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Purpose: This creative project was months in the making. We projected images and messages onto prominent buildings as a publicity stunt to highlight our Save Rimrose Valley campaign and to remember our former trustee, Hazel Davies. Funder(s): LUSH Date: April 2024 Details: On Saturday 20th April, we hit Liverpool city centre to ask for people’s…

Summary: To create a day of activities in a comfortable environment for people to meet, share each other’s company and explore ways of improving their mental health, all connected to Rimrose Valley. Funder(s): Mind Date: February 2024 Delivery Partner: St Mark’s Church Details: Time to Talk Day is the nation’s biggest mental health conversation. We…

Summary: This project saw volunteers of Rimrose Valley Friends and members of the public come together and recreate the Blur classic to highlight our Save Rimrose Valley campaign. Funder(s): Self-funded Date: November 2023 Details: Another creative project which was a labour of love. Members of our volunteer group re-recorded Blur’s 1994 hit Parklife to highlight…

Summary: To offer a wide programme of events throughout the summer to encourage people to take part in activities to improve their mental health Funder(s): Living Well Sefton – Mental Health fund Date: Summer 2023 Delivery Partner: My Outdoor Classroom, St Mark’s Netherton, Emme Coyne Art, Details: Our charity seeks to improve people’s mental health…

Summary: This project brought people together to march from Rimrose Valley to Liverpool City Centre and demand support from the Liverpool City Region Funder(s): LUSH Date: August 2023 Details: On a rainy Saturday afternoon in a typical British “summer”, dozens of committed campaigners from across the communities surrounding Rimrose Valley came together to demand action.…

Summary: To deliver a programme of events and activities to local children (11-16 year olds), culminating in them qualifying with an environmental award. Funder(s): The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Date: August 2022 Delivery Partner: My Outdoor Classroom Details: Having worked with My Outdoor Classroom to deliver various forest school events on the park, they approached…

Summary: To deliver a free festival to bring families, friends and strangers together to improve community cohesion in a post COVID-19 world. Funder(s): National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund Date: July 2022 Delivery Partner: Waterloo Sunrise CIC Details: This project represented our first opportunity to bring the surrounding communities together, following the COVID-19 pandemic and all…

Summary: To deliver a programme of arts and creative events to mark the queen’s platinum jubilee. Funder(s): Arts Council England Let’s Create Jubilee Fund Date: June 2022 Delivery Partner: At the Library Details: We teamed up with local group “At the Library” who deliver artist-led workshops, projects, commissions and happenings in community libraries in our…

Purpose: This project brought communities surrounding Rimrose Valley together for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic in support of our Save Rimrose Valley campaign. Funder(s): LUSH and public donations Date: August 2021 Details: Rimrose Valley became a lifeline for thousands of people during lockdown. After 18 months of restrictions and a battle to keep…

Summary: To encourage children and their families to engage in physical exercise Funder(s): Tackling Inequalities Fund via Canal & River Trust Date: June – August 2021 Delivery Partner: HYPE Merseyside, LCFA Sefton Details: The Canal & River Trust received a grant from Sport England to help reduce the negative impact of COVID-19 and the widening of…