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The Statutory Consultation: Be Prepared!
Highways England has previously told us that it intends to hold its statutory consultation in "spring/summer 2019". In theory, this could be announced at any time. Assuming they're on track and getting prepared, we need to be, too! None of the details are known as...
Join Us & Get Involved
Since February 2015, Rimrose Valley Friends has existed to preserve, promote and protect the wonderful community resource that is Rimrose Valley Country Park. To help establish ourselves we became a charity in February 2017 and appointed our first trustees. We are now...
Westminster Optimism? We think so.
As you're hopefully aware by now, the best way to receive updates on our campaign to Save Rimrose Valley is via our social media pages and our dedicated website: https://www.saverimrosevalley.org/ However, we're aware that not everyone is a fan of social media, so...
Community Notice Boards
Rimrose Valley Friends deliver 4 x community notice boards across the park, using a local craftsman, Roy Bouffler. Funded by Tesco's Bags of Help scheme and installed in partnership with Green Sefton.
Latest Campaign News
Lots happening at the moment, so here's a quick update on what's been going on in the past month or so. We shared the statements of support we have received from ALL political parties on our website. You can read all about it here. It's great that we can reference...
Happy New Year: Update as we begin 2019!
As we start another new year, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on what was achieved in 2018. We've summarised just some of the work we've done, as well as our activities and events on our campaign website and you can read all about it by clicking here. Speaking...
New Years’ Day Walk
Our campaign website… and how your help is needed to keep up the fight!
We know it has been quite some time since we shared any news on this website, the online home of Rimrose Valley Friends. Does this mean we've been quiet? Absolutely not! The Campaign to Save Rimrose Valley has ramped up several gears in recent months and for those of...
Hands Across the Valley!
A community engagement event to raise awareness of the park and our campaign to save it from development. 700 people attended, including local MPs, Councillors, Friends of the Earth and other environmental groups.
OPINION: When honesty isn’t always the best policy?
OPINION: When honesty isn’t always the best policy: Highways England’s approach to delivering new road is so inconsistent and shambolic, it begs the question; has it actually been planned this way? In an era of fake news and alternative facts, should we be at all...
Rimrose Valley becomes ‘open air canvass’ in exciting partnership with Liverpool Independents Biennial 2018
We are delighted to confirm that Rimrose Valley has become home to an exciting new art installation. A joint venture between Rimrose Valley Friends and the Liverpool Independents Biennial team, the “Environmental Land Art Trail” is set to run throughout the renowned...
Sefton Council and Peter Dowd MP reaffirm support to Campaign
It’s been quite some time since we last posted on our website, so we wanted to put that right, beginning with an update from our elected representatives. Last month, members of the Rimrose Valley Friends campaign team met with Sefton Council and Peter Dowd MP to...