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Free Lower My Drinking app launched across Cheshire and Merseyside

13 July 2022
Alex Jones
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Categories: Front Page, Health, Latest News

Heavy drinking can cause disruptions in everyday life, but it also has a long-term impact and can lead to depression, cancer, and liver disease.

Lower My Drinking will give you the expert advice and scientifically-proven tools you need to reduce your drinking to the recommended limit of 14 units a week or less. The app is free to download and use for anyone who lives or works in Cheshire and Merseyside (and can be accessed by inputting a postcode). The app, designed by clinical psychologists and behavioural scientists, gives advice, and uses scientifically proven tools to reduce drinking to the recommended limit of 14 units a week or less.

Lower your drinking to reduce your risk of cancerLower My Drinking will guide you to set your drinking goal. Then it will help you achieve this by guiding you to:
• Track your progress towards your drinking goal
• Recognise all the gains you will make by cutting down
• Focus on what is really motivating you to reduce your drinking
• See how your drinking compares to the rest of the population

As well as this, Lower My Drinking will show you the issues that could potentially cause you to drink more than is healthy for you and give you a set of proven skills you can use to address these.

Lower your drinking to reduce your risk of liver diseaseSpecifically, these skills will allow you to:
• Change how you think about alcohol and the role it plays in your life
• Anticipate situations that may tempt you to drink too much, and plan how you will limit your drinking when you get there
• Stay calm and relaxed in any situation without having a drink
• Replace drinking in your daily routine with positive activities that will make you feel good
• Manage any impulses to drink at the wrong time or in the wrong place by using a mindfulness technique
• Improve your lifestyle and boost your overall physical and emotional wellbeing

Lower My Drinking has been designed by clinical psychologists and behavioural scientists to help you reduce your drinking to a safer level. Get started today so you can get healthier and feel better!

Visit (https://www.lowermydrinking.com/)

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Download the Lower Your Drinking app on Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.LYD&hl=en_GB&gl=US)

Download the Lower Your Drinking app from the App Store (https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lower-my-drinking/id1289594577)

‘Always smiling’ tributes paid to Cllr Gordon Friel

12 July 2022
Ollie Cowan
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Categories: Essential Sefton, Front Page, Latest News

Sefton Council is saddened to learn of the passing of sitting council member Cllr Gordon Friel.

Cllr Friel, who served on Sefton Council since being elected to represent Lincare Ward in 1994, sadly passed away at the age of 69 yesterday (Monday, July 11th)

He was a well known face among the local authority and served on both the Licensing and Planning committees during his time representing Sefton.

Cllr Friel also resprented the borough on the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Transport Committee.

In a tribute today, Cllr John Fairclough, deputy leader of Sefton Council, said: “A respected councillor Gordon was first elected in May 1994 and has faithfully represented Linacre ward for the last 28 years.

“Gordon was a former union convener (rep) at the Jacobs factory in Aintree and has faithfully represented Linacre ward for the last 28 years. Gordon represented the interest of Sefton residents on boards and in many other roles during his time as an elected member.

“For the last ten years he was a member of Merseytravel’s combined authority transport committee. More recently he was deputy portfolio holder for the Liverpool City region combined authority transport committee.

“He will be sadly missed by both colleagues officers and those who knew him. Are thoughts are with his family at this time.

“I will remember Gordon as always smiling.”

Our thoughts are with Cllr Friel’s family at this difficult time.

Sandway Homes launch first Ainsdale show homes

12 July 2022
Ollie Cowan
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Categories: Borough Of Culture, Business and Economy, Essential Sefton, Front Page, InvestSefton, Latest News

A show home at the Sandy Brook developmentSefton Council’s own housing company has hit a major milestone with the official launch of its first walk-in showhome at its flagship Ainsdale development.

Children from local primary school Kew Woods joined dignitaries to celebrate the launch of Sandway Homes’ flagship housing development at Sandybrook, Ainsdale recently.

Sandway is the local authority’s wholly owned housing company which is currently working on delivering 141 homes across three sites in the Borough, many of which will be affordable housing for local families.

Cllr Trish Hardy, Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Housing, was joined by the Mayor of Sefton Cllr Clare Carragher and pupils from Kings Meadow Primary School to cut the ribbon on Sandybrook’s stunning on site showhome.

The three show homes at Meadow Lane are open between 10am and 3pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and by appointment on Monday to Thursday.  The showhome at the Hey Farm Gardens development is to view by appointment. 

You can find out more  about the Sandy Brook development and arrange a visit to the showhome here.

The event was also attended by Sandway’s partners including Homes England, Main Contractor Barnfield and Together Housing Association, who have acquired 15 affordable homes at the Ainsdale scheme.

The development is located on land next to Ainsdale’s Meadow Lane on the former site of St. John Stone R.C. Primary School.

It takes its name from the adjacent Sandy Brook, one of three watercourses which forms part of the Three Pools Waterway

Cllr Hardy welcomed the launch, saying: “This is a key milestone in Sandway Homes and Sefton Council’s journey into the housing sector and ultimately we aim to have 11,000 new, high-quality homes across the borough by 2030.

“Today’s launch event reaffirms Sefton Council’s commitment to redeveloping brownfield land sites into housing opportunities for our communities and we are keen to ensure a significant amount of these new homes are affordable housing for those trying to get onto the property ladder.

“By delivering attractive, high quality homes housing across the borough, these developments can only enhance Sefton’s quality of place and community.”

For further information please contact sales@sandwayhomes.co.uk

Arthur’s Bridge opened in memory of much loved ‘lollipop man’

11 July 2022
Ollie Cowan
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Categories: Essential Sefton, Front Page, Latest News

A bridge in Sefton has been locally renamed after a much loved ‘lollipop man,’ who spent 23 years making sure schoolchildren crossed it safely.

Arthur Snellgrove, a long time welcoming face for thousands of pupils at St Benedict’s Primary in Netherton, died peacefully at home in early January, 2022.

Every morning and afternoon a smiling Arthur would greet hundreds of schoolchildren as they crossed the canal swing bridge on St Oswald’s Lane, Netherton.

Now that same bridge has been officially locally renamed ‘Arthur’s Bridge’ in honour of the Sefton Council school crossing patrolman.

Arthur’s daughters Julie and Trisha were joined by dozens of friends, neighbours, schoolchildren and officers from both Sefton Council and the Canal & River Trust for the unveiling of two plaques, which will now adorn the swing bridge.

Julie said: “I want to thank everyone for this beautiful tribute. Arthur loved everyone and everyone loved him back.

“It’s such an honour that Sefton Council, the Canal & River Trust and the community have done this for us.

“My dad would have been so made up if he was here today to see this.

“He was an amazing man and an amazing dad who would do anything for anyone and he is sorely missed by all of us.”

A spokesperson for Sefton Council said: “Arthur started on his lollipop patrol in September of 1999 and without fail made the trip between his home and St Benedict’s School for the next 23 years, four times a day.

“Not only will he be greatly missed by his family, friends and colleagues but there are generations of families in South Sefton who will fondly remember Arthur as the ever-smiling face of St Benedict’s.

“We are delighted to have been able to work with the Canal & River Trust and the community to ensure Arthur’s legacy lives on with ‘Arthur’s Bridge.’

“There are parents in Sefton who Arthur will have helped cross this bridge safely back when they were in primary school and they will have since waved their children off to start their school day knowingly confidently that they were in Arthur’s safe hands.

“He was ever present with a wave and a smile to parents, children and motorists and was extremely popular with all who knew him.

“Even at the young age of 87 he would ride his bike back and forth to his crossing from home four times a day!”

As well as serving as a Sefton School Crossing Patrolman for 23 years, Arthur was a local celebrity in his beloved hometown.

Chosen as the main guest of honour at the Netherton Activity Centre to kickstart a dazzling fireworks display in 2019, Arthur proved he was just the right man to make Sefton sparkle again and again.

Later that same year, for the Sefton Borough of Culture celebrations, Arthur, with his trusty lollipop, officially switched on the Parabolic Light Cloud Installation in front of huge crowds.

He sadly passed away peacefully at home in January, 2022.

Sefton Council employee Macy scoops prestigious apprenticeship award

11 July 2022
Sian McCosh
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Categories: Front Page, Latest News

A Sefton Council apprentice was a part of the winning team for the Local Government Apprentice of the Year 2022. Macy Loasby, a Security Services apprentice for Sefton Arc, was one of nine team members to win the prestigious award. In doing so, she became part of just the second group to win the accolade.

The event, run by the East of England Local Government Association and South West Councils, saw more than 100 apprentices compete in a number of challenges. This year’s event, which was held virtually, allowed participants to showcase their skills, teamwork and expertise.

Among those was Macy, who joined Sefton Council as a level 2 apprentice two years ago. She was one of just two people to gain an apprenticeship role within the council in February 2020 during a recruitment process aimed at care experienced young people. Since then, she has gone on to start her level 3 apprenticeship and gained a permanent role within the council.

The apprentices took part in tasks on day one of the event, which spanned across the 25th and 26th May. Those activities focused on workplace behaviour and the apprenticeship standards. Each participant then received personal feedback.

On the second day, following a Q&A session with Apprenticeship and Skills Minister Alex Burghart, the entries were judged and awards were given out.

Councillor Paulette Lappin, the Cabinet Member for Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services said: “Congratulations to Macy for winning this award. It is a real pleasure to see a representative of our council excelling at a national competition. Apprentices are a vital part of Sefton Council and their contributions and hard work help us to deliver the crucial services that improve the lives of our residents.”

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