Protecting Lever Park and Rivington for the future…
Posted in News on Aug 12th, 2010
Look at the photo’s, and the white vertical line shows what the length of the landing zones should have been, if they had been constructed to the sizes submitted with the planning application. http://www.leverpark.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_81841.jpg http://www.leverpark.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_81861.jpg http://www.leverpark.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_81911.jpg
Posted in News on Aug 10th, 2010
When they chopped all those trees down without permission, we had all kinds of explanations finishing up with Go-Ape saying on their own web site “That it was a mistake and it won’t happen again”. I wonder were these came from?. http://www.leverpark.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_8194.jpg
Posted in News on Aug 8th, 2010
Two years down the line, and everything blends in with the Historic Park. http://www.leverpark.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_8194.jpg http://www.leverpark.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_8184.jpg http://www.leverpark.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_8185.jpg http://www.leverpark.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_8186.jpg http://www.leverpark.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_8188.jpg
Posted in News on Aug 4th, 2010
How many more times will the area be subjected to this? http://www.bheag.co.uk/j-dickinson-and-son-fire/
Posted in News on Jul 25th, 2010
It appears that a tree disease, possibly Phytophthora ramorum as been found on the Go-Ape site. This could be the same disease that cleaned out the rhododendrons in the terraced gardens or it could be another strain which is evident in Rivington Hall avenue, apparently samples will be taken to ascertain which strain it is. We [...]
Posted in News on Jul 21st, 2010
The planning application is not acceptable by the planning authority in its present format, so therefore the applicant will have the opportunity to either withdraw the application or submit again in a format that is acceptable.
Don’t forget the ‘Ironman’ race in Rivington on Sunday 1st Aug. The swimming is at Pennington Flash, followed by a cycle ride round Lancashire, including Sheephouse Lane and finally the run section leaving Rivington High School. Here’s a link to the cycling course details on the Ironman website.
Posted in News on Jun 24th, 2010
I have been reliably informed by a planning committee member that: Letters of objection are not distributed to committee members days previous to the committe meeting, nor are they distributed at the meeting. If this is true, the only person who will be privaliged to read the objections will be the Planning Officer . What [...]
Posted in News on Jun 15th, 2010
Here’s the link to Go Ape’s application on Chorley’s online planning system: http://planning.chorley.gov.uk/PublicAccess/tdc/DcApplication/application_detailview.aspx?caseno=L3BZXWET00O00 Comments and objections need to be made before 5th July. Its quick and easy on line – it takes no more than 5 minutes to make your views heard.
Posted in News on Jun 14th, 2010
They’ve submitted the following planning application 10/00426/Ful on which they state: “We propose to install an additional zip wire to the go-ape course (planning permission ref 08/553/FUL) granted 24th July 2008″ This means that it is a completion of the course. (how can this be, when the proposed zip wire goes outside the site area [...]
