Sefton Crowd project celebrates landmark third birthday

Sefton’s largest-ever crowdfunding programme is celebrating its third birthday later this month.
 
Nearly £120,000 has been raised by the Sefton Crowd platform since it was created in 2019 to help support good causes and community initiatives within the borough.
 
Now as the platform turns three years old, Sefton Council and operating partner Spacehive is hosting a special birthday party to celebrate the milestone achievement. 
 
Communities are being invited to attend the free celebration will take place on Wednesday November 30th at SING Plus in Seaforth. 
 
Twenty-three projects have been supported by the Sefton Crowd platform since it began, raising over £119,000.
Projects have widely varied but all must show they can improve health, environmental and social wellbeing for communities across Sefton.
 
Councillor Trish Hardy, Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Housing said: “I’m delighted that through Sefton Crowd, the Council along with many others across the Borough have been able to support local community groups over the past three years. 
 
“Sefton Crowd’s success has made such a difference for our communities and offered them another avenue into funding their brilliant ideas. 
 
“We take pride in making Sefton a better place for all residents and businesses, and we are so glad that so many have got on board over the last three years.
 
“By celebrating the success of Sefton’s crowdfunding, we are also recognising the generosity of our community and looking forward to even more developments and proposals from our communities in the future.”
 
“I encourage all those who are curious to come along and join me in celebrating this incredible achievement to find out how to get involved in Sefton Crowd and create more amazing projects and places together.”
 
Sefton Crowd was established as a result of the Council’s 2030 Vision, to make Sefton a borough for everyone. It is a crowdfunding initiative designed to encourage, support and create community projects which aim to make a positive difference. This includes park initiatives, community hubs and projects that aim to bring people together. 
 
Successful projects are created by the community, for the community, with backers able to pledge as little as £2 to Sefton Crowd schemes. 
 
Spaces at the celebration event are limited and registration is essential. 
 
To secure their place, people should use the following link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sefton-crowd-celebrating-100000-raised-for-community-projects-tickets-433626918787