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 [...]
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 [...]
From Bob Dootson (click the letter to display a bigger version if you can’t read the text): Although the letter mentions it, I haven’t managed to find anything on the Chorley website that mentions the public consultation. If anyone finds it, please let me know! By the way, the Rivington Conservation Area seems to be just the [...]
Posted in Go Ape on Jan 11th, 2009
Posted in News on Dec 4th, 2008
Keep the pressure up on Chorley council. The following people have a direct responsibility for the key decisions that allowed Go Ape to be built. UPDATE: Donna Hall has asked all correspondence to be addressed to her (see her comment below). Donna Hall, Chief executive, Chorley Borough Council, Town hall, Market Street, Chorley. PR7 1DP. [...]
Posted in News on Dec 3rd, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in News on Nov 7th, 2008
From Gale Blackburn: Just to let you know that I’ve had no response to my letter to Chorley Borough Council arguing the case over how the Go Ape development could go ahead, given the shoddy nature of the ecology report! Well, I have had replies, but no one has addressed the queries I raised – [...]
Posted in Go Ape, united utilities on Nov 2nd, 2008
Neville Kidd, Rivington Estate Manager, United Utilities writes in the bolton News of October 31st. You can see the original letter here. I felt I had to respond to the letter so I’ve added my responses in bold. I would like to respond to the recent letters on the subject of Rivington, car parking and the [...]
Posted in Go Ape, united utilities on Nov 2nd, 2008
From the Bolton News of 31st October: It is important to look at the facts. Lord Leverhulme bequeathed Lever Park to Liverpool Corporation for the provision of water and the continued free enjoyment of the public. This philosophy is not going to change but it is important to recognise that the park has changed in [...]
Todays Bolton News has the following letter from Mike and Gloria Wayne: WE wish to register our objection to the scarring of the Lever Park, Rivington, by the Go Ape adventure course project We are at a loss to understand why the application was fast-tracked despite the following: 1. Government guideline instructions as to when [...]
