Family Pub Announces Exciting country Summer Event for Families of Sefton

THE team behind the:- 'Circle and Hen Group,' known for operating some of the Region#;s most popular pubs and leisure venues, is bringing summer fun to the community with an exciting Summer Party at the Jubilee Pub, Litherland, Merseyside (L219JH) this June.

Set to take place in the Jubilee Pub grounds on:- Saturday, 28 June 2025, the event promises a fantastic day out for families, featuring:- kids; activities, delicious food and drinks, horse rides, face painting, a mechanical bull, boxing:- "fun" ring, outdoor live music plus much more. All free for families of the Sefton area to attend.

Debbie Taylor, General Manager of Circle & Hens Group shared her excitement:- "We love bringing everyone together, and what better way to celebrate summer than with a country music themed day for the whole family. The 'Jube;, as the locals call it, has always been at the heart of the community, and we can' wait to see everyone enjoying themselves at this special Summer event."

With something for all ages, the Jubilee Pub:- "Jube Fest" is set to be a highlight to kick off the summer holidays in Sefton.

Merseyside Police sees positive year on year drop in mental health absences by Officers and staff

MANY psychological pressures come with working in the Police, yet Officers and staff members at this Police Force have taken fewer absences due to mental health problems.

Accident At Work Claim UK found that Merseyside Police has logged fewer staff absences due to mental health issues in the past 3 years.

Police Officers and staff often face emotionally challenging situations as well as traumatic experiences, and numerous studies have demonstrated that policing is a stressful occupation.

According to POLFED, more than 14,500 Officers were signed off work over the financial year:- 2023 to 2024, due to stress, depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

This record number of mental health related absences has continued a concerning trend as it is 9% up in 2024 to:- 13,294 Officers and 130% higher than 11 years ago, where just 6,294 Officers were signed off for poor mental health.

Despite this, Merseyside Police employees have gone against this trend, taking mental health absences less and less.

In 2022, the number of Police Officers and staff members at Merseyside Police who took a day off for mental health reasons stood at 179.

A year later, this number decreased to 92, which is the 2nd lowest number of staff absent over the 3 years.

The past year has seen another drop in staff absences due to mental health issues, standing at 65.

Officers and staff struggling with mental health issues to the point where they are unable to work result in a loss of working days for Police Forces.

In 2024, Officers across the country lost 774,000 working days to mental health issues, equal to 5 days per person and a 55% increase from 5 years earlier.

Speaking about the figures, POLFED wellbeing worker Hayley Aley said the numbers were:- "scary," yet the fact that Officers were feeling more confident in reporting mental health issues was positive.

She said:- "Some stigma is being eradicated. Historically, Police Officers haven't wanted to declare they are struggling with their mental health for fear it will affect their progression and will have a negative effect on their working life. Some initiatives that are available in Forces positively assist Officers, but unfortunately, it's not consistent across all Forces, and there's still a reliance on Officers paying for their own support."

Many UK Police Forces log the specific mental health issues when an absence is taken, with the most common problems that Police Officers and staff face being anxiety, depression and stress.

Accident At Work Claim UK also obtained data on the number of absences logged due to stress, with Merseyside Police employees reporting less over the past year.

The 45 territorial UK Police Forces have individual control over their spending on health and wellbeing services for Officers. There is a minimum, they must offer 6 counselling sessions through the NHS, but that's the only service they are required to provide.

Around 39% of those who take a 1st leave of absence due to mental ill health go on to take further absences.

This has had a big impact on Police efficiency across the UK, with workgorces dwindling and the financial cost of these absences to Forces.

Speaking to Accident At Work Claim UK, Paul Williams said:- "When cops come into work now, they are under horrendous amounts of pressure by the job and the public, dealing with traumatic experiences every day, leading to an increase in ill-health retirements. Different Forces do different things around the wellbeing of cops. Some are great at offering welfare provisions, while some have no desire to introduce these facilities, meaning it's a postcode lottery on whether workers get the right care. POLFED feels that there should be a set of common minimum standards for wellbeing that all Forces have to adopt. If you don't look after the wellbeing of the Officers, then you won't have a Police Force to represent and protect the public effectively."