Delivered 20 September 2023
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By Friends of Merrilocks Park, L23 6UL
Replacing the Railings will mark the 'final phase' of restoring the Park; protect the border plants from 'footfall' and provide a safer environment for children from the roads surrounding the Park.
Merrilocks Park is a small Park in the Blundellsands L23 area, close to the Beach by Hall Road Station. It dates back to 1870, and was part of the Blundell family estate, prior to Sefton Council's ownership. The Friends of Merrilocks Park began in 2019, a group of local residents who came together to restore a sadly neglected Park and return it to its former glory! Questionnaires at Coffee Mornings showed that local residents most wanted to see the Railings replaced. The Railings will prevent people from walking, and sometimes cycling, through the borders, and damaging valuable plants that cannot easily be replaced . Everyone in the community uses the Park e.g. walkers, joggers and cyclists; the Park is very popular with families and young children, and the railings would protect children from the roads surrounding the Park. Replacing the Railings would mark the final phase of the restoration of the Park! A wonderful achievement to be celebrated by the whole community!
What we'll deliver:
Why it's a great idea:
Once installed, the Railings would : 1. provide protection for the plants, preventing people from walking, and sometimes cycling, through the borders. 2. provide a safer environment for children, by giving them added protection from running into the roads surrounding the Park. 3. provide a cultural focus for the Park by using the railings to display Artwork by local Schoolchildren and Artists, as part of an Exhibition 'ARTS DAY IN THE PARK' held in the Spring/Summer. 5. through fundraising events, encourage local residents to become Friends of Merrilocks Park, and help with the ongoing future maintenance of the Park 6. raise the 'profile' of the Park as a valuable, green space area, promoting the health and wellbeing of Park users through joining in social, leisure, and workshop activities held.
Steps to get it done:
The Friends of Merrilocks Park (FMP) obtained grants from Tesco, Marine Football Club, West Lancashire Golf Club and the Jamie Carragher Trust to replant the Park. Replacing the Railings would protect this costly investment in plants, and once again the Park would have Railings, as photographs dating back to 1870 show. The success of the SpaceHive project would mark the final phase of the Restoration of the Park. A great achievement, made possible by generous sponsors such as yourselves! HELP REPLACE MERRILOCKS PARK RAILINGS by pledging a donation!
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Location Waterloo
About the space
Merrilocks Park is close to Hall Road Station, L23 6UL, conveniently situated for people to stop and enjoy the Park before carrying on with their walking, jogging, or cycling. Antony Gormley's 'Iron Men' on Crosby Beach draws many visitors, and the Park provides a welcome oasis of peace and tranquility, as part of their visit to the area.
Council
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
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We now only need SIX Panel Railings to complete ALL the Railings around the Park, thanks to 3 very generous donors! Each Panel costs £380. If you would like to 'Help Replace the Merrilocks Park Railings' Campaign by donating a Panel, please contact parkmerrilocks23@gmail.com for details. With grateful thanks for your support! Best Wishes, Friends of Merrilocks Park.
With your support, the 'Help Replace Merrilocks Park Railings' Spacehive campaign was a great success, and Railings in front of the Merrilocks Road Border are now in place. The Top End Railings are on order, and the Manufacturer is aiming to install them in March. We now have a 'gap' of 10 panels in front of the Serpentine Road North Border. Each panel costs £380. If you would like to contribute towards the cost of a panel and help complete ALL the Railings around the Park, that would be amazing! A metal inscription plate showing the name of the donor could be fixed to individual panels, at an additional cost. Help us to 'close the gap' and get ALL the Railings done! With best wishes, and thanks. Friends of Merrilocks Park.
SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN! All thanks to your Pledge! The Merrilocks Road Border Railings are now on order, and installation is planned for October. A marvellous achievement by our 80 donors! Something we can all feel pleased about every time we visit the Park, knowing that by working together we made it happen. You are invited to come along to the Park and celebrate together at our Carol Concert to be held in early December (DATE TO BE CONFIRMED) 2 pm to 4 pm. Hot chocolate/Mulled Wine/Mince Pies/Raffle for Hampers, and ‘Singalong to Carols’ led by the St. Mary’s Prep Schoolchildren and St. Mary’s College Brass Ensemble. A wonderful community event, epitomising the spirit of Christmas! All proceeds will go towards the final 3rd Section of Railings along the Top End of the Park, marking the Final Phase of Restoring the Park. Yes we can! Please e-mail parkmerrilocks23@gmail.com if you would like to receive confirmation date of the Christmas Concert, and further updates about the Park. You are also invited to come along to a Gardening Session held each Saturday, 2 pm - 3 pm and meet the Volunteers!
SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN! All thanks to your Pledge! The Merrilocks Road Border Railings are now on order, and installation is planned for October. A marvellous achievement by our 80 donors! Something we can all feel pleased about every time we visit the Park, knowing that by working together we made it happen. You are invited to come along to the Park and celebrate together at our Carol Concert to be held in early December (DATE TO BE CONFIRMED) 2 pm to 4 pm. Hot chocolate/Mulled Wine/Mince Pies/Raffle for Hampers, and ‘Singalong to Carols’ led by the St. Mary’s Prep Schoolchildren and St. Mary’s College Brass Ensemble. A wonderful community event, epitomising the spirit of Christmas! All proceeds will go towards the final 3rd Section of Railings along the Top End of the Park, marking the Final Phase of Restoring the Park. Yes we can . . . ! Please e-mail parkmerrilocks23@gmail.com if you would like to receive confirmation date of the Christmas Concert, and further updates about the Park. You are also invited to come along to a Gardening Session held each Saturday, 2 pm - 3 pm and meet the Volunteers!
Whoop, 80 people have pledged since fundraising began!
Brilliant news, thanks everyone!
Thanks to you our Campaign to raise funds for the Merrilocks Border has succeeded! Congratulations, and a huge ‘Thank You’ for making a Pledge! We are committed to continue raising funds for the Railings around the Top End of the Park, and all future Pledges received will go towards that. So please carry on encouraging family, friends and colleagues to make a Pledge and together we will succeed with that aim too!
Brilliant news, thanks everyone!
How will the money be spent?Total £9,017
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Total £9,017
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VolunteerThe Friends of Merrilocks Park (FMP) began in 2019, following a meeting with Councillor Diane Roscoe, who advised that establishing a 'Friends' group would mean Green Sefton could support us in our efforts to restore the Park; without whose help the group could not have continued! We are a small number of local residents, but with big aspirations to restore Merrilocks Park to its former glory. This includes restoring the Railings that had fallen into disrepair over the years and had to be removed by Sefton Council. The FMP aim to make the Park a beautiful green space once more for everyone to enjoy - this was certainly true during the Covid crisis, with many people choosing to meet up at the Park for a sandwich lunch with friends safely outdoors. Gardening sessions are held each Saturday from 2 pm to 3 pm and Park users are invited to join the FMP to help maintain the Park and plan future social events. A local school together with the FMP grow food in the Community Planter, available to Park users, who can make a donation if wished in the Donation Column towards the upkeep of the Park. The 'HELP REPLACE MERRILOCKS PARK RAILINGS' Appeal was launched with a Jubilee Concert in June, 2022 followed by a Carol Concert in December, 2022, with outstanding success. Together with generous individual donations, funding has been raised for the first section of railings in front of the Serpentine Road North border. A successful SpaceHive campaign would mean that the second and third sections could also be installed in front of the Merrilocks Road border and the Top end of the Park, marking the final phase of the RESTORATION of MERRILOCKS PARK! A wonderful achievement! to be celebrated by the whole community!
Project Owner: Friends of Merrilocks Park, L23 6UL The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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