Bidston & St James Green Campaigners

🤝 Record Number of Wirral Residents Accessing Support to Recover and Rebuild Their Lives

More than 3,600 residents in Wirral are now getting support for drug and alcohol problems – the highest number ever recorded locally.

A new report, due to be presented to the Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee on 9 June 2026, shows real progress in helping people stay safe, recover and rebuild their lives.

The latest figures show:
➡️ 3,663 people currently in treatment
➡️ 955 people completed treatment successfully last year
➡️ 445 people moved into work, education or volunteering
➡️ 86% stayed in treatment for at least 12 weeks, above the national average of 82%

There is also encouraging progress in reducing harm. Drug-related deaths are declining, and more than 1,500 naloxone kits have been given out to help prevent overdoses and save lives.

This work is commissioned and led by Wirral Council and delivered with a wide range of partners through the Wirral Drugs Strategy, a long-term plan that brings together health services, the council, police and community organisations to reduce harm, support recovery and make communities safer.

Strong partnership working is making a difference in other areas too. Around 70-80% of people leaving prison are now engaging with treatment within three weeks, significantly higher than the national average of 56%.

While there is a lot to be proud of, the update is clear that there is more to do.

The report sets out plans to reach more people who are not yet in treatment and to strengthen support for newer drug trends, such as ketamine. It also confirms that work will continue to prevent harm and save lives, including providing life-saving naloxone.

✅ Ben & Liz chat with a local resident on Broadheath Avenue.

“After years of waiting, the long overdue resurfacing work has finally been completed! Great to see the improvement for residents.”

👏 Celebrating 10 Years of Local Skills and Opportunity !

✅ Greens get results: local issues reported and fast action taken by Wirral Council.

This Saturday (6th June) we will have a drop in craft activity for families at Birkenhead Central Library as part of the Great Big Green Week.

Join us 2-3pm where you can make a fabric flower, design a bookmark and plant your very own micro flower meadow in a pot🌻, whilst just using recyclable or recycled materials.

No need to book and on a first come first served basis until resources are used up ♻️

Also the wonderful Wirral Repair Cafe will on site 2-4pm- see below
"Come to Birkenhead Library to learn how to repair and recycle right during the Great Big Green Week!
Nicola will be showing visitors how to deal with stains and rips to clothing. Karen, an expert upholsterer, will be sharing her skills. Madeleine will teach how to darn holes in knitted clothes.
Rachel from Veolia's Gillmoss Recycling Discovery Centre will be there too to remind us what can be put in our grey recycling bins, now the rules have changed to include more items.
As usual, our repair team will be ready to fix a wide range of broken or non-functioning household goods, and hot drinks and homemade cake will be available in the café area - all free of charge"

💚 Local People Supporting Local People: Weekly Opening Times for Wirral’s Social Supermarkets & Food Hubs

Here’s our weekly reminder of local Social, Community and Citizens Supermarket opening times. Please check with individual organisations as opening times may vary each week.

Quirky Life Tree, Birkenhead Road, Hoylake
Please check page for details.

St Paul’s Church Seacombe
Thursday – Friday 2pm - 3pm

Claremount Hub, Claremount Methodist Church, Sandy Lane, Wallasey
Thursday 2pm - 4pm, Friday 10.30am - 2pm

Charlotte's Brightside, New Brighton
Monday 12pm - 3pm,
Tuesday 12pm - 3pm,
Thursday 9am - 12pm

New Hope Centre, Wallasey
Monday - Friday 10am to 2.30pm

Leasowe Community Centre
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9am - 3pm

Seacombe Childrens Centre
Monday 10am - 11.30am
Can open other times if needed

Diversity Club 67, 6 Liscard Road, Wallasey
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10.30am-12 noon

Community 1st Wirral
397 Poulton Road, Wallasey
Monday to Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 12noon

Supporting the Peeps Wirral CIC, Moreton
Please contact their page for opening times.

Bargain Bag social supermarket
Youth Resource Centre
97 Poulton Road, Wallasey
Monday to Friday 10am - 12.30pm

Number 7 Citizens Supermarket
7 Princes Pavement, Grange Precinct, Birkenhead. Members only.
Monday - Friday 8.30am - 3pm

The Gate Social Supermarket
5 Woodchurch Road, Oxton
Monday - Friday 9am - 11am

Charles Thompson’s Mission
Hemingford Street, Birkenhead
Wednesday 10-11am for food bags.

The Community Shop, Beechwood
Manor House, Beechwood Drive
For membership information: https://www.companyshopgroup.co.uk/Profile/CommunityMember

St Peter’s Church, Noctorum
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
9.30am - 12.30pm

49 Christchurch Rd, Oxton
Monday - Friday
9.30am - 11.30am & 2.30pm - 4.30pm
Saturday TBC.

The Little Centre, Beechwood
Monday - Friday 9.30am - 2.30pm

The Oak Community Project, Christ the King Church, St Anne’s Street, Birkenhead
Tuesday and Wednesday 11am - 1.30pm
Thursday 10am - 2pm

Core Project, 29 Clover Drive, Bidston
Wednesday 11am - 2pm
Friday 12pm - 4pm

Hoole Road Hub, Woodchurch
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10am - 2pm

Shaftesbury Youth Club, Prenton
Monday & Thursday 10am - 2pm
Tuesday 10am - 12.30pm

Make It Happen, 72 Market Street Birkenhead
Monday -Friday 9.00-5.00pm
Saturday 9.30-1.30pm

Nightingales Cafe, Argyle Street, Birkenhead
Monday - Friday 9am - 2pm

Beaconsfield Community House, Rock Ferry
Monday - Friday 11.30am - 2pm

Noctorum Community Pantry
Crea8ing Community
Tuesday - Friday 10am - 5pm.

Taking Strides - Bromborough
Please check page for more information.

Ganney’s Pantry
Ganney’s Meadow Nursery and Family Centre, New Hey Road, Woodchurch
Open Monday - Friday 2.50pm

Delamere Community Centre
Tuesday 1.30pm - 3pm
Wednesday 5.30pm - 6.30pm

Co-op Academy Woodslea
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Before and after school

Byrne Ave Baths
Saturday- Thursday

Equilibrium North West - Livingstone Street Play and Community Centre
Open during centre opening times

Shine Together, Wallasey
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10am - 4pm

Gautby Road - Play, Youth and Community Centre
Tuesday & Thursday 10am - 1pm
Friday 3.30pm - 6pm

Lumi Place, New Ferry
9a Bebington Road, CH62 5BE
Sunday 9am - 10am

Woodchurch Methodist Church
Monday 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Wednesday 9.30am - 11.30am

Grove Street Family Hub
New Ferry
Wednesday 8.45am - 10.30am

🗑️Fly-Tipping Ruining Our Streets Again, this is Watson Street & Cathcart Street Birkenhead.

📝Out in Birkenhead today and once again fly-tipping is a real problem for residents and we have reported the issues.

👀 On Watson Street piles of domestic waste have been dumped and reported to the council — Reference 842654143.

👀 On Cathcart Street, gas cylinders and beer cans were left — Reference 842655112.

💚 Everyone here is proud of where we live.

🤝We need to take ownership and responsibility.

❌It’s not okay to use our streets as a bin.
This brings the whole area down.

❓Who else has had enough of this?

💬 Comment below, tag a neighbour, and share this post if you want our streets in Birkenhead cleaned up and respected

Did you know that spending just 20 minutes in a green space can significantly lower your stress levels? 🧘‍♂️🍃

Whether it’s your morning jog, a lunchtime stroll, or a place for the kids to let off steam, our parks are vital for our mental and physical wellbeing. That’s why we celebrate .

We’re hard at work behind the scenes with park managers to bring you a week full of community events this July.

Stay tuned - our event map is growing every day! 📍

"When people see areas clear they're less likely to tip"

🪧Birkenhead PSPO Update

The consultation on Wirral Council proposed PSPO has now closed.

The order follows 1,428 reported anti-social behaviour incidents in the last year and would give additional powers to tackle issues such as street drinking, nuisance groups and dangerous use of bikes, e-bikes and scooters.

We agree anti-social behaviour needs tackling.

But enforcement alone isn’t enough.
We also need to address the causes through:

• Support for young people & community groups
• Improved mental health services
• Action on poverty and housing

What do you think?

Has anti-social behaviour affected you in BSJ?

👇 Comments welcome.