The Friends of Lever Park

For those who think go-ape will be a good thing for future, I suggest you think again.
They make their money from Corporate packages, and like any other business they will direct their energies towards the areas that make the most profit (they would be silly not to).
Have a look at their Corporate prices and judge for [...]

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It looks like the campaign to save Pollok Park in Glasgow from Go Ape is turning nasty…
THE company behind an assault course planned for a Glasgow park has pulled out of all talks with a protest group - after staff were sent threatening letters. 
Many of the responses to the article are from campaigners who feel [...]

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Rivington enjoys adequate popularity in its own right. How much more popularity do the blockheads of Chorley Council consider adequate?
Click on the link above to see the rest of the letter.

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Adam Macqueen has blogged about the changes to Lever Park. Read it here. And Adam knows what he’s talking about - he’s the author of Lever’s biography.

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There will be a meeting of FRIENDS OF LEVER PARK on Monday 3rd November, at Horwich Conservative Club commencing 8.00pm.

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We’ve just had a productive meeting with both parties at Great House Barn and on site.
Their concerns are the same as ours,and they have stated that they will try their best to resolve the problem.
They are awaiting a reply from the House of Commons regarding questions asked in relation to the 1902 Liverpool Corporation Act.
Any [...]

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I’ve just finished re-reading The King of Sunlight by Adam Macqueen - an excellent biography of William Hesketh Lever. The book has plenty of information about Lever’s early life, his plans for Lever Park and the background to the disputes with Liverpool Corporation. Horwich Library have a copy, or you can order from Amazon here.
By [...]

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Lindsay Hoyle’s office have today told me that they are awaiting a reply from the House Of Commons,regarding our issue with United Utilities/go-ape and the 1902 Liverpool corporation Act.

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Lindsay Hoyle said to us at his surgery that he was fully behind us,but has yet doesn’t appear to be doing anything.
Maybe it would be a good idea for everyone to contact him and ask as why he is standing by and allowing the 1902 Liverpool Corporation Act to be broken.
Has the MP for the [...]

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It appears United Utilities interpretation of the boundaries differ from those submitted by Lord Leverhulme into the 1902 Liverpool Corporation Act.
The Act and the Map refer to Lever park being coloured yellow,and the Act and the map both describe the boundary going to the waters edge.
In Chorley’s report to us,they give the impression that United [...]

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