Southport Town Deal’s consultation and engagement process has been shortlisted for a prestigious Planning Award.
‘A Whole-Town Engagement: Southport Town Investment Plan’ has been shortlisted in the Award for stakeholder engagement in planning (plan-making or pre-application) category.
Engaging with thousands
In partnership with Turley’s, Sefton Council led the largest recorded response to a single consultation in the town, engaging with thousands of local people, securing thousands of pieces of feedback. Much of the consultation was successfully delivered during 2020 with Covid-19 requiring an innovative approach to virtual engagement, through partners such as Stand Up For Southport.
The feedback generated formed a significant part of Southport’s Town Deal Bid, resulting in £37.5 million being awarded to Southport.
Town’s biggest conversation
Dwayne Johnson, Chief Executive of Sefton Council, said: “The Plan we submitted was informed by the biggest conversation that the town has ever had about its future.
“We had 7,000 pieces of individual feedback from residents, business and visitors; over 1,000 young people from the town also put their ideas forward. The breadth and quality of consultation and engagement with all ages no doubt helped us to secure one of the largest Town Deals that the government has agreed nationally and across 101 towns.”
The Awards presentation will take place on Wednesday 9 & Thursday 10 June.
Voters in Manor Ward are being made aware of the following notice:
Andy Donegan, the Green Party Candidate for Manor Ward, has withdrawn his nomination from the ballot for the area.
However, the time has passed for him to do this, therefore, in accordance with the rules of the election, the election must continue and his name will still appear on ballot papers.
Mr Donegan will not be undertaking any campaigning activity and would not wish for anyone to vote for him.
Evensong service in Liverpool will commemorate HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Liverpool Cathedral’s Evensong service on Sunday 18th April will mark the life of HRH, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
The service, which is invitation only and starts at 3pm, will be attended by community representatives and political and civic leaders from across Liverpool City Region.
The service will be led by Dean of Liverpool the Very Revd Dr Sue Jones with the Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside, Mark Blundell. It will include personal reflections from Dame Lorna Muirhead, who held the role previously.
There will be prayers from the Archbishop of Liverpool – the Most Reverend Malcolm McMahon – and the Bishop of Liverpool – the Right Reverend Paul Bayes, along with representatives from other Merseyside faith communities each leading a prayer in their own tradition.
Attendees will include the Lord Mayor and Mayors of local boroughs, military and ex-service representatives, organisations including the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Royal Mersey Yacht Club, Merseyside Scouts, Boys Brigade and local forces cadets.
The Cathedral is the fifth largest in the world which means there is ample space for the congregation to be safely accommodated and to observe Covid-19 regulations, such as social distancing and the wearing of face coverings.
Well-wishers are asked not to congregate outside the Cathedral – but to watch the service online – via the Cathedral’s Facebook page and YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgTSAfIhhA0. The service will also be streamed by local authorities across their channels.
Lord Lieutenant, Mark Blundell, said: “The Service of Commemoration is a chance for representatives from communities across Liverpool City Region to come together and remember HRH Prince Philip.
“The Duke was a regular visitor to our area over many years, most recently in 2016 when he accompanied The Queen to the International Festival of Business and the opening of both the new Exhibition Centre and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
“During his decades of devoted public service, he touched the lives of many thousands of people, whether it was accompanying The Queen on engagements or his active involvement in many charities, organisations and causes close to his heart.
“Like Liverpool, he was tremendously proud of his close association with the Armed Forces.
“He leaves an incredible legacy, not just as Consort to Her Majesty, but also his work on the groundbreaking Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme which has helped the personal development of so many young people around the country over many decades.”
Polling station staff required for 2021 Sefton elections
Do you know of somebody who would like to work at a Sefton Polling Station?
Sefton has 132 polling stations in operation on polling day. Polling station staff work inside the station and are responsible for the conduct of the ballot and making sure that procedure for voting are followed.
The elections team are looking to appoint staff to work in Sefton Polling Stations for the Combined Elections on Thursday 6th May 2021.
There are a number of positions available such as Poll Clerks, staff to meet and greet electors on arrival at the polling station and staff to be on stand by for election day. The hours of work will be 6am – 10pm.
Staff will be expected to undertake Lateral Flow test before commencing work.
Tuesday, March 23 marks one year since Sefton went into lockdown.
In line with national events to mark this day, Sefton have put together a special film to honour, remember and thank all of our residents for a difficult and challenging year under COVID-19.
Chief Executive Dwayne Johnson and Council Leader Cllr Ian Maher have also issued the below letter to all Sefton communities.
Southport and Bootle Town Halls will be illuminated yellow this evening (March 23) from 7pm-9pm as a sign of reflection and remembrance to all those who have lost their lives through COVID-19.
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To our residents,
This past year has been a year like no other.
March 23rd 2021 marks a year since the first national lockdown began as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We were asked to stay at home and reduce our contacts. For some, that has meant that they have not seen loved ones for over a year, some have not met new family members, or marked special occasions; others did not get a chance to say goodbye.
Our communities have been hit hard by this pandemic and we want to recognise the difficulties people continue to face as we slowly begin to emerge, a year later.
The impact of this pandemic will be felt for some time to come and it is important that we reflect on the challenges we have faced, and we consider how we will emerge stronger and face those difficulties ahead.
We could not let today pass without recognising the sacrifice and hardship faced by our community and to pause and take stock of the year that has gone by.
But there are some positives we can take from this past year.
It has been heart-warming and truly inspiring to see how our communities have come together to support each other during this time.
We have seen huge numbers of volunteers, supporting those who needed it, neighbours checking in on neighbours, and welfare visits through the window.
We’ve seen fundraising and charities pulling us all through and inspiring stories of people going the extra mile and showing what Sefton can do.
The spirit of our community continues to impress us, while we share an overwhelming sadness for those we have lost and pride in our community for how we are pushing through.
We know that many sacrifices have been made to drive the COVID infection rate down, and sadly, we have lost loved ones along the way.
They will be sadly missed and will not be forgotten.
We will look at options for a permanent memorial and long term commemorations when the time is right, but for now, we would urge everyone to pause, reflect and continue to work together as one community.
We must continue to stick to the rules as lockdown eases so that we can truly put this past year behind us.
We urge everyone to continue to reduce their contacts as much as possible and take precautionary measures as lockdown lifts.
Soon, we hope, we can hug our families again
Sefton Council will continue to support our MySefton community as we emerge from this pandemic and we would, once again, like to thank you for all that we have done over the past year.
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