of The Volunteer campaign, launched jointly by Sefton Council and Sefton … Continue reading 102 year old volunteer Lillian backs Sefton campaign

Green fingered litter pickers as young as five have helped spruce up Bowersdale Park in Seaforth. Ten children and dozens of adults descended on the park recently, collecting an astonishing 40 full bin bags worth of litter which inconsiderate visitors had dumped there. The community litter pick was organised jointly by homeless charity ‘Emmaus’ and the Friends of Bowersdale Park group, along with support and … Continue reading Children help spruce up Bowersdale Park