Change4Life has launched a new campaign to encourage families to ‘make a swap when you next shop’ to help them cut back on sugar. Children in England are having around 2,800 sugar cubes more than they should each year, more than double the maximum recommended amount. Too much sugar is bad for children’s health and most of the sugar children are having comes from sugary … Continue reading ‘Make a swap when you next shop’ campaign launches

Everybody knows Sefton has few rivals for the title of most beautiful British coastline. The 22 miles spanning between Southport and Seaforth are some of the most iconic, idyllic and important stretches of coastline in the UK and are home to a menagerie of fauna and flora. But it takes a lot of work to make the coastline the sandy success it is. The Green … Continue reading Friends of Sefton Coast celebrate bumper Year Of The Volunteer campaign

Woodvale Community Association is running a free course for anyone wanting to learn new skills and increase confidence at the same time. The six-week BOOST course starts on Thursday, January 17 and will run every Thursday between 12noon and 2.30pm with the last day being Thursday, February 21. As part of BOOST, people will be able to attain an accredited level 2 first aid course … Continue reading A new year BOOST

The Plaza’s regular Dementia Friendly screenings will take place on the third Thursday of the month at 2pm with a carefully curated programme blending musicals and classic films, designed to prompt memories and open up conversations about shared experiences. They will be held in Screen 1, the Plaza’s largest screen, now restored to its former art deco glory, the perfect environment to recreate the experience … Continue reading Dementia-friendly screenings at the Plaza in 2019

Children have already exceeded the maximum recommended sugar intake for an 18 year old by the time they reach their tenth birthday, according to Public Health England (PHE). This is based on their total sugar consumption from the age of 2. This figure comes as a new Change4Life campaign launches today (2 January 2019), supporting families to cut back on sugar and to help tackle … Continue reading 10 year olds in the UK have consumed 18 years’ worth of sugar