In 2017, Highways England announced that they wanted to build a dual carriageway right through the middle of Rimrose Valley, a country park in Sefton near Liverpool. The only green space in a heavily populated and urbanised area. The purpose of this dual carriageway? To increase the capacity of the nearby Port of Liverpool, owned by Peel Ports. A privately owned organisation based in the Isle of Man. The WE SAID NO podcast tells the story of how the campaign to fight the road and the damage to both the environment and to public health came to be. And how its actions brought a community together in defiance of the Government's plans.
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In 2017, Highways England announced that they wanted to build a dual carriageway right through the middle of Rimrose Valley, a country park in Sefton near Liverpool. The only green space in a heavily populated and urbanised area. The purpose of this dual carriageway? To increase the capacity of the nearby Port of Liverpool, owned by Peel Ports. A privately owned organisation based in the Isle of Man. The WE SAID NO podcast tells the story of how the campaign to fight the road and the damage to both the environment and to public health came to be. And how its actions brought a community together in defiance of the Government's plans.
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December 3, 2024
We did it! Rimrose Valley is Saved!
Local campaigner and Rimrose Valley Friends leader, [Name], reflects on the community's 7-year fight to save Rimrose Valley from the Port of Liverpool Access Road and its implications for the park's future.
July 30, 2024
Liverpool's Most Wuthering Heights Day. Ever!
<p>On Sunday 28th July, the Save Rimrose Valley campaign staged “Liverpool’s Most Wuthering Heights Day… Ever” at Rimrose Valley Country Park.</p><p>The event, which celebrated Kate Bush’s birthday, saw hundreds of people from across Liverpool and beyond gather on the park to recreate the iconic contemporary dance routine which accompanies “Wuthering Heights”. The song that launched her stellar career in 1978.</p><p>Similar public performances are held across the globe each year, but this was believed to be the first time Liverpool has hosted the event.</p><p>Every year, we try to do something a little different to bring people together, to raise awareness of our wonderful park and to highlight our campaign to save it from destruction. This year, we went for something VERY different and were blown away by the response.</p><p>Events like this are not only fun; they’re incredibly important to local communities as they bring people together, break down barriers and get people active in the great outdoors. None of this would be possible if National Highways’ plans to bulldoze Rimrose Valley Country Park were to go ahead. <br/><br/>This episode of ‘We Said No’ tells the story of how the event came together. The preparations, the people involved, and how this amazing coming together of communities happened.</p>
May 16, 2024
Sefton Air Pollution. Take a deep breath.
<p>In this special edition of our podcast series we are revisiting the topic of air pollution. We last covered this in 2021 and heard about just some of the impacts the poor air quality in our part of Sefton has on people’s lives. <br/><br/>In this episode, we delve even deeper into the subject. Our charity, Rimrose Valley Friends, recently secured funding to raise awareness of this issue from Community Foundation for Merseyside’s “Breathe Better Air Fund”. As part of our “Let’s put the brakes on pollution” project we’ll be learning not just about the issues we experience today, but crucially, what we as individuals can do about it.<br/><br/>Here are some links for further information of some of the subjects covered in this episode.<br/><br/><a href='https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-principles-policy-statement/environmental-principles-policy-statement#:~:text=The%20polluter%20pays%20principle,damage%2C%20or%20the%20wider%20community'>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-principles-policy-statement/environmental-principles-policy-statement#:~:text=The%20polluter%20pays%20principle,damage%2C%20or%20the%20wider%20community</a>.</p><p><a href='https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/explainers/what-is-the-polluter-pays-principle/'>https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/explainers/what-is-the-polluter-pays-principle/</a></p><p><a href='https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/en/plastic-problem/regulations/polluter-pays-principle/'>https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/en/plastic-problem/regulations/polluter-pays-principle/</a></p><p><a href='https://neweconomics.org/2022/12/making-polluters-pay'>https://neweconomics.org/2022/12/making-polluters-pay</a></p>
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