Unfortunately due to resource issues Cleansing Services Crews were not able to collect all green garden waste bins on Monday 31st  May (Bank Holiday). If your collection was missed we will do our best to return this week, please leave your green bin in a safe position at the edge of your property until Saturday 5th June.
Garden Waste collections are not a statutory collection and not funded through your Council Tax, many authorities now charge for this service. Â Our priority is to collect all residual and co-mingled brown recycling bins.
If you do have excess green waste you need to dispose of before your next collection all Household Waste and Reception Centres are now open.
We apologise for this inconvenience.
Seftonâs tenants & landlords urged to contact housing service now Governmentâs evictions ban has ended
After the Governmentâs ban on Evictions ended on Monday 31st May, Sefton Council is urging any local tenants or landlords expecting problems to get in touch.
The Government brought in the ban in response to the coronavirus pandemic. It was extended from its original September deadline but ended on the last day of May.
Advice
Tenants Leaflet
Sefton Councilâs Homeless Prevention Service can provide advice to the Boroughâs tenants and landlords.
They can help tenants find support to help them maintain their tenancy or with moving on to more affordable and suitable accommodation. And they can assist landlords that are facing issues such as rent arrears and late or inconsistent rent payments.
Landlords who have concerns about vulnerable tenants can also contact the team for support in resolving the situation.
The Homeless Prevention Service can be contacted at homeless.prevention@sefton.gov.uk  or by calling 07966 698 065 or 07870 379586.
Impact
Cllr Trish Hardy, Sefton Councilâs Cabinet Member for Communities and Housing said: âThe impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on many peopleâs circumstances and incomes is likely to be making the costs of housing a problem for some people in Sefton.
âWe want any tenants who think they might be facing problems after the Government ends its eviction ban at the end of May to contact us as soon as possible so that we can work with them to find practical solutions.
âAnd we want to hear from landlords expecting difficulties, so that we can help them reach practical solutions without the lost rent and other costs that can result from evictions and disputes.â
Leaflet for Landlords
Evictions or arrears
Sefton Council wants to hear from tenants who have received an eviction notice or have rent arrears, who are managing outstanding and current debts or who are trying to reduce their expenses or get the most from their income.
People having problems applying for Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) and with concerns about their own or family membersâ mental health, drug or alcohol issues affecting your tenancy should also contact the service.
Landlords who contact the team may be concerned about affordability issues due to a change in circumstances, anti-social behaviour, their tenantâs mental health, addiction or other vulnerabilities that are affecting the tenancy.
Conversation
Cllr Hardy added: âIt is not always easy to talk about these issues, but Sefton Councilâs Homeless Prevention Service can help start that conversation easier and then to find constructive ways to overcome the problems.
âI would urge any tenants or landlords who are worried to contact the Team now at homeless.prevention@sefton.gov.uk  or on 07966 698 065 or 07870 379586.â
The NHS in Sefton is reminding all residents to get their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine booked in as soon as possible, to get maximum protection and help curb the spread of the virus across the borough.
Following updated national guidance, NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS Southport and Formby CCG are also encouraging people aged over 50 to take up the offer of bringing forward their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine when they are contacted, to ensure they have the strongest possible protection from the virus at an earlier opportunity.
Brought forward
Sefton residents who are over 50, and those who are clinically vulnerable, are now able to have their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination brought forward from 12 to 8 weeks after their first dose. Anyone who is due their second vaccine and is in one of the top nine priority groups, will be contacted by the NHS to let them know when and how to rebook.
If they had their vaccine at a GP led vaccination site, their GP will be in touch with them to book them in for their second dose earlier than planned.
For those who booked via the national booking service they will be contacted by the NHS to rearrange for an earlier date. Once contacted, they will then need to cancel their existing second dose appointment online or by calling 119. When they have cancelled their existing appointment, they will be able to book a new date at around 8 weeks after their first vaccine dose, or as soon as possible after that.
Increased defence
Dr Rob Caudwell, local GP and chair of NHS Southport and Formby (CCG), said: âWhile the first dose of the vaccine does give good protection from the virus, the second dose gives you an increased and longer-lasting defence, so we encourage those eligible to get their second dose as early as possible by bringing their appointments forward when contacted to do so.â
âThe vaccines have been proven to be highly effective against COVID-19, including against the new variant first identified in India, so getting both your doses as soon as you are able will help us to keep our communities in Sefton protected.â
Never too late
Dr Craig Blakey, GP and urgent care lead for NHS South Sefton CCG, said: âMore than 170,000 people in Sefton have received their first dose of protection so far, and over 111,000 have already been fully vaccinated.
âVaccines are safe, effective and itâs never too late to get your jab so if youâre eligible – do not delay booking in for your appointment.
âGetting vaccinated is the most important step we can take to protect ourselves, our families and our communities against COVID-19.â
NHS staff are continuing to vaccinate Sefton residents according to national guidance on priority groups and anyone aged 30 and over can now book their jab through the national booking system.
There are several vaccination centres across Merseyside that anyone eligible can make appointments at, including nine pharmacies in Sefton based in Ainsdale, Bootle, Formby, Litherland, Seaforth, Southport and Waterloo.
First or second
When invited, people in Sefton will be able to book their first or second doses by calling 119 or visiting the national booking service website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19.
Text invitations appear as an alert from âNHSvaccineâ, including a web link to the NHS website to reserve an appointment.
People 39 and under without underlying health conditions, as well as pregnant women, will be offered the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine in line with recently updated JCVI guidance.
Freedom of Borough for NHS trusts proposal to Sefton Councilâs cabinet
Next weekâs meeting of Sefton Councilâs Cabinet will discuss a proposal to grant Aintree and Liverpool University NHS Trust and Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust the Honorary Freedom of the Borough.
A report to the meeting proposes the Council place on record its high appreciation of, and the debt of gratitude to the Trusts in the light of their hard work and dedication during the âdevastation of the Covid 19 Pandemicâ.
If agreed, the report will go forward to a future Full Council meeting and suggests organising a civic reception at an appropriate time for the two Trustsâ officers who have, the report says, âserved Sefton Council and its residents tirelessly throughout the pandemic with hard work and dedication putting themselves at risk in ensuring the safety of others.â
Cllr Ian Maher, Leader of Sefton Council said:
âThere can be no doubt that throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the staff of the Aintree and Liverpool University and Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trusts have worked tirelessly. They have, selflessly put themselves in harm’s way to protect the people of Sefton.
âThese two organisations illustrate perfectly why the National Health Service is seen by most as the jewel in Britainâs crown and it would seem appropriate to mark their steadfast service by conferring the Honorary Freedom of the Borough on them.â
Conferring of the Freedom of the Borough upon an individual or service is the highest honour the Council can bestow. It gives the receiving organisation âthe right, privilege, honour and distinction of marching through the streets of the Borough on all ceremonial occasions with colours flying, bands playing, drums beating and bayonets fixedâ.
Previous organisation to have been granted Freedom of the Borough include RAF Woodvale, in 2011, and No. 238 (Sefton) Squadron, 156 Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport, in 1982. Individuals who have had the honour bestowed upon them include Jamie Carragher, in 2004, and Donald âGingerâ McCain in 2006.
Scrolls of Honorary Freemen and organisations awarded Freedom of Entry to the Borough are displayed in the Mayorâs Parlour at Bootle and Southport Town Halls. Honorary Freemen can also attend and take part in civic receptions and functions to which all Members of the Council are invited.
The costs of the scroll and reception for Aintree and Liverpool University NHS Trust and Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust would be financed from the Mayoral Hospitality budget provision.
Next weekâs Cabinet meeting takes place at 10am on Thursday 27th May in The Ballroom at Bootle Town Hall.
Sefton Council has launched the Children and Young Peopleâs Emotional Wellbeing Strategy as part of Mental Health Awareness Week.
The Strategy has been developed by the Sefton Emotional Health and Wellbeing Board.
The strategy focuses on increasing access, building resilience and early identification of the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents through schools, school-based interventions and partnership working between healthcare, education and the community/voluntary sector.
Councillor John Joseph Kelly, Cabinet Member for Children’s Social Care said,
âThis is an important strategy, which sets out our intentions for the next 5 years to make sure that children and young people in Sefton grow up heard, happy, healthy and achieving.â
Councillor Paul Cummins, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care added,
âIt is a priority for all organisations in Sefton that children have positive emotional wellbeing and mental health, and this strategy will make sure that we are all working together towards this goal.â
The strategy has been developed by Sefton Council, South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group, Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group, Sefton CVS, Alder Hey Hospital and members of the Sefton Emotional Health and Wellbeing Board, in conjunction with children and young people in Sefton.
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