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Rimrose Valley Friends – our political position
28 April 2016 - Natalie Bennett, Leader of the Green Party, invited Rimrose Valley Friends to meet with her. People from all of the Rimrose Valley communities turned up to meet with her, with one united aim – which is to stand up for Rimrose Valley, making our voices...
Expired: Green Party leader Natalie Bennett to visit Rimrose Valley on 27th April
"Everyone is welcome to come and show their support for Rimrose Valley" For what will be an opportunity to further raise the profile of Rimrose Valley and our concerns over a possible road, we will be welcoming Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party. For anyone...
Summer Season Grass Cutting Update on Rimrose Valley
As many of you will be aware, last summer the council stopped cutting the grass between the St Mary’s Road and Derwent Road entrances in Waterloo (including the ex-Chaffers Playing Fields), giving it a single cut at the end of the season. The cutting had been stopped...
Terry’s Top Tips for Birding
Dear Rimrose Valley Friends On April 10th we heard the song of the Chiffchaff. We came up close and saw the delicate majesty of the Robin – one having a ring on his leg. And 3 Buzzards is, after all, better than one - or even none. On another day we may have seen such...
Expired: Guided Bird Watching Walk through Rimrose Valley – FREE – Sunday 10th April 2016
Join Rimrose Valley Friends and our bird guide, Terry Meehan, for an educational insight to the wondrous bird life that lives in and migrates through Rimrose Valley. on Sunday 10th April 2016 from 10am to 12 noon Spring is just around the corner and the birds will be...
Highways England Shares Stage 1 Ground Investigation Report
Last autumn Highways England commissioned Atkins to carry out Stage 1 ground surveys on Rimrose Valley to build a picture of what lies beneath the surface, which we reported here. They have now shared their results report with us. It is a 290 page technical...
Highways England & Sefton Council Answer our Questions
On Feburary 25th we announced and shared a list of questions which we'd submitted jointly to Highways England and Sefton Council. We have today received their responses which you can read by clicking this file: Some of the responses give clarity, some raise further...
Rimrose Valley Friends meet with Peter Dowd, MP
Delegates from Rimrose Valley Friends met with Peter Dowd MP on Thursday 17th March to discuss Highways England’s assessment of the two road options to improve road access to the Port of Liverpool. The purpose of the meeting was to establish Mr Dowd’s opinions and...
Public Meeting – Dual carriageway through Rimrose Valley?
Saturday, 2nd April 10am – 12 noon. All welcome. At the SING PLUS Centre, Cambridge Road, Seaforth. L21 1EX, behind the Adult Education Centre (map) Are you worried about the looming threat of a road through Rimrose Valley? Are you concerned about the increase in...
Attend a Highways England information event this week and make your views about a dual carriageway through Rimrose Valley known!
As previously reported, Highways England is running a series of information events to present the public with two road options to carry an ever increasing flow of heavy goods traffic between the motorway network and the docks. As things stand, one of the two options...
Expired: Early Spring Friends Walk – Free Sunday 13th March 10am – 12noon
Join Rimrose Valley Friends and Volunteer walk leader Mike Carter for an early spring wander around 129 acres of our Rimrose Valley. Spring is just around the corner and the birds will be singing. This event is FREE OF CHARGE and open to all. Meeting at the Derwent...
Road Questions Submitted to SMBC & Highways England
Following a meeting in February 2016 made up of 16 Rimrose Valley Friends, plus discussion and consultation through our Facebook group, we have today written jointly to the Chief Executive of Sefton Council and to the Project Lead for the Port of Liverpool road...