Sefton residents needing advice on their sexual health will be able to get help and advice from a new clinic opened this month. The new community sexual health clinic in Bootle is £260,000 investment in the service by Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust in Sefton Sexual Health Service. It opened oat the beginning of April on the fifth floor of St Hugh’s House in … Continue reading £260,000 sexual health clinic opens in Bootle

With Easter fast approaching, Sefton health professionals are reminding people to ensure they use the right NHS service for them, should they or their family members become unwell over the long weekend and also during the first May bank holiday. GP practices will be closed from Good Friday (19 April) to Easter Monday (22 April) and the early May bank holiday (6 May) but there are several other ways … Continue reading How people in Sefton can access medical help during bank holidays

It’s Sefton Year of Friendship. And, what better way to meet and make new friends, than going along to the popular Age Concern Crosby ‘Flicks and Friends’ at the Plaza Community Cinema in Waterloo. This month’s film is Fisherman’s Friends and will be showing on Tuesday, 23rd April at 1pm. The doors open at 12.30pm and there will be refreshments available to buy. No need … Continue reading Flicks and Friends in April

Reach Men’s Centre in Bootle is hosting ‘Spring Heeled Jack’, a fundraiser to help it deliver a wide range of services to tackle male loneliness in Sefton during the Year of Friendship and beyond. Taking place on Friday, April 12 (7pm -11pm) at Lathom Hall in Seaforth, entry is £3 per person, with lots of entertainment, including the Bootle and District Concertina Band. To find … Continue reading Help men to Reach out and tackle social isolation

To coincide with the Year of Green Action, Living Well Sefton is launching its Grow For It Grant. The £500 grants are for community-based organisations using gardening as a way of improving people’s wellbeing. Living Well Sefton is supporting the government’s Year of Green Action initiative which aims to encourage more people in activities to improve the natural world. And linking in with Happy Plants, … Continue reading It’s green for grow!