Christmas & New Year Services in Sefton
Published: 4/12/2024
Whether you’re looking for an emergency contact over the Christmas period or would like information about local social activities, lunch clubs or warm spaces, we hope this article provides some useful information for groups and individuals across Sefton.
Youth Community Partnership – Winter Holiday Club
Between Monday 23 December 2024 to Friday 3 January 2025, YCP at Meols Cop in Southport are offering the holiday and food (HAF) programme at their winter holiday club. The HAF programme is available to families in receipt of benefits related free school meals.
More information and contact details can be found on the flyer below;
Windrush: Our Story, Our Community
A Free Exhibition at the Atkinson, Southport
Date: Saturday 7 September 2024 – Saturday 18 January 2025
Monday – Saturday. 10am – 4pm.
Closed Sundays & Bank Holidays.
The Windrush generation and their legacy.
This project celebrates the contribution of the Windrush generation and their descendants to our community, from healthcare to arts and culture.
Hear first-hand accounts of their experiences and challenges. Meet the people behind the stories, through photography by Ean Flanders and video by Christopher Chadwick. This thought-provoking exhibition explores the Windrush journey, and showcases original material borrowed from the participants.
Household Support Fund in Sefton
Household Support Fund in Sefton provides support with food, energy costs and essential household bills.
To qualify, households will need to show they are on a low-income and need immediate financial help towards energy, food, and essential household bills. Those who receive a grant from the Household Support Fund will not have to pay it back. Neither will it be treated as income for tax or benefit purposes.
Funding will not be available to those who have received support from the Council’s Emergency Limited Assistance Scheme (ELAS) in the past six months.
You can find details of who qualifies and how to apply here.
NHS Cheshire & Merseyside – Christmas Prescriptions
The NHS in Cheshire and Merseyside is putting out a final plea to the public to check their regular medications and order any repeat prescriptions they might need early to avoid running out of essential medication over Christmas.
Last winter North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) received over 18,000 calls via NHS 111 for repeat prescriptions alone, the third most common reason for calls. 32% of these calls came from people in Cheshire and Merseyside.
In order to keep lines clear for those who need urgent health advice and help, members of the public are being asked to order any repeat prescriptions by Friday 13 December, which will ensure that they are available in time for the holiday period.
The quickest and easiest way to order repeat prescriptions is by using the NHS App. You can order your medication at a time that’s convenient for you and choose which pharmacy you would like to collect them from.
You can also use the NHS App to book and manage appointments, view your GP health record, check your vaccinations and more – putting you in better control of your own health.
Remember to check what medicines you have at home before you order your repeat prescriptions. If you have enough, only request the medicines you need to avoid unnecessary medicine waste.
Find out more information here.
Payments will be made through the Post Office Pay Out Service.
You can also find out about support available on Sefton Council’s Cost of Living pages.
During the previous round of the Open Access scheme, Sefton Council received 5,400 applications and allocated over £900,000 to help local people.
Sefton Council has earmarked £1.21 million of the £2.4 million-plus it receives through the Government’s national Household Support Fund for Open Access scheme applications.
The Council will be using the rest of the Fund for holiday food vouchers for pupils entitled to free school meals, donations to local foodbanks and ASDA vouchers distributed through Family Hubs. Funds will also be allocated to the Affordable Warmth Team, for residents needing boiler replacements and draught proofing, and for meter top up vouchers through Energy Project Plus.
Winter pyjamas & dressing gowns will be supplies through Family Wellbeing Centres and there will be support for the CVS Winter Clothing project and for the Leaving Care Team to support young people leaving care and transitioning into adulthood.
The Living Well Bus in Sefton
The ‘Living Well’ bus will be visiting Sefton offering COVID & flu vaccines plus the new RSV* vaccine for people aged over 75 years.
Sefton Stops
- Saturday 14th December – 10:30am – 4pm at Waitrose in Formby L37 8BQ
- Tuesday 17th December – 10:30am – 4pm at Netherton Activity Centre L30 3TL
- Thursday 19th December – 10:30am – 4pm Chapel Street Southport PR8
No appointments necessary
Find out more information here.
Additional support
For more information on support available in your area please visit HERE.