Sefton Council for Voluntary Service - CVS

✨ Funding Opportunity Information Session ✨

🗓️ Thursday 25 June 2026
⏰ 10am-12pm
📍 Crosby Library

Join us for:

✔️ A short presentation
✔️ Q&A
✔️ Chat directly with the funder about your projects

The Eleanor Rathbone Charitable Trust supports Merseyside charities helping those most in need.

❗Booking is essential
🔗 Check out our events page - link in bio

📣 Are you a local voluntary, community or faith (VCF) organisation looking for new ways to raise funds?

Come along to our Sefton Community Lottery Good Cause Launch Event and discover how your organisation can benefit from the Sefton Community Lottery, a simple, sustainable fundraising platform powered by Gatherwell, that will directly support local VCF sector organisations and community initiatives across Sefton.

Our Good Cause Launch Event is an opportunity for your organisation to learn more about;
- How the Sefton Community Lottery works
- How your organisation can become a registered Good Cause
- How supporters can raise funds for you just by playing the lottery
- Tips to promote your cause and maximise ticket sales

The Sefton Community Lottery is a new, exciting initiative for Sefton run in partnership between Sefton CVS and Gatherwell, an established and award-winning ethical External Lottery Manager.

Designed to support local good causes, the community lottery provides organisations with a free and easy way to raise money, while encouraging residents to support projects that matter to them. 60% of each ticket sale, goes directly to local causes, helping strengthen communities across Sefton. Supporters benefit from a weekly lottery draw, with tickets costing £1 and a chance to win up to £25,000!

Why attend the launch event?
- Step-by-step support to sign up on the day
- Speak to experts from Gatherwell
- Network with other local VCF organisations

Get involved and book your place! Don’t forget to bring a laptop or tablet and we’ll help you register as a Good Cause on the day so you can start your fundraising journey with Sefton Community Lottery straight away.

Register your place here: https://seftoncvs.org.uk/our-events/sefton-community-lottery-good-cause-launch-event-tuesday-16-june-2026/

Living Well Sefton is excited to be attending the Bootle Intenational Festival alongside partners from Sefton Council for Voluntary Service - CVS and the VCF sector. A great day of entertainment and education to bring our community together.

Get the date in your diary and come and find us on our stall!

Today we hosted our first Southport Youth Work Community of Practice network event in partnership with at Southport Football Club. 

Southport Voluntary Sector organisations attended the event, hearing presentations including; more on the NYA National Youth Strategy, the draft Youth Offer Outcomes Framework for Sefton, Youth Focus North West’s training offer and Sefton Council’s HAF programme next steps. Attendees also took part in a workshop to capture insights into the networks next steps. 

This is only the start of the journey as we develop the network! If you’re a VCF sector organisation working with young people in Southport you can get in touch with us to find out more. 

Thanks to for hosting us!

Join us at our next Health & Social Care Forum this April, an important opportunity for the sector to engage with senior leaders working locally on Neighbourhood Health.

Forum details:
🗓️ Wednesday 29 April 2026
⏰ 10am - 12pm
🏠 The Lake House, Crosby

Our agenda includes;
🔸 Neighbourhood Health Presentation
Hear from senior leaders Ailsa Nile, Head of Service for Integrated Community Services, Sefton Adult Social Care and Jan Leonard, AD Primary Care and Community Integration, Sefton Place NHS Cheshire & Merseyside
🔸 Q&A - an opportunity for discussions
🔸 Community Insight Tool Overview 

Registration is required, to book and for more information visit: seftoncvs.org.uk/our-events

Our Sefton Crisis Cafés are here to support you over the weekends 💙

➡️ Southport Crisis Cafe
➡️ Crosby Crisis Cafe

🗓️ Open 5pm - 11pm
*Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays

*Crosby by appointment only on Fridays.

Pop in for a brew, social space and one to one support ☕️

📲 0300 323 0197
📩 [email protected]

Join us for our next event 🌸

Learn more about Dementia, tell us about your experiences and gain some information about support and advice available in Netherton, Sefton

Join us on April 9th from 1130-130 in The Marian Square, Netherton, L30 5QA

Your story matters 🌸

🧠 Sefton in Mind brings together organisations with an interest in improving the experience of people living with mental health issues in Sefton.

🗓️ Join us for our forum next week to hear from some excellent speakers and to network with others

💻 To book, visit Events | Sefton CVS - https://seftoncvs.org.uk/our-events/ (link in bio)

Come join us to on Social Prescribing Day on 26th March 2026.
Did you know that if you are registered with a Southport or Formby GP practice then you have access to the support from a Social Prescribing Link Worker?
Our Link Workers will spend time getting to find out what matters to you and help you identify some goals to support your non-medical health and well-being. We can then link you to the right groups and services to help you achieve your goals.
If your interested in finding out more that come down to our Social Prescribing community drop in on 26th March 10.30am-3.30pm at Southport FC Foundation Café (outside the Atkinson)