The Friends of Lever Park

So much for UU’s statement that people are more educated into taking their rubbish home. These photos were taken around the Go-Ape site. This rubbish along with the outdoor toilets makes a mockery of the description of the area ” Registered parks and gardens” , and a place of Historic beauty. UU should be really [...]

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Alan has posted this on the forum: Another move by Go-Ape. The French contractor “Altos” (the people doing the tree works) have arrived this morning Wednesday Jan 7th. Four men and van. Are they ready to start the construction work again? This may be stepping up the pace by Go-Ape. I wonder what applications Go-Ape [...]

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From today’s Chorley Guardian: Mr Sutherland fails to mention that they removed 13 trees without authorisation. He refers to no undergrowth. There was until some one removed it. He says only 3 to 5 trees will be removed to complete the course. Which route are they taking, UP and Down so to miss all the [...]

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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 [...]

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This quote from the business section of the Sunday Times 12th October 2008: Tristram Mayhew, founder and director of high-wire forest adventure company Go Ape: We have reined back plans to expand to seven new sites in the next year and will only open three or four. After meeting a group of partners with one [...]

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I have taken advantage tonight of attending the monthly surgery of Horwich councillors. Stephen Rock was the only one in attendance and apart from one other, I had his undivided attention for the best part of an hour. Whilst I found him attentive, I was surprised  how little he knew about our campaign. ‘He does [...]

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ANGRY residents have formed a group to fight plans for a tree-top adventure course and car park at a popular beauty spot. Click the link to go to the original Bolton News article.

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This from the Chorley Guardian: Police are investigating the theft of 11 spools of rare galvanised steel zip wire from a woodland adventure site currently under construction at Rivington near Chorley.

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