Posts by Ryan Parker
Planning application for clubhouse on Chaffers
Rimrose Valley Friends have been invited to respond to Marsh Lane Harriers’ planning application for a single storey clubhouse at Chaffers. The application and supporting documents can be found here. We have reviewed and considered the documentation, prepared a response, shared this with trustees and submitted our response this morning. We believe that these plans…
Read MoreSend us your photos! Rimrose Valley Calendar 2023
Can you believe that it’s time for us to start prepping for the 2023 calendar?! We’re busy going through the best of your photos shared in our Facebook group over the past 12 months but, as ever, we’d like to invite you to send us your favourites directly. This could be one of your own,…
Read MoreIMPORTANT CONSULTATION – Please respond!
Liverpool City Region (LCR) is consulting on its vision for a Local Transport Plan (LTP) which sets out the region’s ambitions for transport in the region until 2040. The current plan was published in 2011 – in a world before the climate emergency was accepted, Brexit had happened, COVID changed working and travel behaviour, and…
Read MoreWildflower meadow preparation – advance notice of works
Last year, we received several enquiries regarding the work undertaken to prepare the ground for the wildflower meadows on Rimrose Valley at the centre of Chaffers running track and alongside the Queensway allotments. This year, we have worked with the National Wildflower Centre and Green Sefton to ensure that advance notice of this work is…
Read MoreFantastic opportunity for creative young people this spring!
We recently announced that we’d secured funding from the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Fund. We can now confirm that we’ve partnered with Rule of Threes Arts who are looking to form a group of passionate young people – aged 17-25 – to join them and artist Niki Colclough over six weeks this Spring. They will explore…
Read MoreWildflower seeds on sale!
The seeds harvested from last year’s Wildflower Meadow are now on sale! Packets cost £5 for a 25g pack, which covers approximately 5 sqm. They’re available from 7 local outlets: The Cheese Wheel, College Rd, Crosby Cookson’s Bridge Pub, Gorsey Lane, Litherland Alexanders Chemist, Stuart Rd, Waterloo Tony Almonds, South Rd, Waterloo Barnett’s Wholefoods, Dorlin’s…
Read MoreWays we can support Ukraine
We’re acutely aware of what is happening in Ukraine and we know that the Rimrose Valley communities are passionate about supporting others. We know that many of you have already donated to collections of clothes, toys etc via schools and churches and the response has been amazing. We have received the following update from Sefton…
Read MorePlease sign and share our updated petition
Incredibly, it is 4 and a half years since National Highways announced its plans to build a road through Rimrose Valley. This means that our petition is 4 and a half years old, too! At the time of its creation, we knew we opposed these plans and that we wanted to fight for Rimrose Valley’s…
Read MoreMAJOR development – Zero emission alternative to road proposal
We are incredibly excited to share the latest episode of our podcast series “We Said No!”. Listen here. It covers, in detail, a genuine solution to National Highways’ and Peel Ports’ Port of Liverpool Access Road. The technology, know as Underground Freight Transport (UFT) would see container HGVs removed from our residential roads, tackling congestion,…
Read More2022 Calendars ON SALE and COP26 Protest TOMORROW!
Firstly, apologies to those of you who may have received this email twice! We had a glitch on our website, so needed to create this news article again… 2022 Calendar Yep, it’s that time of year again and we’re happy to announce that you can now get hold of our 2022 calendars! These are just…
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