Sefton Council is showing its support to the hundreds of volunteers across the borough as part of the national Volunteers’ Week celebration. Volunteers have a huge impact on the lives of residents across Sefton, not just during this time of crisis, but all year round. Working with Sefton CVS, Sefton Council has created a volunteer network to help coordinate and share resources. This has been … Continue reading Sefton celebrates Volunteers Week and says THANK YOU

Sefton councillors have described themselves as doubly disappointed by the many people who ignored advice to avoid local beaches this weekend and by the level of parking issues and rubbish that this then caused. Large numbers travelled to Sefton’s beaches from as far afield as Manchester, Wigan and Birmingham over the weekend. On Saturday and Sunday there was an average of 7,000 people on the … Continue reading Council disappointed at mess left on Sefton’s beaches

Groups of up to six people will be able to meet outdoors in England from Monday 1 June, including in gardens and other private outdoor spaces, provided strict social distancing guidelines are followed. The Prime Minister announced the change as he set out a carefully-designed package to ease the burdens of lockdown in a way that is expected to keep the R rate down. Thanks … Continue reading Six people can meet outside under new measures to ease lockdown

Throughout this Mental Health Awareness Week we have been sharing what we do to look after our mental wellbeing following the ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’. The week may be coming to an end but we can still carry on using the five ways. Consider them a part of your wellbeing toolkit. Watch Rachael, one of our fabulous social prescribing link workers, talk about how she … Continue reading Take five for your wellbeing