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It’s been a very busy couple of weeks so we wanted to share two BIG pieces of news with you. Save Rimrose Valley does “Parklife” On Thursday 9th November, the campaign team released their take on Blur’s 1994 track, Parklife! The cover version features rewritten lyrics, performances by local school children and an accompanying video…

Sefton Council is holding an online consultation on improvements to what it calls “The Maritime Corridor” – key sections of road in the Dunningsbridge Road area, including Dunningsbridge itself, Park Lane, Vesty Road to Deltic Way, Netherton Way, Bridle Road and Heysham Road. You can access the consultation by clicking here. The consultation has been…

We’re delighted to announce that our 2024 calendars will be on sale from next week onwards! As ever, the latest edition features some stunning images of the landscape and nature of Rimrose Valley. It will come as no surprise to learn that the cost of manufacturing these has gone up, but we felt that it…

We are incredibly sad to share the devastating news that a much-loved member of our team, Hazel Davies, died on Saturday, 3rd December peacefully in her sleep at Woodlands Hospice, having bravely battled leukaemia for two years. Hazel was a founding member of our campaign’s Road Action Group and had also been a Trustee of…

Yes, it’s that time of year again and we’re delighted to announce that you can now get your hands on our 2023 calendar! The 2023 edition features some stunning images of the landscape and nature of Rimrose Valley. It will come as no surprise to learn that the cost of manufacturing these has gone up,…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…