Sefton Council, together with Living Well Sefton partner Sefton CVS,  is dedicating 2018 as the Year of the Volunteer! Following on from the huge success of the Year of the Coast, the tireless work of Sefton’s thousands of volunteers, who give an astonishing 116,000 hours of their time each week, will be celebrated in a yearlong campaign to raise awareness of how much volunteers do … Continue reading Welcome to Year of the Volunteer!

Visitors with cold and flu symptoms are being asked to stay away from Southport and Ormskirk hospitals unless absolutely necessary to prevent their spread. Andrew Chalmers, Deputy Director of Infection Prevention and Control, said: “There are a number of visitors who I’ve seen visiting their relatives over the weekend who seemed particularly poorly themselves with coughs, colds and even flu-like symptoms. So, unless it is … Continue reading Visitors asked to help prevent the spread of flu

Active Sefton has announced that its successful Couch to 5k programme will be returning in 2018. Taking place every Monday and Wednesday, from 6-7pm, at Litherland Sports Park, the classes started yesterday (8th) and will last for 10 weeks. The free sessions are perfect training for those looking to prepare for a summer running event and will help attendees slowly build up to running 5K … Continue reading Return of the Couch to 5k programme

  Life Rooms Southport are hosting ‘Men’s Mental Health Awareness’ sessions as part of a national campaign to encourage people to talk about their problems over a cuppa and change ‘Blue Monday’ into ‘Brew Monday’. The centre for learning, recovery, health and wellbeing, which was opened last May, is due to host ‘Men’s Mental Health Awareness’ sessions which will include pastoral and pathways advice, help … Continue reading ‘Brew Monday’ at Life Rooms

Whether it’s losing weight, taking up a new hobby or stopping smoking, a new year brings with it the desire to make positive changes. Now that 2018 is on the horizon many people may be planning a new start for in the New Year. Living Well Sefton, the local wellbeing organisation, can help kick start these fresh beginnings. Its community partners have an array of … Continue reading Make your Mondays happy in 2018