Rimrose Valley Friends

07/10/2026

We're getting really excited about our new project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund!
(Re)Discovering Rimrose Valley starts in earnest next month with 2 public drop-in events.
Here's a quick update, with links to both events in the comments, so pop them in your diary!
A huge thanks to players for making this possible.

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06/10/2026

Unbelievably, it's the final few months of our Nature for HEART project, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and P H Holt Foundation.
Check out our October-December activities and head over to Eventbrite to sign up for any bookable events using the link below.
HUGE thanks to all our volunteers who have led activities throughout the year and to everyone who has taken part.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/rimrose-valley-friends-15863974893

05/10/2026

*UPCOMING WORKS ON RIMROSE*
The company who maintains the pylons and cables across Rimrose will be carrying out tree works, so if you see this kind of activity on the park in the coming days/weeks, it's nothing to worry about.
Green Sefton are aware and their Trees team have asked us to pass the message on 👍

05/10/2026

Morning! The final total for STEP-tember 2026 was a whopping 6,805,367!!!
MASSIVE thanks to all of you who took part 💚
Special shout out to Rimrose Runner who contributed over half of this year's total!
If you logged your steps, we'll be dropping you an email soon to ask if you'll share your thoughts on this activity so we can improve it in future years. It would be great if you could take 5 minutes to respond.

Some of our favourite comments from participants over the last few weeks... especially the last one 😆

"Enjoyed walk through the meadow switching off from work. Spotted some juvenile long tailed t**s, blackbirds and lovely small white butterflies."
"Gorgeous walk with Chipdog this morning. Lots of dog walkers around."
"A run, part of my training for the New York Marathon."
"Came back from a 7 day holiday yesterday and was already looking forward to my walk around our Valley. Love hearing the different birdsong and identifying the various species on my phone."
"End of work day decompress and dog walk. Beautiful calm bright evening."
"I love my early Saturday morning walk on Rimrose. A few dog walkers, the sound of birds and the sun had not long risen."
"Another short walk to help clear my head."
"Time to ease off the step count and rest!"

04/10/2026

Blooming gorgeous out on Rimrose this morning... really heavy dew though, so boots needed. Love the new pathway that's been mown up near the Chesterfield Road end.
The mowing and the vegetation dying off means that litter dropped (or thrown?!) in spring and summer is becoming more visible, which means productive litter picking sessions!
Keep your eyes peeled for our October-December programme of activities and get involved.
Thanks to all you solo litter pickers out there who aren't online. We see you! 💚

02/10/2026

Another great job by 60 Minute Heroes yesterday!
Why not join them tomorrow morning for their monthly Saturday session?
Starts at 11am, improving access at the Nazeby Avenue entrance.
All details (including what3words location) in this invite.
Newcomers welcome and a brew and snacks provided 💚

Join Dave and his team of volunteers for some volunteering on Rimrose Valley!

01/10/2026

BIG news.
Possibly the most important part of our charity's purpose is to protect Rimrose Valley itself, which is why we fought to save it from the Port of Liverpool Access Road for 7 years, with YOUR incredible support.
BUT, the problems surrounding port access haven't gone away.
Not only does this risk the road plans (and threat to Rimrose) returning; it also means that local communities continue to suffer the adverse effects of HGV traffic on our roads.
We commissioned an independent report to explore this issue at the turn of the year and we're happy to now be able to share this.
There are no easy solutions, but the report explains that much more is possible by rail, which is a great starting point.
Conversations around the location of 'inland hubs' are complex and require further exploration of potential sites, but the principal is sound; namely removing as much HGV traffic from residential roads as possible and keeping it where it belongs - on the motorways.
Please have a read of our press release and follow the link in the comments to download the report itself.
https://rimrosevalleyfriends.org/news/press-release-fresh-look-at-port-of-liverpool-access-highlights-potential-for-rail-freight/

30/09/2026

Today is the 30th of Step-tember, which means it's the LAST chance to get your steps in!
You've all done an amazing job this month and it's brilliant to see the steps flowing in each week.
So many walks, runs and so many people getting active on our beloved Rimrose!
This week has seen a HUGE jump meaning the current total stands at well over 6 MILLION STEPS!
So... if you've been 'banking' any steps and haven't yet added them to our form, head here and we'll share the final total tomorrow.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctlj1fz6wYx5LHOlSYruc4N2ER3opVeupsAHm8BgjUB_amaw/viewform?pli=1

29/09/2026

A productive couple of days at the Labour Party conference and we managed to get our report summary into the hands of many of the right people and/or their staff.
Now, it's all about launching the report itself and sharing its findings with key stakeholders... with none more important than YOU, the communities who live and work alongside the Port of Liverpool.
More to come later this week 👍💚

29/09/2026

Thanks to everyone who came along to our Rimrose Valley Charity Night! on Saturday! We raised a fantastic £411.95 which will go directly towards our work and enable us to deliver more projects for nature and our community 😀
We really appreciate everyone's generosity and all of the individuals and businesses who donated prizes for our raffle. These were so well received!
Special thanks to our DJ Chris Lewis who created a cracking atmosphere and was really flexible working around our plans.
Strongly recommended 🎶