Protecting Lever Park and Rivington for the future…
Posted in Go Ape on Jan 24th, 2010
This is the letter that the LGO sent to Chorley which contains references to the status of the park, and indicates a need for training or act on personal knowledge. Will somebody tell us how long the Corporate Director (business) has been in the planning department ?
If training is needed, then it’s the longest apprenticeship [...]
United Utilities have written to Diane Holroyd as follows:
Go Ape are diverting 85m of the footpath at the school end within the next few weeks which will divert the public away from some sections of wall which are in disrepair. In areas adjacent to the footpath we may dismantle areas of the wall [...]
If you want an update on the latest news from the “Save Bidjigal Reserve’ campaign have a look at their new website: http://savebidjigalreserve.net
(Just don’t mention The Ashes)
Mike Greenhalgh emailed mail@leverpark.co.uk with his concerns over the low-level zip wire near the reservoir:
On a really serious matter I must say the fast long ride that terminates near Rivington village was in use today. As I was approaching a pleasant enough operative politely informed me of the fact that a customer was approaching on [...]
I’ve just used www.writetothem.com to send my local councillors the following email:
Dear Robert Ronson, Stephen Rock and Barbara Ronson,
I’m emailing to express my concern at the lack of support for the Friends of Lever Park in their efforts to stop the commercialisation of Lever Park.
Bob Dootson has led a magnificent campaign to try and stop [...]
Tony Johnson writes:
United Utilities state in their supportive statement (28th April 2008) for the Go-Ape application. (See Chorley Council website).
“Go-Ape’s method of construction prevents damage to the trees as strapping is used to support the course rather than direct attachment to the trees”
It seems strange that 5” nails attach the spars to the trees before [...]
Posted in Go Ape on Feb 26th, 2009
A useful site to follow the latest developments in the ongoing saga of the Liverpool Corporation Act is to visit http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/ – and search for ‘Liverpool Corporation Act’ or ‘Lever Park Act’
You’ll get the latest reponses to the various questions slowly to-ing and fro-ing between Lyndsay Hoyle and Sadiq Khan.
Here’s a link to the latest [...]
Posted in Go Ape on Jan 20th, 2009
Rivington Parish Council met on Monday evening (19th Jan) and amongst the items discussed an update was given on the situation regarding the Go-Ape site. The Ombudsman’s report is still awaited, as is a response from Parliament (Hazel Blears office) on the 1902 Liverpool Corporation Act.
It was noted that a planning application had been submitted [...]
Posted in Go Ape on Jan 14th, 2009
Tony Johnson writes:
Paul Whittingham phoned me today (14th) in response to my querying of the limits of the Go-Ape development in relation to the area edged red on the map submitted with the planning application on which planning permission was given.
In my opinion they have created two more potential zip wire points which are outside [...]
Posted in Go Ape on Jan 11th, 2009
Diane Holroyd has received a letter from Ruth Kelly. Read it here
