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This blog documents news and events in Sutton, St.Helens relevant to the sites and buildings of special interest featured in Sutton Beauty.


Sherdley Park, St.Helens
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Friends of Sherdley Park Meeting

07 January 2008
Sherdley Park in Sutton, St.Helens
The newly-formed Friends of Sherdley Park are holding their inauguaral meeting this Saturday and are inviting users of the park to attend and have their say over the future of the 200 acre park.

It's being held in the Arts Centre at Sutton High School, Elton Head Road, St. Helens and will start at 11 a.m. on Saturday 12th January 2008.

All are welcome.
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Sherdley Park Focus Group Meeting

15 October 2007
Sherdley Park in Sutton, St.Helens
Those of us who visit Sherdley Park are being invited to attend a meeting hosted by St.Helens Rangers to discuss the management of the 200 acre park and have our say as to how it could be further developed.

The Sherdley Park Focus Group meeting will be held in the Arts Centre at Sutton High School on Elton Head Road, St. Helens at 10.30 am on Saturday 27th October. All park users are welcome to attend.

I've generally felt that Sherdley Park is very well managed by the Rangers who have an office on site and well maintained by the council's parks and gardens people. However, over the summer I have received complaints of vandalism and a general deterioration of the park. It will be interesting to find out the Rangers' views on this and their plans for the future.
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Sherdley Park Forum Meeting (30/06/07)

19 June 2007
Welcome sign in Sherdley Park, St.Helens
If you're a user of Sherdley Park (and if not why not - it's fantastic!) you have a special invitation to attend a forum meeting to have your say about the management of the park. The Sherdley Park Forum will be held on Saturday 30th June at 1.30pm in the Arts Centre in the adjacent Sutton High School in Elton Head Road. Plenty of car parking will be available.

Those attending the meeting will be able to discuss how they believe the park could be managed in the future. Further information is available from St. Helens Council’s Civic Pride section on 01744 456123 or email parks@sthelens.gov.uk.

This is all well and good. Sherdley Park is immaculately maintained by the St.Helens Rangers and the council's Parks and Gardens staff. Hats off to you guys. But please can we have a meeting to discuss the management and security of the nearby and similarly council-owned Sutton Mill Dam? I suspect that turnout for a Dam meeting would be considerably higher than for Sherdley Park as there is is so much local affection for the Dam and so many issues that do need discussing and addressing. See this post and this post in this blog and a recent St.Helens Star news article (and reader comments) plus this letter. The impression is given that the powers that be don't care about the Dam. This view is most probably wrong but some evidence to disprove it would be very well received!
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