The Brighter Living Partnership was formed in 2000 and has undertaken many different projects and activities within the past 19 years, adapting and evolving to be able to respond to community need when required. Southport has always been our base and our roots are firmly established within the local area meaning we know the issues that local people face and have developed successful and long lasting partnerships with many different organisations within North Sefton and across Sefton as a whole. Our organisation exists to support individuals to live healthier lives and the local communities and residents we work with are very important to us.
About Brighter Living Partnership
As a Registered Charity and Company Limited with Guarantee we rely on grant funding to able to offer the services and activities that we do. We have long lasting, successful relationships with Sefton Council for Voluntary Services (Sefton CVS) and Sefton Council and have been successful in obtaining funding from many different charitable organisations over the last 19 years, thank you for your support.
Below you will find information about our current staff:
Matty Smith
Deputy Coordinator / Senior Living Well Mentor
matty.smith@brighterliving.org.uk
07712 443735
Matty leads the day to day running of Living Well Sefton team, an integrated wellness service for Sefton of which Brighter Living is the lead community partner for North Sefton. The service works with Sefton residents or individuals registered with a Sefton GP practice to improve their health and wellbeing through various means such as one-to-one sessions or group support.
Matty has been with Brighter Living Partnership for over 8 years and takes a keen interest in all things food! Matty also leads on weight management and physical activity in his role. He also manages the High Park project. A key contact for our neighbourhood partners, Matty can be found everyday at the Community Centre or out and about in the Brighter Living van.
Joe McNulty
Community Organiser – High Park Project
joe.mcnulty@brighterliving.org.uk
07708 589017
Joe is the Community Organiser for the High Park project, a lottery funded project working specifically within the High Park area of Southport. The project is working on making positive and long lasting changes within the High Park community by bringing the High Park community together to identify areas of development. Joe is primarily responsible for community and partner engagement, creating links and partnership within the area and identifying and addressing needs of the local community. Joe works full time on the project and is often seen supporting activities on Devonshire Road Park and engaging with the public at coffee mornings in High Park!
Daisy Scott
Activities Facilitator – High Park Project
daisy.scott@brighterliving.org.uk
07708 589014
Daisy is the Activities Facilitator for the High Park project, a lottery funded project working specifically within the High Park area of Southport. The project is working on making positive and long lasting changes within the High Park community by bringing the High Park community together to identify areas of development. Daisy is primarily responsible for organising and facilitating activities, training and events occurring within the project. Daisy works on the project three days a week, usually Tuesday to Thursday and is often seen on Devonshire Road Park facilitating activities and around High Park speaking to local businesses and organisations!
Sou Roach
Living Well Mentor
sou.roach@brighterliving.org.uk
07809 609092
Sou is a Living Well Mentor working within the Living Well Sefton team, an integrated wellness service for Sefton of which Brighter Living is the lead community partner for North Sefton. The service works with Sefton residents or individuals registered with a Sefton GP practice to improve their health and wellbeing through various means such as one-to-one sessions or group support. Sou is primarily responsible for delivering our social isolation programme of activities including Brighter Monday’s and Friday Films, however she also delivers Think Differently, Cope Differently courses. Sou works full time and spends most of her week in Southport Community Centre but is often out visiting clients or attending drop in’s within the Southport locality.
Elaine Elsdon
Living Well Mentor
elaine.elsdon@brighterliving.org.uk
07715 332761
Elaine is a Living Well Mentor working within the Living Well Sefton team, an integrated wellness service for Sefton of which Brighter Living is the lead community partner for North Sefton. The service works with Sefton residents or individuals registered with a Sefton GP practice to improve their health and wellbeing through various means such as one-to-one sessions or group support. Elaine is primarily responsible for delivering our food and nutrition related activities such as cookery courses and weight management programme and also helps in the community garden. Elaine works four days per week, usually Monday to Thursday and spends most of her week in Southport Community Centre but is often out visiting clients.
Katy Bryson
Living Well Mentor
katy.bryson@brighterliving.org.uk
07720 695378
Katy is a Living Well Mentor working within the Living Well Sefton team, an integrated wellness service for Sefton of which Brighter Living is the lead community partner for North Sefton. The service works with Sefton residents or individuals registered with a Sefton GP practice to improve their health and wellbeing through various means such as one-to-one sessions or group support. Katy is new to the team so is still finding her feet but one of her main focuses will be to support our men’s health programme of activities. Katy works full time and spends most of her week in Southport Community Centre but is often out visiting clients or attending drop in’s within the Southport locality.
Debbie Riozzie
Social Prescribing Link Worker – North Southport Primary Care Network
debbie.riozzie@brighterliving.org.uk
07923 223671
Debbie works alongside the North Southport GP Surgeries, Norwood, Roe Lane, Churchtown, Marshside and Corner Surgeries. Based at the Surgeries the Social Prescribing Link Workers are well placed to complement the medical approach to patient welfare with a wider focus on wellbeing issues. Debbie is on site and available to assist patients on all manner of issues including finance, housing and finding suitable activities to keep patients active in the community. We work through issues in a Solutions Focused way that emphasises patient priorities. All the Social Prescribers know of and can sign post to more specialist services within the community. We are here to be a consistent point of contact for the patient.
Zoe Starling
Social Prescribing Link Worker – Central Southport Primary Care Network
zoe.starling@brighterliving.org.uk
07923 223670
Zoe works alongside the Central Southport GP Surgeries such as Christina Hartley, Cumberland House, Kew Surgery, St. Marks and Trinity Practice. Based at the Surgeries the Social Prescribing Link Workers are well placed to complement the medical approach to patient welfare with a wider focus on wellbeing issues. Zoe is on site and available to assist patients on all manner of issues including finance, housing and finding suitable activities to keep patients active in the community. We work through issues in a Solutions Focused way that emphasises patient priorities. All the Social Prescribers know of and can sign post to more specialist services within the community. We are here to be a consistent point of contact for the patient.
Nadine Bevis
Social Prescribing Link Worker – Ainsdale and Birkdale Primary Care Network
nadine.bevis@brighterliving.org.uk
07923 223673
Nadine works alongside the Ainsdale and Birkdale GP surgeries which include Ainsdale Medical Centre, Ainsdale Village Surgery, Lincoln House, The Family Surgery and The Grange Surgery. Based at the Surgeries the Social Prescribing Link Workers are well placed to complement the medical approach to patient welfare with a wider focus on wellbeing issues. Nadine is on site and available to assist patients on all manner of issues including finance, housing and finding suitable activities to keep patients active in the community. We work through issues in a Solutions Focused way that emphasises patient priorities. All the Social Prescribers know of and can sign post to more specialist services within the community. We are here to be a consistent point of contact for the patient.
Shana Boyd
Sustainability and Impact Support Worker
Shana.boyd@brighterliving.org.uk
01704 517818
Shana works for Brighter Living as a Sustainability and Impact support worker and has been in employment since January 2020. Shana is supporting the organisation’s projects to better assess their impact with the clients we support and to provide more information for us as an organisation to evaluate our services and help the sustainability of the organisation. Shana is employed through the Time to Shine programme run by the Rank Foundation. Shana works full time at the community centre, Monday to Friday.