Posts by Ryan Parker
Terry’s Top Tips for Birding
Dear Rimrose Valley Friends On April 10th we heard the song of the Chiffchaff. We came up close and saw the delicate majesty of the Robin – one having a ring on his leg. And 3 Buzzards is, after all, better than one – or even none. On another day we may have seen such…
Read MoreHighways England Shares Stage 1 Ground Investigation Report
Last autumn Highways England commissioned Atkins to carry out Stage 1 ground surveys on Rimrose Valley to build a picture of what lies beneath the surface, which we reported here. They have now shared their results report with us. It is a 290 page technical document so doesn’t make for light reading; but we’ve decided to share it…
Read MoreHighways England & Sefton Council Answer our Questions
On Feburary 25th we announced and shared a list of questions which we’d submitted jointly to Highways England and Sefton Council. We have today received their responses which you can read by clicking this file: Some of the responses give clarity, some raise further questions and where questions haven’t been answered a reason has been given. We have conveyed…
Read MoreRimrose Valley Friends meet with Peter Dowd, MP
Delegates from Rimrose Valley Friends met with Peter Dowd MP on Thursday 17th March to discuss Highways England’s assessment of the two road options to improve road access to the Port of Liverpool. The purpose of the meeting was to establish Mr Dowd’s opinions and intentions of the best approach in dealing with the situation…
Read MorePublic Meeting – Dual carriageway through Rimrose Valley?
Saturday, 2nd April 10am – 12 noon. All welcome. At the SING PLUS Centre, Cambridge Road, Seaforth. L21 1EX, behind the Adult Education Centre (map) Are you worried about the looming threat of a road through Rimrose Valley? Are you concerned about the increase in pollution should the A5036/Dunningsbridge Road be ‘enhanced’? Do you have…
Read MoreAttend a Highways England information event this week and make your views about a dual carriageway through Rimrose Valley known!
As previously reported, Highways England is running a series of information events to present the public with two road options to carry an ever increasing flow of heavy goods traffic between the motorway network and the docks. As things stand, one of the two options will definitely be going ahead; and if the option to build a road…
Read MoreRoad Questions Submitted to SMBC & Highways England
Following a meeting in February 2016 made up of 16 Rimrose Valley Friends, plus discussion and consultation through our Facebook group, we have today written jointly to the Chief Executive of Sefton Council and to the Project Lead for the Port of Liverpool road options at Highways England with a list of 27 questions pertaining to the possible…
Read MoreFox on Rimrose Valley needs urgent medical attention
A fox has been spotted on Rimrose Valley in need of urgent medical treatment, suspected to have mange (click here for information on what that is). It was last seen at the back of houses along Trawden Way, however as it’s roaming freely it could be found anywhere along the northern perimeter of Rimrose Valley. A…
Read MoreHighways England release ‘Port of Liverpool Access’ Newsletter #2
Highways England has today released their second public newsletter to keep people informed of developments with regards to improving road access to the Port of Liverpool. Click here to download the 2nd Highways England Newsletter Up until now Highways England had been saying that the public consultation process would commence in the spring of 2016, however we’ve been informed…
Read MoreFlytipping at Field Lane Rimrose Valley Carpark – your opinion is needed
As has been discussed a few times recently on our Facebook Group, flytipping at the Field Lane Carpark entrance to Rimrose Valley (see map here) is on the increase. Sefton Council’s Parks & Greenspaces team have been brilliant at responding each time but the problem is getting out of hand. They’ve asked us whether people would support…
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