Protecting Lever Park and Rivington for the future…
Posted in car park, united utilities on Nov 29th, 2008
We expect United Utilities to formally apply to Chorley Council for planning permission for their new car park and traffic management at some time during December or early January. We must make sure that the application for objections doesn’t get lost in the Christmas holiday rush. So I invited United Utilities to publish their proposals [...]
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 [...]
I bumped into two of United Utilites’ woodland officers, Ian and Matthew, while walking in Rivington on Monday. They were keen to talk about the trees that had been felled so I asked them if I could email some questions. I did, and they replied as follows: Q. How many trees have been felled by United [...]
Posted in News on Sep 26th, 2008
As we understand it, United Utilities’ proposals are: to create a new pay and display car park in a field adjacent to the Lower Barn on land that is legally not part of Lever Park. to make the current car parks in Rivington pay and display to charge between 50p and £1 for parking (probably 50p [...]
