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Sefton Celebrates Three Winners of the King’s Award for Voluntary Service
Sefton is celebrating after Ainsdale in Bloom, Bootle Action Group CIC, and Sea Cadets Sefton were all honoured with the King’s Award for Voluntary Service in November 2025 — the highest national recognition given to volunteer groups in the UK. The King’s Award for Voluntary Service is often described as…
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Join the Beach Clean at Hightown, Sefton!
Winter beach clean dates Sefton has some beautiful coastal spaces, but they need our help to stay clean and safe for everyone. You can make a real difference by joining the Hightown beach clean in Sefton and helping to protect wildlife, prevent pollution, and preserve our local environment. When: Tuesdays,…
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Southport’s National Bloom Triumph Highlights Power of Volunteering Across Sefton
Sefton is celebrating a spectacular year in the Britain in Bloom competition, with Southport In Bloom taking home a national award. Across the borough, communities, parks, and neighbourhoods have flourished thanks to the tireless efforts of local volunteers who dedicate countless hours to making Sefton greener, cleaner, and more welcoming.…
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Trustees Week 2025
Celebrating Trustees’ Week: The People Who Keep Charities Thriving Trustees’ Week is a time to recognise and celebrate the incredible contribution that trustees make to charities across the UK. Being a trustee is both an important and rewarding role. Without the hard work, dedication, and commitment of trustees, many charities…
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Celebrating Sefton’s Unsung Heroes
Honouring the Everyday Stars Making a Difference in Our Communities The latest Citizens 4 Good event, held at Southport Market, brought together community members to celebrate some of Sefton’s most inspiring unsung heroes. Organised by Sefton 4 Good and Sefton CVS, in partnership with the Mayor of Sefton’s Office, the…
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Community Spirit Shines at Volunteer Taster Sessions in Bootle
Volunteer Centre Sefton ran two successful Volunteer Taster Sessions this September, one in Rimrose Valley Country Park and another in North Park, Bootle. In Rimrose Valley, eight people took part, including staff from the Health and Safety Executive, commercial property company, Bruntwood and from Sefton CVS. Also, a local resident…
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M Group Roll Up Their Sleeves to Support Friends of Derby Park
Last week, nine volunteers from M Group, a business with an office in Bootle, took part in a corporate volunteering day just up the road from their base— teaming up with the Friends of Derby Park to help improve this much loved local green space. The volunteers jumped straight into…
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Volunteer Celebration Event 2025
As part of Volunteers Week, Sefton CVS hosted their annual Volunteer Celebration Event in partnership with Volunteer Centre Sefton and the Mayor of Sefton. The event brought together over 150 volunteers from organisations in Sefton in celebration and recognition of their invaluable contributions and amazing work across the borough. The volunteers recognised…
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Find out how we got at Freshfields Animal Rescue volunteer taster day
Freshfields Animal Rescue in Ince Blundell was buzzing with positive energy during a recent Volunteer Taster Day. The event, organised by Sefton 4 Good in collaboration with Volunteer Centre Sefton and Freshfields Animal Rescue, gave participants a glimpse into the rewarding experience of volunteering at the rescue centre — all…
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Community Spirit Shines at Rotten Row Volunteering Day
Sefton 4 Good, in collaboration with Volunteer Centre Sefton, organised a successful volunteering day with Friends of Rotten Row in Southport on Monday 31st March. The event saw a group of new and existing volunteers come together to help maintain one of the town’s most famous landmarks—a stunning herbaceous border…
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Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside presents The King’s Award for Voluntary Service to Birkdale Community Hub and Library
Mark Blundell, Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside, accompanied by six Deputy Lieutenants and the Mayor of Sefton, presented the Birkdale Community Hub and Library with The King’s Award for Voluntary Service 2024 on Wednesday 12th February in a ceremony at Southport and Birkdale Sports Club. News of recipients of The King’s Award…
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Celebrating Student Volunteering Week: Young Volunteers Make a Difference in Waterloo Seafront Gardens
As part of Student Volunteering Week, three local schools joined forces with Friends of Waterloo Seafront Gardens to help maintain one of Waterloo’s historic green spaces. Students from Newfield School (Year 6), Merefields School (Southport), and Waterloo Primary School’s Eco Council (Years 2-6) came together to contribute their time and…
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King’s Award for Voluntary Service 2024 given to local Sefton groups
The Kings Award for Voluntary Service is an honour which recognises “outstanding work by local volunteer groups to support their local communities”. The honour is the equivalent of an MBE and is awarded for life. This year there were 16 groups in Mersyside awarded, of which only 3 groups are Sefton…
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Say thank to your volunteers this Christmas with a certificate
As the festive season approaches, it’s an ideal time to recognise the great work your volunteers have done with a free personalised certificate.
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Volunteer Centre Sefton Celebrates Trustees’ Week
This Trustees’ Week, we will be celebrating the invaluable difference trustees make in Sefton. Taking place from 4th-8th November, the week highlights the dedication of people who volunteer their time, skills and experience to help guide charities in achieving their goals. Trustees play a vital role in decision-making, strategy, and…
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Volunteers celebrated at a special Volunteer Week event
Over 150 volunteers were recognised and celebrated in a special event organised by Volunteer Centre Sefton and the Mayor of Sefton’s office for Volunteers’ Week 2024. The Volunteer Celebration Event, held at Bootle Town Hall, welcomed 30 organisations, who invited volunteers from across Sefton, who make a vital difference to…
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Find Out Who Won our Volunteer Awards
Discover who won our volunteer awards at our celebration event during Volunteers’ Week.
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Experts by Experience- Volunteering and Learning Disabilites
Download an easy read guide of this article. Volunteer Centre Sefton visited People First, an independent advocacy charity championing fairness and equality. During our visit we had the privilege of meeting volunteers who shared invaluable insights as experts by experience, offering guidance on how we can enhance the accessibility of…
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Volunteers’ Week 2024
This year is an exciting year. Not only is it the borough of Sefton’s 50th anniversary but it is Volunteers’ Week’s 40th anniversary too! Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of volunteers across the UK and this year takes place from Monday 3rd- Sunday 9th June. In honor of this…
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VS6 Partnership Launches Liverpool City Region Volunteering Hub
The VS6 Partnership are pleased to announce the launch of the Liverpool City Region Volunteering Hub website, the central place for all volunteering needs across the city region. The hub revolutionises volunteering by supporting the co-ordination and management of volunteering across all six Liverpool City Region (LCR) boroughs into one…
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