Welcome to Leisure and Culture
Countryside volunteers
Why not work with one of the friends
groups at one of our park sites? As a
volunteer you can take part in many
different activities whilst helping to
improve the local environment.
There are many Friend's groups throughout the Borough and across the region. Each group has its own emphasis but all strive to promote and improve their parks. Friends groups work in partnership with the Council to improve parks for the benefit of the wider community. In order to be fully effective a Friends group should have representatives of the whole community.
A Friends group can get involved in many ways:
There are many Friend's groups throughout the Borough and across the region. Each group has its own emphasis but all strive to promote and improve their parks. Friends groups work in partnership with the Council to improve parks for the benefit of the wider community. In order to be fully effective a Friends group should have representatives of the whole community.
A Friends group can get involved in many ways:
- Promote the park - through events, information leaflets and newsletters
- Improve the park - through fundraising activities, clean-up campaigns, reporting of incidents
- Involve the community in the park – through consultation with the wider community about the park
The Sustainability & Environmental
Development Division has lots of
experience in setting up Friends groups
and can help a group become
established. The following Friends
groups can be found in Knowsley.
Friends of Court Hey Park, Huyton
Bob Dutton (Chairperson)Friends of Court Hey Park website (Opens in new window)
Friends of Stadt Moers Park, Whiston
Kevin Lynn (Chairperson)Friends of Halewood Country Park, Halewood
Friends of Halewood Country Park website (Opens in new window)Friends of Halewood Ponds, Halewood
Sue McManusFriends of Halewood Community Park, Halewood
Elaine Dyson (Chairperson)Friends of St.John's Millennium Green Trust, Huyton
Mike Peers (Chairperson)Email: mikepeers@blueyonder.co.uk
Friends of Millbrook Park Millennium Green Trust, Kirkby
Cllr. Ernie Parker (Chairperson)Email: ernie.parker@knowsley.gov.uk
Friends of Whitestone Millennium Green Trust, Whiston
Cath Hindley (Chairperson)Friends of The Valley Millennium Green Trust, Kirkby
George Mothers (Chairperson)
Consultation
Let us know what you think about countryside volunteering opportunities in Knowsley by completing the online form below.
Related Links
- British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
http://www.btcv.org/ (Opens in new window) - Environmental Campaigns
http://www.encams.org (Opens in new window) - The Environment Agency
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk (Opens in new window) - The Forestry Commission
http://www.forestry.gov.uk (Opens in new window) - The Mersey Forest
http://www.merseyforest.org.uk/ (Opens in new window)
Who to Contact
Sustainability and Environmental Development
Telephone: 0151 443 3682
Write to or Visit:
PO Box 22,
Archway Road,
Huyton,
Merseyside UK
L36 9YX
Email: dnd.sustainability@knowsley.gov.uk
Telephone: 0151 443 3682
Write to or Visit:
PO Box 22,
Archway Road,
Huyton,
Merseyside UK
L36 9YX
Email: dnd.sustainability@knowsley.gov.uk
