Liverpool Festival Gardens to re-open in weeks

"We should see Festival Gardens open to the public in a matter of weeks" says Langtree Development Director Stephen Barnes

Festival Gardens Completion Celebration

The site opened today (Saturday 28th April) for ticket holders only to celebrate completion of the work. No public opening date has been set.

Groundwork Insolvent

It is with enormous regret that the Board of Trustees of Groundwork Merseyside has to announce that it is appointing insolvency practitioners from PKF (UK) LLP with immediate effect. Groundwork Merseyside employed 30 people most of whom will lose their jobs immediately.

Festival Gardens Work to be Completed in the New Year

The multi-million pound restoration of Liverpool’s Festival Gardens will now be completed in the new year.

November Opening Looks Doubtful

Completion of site works by the end of November followed by a period of testing on the run up to a formal opening of the gardens. The local community will be invited to visit the site within the testing period.

Aerial Photos of Festival Gardens

Some great photos of the Festival site taken early September 2011 by Virtual Planit

Early November Opening as Tolent replace Mayfield

Tolent Construction is to complete final work with a new anticipated completion date now set for early November.

Mayfield Collapse Delays Park Opening til Mid September

Mayfield Construction has gone into administration with most of the staff being made redundant. Consequently the park's opening has been put back until mid-September.

Langtree to Start Marketing Homes

"Work could start on site later this year or early next year but certainly within a year of today there will be construction here of the first residential phase,"

Festival Gardens Opening Soon

The official line is again that "At present, we still don't have an opening date."

Liverpool Cycle Forum Minutes

Plans for cycling in the new Festival Gardens.

Festival Park on Course

"Festival Park on Course" says ITV's Granada Reports. See their video here.

Developers behind one of the north west's newest parks say they're on course for it to be open to the public by this spring. The waterfront site of Liverpool's Garden Festival had lain derelict for more than 25 years but is now being back to life. Older visitors will even get to see some familiar sights, including a view of the Mersey that had previously been hidden.