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STATEMENT: We have been made aware of a potential issue regarding the messaging on a flag flown at Bootle & Southport town halls and have taken them down.
We have a proud history of supporting LGBTQ+ rights across the borough,we continue to support all members of our communities
Children in Sefton will not go without during half-term. To meet the needs of local children and their families during half-term, Sefton Council will be providing free school meals.
#MySefton
#FreeSchoolMeals
Do you have land or property in
#MySefton
that can be used for:
· new and/or self-build housing
· gypsy / traveller pitches
· employment
· retail
· new habitats
· recreation and sport?
Respond to our 'Call for Sites' and let us know by August 12
Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal visited Sefton Carers Centre in Waterloo to mark the organisation’s 30th Anniversary👑👏
Find out more and view the full video at
#MySefton
The way we communicate with each other can have a big impact on children
Check out for resources to help you be the best parent you can be
#PositiveRelationships
Or contact Sefton’s Relationship Ambassador Debbie Knowles at marieclarke.fwc
@sefton
.gov.uk
David is a credit to
#MySefton
and of course, Bootle where he may well be more well known than
@Carra23
!
We're delighted that he was able to experience a day like this one 👍🏻
.
@VirgilvDijk
surprises a lifelong Red, who has had some challenges in his life. A day David will never, ever forget ❤️
Dear Liverpool FC, presented by
@NIVEAMENUK
...
It was so sad to see Sefton's beautiful beaches left in such a mess over the weekend.
On Sunday around 100 sacks were used to collect litter from Southport beach alone.
We urge people to be respectful and take your litter with you. Read the reaction here;
Happy Birthday
#JohnLennon80
We're delighted that today the final touches to the incredible Litherland Beatles Mural is complete after fantastic work by
@paulcurtisart
How amazing does it look?!😍
#MySefton
Children in Sefton will not go without during half-term. To meet the needs of local children and their families during half-term, Sefton Council will be providing free school meals.
#MySefton
#FreeSchoolMeals
There are lots of key workers doing invaluable work across the borough
#SeftonSaysThanks
💙
Among them are our Cleansing team who are working hard to ensure this service continues without a hitch 👏
Watch this video as we spent a day with them on the job!
#COVID19
@LGAcomms
What a fantastic and historic day for The Atkinson, Southport & Sefton with a Royal visit from HRH Princess Anne 💐
📸 courtesy of Dave Brown &
@atkinsonthe
#MySefton
John Doran was the winner of the Pride of Sefton Diversity and Inclusion Award, sponsored by Sefton Council 👏🏆
John is the founder of a club that has enabled hundreds of children and adults with disabilities to enjoy playing football.
#MySefton
Hear from Bootle (and
@LFC
) legend Jamie Carragher as we launch the Orrell Mount Park Masterplan consultation.
We want you to have your say on the future of the park
@Carra23
#MySefton
Thanks to
@Carra23
and others who are helping us to raise awareness of the dangers of scrambler bikes and the need to teach children to stay away from them 👏🏻
#MySefton
Call our Helpline on 0808 808 2227 for support, information or a friendly listening ear. Staffed by volunteers with personal experience of endometriosis, opening times can be found on our website
#endometriosis
🚨Ainsdale Beach🚨
Police are currently evacuating Ainsdale Beach due to the discovery of wartime ordinance.
We are asking people to avoid the area while emergency services deal with the incident.
Shore Road has been closed.
#MySefton
💯🎂
We couldn’t let the incredible Alma celebrate turning 100 years old without a little celebrating 😏👏🏻🎉
Alma is our fittest, most active
@activesefton
Falls Prevention class member - and she shows no signs of slowing down!! 👏🏻😳
#MySefton
Hundreds of our amazing schoolchildren across
#MySefton
are running a huge relay across the borough for the
#kNOwknifecrime
campaign
@in_mcginty
They’re raising vital funds for specialist bleed kits outside key sites around Sefton 🏃
The first woman to be awarded the Freedom of the Borough.
Congratulations to Bootle's very own
@AlexGreenwood
for this incredible and well-deserved accolade 🦁😍
"If you want a job doing, get the girls to do it" says
@SeftonMayor
It may be tempting to go to the beach when the weather is nice but during
#COVID19
we would urge people to stay away and keep yourself and your community safe
FULL TIME: Marine 0-5 Spurs. ATTENDANCE: 30,697 (virtual tickets). Absolutely fantastic support. Thank you, football world and
@SpursOfficial
. We will never forget it.
#COYM
We're delighted to be working with
@Carra23
and the
@JC23Foundation
on an exciting project to bring modern and safe footballing facilities to South Sefton. Work is due to start on Orrell Mount soon!
#MySefton
Children in Sefton will not go without during half-term. To meet the needs of local children and their families during half-term, Sefton Council will be providing free school meals.
#MySefton
#FreeSchoolMeals
We have been forced to remove playground equipment from parks after irresponsible parents ignored warnings and put their children at risk. The message is clear
#StayAtHome
and stay safe.
#MySefton
Today we celebrate an amazing milestone on our coastline. It's the 14th birthday of our amazing Iron Men!
On July 1, 2005 Antony Gormley unveiled 100 cast-iron, life-size Iron Men spread out along nearly two miles of Crosby's foreshore 😍👤
#MySefton
#IronMen
#AnotherPlace
Sky lanterns may be pretty but they are extremely dangerous.
@MerseyFire
does not support the use of these devices and asks members of the public and event organisers to refrain from using them. The potential damage they can cause is significant.
More -
**Free School Meals - important update - please share**
Further to Friday's announcement that Sefton will be offering free school meals during October half-term, click the link below to find out how you can access them 👇👇
#FreeSchoolMeals
#MySefton
The flag at Waterloo Town Hall will fly at half-mast tomorrow in honour of much-loved Cleansing Operative David McAllister who helped keep Sefton’s streets spotless for almost five decades
We are saddened by the death of Her Majesty the Queen and send condolences to her family.
As a mark of respect, all flags at Council buildings will be lowered to half-mast.
Details regarding memorial services, books of condolence and floral tributes will be released shortly.
🎉 EUROVISION LIVERPOOL 🎉
We’re backing our 2023 Eurovision bid! We know we’d throw an absolutely unforgettable event, so fingers crossed we make the cut! 🇺🇦🇬🇧
@CultureLPool
@VisitLiverpool
@Eurovision
So many lovely pics of this evening’s stunning sunset, not least this shot from Crosby beach, taken by local photographer Dominic Darvell
#Sefton
#MySefton
It's half-term in Sefton, and our good friends at Splash World Southport have 5 family tickets to give away! To be in with a chance, all you have to do is 'Like' and 'Repost' this post to your X followers.
A family ticket is worth up to £55!
***Breaking News - Important Update on Coronavirus testing***
Sefton is one of a number of local authorities where mass coronavirus testing for people without symptoms is to be rolled out. Find out more 👇👇
#MySefton
#DontGiveCovidAChance
✅ 150 Candles
✅ A big Cake
✅ Celebrities
The stage is set for a big celebration! Join us to mark Bootle's 150th birthday in style 🎉🎁😍
#MySefton
First up...
@Carra23
pays tribute to his much loved hometown!
A message to our residents regarding bins & refuse collections. 👇
We are doing as much as we can to help our residents. Please be kind to our staff and please be patient during this busy time 🗑♻️
#MySefton
#COVID19
@LGAcomms
Let's not let this happen again this weekend...
If you are visiting one of Sefton's beautiful beaches, please plan ahead and be prepared to take your rubbish home with you.
Today is
#WorldEnvrironmentDay
🌍 so what better day to helplook after our coastline when you visit.
A statement from the Leader of Sefton Council:
"I want to put on record my condemnation of The Echo for taking the editorial decision to share this footage and I sincerely hope others will join me in jointly calling on them to remove this video”
To our amazing
#NHS
doctors, nurses, porters, social workers, key workers, cleansing teams, support volunteers, supermarket workers and everyone playing their part by staying home and self isolating...
Thank You💙
#MySefton
"I strongly urge people across Sefton and the North West to put safety first and not head to our beaches where they could put each other, our local communities and Council staff at risk," says
@CllrIanMoncur
#MySefton
#StaySafe
#StayHome
We're delighted to announce that the Planning Application for the incredible Marine Lake Events Centre & Water and Light Show has been APPROVED!
Read more here:
If you're going the beach this weekend
Don't drive there
Don't leave rubbish
Don't light fires or barbeques
Don't park inconsiderately or dangerously
Don't drive on the beach
There is no coastguard
@seftoncouncil
Our Civil Enforcement Officers will be making sure our roads and highways are safe and clear this BH weekend to allow emergency services and key workers to travel easily throughout
#MySefton
We will be enforcing dangerous and obstructive parking.
#StayHome
Thank You Arthur 🙏
Today the family of much loved ‘lollipop man’ Arthur Snellgrove officially open Arthur’s Bridge in
#Netherton
.
He worked for
@seftoncouncil
for over 23 years helping children cross this bridge to and from school.
#MySefton
🙁It's incredibly disappointing to see people sharing images of litter on our beaches & in our parks as people make the most of the good weather.
Please take all of your rubbish home with you & recycle where possible.
#RespectProtectEnjoy
#TakeYourLitterHome
@GreenSefton_
We're delighted to be working with
@Carra23
and the
@JC23Foundation
on an exciting project to bring modern and safe footballing facilities to South Sefton.
Work is due to start on Orrell Mount soon!
#MySefton
Fantastic news for Southport 😍🏄♂️
Southport Cove Resort: an exciting, new, all year-round attraction with a world class surf wave pool at its heart.
#Southport
#MySefton
The brand new Green Sefton team are holding a massive borough wide clean-up to coincide with
#WorldOceansDay
Here's how you can get involved in your community...
#MySefton
🏖🗑🍃♻️
Tonight, Bootle born England star
@Alexgreenwood
will be awarded Freedom of the Borough!👏
This is the highest honour Sefton Council can give to an individual and is only ever considered in exceptional circumstances. It's an honour to award Alex with Freedom of the Borough💙⚽
We know this isn't great to see, which is why our teams have been working hard to ensure the owners of this private property progress their proposed restorative works as soon as possible.
#MySefton
Every day there are lots of key workers doing invaluable work across
#MySefton
borough.
Among them are our Cleansing team who are working hard to ensure this service continues without a hitch.
Watch this video of a typical day on the job!
#CouncilsCan
@LGAcomms
Don't be a scruff take your stuff! 🚯
On Sunday around 100 sacks were used to collect litter from Southport beach alone!
If you are visiting our beauty spots in
#MySefton
, please respect our community and take your litter home with you.
@GreenSefton
Bootle Bucks Inclusion FC are all about football ⚽️ family 👨👩👧👦 and friendships 🤝
We caught up with chairman John Rice to find out more about this amazing group in
#MySefton
#YearOfFriendship
@InclusionBucks
🗣UPDATE 🗣
The transformation of Bootle town centre takes a step forward as plans are submitted for a multi-functional events, entertainment, and hospitality venue. 🍟🍻☕️
There are so many exciting things happening in
#MySefton
Find out more here 👇
A pilot site in
#Southport
is now offering tests to key workers, and the people they live with, if they have Coronavirus (
#Covid19
) symptoms.
Employees who are eligible for testing will be contacted by their employer or can contact their employers to request a test
#MySefton
Our CEO Dwayne Johnson took time out at
@LCRPride
March to talk to our LGBTQ+ young people from New Beginnings, as well as staff from Sefton at Work, Swaca (Sefton Women and Children’s Aid) & Sefton Sea Cadets 🏳️🌈💙✊
#MySefton
#PrideinLiverpool
Our
#GreenSefton
staff will be out and about supplying beachgoers with litter bags where possible throughout the
#BankHoliday
.
There's no excuse to be a litterbug!
♻️🏖🗑
BREAKING NEWS
Stronger local measures to tackle COVID-19 infection rates have been announced for Sefton and Merseyside 😷
These restrictions take effect from Sep 22. Find out what this means for you:
#DontGiveCovidAChance
#MySefton
It's 'gate' news! 🙌😁 Thanks to all your wonderful retweets & shares, our playground gates have been found & returned to us! 👏
Of course if the culprit still wants to come forward, we have your hacksaw 👀
#MySefton
#GateGate
Today is National Girls and Women in Sports Day 🤾♀️🚴♀️🦸♀️
Sefton is home to so many sporting talents and future stars working tirelessly to get to the top of their game 💪
Lioness
@AlexGreenwood
is one of them 🦁
#MySefton
#NGWSD2023
Sefton Council will be joining other Local Authorities across the UK in lighting our buildings in solidarity and support of equality and diversity across the world
#BlackLivesMatter
#blackoutuesday
🖤
Read more here;
"Bootle will always be my home no matter who I play for or where I play, and I will never forget where I have come from.
"To receive this award is a really proud moment for me and my family. "
Well done
@AlexGreenwood
We are suggesting schools re-open from Monday 15th June to allow for time for appropriate risk assessment, including staff availability and to ensure tests set out by the Government and Trade Unions are met. More at
#MySefton
#Covid19
Last week, we unveiled a new mural by
@PaulCurtisArty
of local indie pop legends
@redrumclub
, at
@salttarbootle
💪
The band have joined up with Sefton Council as ambassadors to Salt and Tar and the music sector within the Borough.
#MySefton
It’s nearly time! 🏌🏾♂️⛳️
Preparations are well underway ahead of the 2019
@british_masters
hosted by
@TommyFleetwood1
at Hillside Golf Club in fabulous
#MySefton
Tommy’s mum & dad (pictured centre) were on hand today to make sure nobody misses the bus 😉🚌