2019 – Sefton's Year of friendship | My Sefton News Channel

Transgender Employability Course to be piloted in Sefton

A bespoke initiative to help unemployed transgender and transitioning people back in to work is being piloted in Sefton. The ...
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Girlguiding in Birkdale needs you!

Girl Guides Birkdale District is looking for adults over the age of 18 to run Rainbows (age 5-7), Brownies (age ...
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Get back in the saddle and rediscover your love of cycling in confidence

People who want to rediscover their love for cycling in Sefton after years of staying out of the saddle can ...
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Sefton looks out for best of friends as special year reaches a big milestone

National Best Friends Day (June 8), marks the halfway point in Sefton’s Year of Friendship, a perfect time for Sefton ...
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Sefton backs 3tc’s annual Festival Of Learning campaign

Sefton Council's Year Of Friendship campaign is lending its full support and backing to the 3TC Festival of Learning during ...
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New Friendship Cafe launching in Southport

A Friendship Cafe sponsored by Southport Salvation Army is set to launch on Sunday, 7 July at The Salvation Army ...
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Bootle Bucks back Sefton’s Year Of Friendship campaign

A football club in Sefton, created solely to encourage youngsters with disabilities to get into the sport, is backing a ...
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Be body kind with Sefton’s Community Mental Health Team

Sefton’s Community Mental Health Team offers a range of services to help Sefton residents feel better about their bodies in ...
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100 Year Old lauds benefits of making friends and keeping fit

A 100 year old woman from Sefton is backing a council led campaign to celebrate the importance of mental and ...
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The Reader is inviting people to ‘bring a friend’ or ‘make a friend’ in its Shared Reading Community drive in Sefton

After more than a decade reading aloud in Sefton, The Reader collaborates with Sefton Public Health on Mental Health Awareness ...
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Sefton organisations needed to help with loneliness study

The project about loneliness and social isolation (PALS) is looking for groups or organisations in Sefton to help them conduct ...
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Pip is the pawfect friend at Tudor Bank

In recent years Sefton has seen an increase in people experiencing loneliness within certain groups. The negative effects of loneliness ...
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Sefton’s Year Of Friendship celebrates the fittest friendships in May!

The month of May marks Sefton Council's Year Of Friendship celebration of all things Active. Throughout May we'll be taking ...
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April Bank Holiday: All You Need To Know this weekend

Thousands of people are expected to visit beautiful Sefton this Bank Holiday weekend (April 19-22) and we've put together a ...
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Pay It Forward in Sefton with acts of kindness

Sefton's Year of Friendship has shone a light on the selfless way the borough's residents support each other. Sefton's Council ...
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How a shared love of animals is helping people connect during Year of Friendship

Anyone who has cared for an animal knows the difference they can make to our lives, whether it’s by bringing ...
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Don’t miss this op-paw-tunity to make new friends

A dog owner has established a new dog-walking group to help meet like-minded fur baby parents in Southport. The Southport ...
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Come along to charity quizzes to raise money for Freshfields Animal Rescue

Much-loved Sefton charity Freshfields Animal Rescue is hosting a series of pub quizzes to raise money for the many abandoned, ...
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Are you living with cancer? Southport Macmillan Centre can help

Without the right support, living with cancer can be lonely and isolating. The Southport Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre ...
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Dads the word for new community group in Southport

An innovative new network for men has launched in Southport. Identity Dads brings together dads, grandads and male carers through ...
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Would you benefit from a ‘Bootle Buddy’?

Throughout the Year of Friendship, Sefton Council are celebrating specialist groups who are tackling loneliness by promoting friendship throughout the ...
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Dates revealed for Pride in Liverpool 2019

What: Pride in Liverpool 2019 When: Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th July 2019 Where: Tithebarn Street and City Centre LCR ...
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Life After Stroke – Help for residents recovering from a stroke who feel isolated

Throughout Sefton’s Year of Friendship, Sefton Council is dedicated to reducing loneliness by making residents aware of the many groups ...
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Freshfields Rescue host pub quiz double-header to celebrate 40th birthday

Freshfields Animal Rescue is continuing its mammoth 40th birthday celebrations with two charity pub quizzes in April. As part of ...
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Active Alma astounds instructors as she turns 100!

A Maghull woman is proving that age is just a number as she continues to impress instructors at Sefton's Active ...
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Find new friends in Sefton

Throughout Sefton’s Year of Friendship, Sefton Council is dedicated to tackling loneliness by ensuring residents are aware of the many ...
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Sefton Partners unite against poverty

Sefton’s Welfare Reform and Anti-Poverty Partnership (WRAP) held it’s annual conference last week (February 28) at Linacre Mission in Bootle ...
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Services in Sefton to support mental health

Everyone goes through difficult times, but sometimes our problems affect our day-to-day lives and we may feel that we can’t ...
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Crack open new friendships at Easter Fun Day

The L21 Network is holding a Community Easter Fun Day at Litherland Youth and Community Centre on Saturday 13 April, ...
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Friends Of… groups help make borough sparkle during Year Of Friendship

Friends Of groups have united in a shared love of making sure Sefton stays clean, green and beautiful. Throughout the ...
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Health and wellbeing event to help those affected by cancer

Southport Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre will be holding its first ‘Health and Wellbeing event’ of the year on ...
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Sefton Cycle Chat returns by popular demand

Anyone with an interest in cycling is encouraged to attend the next Sefton Cycle Chat at the MeCycle Café on ...
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Woodvale community market is the Place2Be

A weekly community market, Place2Be, is set to take place every Wednesday at the parish hall of St John Stone in ...
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Dementia events heading to Sefton

Three events aimed at supporting residents living with dementia are heading to Sefton later this month. Side by Side, the ...
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Sefton Council launches Sefton’s Year of Friendship 2019

Sefton Council is delighted to celebrate the official launch of Sefton’s Year of Friendship 2019. A launch event held today ...
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Volunteers launch #SeftonCrowd to help transform lives across Sefton

Sefton Council has launched a brand new crowdfunding initiative to help community groups and volunteers create incredible projects to transform ...
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Freshfields celebrates incredible milestone as rescue centre turns 40!

The rain did nothing to dampen the spirits of everyone at Freshfields Animal Rescue Centre this week, as the charity ...
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