Author: John McCabe

We are asking businesses and other organisations in Sefton who are offering a helping hand to vulnerable residents to get in touch with us.  

Some businesses in the borough are aiding residents who may struggle to access groceries and other supplies during the Coronavirus outbreak.

A number of small local businesses are offering delivery services to residents in the north of the borough, while a group of residents in Crosby and Waterloo are offering to help those in need at this time by offering services including picking up medication, posting letters or arranging deliveries. To get in touch with this group please call 07557282540.

In Melling residents have set up a community group to help those who are isolated and vulnerable, with donation points being set up at the Horse & Jockey Pub.

These are just some of the services we know about for our vulnerable residents at this time. If you or your business are offering a similar service in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, please contact communications@sefton.gov.uk and we can help promote the service.

The delivery and or support services that we are currently aware of are as follows:

Bates Dairy (Southport)

01704 567595

Delivers yoghurts, bread, cheese and juices as well as milk.

Can take payment over the phone and offer free local deliveries.

Birkdale Cheese Centre

01704 568822

Delivers on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Birkdale Health Shop

01704 564353

Delivers on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays (they stock soap, etc as well as health food)

Broughs Butchers (Southport)

01704 574069

Ask for Stephen Ashton, minimum order £20

Derbyshires (22 – 24 Chapel Lane, Formby)

Cards, gifts, confectionary, handbags, jewellery, florist

Contact Vanessa on 01704 832166

Will deliver to homes where possible and can send pictures to customers if requested on WhatsApp. Payments can be taken over the phone.

Langdons of Southport

Free delivery of sandwiches and food to Churchtown. £10 min order for deliveries in Southport.

01704 224888

Melling Community Volunteers

a group of local people who have come together to help our local community during the coronavirus outbreak.

mellingvolunteers@gmail.com
0151 739 3601

Nature’s Remedies – The Original Southport Health Shop

3 Market St Southport PR8 1HH

Tel: 01704 545666

Email: naturesremedies@hotmail.co.uk

http://www.natures-remedies-southport.co.uk/

Will deliver or post orders

Peets Place (Southport)

Call Kevin Peet 07877125999

Delivers a wide variety of fresh or frozen fish, Tuesday through to Sunday. Free for overs over £30, or a £3 delivery charge for anything under that.

Email sales@peetsplaice.co.uk

Stanley’s Greengrocer (Southport)

01704 568503

Delivers milk in addition to fruit and veg

SunShine Tea Rooms

0151 234 1985

Delivery of meals and essentials such as potatoes, milk and eggs. Orders taken on Monday, delivered on Wednesday.

We Grow Co, run by Autism Initiatives.

Organic veg, fruit and eggs delivery once a fortnight, they charge £1 for delivery

01704 212763

86-88 Radnor Drive, Churchtown, PR9 9RS Southport

Wesley Fish Shop

01704 542778

Fishmongers. £3.00 delivery charge for orders under £25.00

£1.50 delivery for orders between £25.00 and £50.00 Free over £50.

Wiltshire Farm Foods

0800 077 3100

They have a depot in Southport and deliver complete frozen meals

Southport Cake Creations

01704 541137

The success of a project to support unemployed Sefton residents into work was celebrated at Bootle Town Hall.

MP for Bootle Peter Dowd and Sefton Council Chief Executive Dwayne Johnson were among the invited guests at Sefton@Work’s 1,000 Stars of Sefton event.

The celebration marked 1,000 Sefton residents being supported into work through the ESF Ways to Work programme delivered by Sefton@Work, who provide free employment solutions for businesses and workless Sefton residents.

A number of the businesses who have supported the Ways to Work project were in attendance, many of whom received special recognition for the role they have played in providing employment to those furthest from the labour market.

The stars of the show were the Intermediate Labour Market (ILM) employees, including Sefton@Work’s 1000^th success story Claire Bunclark, who is currently working at a school in Great Crosby after being supported into employment by Sefton@Work.

Sefton@Work has now secured employment for over 1,300 out of work Sefton residents since the project began in 2016.

Marion Atkinson, Sefton Council’s Labour Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Skills, said: “We want to ensure regeneration creates jobs and wherever possible our residents have access to those jobs. That’s where our Sefton@work service comes in. We want to make sure we have opportunities for young people to make the move from school or College into the world of work in a way that allows them to learn and grow in the workforce. The Sefton@Work team are out there seeking new opportunities all the time and matching them to the needs of our residents. We want to continue and build on this important work and reach 2000 Stars!”

Speaking at the event, Dwayne Johnson, Chief Executive of Sefton Council, said: “We are proud of the fact that Sefton@work has helped more than 1000 people achieve their life goals and get into jobs or training they need. We feel it is important to pause for an afternoon and celebrate the achievements of residents who have used our Sefton@work service to overcome barriers and get into work, training or education to move their lives forward in a really positive way.”

If you or your business want to access free, dedicated employment support, contact Sefton@Work at seftonatwork.info@sefton.gov.uk