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Amidst gloriously warm and sunny late summer weather, on Sunday 13th September around 30 Rimrose Valley Friends joined Head Ranger Eugene McCann from Sefton Council’s Coast and Countryside Team for another thoroughly enjoyable tour of Rimrose Valley. We got to taste the blackberries, apples, sloe berries, elderberries, applemint, spearmint, hazelnuts and edible nettles. Thanks so…

Further to our previous news item here, we have now received the following communication from Merseyside Police: Scrambler bikes have been our focus over the summer months and will continue to be.  Tackling this issue is difficult as the youths on the bikes have no concern for the safety of others and we cannot pursue them for fear of…

Many of us will be aware that this first week of September has seen a sudden and dramatic increase in the anti-social use of scrambler bikes on Rimrose Valley.  The same three bikes have been reported over the last week – one is green with white, one is red with white; and one is all white.  They…

[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] On Sunday 30th August a group of us, ably led by Les our very own historian, set off on a fascinating 2 hour ramble along the canal at Rimrose Valley.  It was very interesting to get the insights to the past.  We learned about many things.  For instance where the methane processing…

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Rimrose Valley Friends organisers have met with representatives from Highways England and Atkins, their consulting engineers. We were also joined by Sefton Council’s Coast and Countryside Service Manager and Transport Planning Team Manager. At the meeting we reviewed the current situation related to access to the Port of Liverpool, namely that a feasibility study is…

Another Great Success! We had another excellent turnout on Saturday 8th August.  Approximately 20 Rimrose Valley Friends were joined by volunteers from the Canal & River Trust as well as rangers from Sefton Council’s Coast and Countryside team to put our collective muscle together and keep our Valley looking spotless.   Amongst other things we gathered…

17th April 2015 Talk of a feasibility study to develop high level designs for the option of a road through Rimrose Valley has raised great concerns and many questions from Rimrose Valley Friends and people in the communities who enjoy the natural beauty of the Rimrose Valley Country Park. Whilst the eventual outcome of any…

Grass Cutting Concerns between Derwent Road and Brook Vale. We’ve been approached by several people expressing concern over the length of the grass between Derwent Road and Brook Vale in Rimrose Valley, wondering if and when it will be cut. We met with the Council’s Parks and Green Spaces and Coast and Countryside teams yesterday…