Liverpool Parks and Grounds

POLICE and council wardens have launched a crack-down against a 200-strong gang of teenagers causing trouble in a Liverpool park. more

200? That's more than a typical Primary School population!!

A record-breaking number of the city's green spaces scooping the national Green Flag award. more

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Liverpool is one of the safest cities in the country and the police and Liverpool council are determined to make it even safer by dealing effectively with anti-social behaviour. This type of behaviour is not acceptable in our open spaces.

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POLICE and council wardens have launched a crack-down against a 200-strong gang of teenagers causing trouble in a Liverpool park. more

200? That's more than a typical Primary School population!!

A record-breaking number of the city's green spaces scooping the national Green Flag award. more

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Bring back the parkies and let the law abiding majority reclaim the streets!

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I don't think too many on here would remember that.

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Hey Bobby, d'you remember the aviary next to the ice cream shop, where you could moor your boat and nip up the steps for a bottle of 'pop'? ...and the little shelters in case of inclement weather? ...and the little cast iron water thingummies, with the steel cup on a chain? ...and the immaculate bowling greens, where you could hire a set of 'woods' for ninepence! Aaaah those were the days!

But then the aviary was wrecked and the little shop was burned down, the bowling green hut was broken into and all the 'woods' were stolen. all this long before the smackheads came along. I suppose we always had the problem of kids with bricks for brains, then and now, it's just that it seems to be getting worse. If my memory serves me correctly, the boathouse too was broken into and the boats destroyed. Hence the 'boating lake' without boats — and all this over thirty years ago!

I guess times don't change that much, eh?

Aye Scouse, jogging me memory eh? Yer, the bowling greens were over by the small railway bridge which led to the swings, plots and Sutton St.Many's the time I've 'nipped' up those steps to the little cafe. They sold a mean Ice Cream Soda.:celb (23):
If I remember right the boats met their end about '62 a bunch of skinheads with as much inside their 'eads as there was on the outside.
I imagine the iron drinking thingummys, along with the cups ended up in someones yard. Shame things never change much for the better. Tata.

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Good to see the Garston Coastal Reserve grafitti has been cleared from the stones. Hope it stays off but u know what kids are like :)

Good morning!

I wondered if anyone can help me please?

I've just had a query on my site about the fate of the seventh cygnet. If anyone know what happened to it, perhaps you could post a reply to my piece at http://www.hilaryburrage.com/2006/06...and_grebes.php ?

[Also, would of course as ever be pleased to read your commentary on the other parks debates, at http://www.hilaryburrage.com/liverpo...erpools_parks/ .]

It's really good news that Sefton Park is now very likely to get its HLF money, but I guess we should keep up the pressure to make sure it happens a.s.a.p.!

Thanks and best
Hilary

Did anyone see the recent tv prog about parks & gardens? Not sure what night it was originaly on - we caught up with it on 'Teleport'.
Anyway, Birkenhead park was featured and you seen lots of the park and learned all about it's history and how New York's central park was copied from it.
It was a good program. Saw some other lovely parks around different parts of UK.

Had a nice walk around Clarkes Gardens today. These peaceful gardens feature large open areas of grassland plus the remains of an small children's zoo. It is also the location of *Allerton Hall (The Pub in the Park).

The zoo by the way has been closed for many years. I was lucky enough to visit it when I was a wee small boy :disgust:. What a shame it's in such a state, a restoration is badly needed!! The rest of the park is lovely. Come on LCC, get a grip!!

*Allerton Hall was owned by William Roscoe between 1798 and 1813. During the American Civil War, the house was rented by Charles Prioleau and acted as a refuge for the likes of Raphael Semmes. It was donated to the City of Liverpool in 1926.

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I remember Clake Gardens, I spent many hours there as a kid, it was always clean and tidy, shame to see how it looks now.

@John, you must remember the zoo then? I think it had an aivary in it. The rest of the Park is lovely apart from the old zoo. A gem in need of restoration.

We used to spend all summer up at Clarksies - the aviary was great and it had little rabbits and guinea pigs as well - and a hothouse. There was a sign by the gate saying "No Perambulators" - I never knew what that meant for years - I didn't know it was the "big" word for pram.

We used to ride up on our bikes with some jam butties and spend all day playing and running down the hills at the back of the hall - you could but an ice cream from the little shop. Then I had my wedding reception there in 1985. It was beautiful inside (we booked it for the grounds cos out church is by the gasworks) but it rained all day so all the pics were inside. We still go up there a lot - though there are the usual stupid yobs on motor bikes spoiling it for the kids. It is lovely there.

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cos our church is by the gasworks

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St. Michael's? Mine too :) I've got a bit of history with that place.

Yup - baptised, confirmed, married - probably come out feet first one day!! And all the kids - last one getting confirmed in November. Good to have history and continuity.

Dya remember the Pirate's grave??

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Dya remember the Pirate's grave??

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OMW (not to blashpeme :)) yes, yes yes!!!! It is/ was flat on the ground. I remember (can u tell I'm buzzing with excitement?). We used to visit it as kids and wonder........We also used to dare each other to run around the church in the darkness, our pockets full of Wham Bars, He- Man Jellies and Highland Toffe Bars. Them was the days eh? I used to by my sweets from the shop across the rd. Then there was the ghost I saw....

From McFerran's?

About the grave - in the book "Holy Blood and the Holy Grail" there is a picture of a grave very similar - it was the grave of a Master Freemason - I wonder if the one in the churchyard is as well? I showed the picture to the Vicar - Bill - do you remember Mr Letheren, and he was quite interested. There are lots of really interesting graves in there - young cabin boys who drowned in the 17th Century - steeped in history our old church.

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From McFerran's?

About the grave - in the book "Holy Blood and the Holy Grail" there is a picture of a grave very similar - it was the grave of a Master Freemason - I wonder if the one in the churchyard is as well? I showed the picture to the Vicar - Bill - do you remember Mr Letheren, and he was quite interested. There are lots of really interesting graves in there - young cabin boys who drowned in the 17th Century - steeped in history our old church.

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McFerrans, yes :). Mr Letheren and family I remember, I spent most of my time there though when the other vicar was there who went off to become a Cannon (Robinson?). I'll try and get a pic of the grave soon.

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Otterspool Promenade, Liverpool - 9/9/06

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Fine pictures, Kev.

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Fine pictures, Kev.

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Ta lar :PDT_Piratz_26:

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Then there was the ghost I saw....

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WHAT GHOST??????????

Great Pics of the prom Kev.

I like the 3rd one down of the trees - very arty Kev. :)

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We used to dare each other to run around the church in pitch blackness during the dark nights to see how fast we could run it in. Of course we would always bottle out so this one time we all decided to run around in a group of about 6. We were about 10 years of age at the time and I drew the short straw and had to go at the front. This was as bad as going at the back because knowone wants to be left behind do they? :shock:

So there we were, counting down from 10 to 0 several times with a few false starts. Once we finally shot off past where the Vicar's entrance is, we were running very fast with chocolate bars stuffed in our mouths. Peggin' it round we were, suddenly we approached the large doors on the other side of the church, the ones closer to the gass - works wall (remember it was pitch black) when we were greeted by this glowing white 'thing' that shot from the graves into the church through that door which was shut tight and is never used or wasn't when I was kid, it was about the size of a small dog but wasn't.

So we all absolutely cacked ourselves, stopped in our tracks, every piece of chocolate fell out of our open mouths and screaming we ran back the way we came!

Wow...I'm down there a lot when it's dark for different things and I haven't seen anything....wooooooooo....bad enough to drop yer choccy eh??

Sept 10th. Sefton Park.

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Sept 10th Sefton Park Palm House.
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:D Nice one Lindy ;)

LIVERPOOL'S parks could be vandal-free and packed with playgrounds as part of a 10-year masterplan.

The long-term vision for the city's 93 parks :shock: is being planned after a council report found that thousands of people thought they were unsafe.

Pensioners, disabled people and ethnic minorities already give them a wide berth according to the study, which interviewed 4,500 people.

The findings will be put before city chiefs when they discuss the strategy next week.

Council officials today admitted it was "unacceptable" many were put off using parkland because of fears over personal safety and anti-social behaviour.

The city's executive member for environment, Cllr Berni Turner, said: "I'm heartened so many people use our parks and open spaces. However, it's unacceptable some people don't feel safe.

"People's safety is already a high priority and we're determined to work together with our security and grounds partners, police and the community so we can enforce bye-laws and educate people in order to reduce anti-social behaviour."

In June the ECHO revealed how mobile policing units were tackling intimidating gangs of drunken teenagers congregating in Calderstones park.

There has also been a crackdown in Walton Hall park where up to 200 youths were causing misery for nearby residents.

The council's action plan includes increasing the number of Green Flag parks; establishing more "friends of" groups; tackling vandalism; producing a handbook promoting Liverpool's parks and open spaces, and ensuring 94% of people live within 1,000m of a play-ground.

More than £6m is being spent restoring Sefton Park, while some areas such as Childwall woods and fields are being designated local nature reserves. There are also plans to improve access to lakes in the city.

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inside (bars got in the way)

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Thanks Max:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
Never been there nor heard of it before. Just done a google and "borrowed" this text for the benefit of the ignorant, such as myself:)

Greenbank Park

History
Close to the borders of Sefton Park lies Greenbank Park with its focal point of the elegant, placid lake.
Park lake

The area was the former home of the Rathbone family, philanthropists through two centuries. The family acquired nearby Greenbank House in 1787 as a holiday house and remained there until 1940. Gradually it became their permanent residence and a venue for many distinguished visitors to Liverpool who "had some special opinion to propagate or philanthropic scheme to advance".

In 1897 Liverpool Corporation entered into an agreement with Mr Rathbone to purchase the piece of land, part of which is now Greenbank Park for the sum of £13,000. The agreement required the corporation to maintain this land as open space or recreation ground for the general public, "but they shall be at liberty to let off the whole or any part of the said land to cricket or other clubs, and to use the lake for boating, skating or other purposes".

In case the corporation was to develop the land, they were charged with maintaining a roadway or pathway to allow public access to the lake and to prevent as far as possible the destruction of trees.

Walled Garden
The park boasts the dual distinction of having the first of the Old English Gardens in Liverpool's parks, and the first Boating Lake. The Walled Garden is all that remains of their estate on the park. Now laid out as an Old English garden, it contains a memorial tablet to the late Mr Michael Kearney, the former Deputy Chairman of the Parks and Gardens Committee, who originated the idea of its design. This garden, once famous for its herbaceous borders, is being restored to reflect its former glory.

The Park
Purchased in 1897 the park is located to the south of Sefton Park, and is bounded by Greenbank Lane and Greenbank Road. The 7.14 hectare park lies within the city's Protected Green Space.

Greenbank Park offers opportunities for both active and passive leisure with an up to date children's playground, football pitches and a well-stocked fishing lake, as well as attractive mature trees and a conservation area. Greenbank Park lake provides the focal point within the park. Visitors are able to fish while enjoying sight of nesting waterfowl and herons. There is a stone bridge at its northern end. The wet area towards this end is used as a conservation area and it is currently proposed that following improvement works with local schools, this will become an outdoor classroom.
Much of the area is open parkland with trees to the perimeter. The wall to the side of the children's playground is a colourful result of a local Graffitti Art project.

It's by the Gym were I lift weights and by my nearest tesco for food too.:celb (23):

Thanks for the pic Max, and Dave, thanks for the history, I was scratching me noggin too.:celb (6):

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Are you saying you have never heard of Greenbank Park?

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Are you saying you have never heard of Greenbank Park?

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Kev, do you have a braille page for Waterways?

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Kev, do you have a braille page for Waterways?

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One of Liverpool's Parks I have never been too :rolleyes:, great pics Max. Don't forget to link your images (so you can click on it) back to its 'comments' page like this:

Can you click it? Yes you can! Click it....
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Kev, do you have a braille page for Waterways?

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You are obviously not a local.

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You are obviously not a local.

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LOL!:celb (23):
I'm a great fan of the League of Gentlemen too:PDT_Piratz_26:
"This is a local shop for local people" LOL!

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LOL!:celb (23):
I'm a great fan of the League of Gentlemen too

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I watched it once for 3 minutes. I didn't like it.