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PRESS RELEASE: Fresh look at Port of Liverpool access highlights potential for rail freight
A new study [1] exploring ways of improving access to the Port of Liverpool has found that there is the potential to significantly increase the amount of freight brought in and out of the port by rail; aiding growth and relieving pressures on the surrounding road network. Currently, it is estimated that just 2% of…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: Rimrose Valley Friends awarded major grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Rimrose Valley Friends [1] is announcing a £167,690 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund [2] to help restore and maintain the natural habitats of Rimrose Valley Country Park and document and preserve the park’s rich history, for generations to come. Rimrose Valley Country Park is one of the largest, urban green spaces in the…
Read MoreSefton’s Local Plan Consultation
Sefton Council is consulting on the new Local Plan for our area. We have until Friday 18th September to respond, so now is the time to act! The Local Plan is incredibly important for a whole range of reasons – including setting out what-can-be-built-where, but, as you might expect, for the purposes of this article,…
Read MoreSTEP-tember 2026!
Last year, the communities around Rimrose Valley recorded an incredible combined total of 11,626,761 steps on walks and runs across the park throughout the month of September! And guess what? We’re doing it all again! This year, we’re hoping to beat that total… AND raise funds for our charity in the process. How to raise…
Read More2027 Calendar – Send us your photos!
It’s that time of year again… which means we’re starting work on the 2027 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 MoreEVENT INFO: Summer Fair & Wuthering Heights Performance!
We’re gearing up to our biggest event of the year and this article tells you all you need to know about our Summer Fair, Featuring Liverpool’s Most Wuthering Heights Day… Ever! It’s all happening Sunday 26th July from 10am-4pm. REGISTER HERE! Whether or not you’re taking part in the dance itself, please read through this…
Read MoreHappy 25th Birthday Rimrose!
As we were preparing our National Lottery Heritage Fund bid, we wanted to know just how long Rimrose Valley, as we know it today, has been in existence. We knew reclamation works started in 1993, but with this kind of work, is there ever really an end date? Turns out, there was! Green Sefton raided…
Read MoreFREE Cycle Skills for Adults this Summer!
Where? Chaffers Running Track, Glenwyllin Road entrance L22 4RN. Exact location here. When? Every Tuesday from 21st July to 25th August 2026 What time? 10am-3pm Thanks to funding from Active Travel England, via the Liverpool City Region, we are partnering with HYPE Urban Bikes to deliver a programme of FREE community cycling activities for adults,…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: Charity secures new equipment to keep cycle routes clean and clear
Rimrose Valley Friends volunteers with new equipment
Read MoreMarking 6 months of our Nature for HEART project
It’s the beginning of July, which means we’re just over 6 months into our Nature for HEART Project… so we thought it was about time to let you know how it’s all going. The answer? Pretty darn well! Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund’s ‘Awards for All’ and the P H Holt Foundation, this…
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