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Liverpool City Council’s Neighbourhood Management Services, working with Liverpool Charity & Voluntary Services, would like to invite you to an information event on ‘Participatory Budgeting’ that will take place this month at:

St Hilda’s CE High School, Croxteth Drive, L17 3AL, Thursday 22 April, 5-7pm

Free buffet and refreshments

Free raffle – for your chance to win an iconic Liverpool souvenir

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The land by "The Gates" at the corner where Promenade Gardens, Dingle Road and Dingle Lane meet is for sale by auction by United Utilities on 25 Feb 2010 at Manchester United Football Ground.

The full details of Lot 104 can be seen at Pugh Auctions website

There are various reports available for download on the website which are well worth a read not only for a description of the land but also if you are interested in its history and that of the surrounding area. (Click Download Legal Documents to see them)

I saw a hawk hovering over the football fields at Jericho Lane near Otterspool park yesterday. I'm no hawk expert though. It looked like a Kestrel to me?

Is this unusual?

Liverpool will be the first city in the UK to celebrate European Neighbours' Day - for a whole week!

The annual event encourages neighbours to get together and create stronger communities and from Sunday 24 May, Liverpool City Council wants as many people as possible to arrange an event to get to know their neighbours.

Suggestions include organising a coffee afternoon, picnic or even a street party.

Neighbours Week

Better not say what I'm thinking...

The Liverpool Neighbourhood Satisfaction Survey is being run by Liverpool John Moores University, in partnership with Liverpool Active City and related partner organisations. The main aim is to find out Liverpool resident’s perception of their local neighbourhood, and how active they are within different aspects of life.

You can complete the survey here http://www.survey.ljmu.ac.uk/lnss1

Closing date 15 May 2009

At a meeting last night, of the Friends of Otterspool, Nigel Sharp, the Parks Development Officer of the Council, reported that a number of exercise machines had been installed in Otterspool Park, see attached pic.

They are on the south side of the Children's Play Area.
So now you can give up those expensive gym membership fees and exercise looking over the Mersey. Tell all your pals.
Use it, or lose it!
Reg Cox
Hon Sec Riverside Residents Association

RiversideDrive Shuttle - R1

From Riverside Drive/Promenade Gardens, via Riverside Drive, Sefton Street, Brunswick Station, Sefton Street, Park Street, Grafton Street, Harlow Street, Park Road, Ullet Road, Aigburth Road, Jericho Lane, Riverside Drive to Riverside Drive / Bempton Road, turn at traffic island

then return via

Riverside Drive, Jericho Lane, Aigburth Road, Ullet Road, Park Road, Harlow Street, Grafton Street, Park Street, Sefton Street, Brunswick Station, Sefton Street, Riverside Drive to Riverside Drive/ Promenade Gardens.

See attachment R1.pdf for times.


( Thanks to Les Cox and John Coyne)

Riverside Drive is closed to through traffic both ways between Moel Famau View and Beech Avenue. This effectively means Riverside Drive can no longer be used as a through road into and out of the city. The reason for the closure is a burst sewer pipe.

A 15ft hole has appeared in Riverside Drive near the entrance to Priory Wood. It was first noticed by a lorry driver at 5am this morning.

Liverpool Council have said the road is likely to be closed for at least a couple of days and have issued a 21 day Emergency Closure notice


The road is blocked coming from town at the roundabout where the festival dome used to be. Its access only to Beech Avenue and Priory Close past here. Access to Moel Famau and beyond would need to be made from the Jericho Lane end. There is no way through to Jericho Lane from the city side of course. Just the long drive back to Sefton Street.


Don't try to find a way through the estate as its pedestrian access only and is a dead end for cars.

Councillor John Coyne alerted residents last week about a subsidence in Priory Wood along the alignment of
Southwood Road. United Utilities were informed at the time. I don't know if its related but it looks likely.

The Daily post has the full story

One of our cats has gone missing. Last seen saturday evening 14th June 2008. Please can you check your sheds, garages and greenhouses etc in case he has sneaked in. We live in Orchid Grove but as cats don't stick to roads there are a lot of places that he could have got to. He is black and 2 years old with a red collar that has a silver bell on it. There is another bigger and older black cat that also lives in Orchid Grove but he doesn't have a collar.

Ring 0151 726 0377 if you have any info.

Click photo for a bigger image.

Have you lost a ginger cat?

Well, one has turned up in Floral Wood.

email Mike mike@merseyinternet.com giving details and we will let you know who has it.