Protecting Lever Park and Rivington for the future…
Posted in News on Jun 12th, 2010
The Ombudsman was ignored, but will they ignore this ! ROYAL ASSENT HC Deb 25 July 1969 vol 787 cc2280-1 2280 Mr. Deputy Speaker I have to notify the House in accordance with the Royal Assent Act, 1967, that the Queen has signified Her Royal Assent to the following Acts:No 28. Lever Park Act [...]
Go-Ape have submitted a planning application for Lever Park, it appears they are trying to say it’s a completion of the original course. since when was it a completion 2 years after the original application, if they get away with this what’s to stop them trying the same tactic 2 years plus down the line. We [...]
Posted in News on May 29th, 2010
The Ombudsman stated: Article 74 of the final decision: “I have also found that the Council acted with maladministration by not complying with its own constitution that excludes officers from using delegated powers to determine planning applications on sites that are over one hectare and the decision would be contrary to a written comment received [...]
Posted in News on Apr 27th, 2010
Obituary printed in the London Times - Interesting and sadly rather true. Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be [...]
Posted in News on Mar 30th, 2010
A new protest website has been created to help the fight against inappropriate Go Ape developments. http://www.go-ape.org I especially like the posters section. Here’s the one for Lever Park:
Posted in News on Mar 25th, 2010
It appears that Rivington is famous on the internet, and certainly on Dutch TV. Re: Council cuts down 6,000 trees to act as deterrent at ‘doggin by ABH » Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:03 pm More likely either a councillor or council officer run a logging business and they needed the work or in the [...]
Posted in News on Mar 21st, 2010
You may think that all is quiet. You couldn’t be further from the truth, but due to impending activities it wouldn’t be a wise move to go public. Keep the faith, then when all is revealed you will say “Bloody Hell” we didn’t see that coming!
Posted in News on Mar 13th, 2010
Good for local business??? We’ve just come back from a reccy of the Delamere Go Ape. The first thing that struck us is that Delamere is a vast forest, like Grizedale, and that it would be easy to walk there without going anywhere near the Go Ape site – not so if here on Moel [...]
Posted in News on Mar 8th, 2010
On the 22nd Feb/10 we submitted a complaint to Chorley Council, only to receive a reply dated the 26th Feb stating that there will be no further correspondence on this issue. Do they honestly believe that we will stand by and allow this ignorance of rules and procedures to go uncontested. We have since submitted [...]
Posted in News on Mar 4th, 2010
Go Ape have revealed plans to build a site similar to the one in Rivington. The proposal is for a new course to be built in Moel Famau, Wales. As at Rivington, the decision is unpopular with visitors to this peaceful and unspoiled part of Wales. A protest group (the Friends of Moel Famau) has [...]
