Riverside Drive News - Comments

SHELBYHolcomb34: Festival Gardens Website

nospam@example.com (SHELBYHolcomb34) — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:19:25 +0100

The personal loans are essential for guys, which are willing to organize their own organization. By the way, it's not very hard to get a small business loan.

Tony: Festival Gardens You Tube Videos

nospam@example.com (Tony) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:44:57 +0100

I really enjoyed the video by Mike Kay. It gives a good overview of the original Festival and the hopes of 1984 together with the possibilities for restoration now. It is very interesting to see and hear Michael Heseltine (and to see Margaret Thatcher being led to board a train of all things!) I visited in 1984 with much enjoyment and hope the project goes well

Val Cooper: Porpoise or Dolphin?

nospam@example.com (Val Cooper) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:44:22 +0000

The dorsal fin seems to be more triangular than 'falcate' which is that sickle shape characteristic of b-n dolphins, but there does appear to be a bit of a nose on the larger image, which suggests dolphin. Porpoises are generally darker and less exuberant than dolphins. Presumably nothing jumped out of the water? Any feel for the size? Porpoises quite a bit smaller.

Paul: Riverside Drive Closed

nospam@example.com (Paul) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:13:39 +0000

Thanks, very helpful

Mike: Riverside Drive Closed

nospam@example.com (Mike) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:08:49 +0000

Story updated

Mike: Riverside Drive Closed

nospam@example.com (Mike) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:36:50 +0000

Hi Paul,

Sorry I don't know. If I find out I'll post an update.

Cheers

Mike

Paul Jones: Riverside Drive Closed

nospam@example.com (Paul Jones) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:08:18 +0000

Mike,
As a Bempton Rd resident, presumably the best bet is to come in from the Jericho end? (I guess the police will let residents through). Do you know where the burst is exactly?
Paul

Ray Clay: City Council Executive Board Meeting re Loss of Open Space

nospam@example.com (Ray Clay) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:29:31 +0100

Trying to find a source for this question, I found your web page - can you help?

Why is the gate on the riverside walk adjacent to the marina dock entrance still locked now that the building next to the walk has been completely demolished?

On behalf of Lucy Page: City Council Executive Board Meeting re Loss of Open Space

nospam@example.com (On behalf of Lucy Page) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:28:41 +0100

Bradley Goes Back On Prom Pledge As Still More Public Land Goes To Property Developer

5th June 2008…At the first Executive Board of the new Council (this coming Friday 6th June) Warren Bradley looks setto go back on a pledge he gave last year that there was no need to transfer public land along the prom to property developer Langtree McLean for their planned scheme to build 1300 luxury apartments on the Festival Gardens site in South Liverpool.

It turns out that blunders in the planning department mean that a long strip of public land - consisting of the landscaped woodland along the prom just south of the Britannia Inn - had wrongly been assumed to be part of the developer's lease.

An Executive Board of the Council meeting this coming Friday is expected to be asked to nod through the transfer of this woodland to LangtreeMcLean so that it can be cut down and seven river front luxury apartment blocks can be built. [The disposal is to be discussed under item agenda 4e (Report EDR/34/08 'Loss of Open Space adjoining Festival Gardens'. It can be viewed on the City Council website, item 4e, on the agenda of the Executive Board meeting 06 June 2008.]

LucyPage, Chair of the Save the Festival Gardens Campaign says that the transfer would be the latest in a series of broken promises with regard to the Festival Gardens.

'In April 2007 ahead of Council Elections Warren Bradley said there was no need to transfer any public land- then after those elections it was announced that 850 square metres needed to be transferred and now after this year's elections it turns out that they need to transfer another 600 square metres.

It really makes you hold your nose about open and honest government in this City."

Problems with the boundary derives from the fact that when Merseyside Development Corporation erected the fence around the main site at the Old Garden Festival site, they did not follow the boundary of the lease.

The possibility that the maps being used by the Council and the developers were inaccurate was raised at the Inquiry by John Davies, a member of the Save the Festival Gardens Campaign.

Initially the accuracy of the Langtree MacLean plans was strongly defended by both the Council and the property developer - however errors were finally admitted and the Council produced a sequence of maps only for them also to be withdrawn after further inaccuracies were spotted.

A final plan was provided to the Inquiry on 8th January 2008 - the final day evidence was admitted - some two months after problems had been identified.

The Inquiry Inspector's report is currently with the Secretary of State awaiting her decision on the future of the Festival Gardens. If the decision goes in the Council's favour the Council – who have supported the property developer's scheme in the face of widespread public opposition – intend to transfer the land for free to Langtree McLean without advertising their intention as would normally be the case.

TheCouncil's position appears to be that as the area was fenced off for 20years they no longer have to advertise it as loss of public open space. However John Davies for the Campaign argues that evidence heard at theInquiry showed that the fence was so badly maintained public access hadin fact been very easy.

'During the Inquiry it was repeatedly demonstrated that owing to LangtreeMcLean's poor maintenance of the Festival Garden site the fence was full of large holes and many members of the public were in fact well used to walking in the woods which it now turns out were public all along.'

'We believe there are strong grounds for arguing that there was public access to this land, and that if the City Council are to proceed with their intentions, the Council should at least advertise it as a loss of public open space. Indeed as the previous plans used were inaccurate,the whole loss of public open space should be re-advertised.'

"The Campaign certainly believes that this stretch of land is a huge visual asset for the prom, and that it is in the public interest to retain it. Warren Bradley is treating the public with contempt in this matter.'

Note for Editors:

TheCampaign identified the inaccuracy of the plans offered by the Counciland Property Developer at the very start of the Inquiry – see following press release October 29th 2007.

DEVELOPER'S MAP TAKES SLICE FROM LIVERPOOL PROM
LangtreeMcLean map for building along the prom 'appears to be inaccurate' saycampaigners – prom public space is wrongly shown as part of thefestival gardens leased area.

October 29 th 2007. . . Campaigners against the proposed Festival Gardensredevelopment say they've discovered still more problems with LangtreeMcLean's plan to build a series of luxury apartment blocks along Liverpool's waterfront.

Campaignersbelieve that recent detailed maps from the developer (which have just been made available ahead of the Public Inquiry into the development)show a misundertanding of the boundary line between the prom publicspace and the area of the Festival Gardens to which the developers have the lease.

Campaignspokesman David Morton explained, 'we've been checking the LangtreeMcLean plans with the ordnance survey maps and their plans appear to bemisleading about how much public land is being handed over for theprivate development.'

Mike: Riverside Residents Association Newsletter Issue 16: Dec 07

nospam@example.com (Mike) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:20:04 +0000

Just a few comments about the scam warnings. I usually find these sorts of things are not true so I decided to look them up on the internet.

I don't think the car-jacking scheme is real. Have a read here.

www.mycarcheck.com/news/2007/10/23/drivers-hoaxed-as-email-scam-does-the-rounds-again

The PDS Scam...

This story WAS true but has long since been shut down by the powers that be. It was never £15 though. I think it was £1.50 a minute. You can read the full details here. http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/pds.asp
They do suggest it is possible similar schemes might recur so it is good general advice to watch out for such scams.

Mobile phone scam

This one is apparently true if you run your own phone system i.e. businesses. Normal phones are not at risk.

http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/jailcall.asp

Credit Card scam
Seems like this is possible
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/creditcard.asp

Best advice I can give is delete everything like this without thinking twice and hang up the phone just as quick!

Mike

andrea spyropoulos: Public Enquiry Day 1

nospam@example.com (andrea spyropoulos) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:24:05 +0000

response to Nick Coligan note.
I was at the hearing and you represent an accurat statement of the event. Hoever it is worht pointing out that regrdless of how or why the old festival site has decayed it is NOW a derilict site. I am completly baffled as to how a minority group has managed to get this called in. The proposal to develop only 30% of the site for dwellings and to restore the gardens open to the public without charge prior to any building must be a first.
only idiots would reject such an offer. After all a 70% /30% split with 70% to the birds and 30% to the people seems more than fair.
Unless of course you have a political axe to grind.

Mike: Riverside Gardens Forum

nospam@example.com (Mike) — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:59:00 +0100

Just testing to see how easy it is to leave a comment.