Posts by Ryan Parker

On 4th May we all get to vote for the first Liverpool City Region Mayor.  Some of our supporters have expressed interest in finding out what the position is of each candidate on the threat of the road through Rimrose Valley. We wrote to each mayoral candidate and asked for a written response. Click here to see…

Rimrose Valley Friends has been awarded charity status We’re delighted to announce that The Charities Commission has approved our application to become a registered charity (registered charity number 1171536) This means Rimrose Valley Friends now operates as a charity with a Board of Trustees who will ensure the organisation operates to the Charities Commission’s strict…

We wanted to shout out a massive THANK YOU to the organisers and leafletters who got this SCAR leaflet out to 15,000 homes around Rimrose Valley over the last few days.  The leaflet was created by SCAR – Sefton Communities against Roadbuilding – to raise awareness and encourage people to respond to the Highways England consultation ‘Option B’ (a dual…

Every time you shop at Tesco until 25th Feb you can vote for Rimrose Valley Friends to win a £5000 cash award which we will use towards improving some of the main entrances to Rimrose Valley.  Simply ask the person at the checkout for the blue tokens and then put them into the Rimrose Valley Friends charity…

Supporters of Rimrose Valley Friends are the first to know that SCAR, the newly formed community campaign group that is opposed to any further port access road development, has today launched their website. Click here to visit the SCAR website and whilst you’re there please click the link to Join the SCAR Campaign. We’d also be…

A residents-only campaign group is close to launch, called “Sefton Communities Against Roadbuilding” or SCAR. It’s a community-led group aiming to give residents a voice regarding the impacts of local road development options. The launch later this month will be well in advance of Highways England’s anticipated January announcement on which road “option” is favoured,…

Highways England has released their third public newsletter to keep people informed of developments with regards to improving road access to the Port of Liverpool. Click here to download the 3rd Highways England Newsletter   The overwhelming message we’re hearing from the people of the Rimrose Valley communities is that neither A5036 development nor a…

28 April 2016 – Natalie Bennett, Leader of the Green Party, invited Rimrose Valley Friends to meet with her. People from all of the Rimrose Valley communities turned up to meet with her, with one united aim – which is to stand up for Rimrose Valley, making our voices heard and to shout out that…

“Everyone is welcome to come and show their support for Rimrose Valley” For what will be an opportunity to further raise the profile of Rimrose Valley and our concerns over a possible road, we will be welcoming Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party. For anyone who wishes to turn up and show your support for Rimrose Valley, Ms…

As many of you will be aware, last summer the council stopped cutting the grass between the St Mary’s Road and Derwent Road entrances in Waterloo (including the ex-Chaffers Playing Fields), giving it a single cut at the end of the season. The cutting had been stopped due to cutbacks, leaving the grass to grow long and wild,…