‘Rainbow’ the Rhino.  Little Patrick wins naming competition, which is reported in the local Champion newspaper. Pictured: Maghull Mayor Cllr John Sayers, Community Services Manager Phil Dillon, Paula Scanlon, Patrick Scanlon and Niamh Scanlon Tom Martin. 22 September 2021: Vol 28 ● Issue 38 https://www.champnews.com/papers/pdf/SS3821.pdf A BOY who won Maghull’s Rhino sculpture naming competition, has

Pictured: plastic bottle top arts ideas. Thank you to Maghull Town Council Park Rangers, for partially emptying the full ‘Rainbow’ of bottle tops. We have contacted the art departments of three local high schools to explore if they would be interested in creating a large mosaic from upcycled plastic bottle tops and so far one

Rhino naming competition announced in the local Champion newspaper. Pictured: once the frame and mesh were attached the sculpture it was dipped in zinc as part of the galvanisation process, to prevent future erosion. Henry James 30 June 2021 Vol 28 ● Issue 26 https://www.champnews.com/papers/pdf/SS2621.pdf#page=9   A COMPETITION has been launched by Maghull Town Council

The unveiling (6.6.21) of the recycling rhinoceros on Stafford Moreton Way organised by the Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD) & and supported by MTC is covered by the Champion newspaper this week https://www.champnews.com/papers/pdf/SS2421.pdf#page=9, and earlier by the Liverpool Echo (13.6.21) which somehow got ‘recycled’ and has appeared on German news media and a Washington

Maghull’s long awaited and eagerly anticipated rhinoceros recycling sculpture has been installed and unveiled (6.6.21) on Stafford Moreton Way, as part of a Friends of Maghull and District (FOMD) crowd funded environmental wildflower project supported by Maghull Town Council. The life-sized galvanised mesh steel sculpture was lovingly and meticulously created by Chris Butler (MD) of

The grand unveiling of the recycling rhinoceros sculpture is reported by the local Champion Newspaper. Pictured: Cllr John Sayers (Mayor of Maghull) with children from St Andrews primary school and Diane Harvey (FOMD Director). Henry James 16 June 2021. Vol 28. Issue 24 https://www.champnews.com/papers/pdf/SS2421.pdf#page=9   An eagerly anticipated rhinoceros recycling sculpture has been unveiled in

Wildflower Update: Since the community funded Wildflower turf was planted on Stafford Moreton Way in the November 2020 dormant growth period, the 102 m² of wildflowers are really starting to deliver, with a purple bulging display of Nat weed in May, and currently being superseded by a beautiful white tidal wave of tall Oxide Daisy

Wildflower turf Update: since it was planted in the November 2020 dormant period, the 102 m² of wildflowers are really starting to deliver, with a purple bulging display of Nat weed, and currently being superseded by a beautiful white tidal wave of tall oxide Daisy en masse.

Pictured: L-R Vicky, Chris B, Ian, Cintia, Chris J, Patrick and John. As you will be aware from the previous updates we are now getting tantalisingly close to installing the delayed final components of this project, involving the rhinoceros sculpture and the noticeboard. The magnificently completed galvanised mesh recycling rhinoceros sculpture, was brought to the

The Ashworth Hospital Gardeners help FOMD to lay crowd funded wildflower turf which had been postponed due to the pandemic and is reported in the local Champion Newspaper. Pictured: The brilliant Ashworth Hospital Gardeners – Phil, Paul Pruden (Head Gardener) and Dave, with the newly laid 102 m² wildflower turf behind them covering the oblong