St Helens Council – Bold Forest Park AAP

APPENDICES

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APPENDIX 1 - CONSULTATION AND COMMUNICATION PLAN

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Bold Forest Park Stakeholder and Community Consultation and Communications Plan 27th February 2012

Consultation Details Target Responsibilities Detailed actions Date Venue & Time Materials Comments Activity audience required required

Prepare Issue Draft Stakeholder Steering URS to draft and 27 N/A N/A Stakeholder and and Communications Group and circulate for February Communications Strategy to Steering Bold Parish approval Plan Group Council

Press Release: Press release informing Local URS to prepare CC has advised 20-22 Potential Websites Press Release – local people of the Community press release: Press Release March (TBC): content to be Local Press, upcoming consultation and wider material would approved by RR Social Media programme: NW RR to sign-off need to be with Timing to Bold Forest Park websites such as th community Press team 1 or 2 coincide (live for 20 March) St Helens th Council’s Press 20 March stakeholder days before with Facebook and and community session Officer (Chris stakeholde Mersey Forest Cahill) to distribute release, with Twitter accounts r/ business Easter Garden Stall Friday deadline St Helens Council for press consultatio website, (Easter weekend?) n event) coverage in the Bold Parish Community Bus Tour following week (21/22 April) Council Forestry Commission Press release will go to: St Helens Facebook and twitter account St Helens Star, St Helens Reporter,

1 Consultation Details Target Responsibilities Detailed actions Date Venue & Time Materials Comments Activity audience required required Local Radio, Regional Radio, Juice FM, Liverpool Post, Liverpool Echo

Online Online questionnaire to Local URS to prepare Survey to Survey now questionnaire obtain community Community survey go live w/c live ‘live’ aspirations/ideas for the and wider 27th Feb area, discover NW St Helens to 2012 (Survey Monkey) community concerns community upload about the project and URS to monitor provide survey data for and analyse current non-users, to inform the economic intelligence gathering exercise.

Poster and Posters and information Local URS to prepare Anita Hall (URS Distribute Venues: TBC Printed posters Leaflets leaflets to be put up in communities and distribute Graphic Designer) 21st March and leaflets advertising key community hubs (St Helens to prepare poster/ public advertising 20th March and local St Helens to info leaflet consultation stakeholder session, area) advise on suitable advertising key events Easter Garden and bus locations dates tour Rick to advise re suitable locations to distribute eg: leisure centre, supermarkets, GP surgeries, pubs, Post Offices, etc.) Confirm distribution arrangements

2 Consultation Details Target Responsibilities Detailed actions Date Venue & Time Materials Comments Activity audience required required

Stakeholder Presentation of the Public and Bold Parish Issue invitations 20th March Venue: Leaf Council to Engagement three draft Masterplan private Council, St Helens, Center, Chester organise Workshop options by the Liverpool stakeholders URS, St Helens Council to book Lane refreshments University students to , business Chamber to agree room 6 – 8pm seek feedback. community, invitation list Materials URS to design required: third sector, feedback forms Presentation of local St Helens Council emerging findings of to issue email Flip boards, community Review student paper and economic intelligence group invitations presentations/ gathering exercise to marker pens, representati discuss seek feedback. projector and ves requirements – laptop General discussion on 13th March Masterplan the wider project and opportunity to promote options/visual the involvement of the material on large local community and display boards business Display boards representatives, the showing potential Third Sector and Forest Park statutory and public activities sector representatives in the APP process. Feedback forms Council to provide details of further opportunities to engage in the process.

Community Bus tour to local Engagement Bus communities to Local Agree Steering Proposed 4 locations, ½ day Bus and driver communities Group volunteers dates: at each Tour establish interest in the Display boards project and seek in Bold to attend Saturday Proposed locations showing feedback. Forest Park exhibition th vicinity 14 April include: masterplan Source double- options and decker bus and Saturday potential

3 Consultation Details Target Responsibilities Detailed actions Date Venue & Time Materials Comments Activity audience required required driver 21st April Westbrook centre activities (use boards from 20th Agree locations Burtonwood – March session) and make Community Centre, arrangements Chapel House Inn Feedback forms or St Michaels Church Hall? Clockface – Four Acre Shopping Center or Clockface Hotel? Ravenhead Retail Park

Bold Forest Park Exhibition stand will be St Helens URS making Liaison with local During the St Helens town Display boards Exhibition – set up demonstrating community arrangements with school to ask Easter centre showing activities the three Masterplan and St Helens Events students to make Holidays (use boards from St Helens Easter th Options developed by neighbourin team a ‘Dream’ head. TBC 20 March Garden 2 days the Liverpool University g authority session) students. Staff at the areas Liaison with local over exhibition will seek riding stables to easter Feedback forms find pony and weekend? feedback from visitors Pony and handler to the display material handler TBC

and using feedback Liaison with local forms. businesses – Paper feedback forms advertising within (with free post exhibition? envelopes) will be Agree Steering available to complete or Group volunteers to take away and to attend complete. exhibition Local students to prepare artwork – large ‘Dream’ head or similar

4 Consultation Details Target Responsibilities Detailed actions Date Venue & Time Materials Comments Activity audience required required to exhibit Provide pony rides to demonstrate potential activities Local businesses to advertise services?

End of Formal End of formal On-line survey to w/c 30th Consultation consultation close on this date April Period

Presentation URS and Students to Steering URS/Liverpool Prepare 15th May TBC Powerpoint present the findings of Group University presentation presentation/Disp the consultation process Students lay boards and masterplan final options proposals to the Steering Group URS to submit Draft Submit Draft Community and Local Steering URS to prepare w/c 28th TBC Draft report in Community and Business Engagement Group draft report May 2012 electronic format Local Business Report to Steering Engagement Commentary from Group for comment Report Steering Group

URS to complete Final Submit Final Draft Community and Steering w/c 25th Community and Local Business Group June 2012 Local Business Engagement, following Engagement receipt of collated Report comments from Steering Group

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APPENDIX 2 - PRESS RELEASES

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PRESS RELEASES FROM ST HELENS COUNCIL, ST HELENS CHAMBER AND MERSEY FOREST

What a Bold idea

One of St. Helens top visitor attractions is set to become even more popular.

Bold Forest Park, home of Dream, is being put under the spotlight and examined to see how the area can deliver a range of benefits to local communities, visitors and to create business opportunities.

St Helens Council, The Mersey Forest, St Helens Chamber, The Forestry Commission and the Bold Parish Council are preparing an Area Action Plan (AAP) to guide development of former colliery sites across the borough as well as Bold.

The Bold Forest Park area is located to the south of St Helens, straddling the M62 between Junctions 7 and 8. Stretching across 1,800 and bisected by the M62, the main link between Manchester and Liverpool, there are around 2-million people living within a 30-mile drive of the proposed new Bold Forest Park.

The plan will focus on areas of community woodland on the former collieries and surrounding agricultural land at Sutton Manor, Clock Face, Colliers Moss, Wheatacre, Maypole and Griffin Wood. It will examine how these areas can deliver a range of benefits for local communities and visitors from further afield.

A particular aim will be to concentrate on the visitor economy and explore how to stimulate the expansion and diversification of existing businesses in the area as well as the attraction of new business opportunities sympathetic with the Forest Park.

This work is at the early stages of development – building up an evidence base to support future proposals. St Helens Council has commissioned consultants URS to assist them in this process, by gathering “economic intelligence” about the area. The consultants have been conducting surveys and speaking to local and potential businesses about the potential of the area. The consultants are also assisting the council with community consultation to gather the community’s aspirations in relation to the future development of this area.

The Council would like to discuss their early thoughts, findings and proposals with local people.

Following stakeholder workshops in the area a series of further public consultation events are planned.

The council will be setting up an exhibition stall at the St Helens Easter Garden, Church Square, St Helens on the 12-13th April. This will run alongside planned festivities in the Square to coincide with the Easter school holidays.

The council will be visiting various local communities with a mobile community bus tour and exhibition, using an old double-decker St Helens public transport bus from the North West Road Transport Museum, based in the town. The bus will be visiting the following venues to speak to local people about the proposed Park:

Saturday 14th April

Chester Lane Centre & Library 10-12pm Sutton Manor

Tescos Extra St Helens Linkway 12.30pm – 4pm

Saturday 21st April

Bold Heath Garden Centre 9am-2pm Mill Lane, Bold Heath

St Michael’s Parish Hall 2.30pm-4pm Chapel Lane, Burtonwood

The Bold Forest Park AAP will form part of the Councils Local Development Framework for the area – which is the planning framework which guides the development of land for the next 15 years.

For more information please visit our website at www.boldforestpark.com, pick up a leaflet from your local shop/community centre or email [email protected] . In the future, this site will host lots of useful information about the progress of the plan, as well as information about things to see or do in the area, including routes and maps for days out. Bold Forest Park begins to take shape 25 March 2012 Add a comment

South St.Helens is a hive of activity this spring, with community engagement, planning policy work and on-the-ground action all taking place towards the vision of bringing prosperity and jobs to south St.Helens by developing the area's woodlands and businesses as a Forest Park.

The idea of Bold Forest Park as a visitor attraction and leisure opportunity has long been championed by The Mersey Forest as a way of harnessing the potential of the area's fast-developing young woodlands and building upon the transformation of sites such as the former colliery Sutton Manor, home of the Dream sculpture.

Now thanks to funding secured from the European PURE HUBS project and Access to Nature, a national scheme run by Natural England and funded by the Big Lottery Fund, local partners including St.Helens Council, The Mersey Forest, St.Helens Chamber, the Forestry Commission and Bold Parish Council are taking a range of steps to progress the Forest Park concept:

Area Action Plan and community consultation

St.Helens Council is working with The Mersey Forest to prepare an Area Action Plan to provide a planning framework for the Forest Park. As part of this the Council has commissioned a community consultation including an online survey about how members of the public currently use the woodlands and what activities and facilities they would like to see developed. A series of consultation events are also being held during April. Students from the University of Liverpool have also been involved and have presented their ideas for the Forest Park.

Website of maps and walks

A new Bold Forest Park website is being developed by The Mersey Forest and partners which when completed will provide a range of free resources for visitors, including downloadable maps and directions for walks and cycle rides. The website will also highlight nearby amenities such as places to eat and drink, helping support the local economy.

Access to Nature

Meanwhile The Mersey Forest's Access to Nature project, launched in December 2010, continues to organise events and activities to help people re-discover their local green spaces, ranging from "green gym" sessions to designing on site artwork with the community. In the project's two target areas of south St.Helens and West Derby in Liverpool, Access to Nature has so far connected 562 people with nature on their doorstep, more than half of whom have been introduced to their local woodland for the first time, with more than 100 of these people now becoming regular users of the area's green spaces. Cory Environmental Trust has also been an important funder of this work.

School grounds development

The Mersey Forest is helping re-engage local children with their environment by creating mini-woodlands in the grounds of local schools, and helping teachers to become trained Forest School leaders, accredited to provide regular outdoor lessons to help children re-connect with nature. This aims to set families on the path of regularly enjoying their local woodlands, and forms part of the three-year PURE HUBS funding, with match funding from Access to Nature.

Green Streets

The area's residential streets are also benefiting thanks to The Mersey Forest's Green Streets project which will see more than 75 new street trees planted in the Sutton Manor area this spring through the Forestry Commission's Setting the Scene for Growth programme. This work provides greener walking routes to link the local neighbourhood to its community woodlands.

What can I do to help?

Please complete the short online survey to offer your views on how you currently use the sites within the Forest Park and how you would like to see the area develop over time. For more information you can also visit the Bold Forest Park website.

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APPENDIX 3 - LEAFLET DISTRIBUTION LIST

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Distribution List for Public Consultation Leaflet drop 22 March 2012

The locations listed with an * were also locations for the community bus tour.

Libraries – 13

Note: Leaflets for individual libraries were left with the main library for distribution.

• Billinge Library, Main Street, Billinge, WN5 7HA • Eccleston Library, Broadway, Eccleston, St Helens WA10 5PJ • Garswood Library, School Lane, Garswood, Ashton in Makerfield, Nr Wigan, WN4 0TT • Haydock Library, Church Road, Haydock, St Helens WA11 0LY • Moss Bank Library , Bowness Avenue, Moss Bank St Helens WA11 7EQ • Newton-le-Willows Library, Crow Lane East Newton-le-Willows WA12 9TU • Parr Library, Fleet Lane, Parr, St. Helens, WA9 1SY • Peter Street Library, Peter Street, St.Helens, WA10 2EQ • Rainford Library, Church Road, Rainford, St.Helens, WA11 8HA • Rainhill Library, View Road, Rainhill, L35 0LE • Thatto Heath Library, Thatto Heath Road, St.Helens, WA10 3QX

Bold Heath

• Mersey Valley Golf & Country Club Ltd, Warrington Road Bold Heath, Widnes WA8 3XL

• Bold Health Garden Centre Mill Lane, Bold Heath, WA8 3UU *

St Helens Central

• St Helens Central Library Victoria Square, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1DY

• St Helens Council - Contact Centre, Wesley House, Corporation Street, St Helens, WA10 1HF

• St Helens Council - Development Plans Section Reception, Town Hall, Victoria Square, St Helens, Merseyside WA10 1HP

• Tesco – Linkway St.Helens Linkway, WA9 3AL*

Sutton

• Robins Lane Sub Post Office, 142 Robins Lane, St Helens, WA9 3PB

Sutton Oak

• Sutton Oak Post Office, 64 Junction Lane, St Helens, WA9 3JN

Sutton Manor

• Leaf Centre/Chester Lane Library, Chester Lane, St. Helens WA9 4DE*

• Sutton Manor Post Office, 162 Jubits Lane, St Helens WA9 4RX

• Tescos – Sutton Manor, Chester Lane, St Helens, WA9 4DE

• Four Acre Health Centre, Burnage Avenue, Clock Face, St Helens, WA9 4QB

Lea Green

• Sutton Leisure Centre, Elton Head Rd, St Helens WA9 5AU

Clockface

• Clock Face Post Office, 447 Clock Face Road, St Helens, WA9 4QL

• Clockface Pub and Restaurant, 408 Clock Face Rd Clock Face, St Helens, WA9 4QL

Newbold

• New Bold Coffee Shop & Deli, 2 New Bold Ct, St. Helens WA9 4TE

Parr

• Bold Minors Neighbourhood Centre, Fleet Lane. WA9 2NH

• Parr Swimming & Fitness Centre, Ashcroft Street, St Helens, WA9 1BQ

• Parr Library

Burtonwood

• Co-op, Mercer Street Burtonwood, Warrington WA5 4JJ

• Clay Lane Surgery, 1a Clay Lane, Warrington WA5 4HH

• Burtonwood Library

Great Sankey (Warrington)

• Great Sankey Leisure Centre, Barrow Hall Lane, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3AA

Penketh (Warrington)

• Penketh Parish Swimming Pool & Community Centre Ltd, Honiton Way, Penketh, Warrington WA5 2EY

Widnes (Warrington)

• Farnworth Post Office, 100 Derby Road, Wdnes, Cheshire, WA8 9LQ

• Black Horse Post Office, 8 Cronton Lane, Widnes, Cheshire WA8 5AJ

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APPENDIX 4 - CONSULTATION LEAFLET AND POSTER

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Action Plan Partnership Bold Forest Park Area Action Plan Bold Area When you can get Forest Park Action Plan involved?

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February Public Consultation: Saturday 14th April 2013 discussing the final plan 10am - 12 noon Chester Lane Centre & Library Chester Lane Community Centre, Sutton Manor, (publication stage) St Helens, Merseyside. WA9 4DE 12.30 pm - 4pm Tesco Extra St Helen’s Linkway, St Helen’s, Merseyside. WA9 3AL April Saturday 21st April 2013 Formal Submission 9am - 2pm Bold Heath Garden Centre Mill Lane, Bold Heath, Widnes. WA8 3UU 2.30pm - 4pm St Michael’s Parish Hall Chapel Lane, Burtonwood. WA5 4PS Public Hearing

If you cannot attend these drop-in events, you can obtain further This work is part of the European Pure HUBS Plan is adopted information and feedback any comments by contacting Anita Project, which is funded by the European Longworth at URS on 0161 237 6901 or [email protected] Regional Development Fund through Interreg IVB. Area Action Plan - What is it? What would the Council’s like to achieve? What would YOU like to see in this area?

Recreational activities St Helens Council and its partners The Mersey Forest, • Improve the network of paths for walkers, cyclists and St Helens Chamber, The Forestry Commission and the horse riders, so that people can enjoy these open • Walking/running/ Bold Parish Council are preparing an Area Action Plan areas and reach them easily and safely from nearby cycling routes to guide development within an area of the borough urban areas. • Public art trail called the Bold Forest Park (see plan below). • Cycle hire • Decide where visitor car parking is needed. • BMX/mountain bike/ The Bold Forest Park area is located to the south of St quad biking Helens, straddling the M62 between Junctions 7 and 8. • Look after the woodland areas - because they are • Skateboard facilities At its heart are areas of community woodland planted important to many people for many reasons – for • Fishing at the former colliery sites of Colliers Moss, Clock Face recreation, education, health and nature conservation; • Boating/Canoeing and Sutton Manor. The proposed park boundary also • Horseriding takes in woodland at Wheatacre, Maypole and Griffin • Provide facilities to encourage local people and those • Paintballing Wood, a wider area of urban fringe farmland and of from further afield to visit the area. • Climbing/climbing course ‘The Dream’. walls • Support local businesses in the area and create • Adventure play opportunities for others. Bold Forest Park, St Helens • Protect important plant and animal species which live Facilities in the area. • Allotment areas/ community gardens M62 J8 • Educational facilities • Camping/ carvanning M62 J7 facilities • Visitor centre • Independent local shops • Improved pathways, signage and access The Councils' hope to use the Forest Park idea to • More car parking stimulate development and diversification of businesses • Toilets and Cafe in the area. The visitor economy will be a major focus, • Litter and Dog bins but there is potential for other businesses to be developed, provided these are in keeping with the local area. Events This work is at the early stages - building up an • Educational events evidence base to support future proposals. St Helens • Family fun days Council has commissioned consultants URS to assist • Sports events them by gathering “economic intelligence” about the • Gig/concerts area. • Outdoor theatre/ cinema The purpose of these consultation events is to explain • Health walks the Council’s early thoughts and findings and to seek • Agricultural shows feedback on these. St Helens Council – Bold Forest Park AAP

APPENDIX 5 - CONSULTATION DISPLAY BOARDS

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Bold Forest Park Area Action Plan

Area Action Plan - What is it? St Helens Council and its partners The Mersey Forest, St Helens Chamber, The Forestry Commission and the Bold Parish Council are preparing an Area Action Plan to guide development within an area of the borough called the Bold Forest Park (see plan below).

The Bold Forest Park area is located to the south of St Helens, straddling the M62 between Junctions 7 and 8. At its heart are areas of community woodland planted at the former colliery sites of Colliers Moss, Clock Face and Sutton Manor. The proposed park boundary also takes in woodland at Wheatacre, Maypole and Griffin Wood, a wider area of urban fringe farmland and of course ‘The Dream’.

Bold Forest Park, St Helens

M62 J8

M62 J7

This work is at the early stages – building up an evidence base to support future proposals. St Helens Council has commissioned consultants URS to assist them by gathering “economic intelligence” about the area.

The purpose of this exhibition is to explain the Council’s early thoughts and findings and to seek feedback on these.

This work is part of the European Pure HUBS Project, which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund through Interreg IVB.

www.boldforestpark.com Bold Forest Park Area Action Plan

How could the Park work for businesses? St Helens Council have asked URS to help them to gather information about the economic potential of a Forest Park for this area. URS have been looking at what it takes to make a Forest Park successful – both for businesses and visitors.

The research looks at what has been done elsewhere and whether it might work here. The consultants have been looking at what makes a “good day out” and what are the most popular outdoor sports and activities, both now and in the future. They are looking at whether providing these services, facilities or activities could be viable in this area.

URS have undertaken a survey to find out why people currently use the area and why others don’t. URS have also been speaking to local businesses about the potential of the area, and to selected larger companies who might be interested in investing in the area in the future.

We have undertaken a public opinion survey to identify who visits the area, why they visit, what they would like to do on the site if they had the opportunity and what activities they would be willing to pay for.

Estimated visitor numbers What facilities would you most like?

Facility % Site Totalannual visitor numbers Toilets 71% Brickfields 10,192 Cafe 70% Clockface Country Park 63% 43,571 Litter and dog bins Improved pathwa ys , sig nag e and connectivity 55% Co lliers Moss Common 16,817 Visitor centre 44%

Griffin Wood 21,021 Educati on al facili ti es 38%

Maypole 7,644 More car parking 29% Allotment areas/ community orchards 20% Wheatacre 88, 670 Shops/ retail 14% Sutton Manor (The Dream) 68, 796

Presentation Title Presentation Title

What activities would you most like? What events would you most like to see?

Activities % Events % Walking/ running/ cycling routes 76% Public art trail linked to the Dream 40% Family fun days 58% Adventure play area 39% 56% Cycle hire 30% Educational events Boating/ canoeing 29% Organisedg health walks 48% Climbing/climbing walls 29% Fishing 28% Sports events 41% Assault course 24% Shows/plays 38% Orienteering 20% BMX/ mountain bike tracks 20% Gig/concerts 35% Horse riding 20% 33% Paintballing 15% Outdoor cinema Skate (board) facilities 9% Agricultural shows 26% Quad biking 7%

Presentation Title Presentation Title

COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL: Use this space for disclaimer if needed. 4

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What would the Council’s like to achieve?

• Improve the network of paths for walkers, cyclists and horse riders, so that people can enjoy these open areas and reach them easily and safely from nearby urban areas.

• Decide where visitor car parking is needed.

• Look after the woodland areas - because they are important to many people for many reasons – for recreation, education, health and nature conservation;

• Provide facilities to encourage local people and those from further afield to visit the area.

• Support local businesses in the area and create opportunities for others.

• Protect important plant and animal species which live in the area.

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What would YOU like to see in this area? Recreational activities • Walking/running/cycling routes • Public art trail • Cycle hire • Quad biking • BMX mountain bike tracks • Skateboard facilities • Fishing • Boating/Canoeing • Horseriding • Orienteering • Assault course • Paintballing • Climbing/climbing walls • Adventure play

Facilities • Educational facilities • Allotment areas/ community gardens • Camping/ carvanning facilities • Accommodation • Visitor centre • Independent local shops • Improved pathways, signage and access • More car parking • Toilets • Cafe • Litter and Dog bins

Events • Educational events • Family fun days • Sports events • Gig/concerts • Outdoor theatre/cinema • Organised health walks • Agricultural shows © McCoy Wynne Photography

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Please tell us what you think. Work on the Bold Forest Park Area Action Plan is at the early stage. The Council’s would like to know whether you support the idea. Do you have a vision for the future of this area?

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C share your thoughts 14th and 21st April 2012 12–13th April 2012 at venues timetabled below at St Helens Town Centre Church Square Come and speak to us on the Tour Bus! Visit our exhibition stall at the Easter Garden Tour Bus Timetable Chester Lane Centre & Library 10am - Chester Lane, Chester Lane Community Centre, Sutton Manor, Saturday 12 noon St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 4DE 14th April 12.30pm Tesco Extra St Helen’s Linkway, St Helen’s, Merseyside, WA9 3AL Free pony rides for children - 4pm Bold Heath Garden Centre between 10am - 1pm 9am - 2pm Mill Lane, Bold Heath, Widnes, Cheshire. WA8 3UU Saturday 21st April St Michael’s Parish Hall 2.30pm Chapel Lane, Burtonwood, WA5 4PS - 4pm

If you cant make it to one of these events we would still like to hear from you. You can make your views known by: Feedback Form Contact us: Complete our feedback form Please contact Anita Longworth on: and post it in the box provided Tel: 0161 237 6901 Email: [email protected] Online Survey Post to: Anita Longworth, Complete our online survey at: URS, Brunel House, 54 Princess Street, www.surveymonkey.com/s/PCK3CP7 Manchester, M1 6HS

Please encourage your friends, family and colleagues to tell us what they think too!

For more information please visit www.boldforestpark.com. In the future, this site will host lots of useful information about the progress of the plan, as well as information about things to see or do in the area, including routes and maps for days out. www.boldforestpark.com Bold Forest Park Area Action Plan

What happens next?

Action Plan Partnership

When you can get involved?

March/ Bringing together the key facts April Talking to local businesses and the community May Identifying the key issues

August Develop a draft plan

September/ Public Consultation: October discussing the draft plan

January Review and Prepare Final Plan 2013

February Public Consultation: 2013 discussing the final plan (publication stage)

April Formal Submission 2013

Public Hearing

Plan is adopted

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University of Liverpool Neighbourhood Planning Project

Students from the University of Liverpool Department of Civic Design have been given the task of researching the history and heritage of the area, the quality of the natural environment and key statistics about the make-up of the local communities and businesses. Through their research and talking to various people from the community they have gained an understanding of the key issues and potential opportunities for the area.

The students have prepared three posters which capture their knowledge of the area and its potential for the future. These are displayed here. Each of the posters looks at the area from a slightly different angle: • Economic focus • Environmental focus • A balanced Economic/Environmental focus

The second stage of the students work will involve a more detailed look at the potential of the area, based on the local communities’ thoughts and the technical information they have gathered. At the end of their project, each of the groups will prepare an outline of a possible plan for the area, based on one of the key themes above.

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Please see our map of the area on the wall, and post your comments.

Thank you.

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APPENDIX 6 - ON-LINE SURVEY AND RESULTS

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Responses to the Survey Monkey On-line Survey Data downloaded 14.06.2012.

Other:

Provided separately St Helens Council – Bold Forest Park AAP

APPENDIX 7 - INVITATION LIST - 20TH MARCH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP

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Name Position Organisation Rick Rogers Countryside Officer St Helens MBC Jonathan Noad Head of Policy and Planning St Helens MBC Tom Ferguson The Mersey Forest Mike Bray The Mersey Forest Karen Potter Liverpool University Steve Berlyne Pure Hubs Coordinator St Helens MBC John Quirke Investment Manager St Helens MBC Senior Development Control John Daniel Jaques Officer St Helens MBC John Matthias St Helens Chamber Cllr Hargreaves St Helens Councillor St Helens Council Cllr Gareth Cross St Helens Councillor St Helens Council Cllr Janet Johnson Sutton Ward Councillor St Helens Council Cllr Brian Spencer Sutton Ward Councillor St Helens Council Cllr Stephanie Topping Sutton Ward Councillor St Helens Council Cllr Richard McCauley Thatto Heath Ward Councillor St Helens Council Cllr Sheila Seddon Thatto Heath Ward Councillor St Helens Council Cllr Pat Ireland Thatto Heath Ward Councillor St Helens Council Cllr Keith Roberts Parr Ward Councillor St Helens Council Cllr terrySheilds Parr Ward Councillor St Helens Council Cllr Andy Bowden Parr Ward Councillor St Helens Council Cllr Joe de'Asha Rainhill Ward Councillor St Helens Council Cllr Barrie Grunewald Rainhill Ward Councillor St Helens Council Cllr Lyn Glover Rainhill Ward Councillor St Helens Council Cllr John Beirne Town Centre Ward Councillor St Helens Council Cllr Carole Ann Gill Town Centre Ward Councillor St Helens Council Cllr Geoffrey Almond Town Centre Ward Councillor St Helens Council Bill McAuliffe Clerk Bold Parish Council Derek Maylor Bold Parish Council Tony Johnson Bold Parish Council Parish Councillor D Kelly Chairman Rainhill Parish Council Mr M Paton Clerk Rainhill Parish Council Margaret Fishwick British Horse Society Richard Topley Forestry Commission Adam Evans Park Ranger Forestry Commission Shining Lights Heritage Group Voluntary organisation Friends of Griffin Wood Voluntary organisation Field Road T & R Association Voluntary organisation Clock Face Junior Rugby Football Club Voluntary organisation Clock Face Angling Club Voluntary organisation Clock Face Hotel Local Business Sutton Manor Primary School Education St. Cuthbert's Catholic Community College for Business and Enterprise, Education Burtonwood Primary Schoool Education Great Sankey High School Education Barrow Hall Community Primary School Education Merseyside Police - Local Area teams - Sutton, Bold, Parr, Four-acre Public sector Primary Care Trust Public sector Health Improvement Team (St Helens) Public sector North West Regional Youth Work Unit Public sector Northfield Riding Centre Local Business Mersey Valley Golf and Country Club Local Business Bold Health Garden Centre Local Business Travers Farm Commercial / Agricultural / Farm Local Business Wheatacre Farm Livery/Equestrian Local Business Rose Hill Farm Commercial / Agricultural / Farm Local Business Northfield Riding Centre Equestrian Local Business Park Farm Commercial / Agricultural / Farm Local Business Landscape contracting / Sutton Side Farm agriculture Local Business Old Hall Farm Commercial / Agricultural / Farm Local Business Mersey Valley GCC Golf/country club/fishing Local Business Foxglove Farm Kick Boxing Local Business Wyevale Garden Centre Garden Centre Local Business Old Brook Hall Commercial / Agricultural / Farm Local Business Union Bank Farm Commercial / Agricultural / Farm Local Business Sutton Road Farm Commercial / Agricultural / Farm Local Business A. Critchley & Sons, Crow's Nest Farm Commercial / Agricultural / Farm Local Business Nursey Farm Commercial / Agricultural / Farm Local Business Bold Heath - Equestrian Centre Commercial / Agricultural / Farm Local Business Heathfield Farm Commercial / Agricultural / Farm Local Business Griffin Inn Pub/retail/leisure Local Business Smithy Manor Pub Pub/retail/leisure Local Business Bushel's Farm Commercial / Agricultural / Farm Local Business Micklehead Green Farm Commercial / Agricultural / Farm Local Business Burtonwood Brewery In Burtonwood Local Business The Baby Sleeping Bag Company Ltd Retail Local Business Optimize Legal Costs Legal Costs Specialists Local Business CJWT Graphic Design/Printing Local Business Indigo Technology Services LTD ICT Local Business Ceilings / partitions / drylining / Emerald Ceilings & Partitions LTD plastering Local Business Social Work Activities Without Caring Force Ltd Accommodation Local Business Fibre optic splicing equipment, Tritec Developments Ltd electronics / software engineering consultancy. Local Business Energy solutions - TBR Contract Services Ltd installation/service Local Business Valve Centre Ltd Valve and actuators suppliers Local Business Bulk materials handling, Pneumat Systems (Europe) contracting, equipment sales Local Business Charitable company supporting North West Regional Youth Work Unit services to young people Local Business M & Y Joinery Ltd Building maintenance Local Business Biz Space Business Centre Local Business MB Electrical Contractors UK Ltd Electrical contractors Local Business Wellings Decorators Ltd Decorating contractor Local Business The Coalfields Regeneration Trust Charitable organisation Local Business Geo - environmental TerraConsult Limited consultancy Local Business Design and hardware ATP consultants Ltd consultancy Local Business EB Security Security systems Local Business Field Recovery and Data Services (Debt Collectors) Limited Local Business Foreign Exchange and TransGlobal Payments Home and Abroad Local Business Puzl Design of games Local Business IRAS unknown Local Business Claire Weetman unknown Local Business Rutland House unknown Local Business Stephen Leech unknown Local Business St Helens Council – Bold Forest Park AAP

APPENDIX 8 - EMAIL INVITATION TO 20TH MARCH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP

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St Helens Council and its partners The Mersey Forest, St Helens Chamber and the Bold Parish Council are preparing an Area Action Plan to guide development within an area of the borough called the Bold Forest Park (see plan below).

The Council and its partners would like to invite you to attend a workshop to discuss these proposals.

Bold Forest Park, St. Helens

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The Councils' hope to use the Forest Park idea to stimulate development and diversification of businesses in the area. The visitor economy will be a major focus, but there is potential for other businesses to be developed, provided these are in keeping with Online Survey the local area. We also have an on-line survey that we would appreciate The work is at the early stages - building up an evidence base to support future responses to. proposals. St Helens Council has commissioned consultants URS to assist them by gathering “economic intelligence” about the area. The consultants are also helping the Please encourage your friends, family and colleagues to take a Council with local consultation to gather the community‟s aspirations and concerns about few minutes to log on and have the future of this area. your say about the area.

The Council would like to discuss their early thoughts and findings with you, as a Click here key local stakeholder in the future of this area.

Please come along to our workshop and share your opinions with us. RSVP

Date: 20th March 2012 If you can, and would like to join us on the 20th March, Time: 6pm - 8pm please Venue: The Leaf Centre, Chester Lane Centre, Chester Lane St. Helens WA9 4DE. Tel: 01744 627 892 Click here

or telephone: 0161 237 6901 Refreshments will be provided. to speak to Anita Longworth. Students from the University of Liverpool have also been engaged in this project and will be presenting their ideas for the area. We hope you can join us This session will be the first of a number of further opportunities for you and the wider community to share your opinions and thoughts with us. Details of these events will be released shortly. St Helens Council – Bold Forest Park AAP

APPENDIX 9 - BLANK FEEDBACK FORM

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Bold Forest Park Area Action Plan

Consultation Feedback Form

We would like to know what you think. Please take a few minutes to record your views!

St Helens Council and its partners are preparing a plan for your area called the Bold Forest Park Area Action Plan (see plan overleaf).

The Council wants to link up existing open spaces and woodland and provide more opportunities for tourism, leisure and recreation, as well as jobs and businesses - provided these are in keeping with the existing area. We are at the early stages of this work but would like to hear from you.

Thank you

1. Do you think the idea of preparing a plan for a Bold Forest Park is a good idea?

Yes No

2. What activities, facilities or servcies would you like to see provided within the Bold Forest Park in the future? These could relate to leisure, work, or your community.

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3. Do you have any other comments or concerns about the Bold Forest Park idea?

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continued overleaf ... 4. Would you like to be kept informed about further work on the Bold Forest Park proposal?

Yes No

If yes, please provide your contact details below:

Name: ......

Address: ......

......

Tel: ......

Email: ......

Bold Forest Park, St Helens The Bold Forest Park area is located to the south of St Helens, straddling the M62 between Junctions 7 and 8. It includes former colliery sites at Colliers Moss, Clock Face and Sutton Manor as well as M62 J8 woodland at Wheatacre, Maypole and M62 J7 Griffin Wood, urban fringe farmland and the well known sculpture ‘The Dream’.

You can also make your views known by completing our online survey at: www.surveymonkey.com/s/PCK3CP7

To obtain further information please contact Anita Longworth at URS.

URS Brunel House 54 Princess Street Manchester T :0161 237 6901 M1 6HS E : [email protected] or visit our website: www.boldforestpark.com

This work is part of the European Pure HUBS Project, which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund through Interreg IVB.