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SUMMARY:Come and Burn Those Extra Christmas Calories by Volunteering for One Hour in Maghull (at Rowlands Dell 09.30hrs\, 3.1.26)
DESCRIPTION:Following the extraordinarily successful transformative big planting day on Monday (8.12.25) of 600 ferns\,1000 daffodil bulbs and 85m path installation at Rowlands Dell we need your help to finish it off. \nVenue & Tasks. \nWe would love your help with any time you can spare from 09.30 hours on Saturday (3.1.26)\, at Rowlands Dell (opposite the newly refurbished Hare & Hounds PH\, L31 2HF)\, to make a fantastic difference to our environment and burn some festive calories! \nSeveral tasks choose from: \n\nWheelbarrowing soil to backfill new path.\nWheelbarrowing rocks to backfill new path.\nConverting pallet boxes into compost bins and filling with leaves.\nWeeding new woodland or new hedging.\nSawing two posts for lectern angled signage.\n\nEquipment needed: sturdy boots\, garden gloves\, garden/hand fork\, kneeling pad. \nBackground Summary: After making the Dell safe by spending one year removing pollutants in the town’s largest ever cleanup (300 binbags of litter and 25 tons of debris)\, making the Dell accessible with Maghull’s largest social value grant\, we have spent the last year undertaking crowdfunding events to restore and enhance this nature haven. So\, it was with great excitement this week that we spent £12\,000 on installing two more health and wellness paths and £2500 to create a woodland fern area\, lining a path through a new orchard with 1200 daffodils complementing the 10\,000 planted last year. This planting area will be one of four distinct woodland nature areas that will encourage and invite interest whilst providing biodiversity. \nThank you to: FOMD volunteers – Joan\, Diane\, Ian\, Nikki\, John (W)\, Graeme\, (pictured)\, Frank and Colin (not pictured)\, who attended an early sunny morning session (20.12.25) to brilliantly achieve the following: \n\nWheelbarrowed a small mountain of woodchip from the top of the Dell to the bottom\, to spread around the newly planted 600 ferns\, in our last event before Christmas.\nLeaf blowed leaves from newly planted grass and rockery and path to preserve new grass and prevent slips respectively (21.12.25)\nPlanted 12 tree ferns in fernery area (2.1.26)\nMoved path rock spoil to backfill new path (thank you to the anonymous person)\n\nIf You Would like to Help in the Future? \nVolunteer sessions this week (everyone is welcome without any commitment) can be found on our Events calendar page at https://www.fomd.co.uk/events/ where you will find all the details. \nCrowdfunding Campaign. So far\, with your help\, we have raised enough money to recently install a 50m  path extension but we are hoping to raise further funds for a 35m path extension and much-needed large-scale woodland shrubs in 2025/26. Please donate online at www.fomd.co.uk or with cash at the Hare & Hounds PH\, Morrisons\, Esso Petrol Station. \nRowlands Dell Introduction (3min Video): https://youtu.be/lxrTdudVza8?si=AM_znsaI35Cose-M \nBackground to Rowlands Dell. \nThis beautiful haven for wildlife has unbelievably been treated as an open tip for decades\, where every inch has revealed a variety of pollutants harmful to wildlife. In our three-stage plan\, stage I has resulted in Maghull’s biggest ever 46-week cleanup in which FOMD have removed 300 bin bags of litter and 25 tons of debris. \nIn Stage II (completed in November)\, with the help of our NHS landowner partners we successfully obtained a health and wellness grant (Maghull’s largest green investment) to fund an amazing legacy array of hard landscaping installations. These features provided accessibility for the whole community and included: accessible path\, viewing/picnic area\, sunken garden\, bins\, 10\,000 bulbs and planting at small junction points\, bug and bird boxes\, and a dry waterfall feature). A Morrisons grant has enabled us to create the ongoing bog garden and wishing well. \nWe are now engaging in stage three to repopulate Rowlands Dell with woodland planting and need your help. \nBest Wishes\, \nFriends of Maghull & District (FOMD) \nTogether making Maghull a better place to live. \nMore information at www.fomd.co.uk including: (1) Events tab for everything about the meeting and (2) Projects tab for the project background. \nContact: admin@fomd.co.uk \n#fomdcic #Maghull #Environment \n 
URL:https://www.fomd.co.uk/event/come-and-burn-those-extra-christmas-calories-by-volunteering-for-one-hour-in-maghull-at-rowlands-dell-09-30hrs-3-1-26/
LOCATION:Merseyside
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260107T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260107T103000
DTSTAMP:20260525T143004
CREATED:20260106T174517Z
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SUMMARY:Short Notice Volunteers Needed for Only One Hour at Maghull’s Parkbourn Wildflower Project.
DESCRIPTION:Please can you help to give the Parkbourn Wildflower Garden its annual TLC with a quick tidy up involving some weeding\, raking and trimming. The forecast suggests a cold sunny morning\, but if it is still icy please don’t risk travelling. \nVenue The Parkbourn Project is a little tricky to find. It is situated on the rear service road of (45) Parkbourn Square (L31 1JD off Park Lane)\, also listed on Google maps. \nTime. Meeting for one hour on Wednesday 7.1.26\, at 09:30 hours. \nTasks.  \n\nWe will be focusing on simple but important weeding in the small outer border and path that has four layers including (1) the rear dogwood hedge is developing to cover the stark railings\, (2) in front there is a row of 72 white hydrangea cuttings blossoming\, and (3) in front of this there is a row of assorted plants\, whilst the (4) daffodils and bluebells that fringe the path\nTrimming the newly planted dogwood hedge.\nStrimming\, raking the middle triangle wildflower bed. It is important to remove vegetation as it creates rich soil nutrition\, that hinders wildflowers as they prefer a poor quality soil medium.\n\nEquipment: You will need garden gloves\, sturdy boots\, large or small garden fork and secateurs. \nMore information at www.fomd.co.uk  including: (1) Events tab for everything about the meeting and (2) Projects tab for the project background. \nParkbourn Background:  \nThe Friends of Maghull District’s (FOMD) first (2018) of many local green transformations. This small area had been blighted with 20 years of antisocial and fly tipping behaviour\, was transformed into a much-visited inspiring green wildlife oasis. More info at https://www.fomd.co.uk/parkbourn-wildflower-garden-project/ \nLots more volunteer opportunities will be coming up soon\, so please keep an eye on our events calendar. \nMany Thanks\, \nFOMD \nTogether Making Maghull a better place to live. \nMore information about this and other projects at: www.fomd.co.uk \nContact: admin@fomd.co.uk \n#fomdcic #Maghull #Environment \n  \nScreenshot
URL:https://www.fomd.co.uk/event/short-notice-volunteers-needed-for-only-one-hour-at-maghulls-parkbourn-wildflower-project/
LOCATION:Parkbourn Project\, Rear Service Road of Parkbourn Square\, Maghull\,\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L31 1JD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260110T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260110T103000
DTSTAMP:20260525T143004
CREATED:20260108T210459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T213040Z
UID:8148-1768037400-1768041000@www.fomd.co.uk
SUMMARY:Maghull Saturday Volunteering Session Could Be Okay despite 'Two Feet' of Snow in Parts of UK!
DESCRIPTION:Please can you help  – Following the extraordinarily successful transformative big planting day on Monday (8.12.25) of 600 ferns\,1200 daffodil bulbs and 85m path installation at Rowlands Dell we need your help to finish it off. The forecast suggests a cold sunny morning\, but if it is still icy please don’t risk travelling. \nVenue & Tasks. \nWe would love your help with any time you can spare from 09.30 hours on Saturday (10.1.26)\, at Rowlands Dell (opposite the newly refurbished Hare & Hounds PH\, L31 2HF)\, to make a fantastic difference to our environment and burn some festive calories! \nSeveral tasks to choose from: \n\nWheelbarrowing soil to backfill new path.\nWheelbarrowing rocks to backfill new path.\nRecycling pallet crates into compost bins and creating a dead hedge to hide pallets.\nWeeding new woodland or new hedging.\nPainting lectern angled posts with wood preservative for future signage.\nDigging 50 3L holes for future red cushion pyracantha planting.\nDismantling Nativity.\n\nEquipment needed: sturdy boots\, garden gloves\, garden/hand fork\, kneeling pad\, spade. \nHuge thanks to those pictured for braving the sunny cold weather last Saturday (3.1.26) to remarkably achieve the following in only one hour: \n\nCompost pallet bin doors created and filled with vegetation.\nRock spoil wheelbarrowed to backfill newly created 85 m health and wellness path.\nHundreds of perimeter wildlife friendly hedge trees were weeded to maximise hedge growth by an evidence-based 40%!\nPosts sawn to an angle to enable lectern style information signage to be attached in the future.\n\nPictured: Joanne\, Ian\, Joan\, Nikki\, Joe\, John and not pictured Frank and Colin with our funky Father Christmas and installation. \nBackground Summary: After making the Dell safe by spending one year removing pollutants in the town’s largest ever cleanup (300 binbags of litter and 25 tons of debris)\, making the Dell accessible with Maghull’s largest social value grant\, we have spent the last year undertaking crowdfunding events to restore and enhance this nature haven. So\, it was with great excitement this week that we spent £12\,000 on installing two more health and wellness paths and £2500 to create a woodland fern area\, lining a path through a new orchard with 1200 daffodils complementing the 10\,000 planted last year. This planting area will be one of four distinct woodland nature areas that will encourage and invite interest whilst providing biodiversity. \nIf You Would like to Help in the Future? \nVolunteer sessions this week (everyone is welcome without any commitment) can be found on our Events calendar page at https://www.fomd.co.uk/events/ where you will find all the details. \nCrowdfunding Campaign. So far\, with your help\, we have raised enough money to recently install a 50m  path extension but we are hoping to raise further funds for a 35m path extension and much-needed large-scale woodland shrubs in 2025/26. Please donate online at www.fomd.co.uk or with cash at the Hare & Hounds PH\, Morrisons\, Esso Petrol Station. \nRowlands Dell Introduction (3min Video): https://youtu.be/lxrTdudVza8?si=AM_znsaI35Cose-M \nBackground to Rowlands Dell. \nThis beautiful haven for wildlife has unbelievably been treated as an open tip for decades\, where every inch has revealed a variety of pollutants harmful to wildlife. In our three-stage plan\, stage I has resulted in Maghull’s biggest ever 46-week cleanup in which FOMD have removed 300 bin bags of litter and 25 tons of debris. \nIn Stage II (completed in November)\, with the help of our NHS landowner partners we successfully obtained a health and wellness grant (Maghull’s largest green investment) to fund an amazing legacy array of hard landscaping installations. These features provided accessibility for the whole community and included: accessible path\, viewing/picnic area\, sunken garden\, bins\, 10\,000 bulbs and planting at small junction points\, bug and bird boxes\, and a dry waterfall feature). A Morrisons grant has enabled us to create the ongoing bog garden and wishing well. \nWe are now engaging in stage three to repopulate Rowlands Dell with woodland planting and need your help. \nAll the Best\, \nFriends of Maghull & District (FOMD) \nTogether making Maghull a better place to live. \nMore information at www.fomd.co.uk including: (1) Events tab for everything about the meeting and (2) Projects tab for the project background. \nContact: admin@fomd.co.uk \n#fomdcic #Maghull #Environment
URL:https://www.fomd.co.uk/event/maghull-saturday-volunteering-session-could-be-okay-despite-two-feet-of-snow-in-parts-of-uk/
LOCATION:The Dell L31 2HF\, The Dell\, (Adjacent Hare & Hounds Pub) 53\, Liverpool Road North\, Maghull\, Merseyside\, L31 2HF\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260115T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260115T103000
DTSTAMP:20260525T143004
CREATED:20260113T204831Z
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UID:8181-1768469400-1768473000@www.fomd.co.uk
SUMMARY:New Year Resolution = New Maghull!
DESCRIPTION:Please can you help to give the Parkbourn Wildflower Garden its annual TLC with a quick one hour tidy up involving some weeding\, raking and laying a roll of donated (courtesy of Windmill Nursery) weed suppressing membrane to prepare for donated (courtesy of Linda) wildflower sowing in spring. \nVenue The Parkbourn Project is a little tricky to find. It is situated on the rear service road of (45) Parkbourn Square (L31 1JD off Park Lane)\, also listed on Google maps. \nTime. Meeting for one hour on Thursday 15.1.26\, at 09:30 hours. \nTasks.  \n\nWe will be focusing on simple but important weeding in the small outer border that has four layers including (1) the rear dogwood hedge is developing to cover the stark railings\, (2) in front there is a row of 72 white hydrangea cuttings blossoming\, and (3) in front of this there is a row of assorted plants\, whilst the (4) daffodils and bluebells that fringe the path\nMowing\, raking\, and laying membrane in the middle triangle wildflower bed. It is important to remove vegetation as it creates rich soil nutrition\, that hinders wildflowers as they prefer a poor quality soil medium.\n\nEquipment: You will need garden gloves\, sturdy boots\, large or small garden fork and secateurs. \nA Special Thank You to Colin who braved the chilly weather and joined me at Parkbourn on Wednesday (7.1.23). Surprisingly\, the two of us made a really noticeable difference after one hour. E.g. raking path leaves\, cutting perimeter dogwood hedge\, strimming and raking middle triangle of dead wildflowers and weeds. We have tried several strategies over the years to develop and sustain the wildflowers with occasional success\, but we are thinking of covering the area with the donated weed suppressant membrane and obtaining some tons of Mersey Grit and resow\, as recommended by a local wildflower expert. \nMore information at www.fomd.co.uk  including: (1) Events tab for everything about the meeting and (2) Projects tab for the project background. \nParkbourn Background:  \nThe Friends of Maghull & District’s (FOMD) first (2018) of many local green transformations. This small area had been blighted with 20 years of profound antisocial and fly tipping behaviour\, was transformed into a much-visited inspiring green wildlife oasis. More info at https://www.fomd.co.uk/parkbourn-wildflower-garden-project/ \nLots more volunteer opportunities will be coming up soon\, so please keep an eye on our events calendar. \nMany Thanks\, \nFOMD \nTogether Making Maghull a better place to live. \nMore information about this and other projects at: www.fomd.co.uk \nContact: admin@fomd.co.uk \n#fomdcic #Maghull #Environment \nPictured: Last weeks progress.
URL:https://www.fomd.co.uk/event/new-year-resolution-new-maghull/
LOCATION:Parkbourn Project\, Rear Service Road of Parkbourn Square\, Maghull\,\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L31 1JD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260117T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260117T103000
DTSTAMP:20260525T143004
CREATED:20260116T002312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T002312Z
UID:8194-1768642200-1768645800@www.fomd.co.uk
SUMMARY:New Year Resolution: Together Making Maghull a Better Place to Live\, in One Hour!
DESCRIPTION:Please can you help – Following the successful big planting day on Monday (8.12.25) of 600 ferns\,1200 daffodil bulbs and 50m path installation at the national award-winning Rowlands Dell\, we need your help to finish it off. \nVenue & Tasks. \nWe would love your help for a spare one hour from 09.30 hours on Saturday (17.1.26)\, at Rowlands Dell (opposite the newly refurbished Hare & Hounds PH\, L31 2HF)\, to make a fantastic difference to our environment. \nSeveral tasks to choose from: \n\nWheelbarrowing soil to backfill new path.\nWheelbarrowing rocks to backfill new path.\nCreating a dead hedge to hide the new compost bin made from recycled pallets.\nWeeding new woodland or new hedging.\nDigging 50 3L holes for future red cushion pyracantha planting.\nCutting back Ivy hedge.\n\nEquipment needed: sturdy boots\, garden gloves\, garden/hand fork\, kneeling pad\, spade. \nHuge thanks to those pictured last Saturday (9.1.26) to remarkably achieve the following in only one hour: \n\nCompost pallet bin (pictured) doors with secure batons created\, filled with vegetation and surrounded with new wildlife friendly dead hedge.\nRock spoil wheelbarrowed to backfill newly created 50m health and wellness path.\nNativity dismantled.\nNew lecturn posts wood treated and A4 plywood base for signage attached (pictured).\nWishing Well electrical supply for pump sourced from neighbouring lamppost\, water barrel inserted and fixed with galvanised grill and filled with leftover bricks and pebbles (pictured with Neil and Alex from TCV).\nDonated Christmas tree (pictured) planted and kindly donated by our neighbour Anne.\n25×3 L holes dug out for future planting of red cushion pyracantha.\nThree bins emptied.\n\nPictured: huge thanks to our volunteers John and Linda and not pictured Colin and Frank – next to the prepared planting area for the pyracantha. \nBackground Summary: After making the Dell safe by spending one year removing pollutants in the town’s largest ever cleanup (300 binbags of litter and 25 tons of debris)\, making the Dell accessible with Maghull’s largest social value grant\, we have spent the last year undertaking crowdfunding events to restore and enhance this nature haven. So\, it was with great excitement this week that we spent £8\,000 on installing one more health and wellness path and £2500 to create a woodland fern area\, lining a path throughthe fernery to a new orchard with 1200 daffodils complementing the 10\,000 planted last year. This planting area will be one of four distinct woodland nature areas that will encourage and invite interest whilst providing biodiversity. \nIf You Would like to Help in the Future? \nVolunteer sessions this week (everyone is welcome without any commitment) can be found on our Events calendar page at https://www.fomd.co.uk/events/ where you will find all the details. \nCrowdfunding Campaign. So far\, with your help\, we have raised enough money to recently install a 50m path extension but we are hoping to raise further funds for a 35m path extension and much-needed large-scale woodland shrubs in 2025/26. Please donate online at www.fomd.co.uk or with cash at the Hare & Hounds PH\, Morrisons\, Esso Petrol Station. \nRowlands Dell Introduction (3min Video): https://youtu.be/lxrTdudVza8?si=AM_znsaI35Cose-M \nBackground to Rowlands Dell. \nThis beautiful haven for wildlife has unbelievably been treated as an open tip for decades\, where every inch has revealed a variety of pollutants harmful to wildlife. In our three-stage plan\, stage I has resulted in Maghull’s biggest ever 46-week cleanup in which FOMD have removed 300 bin bags of litter and 25 tons of debris. \nIn Stage II (completed in November)\, with the help of our NHS landowner partners we successfully obtained a health and wellness grant (Maghull’s largest green investment) to fund an amazing legacy array of hard landscaping installations. These features provided accessibility for the whole community and included: accessible path\, viewing/picnic area\, sunken garden\, bins\, 10\,000 bulbs and planting at small junction points\, bug and bird boxes\, and a dry waterfall feature). A Morrisons grant has enabled us to create the ongoing bog garden and wishing well. \nWe are now engaging in stage three to repopulate Rowlands Dell with woodland planting and need your help. \nAll the Best\, \nFriends of Maghull & District (FOMD) \nTogether making Maghull a better place to live. \nMore information at www.fomd.co.uk including: (1) Events tab for everything about the meeting and (2) Projects tab for the project background. \nContact: admin@fomd.co.uk \n#fomdcic #Maghull #Environment
URL:https://www.fomd.co.uk/event/new-year-resolution-together-making-maghull-a-better-place-to-live-in-one-hour/
LOCATION:The Dell L31 2HF\, The Dell\, (Adjacent Hare & Hounds Pub) 53\, Liverpool Road North\, Maghull\, Merseyside\, L31 2HF\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260120T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260120T103000
DTSTAMP:20260525T143004
CREATED:20260119T185312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T221121Z
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SUMMARY:Please can you help at Maghull’s Parkbourn Wildflower Project?
DESCRIPTION:Please can you help to give the Parkbourn Wildflower Garden its annual TLC with a quick one hour tidy up involving some weeding\, \nVenue The Parkbourn Project is a little tricky to find. It is situated on the rear service road of (45) Parkbourn Square (L31 1JD off Park Lane)\, also listed on Google maps. \nTime. Meeting for one hour on Tuesday 20.1.26\, at 09:30 hours. \nTasks.  \n\nWe will be focusing on simple but important weeding in the small outer border that has four layers including (1) the rear dogwood hedge is developing to cover the stark railings\, (2) in front there is a row of 72 white hydrangea cuttings blossoming\, and (3) in front of this there is a row of assorted plants\, whilst the (4) daffodils and bluebells that fringe the path\n\nEquipment: You will need garden gloves\, sturdy boots\, large or small garden fork and secateurs. \nThank You to Colin\, Jill (pictured) and Frank who volunteered at Parkbourn on Thursday (15.1.26)\, to continue weeding the outer border\, mowed and removed vegetation from the triangular wildflower border and finished off with laying a semipermeable membrane to suppress competitive weeds and grasses to re-establish the wildflowers. We have tried several strategies over the years to develop and sustain the wildflowers with occasional success\, but we are suppressing vegetation with a donated membrane before obtaining tons of wildflower promoting grit sand membrane. If successful we hope to use same method on our other projects. \nMore information at www.fomd.co.uk  including: (1) Events tab for everything about the meeting and (2) Projects tab for the project background. \nParkbourn Background:  \nThe Friends of Maghull & District’s (FOMD) first (2018) of many local green transformations. This small area had been blighted with 20 years of profound antisocial and fly tipping behaviour\, was transformed into a much-visited inspiring green wildlife oasis. More info at https://www.fomd.co.uk/parkbourn-wildflower-garden-project/ \nLots more volunteer opportunities will be coming up soon\, so please keep an eye on our events calendar. \nMany Thanks\, \nFOMD \nTogether Making Maghull a better place to live. \nMore information about this and other projects at: www.fomd.co.uk \nContact: admin@fomd.co.uk \n#fomdcic #Maghull #Environment \nPictured: Last weeks progress.
URL:https://www.fomd.co.uk/event/please-can-you-help-at-maghulls-parkbourn-wildflower-project/
LOCATION:Parkbourn Project\, Rear Service Road of Parkbourn Square\, Maghull\,\, Liverpool\, Merseyside\, L31 1JD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260124T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260124T103000
DTSTAMP:20260525T143004
CREATED:20260122T214413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T214413Z
UID:8216-1769247000-1769250600@www.fomd.co.uk
SUMMARY:Hey Maghull. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world” - Mahatma Gandhi.
DESCRIPTION:Please can you help – Following the successful big planting day (8.12.25) of 600 ferns\,1200 daffodil bulbs and 50m path installation at the national award-winning Rowlands Dell\, we need your help to finish it off. \nVenue & Tasks. \nWe would love your help for a spare one hour from 09.30 hours on Saturday (24.1.26)\, at Rowlands Dell (opposite the newly refurbished Hare & Hounds PH\, L31 2HF)\, to make a fantastic difference to our environment. \nSeveral tasks to choose from: \n\nWheelbarrowing soil to backfill new path.\nCreating a dead hedge to hide the new compost bin made from recycled pallets.\nWeeding new woodland.\nPlanting 50 crowdfunded spikey red cushion pyracantha plants.\nCutting back Ivy hedge.\n\nEquipment needed: sturdy boots\, thick garden gloves\, garden/hand fork\, kneeling pad\, spade. \nHuge thanks to John\, Joan\, Linda\, Clare (pictured) and Colin & Frank (not pictured) last Saturday (17.1.26) who remarkably achieved the following in only one hour: \n\nContinued creating new wildlife friendly dead hedge to hide the recycled pallet compost bins.\nWishing Well: Neil and Frank met local plumber Lindsey to plan the installation of a electrical pump\, copper piping\, and a bucket to create a tranquil cascading water feature.\n25×3 L holes dug out for future planting of red cushion pyracantha.\nThree bins emptied.\n\nPictured: our amazing volunteers standing on the new path overlooking 50 prepared holes for the planting of the pyracantha. \nIf You Would like to Help in the Future? \nVolunteer sessions this week (everyone is welcome without any commitment) can be found on our Events calendar page at https://www.fomd.co.uk/events/ where you will find all the details. \nCrowdfunding Campaign. So far\, with your help\, we have raised enough money to recently install a 50m path extension but we are hoping to raise further funds for a 35m path extension and much-needed large-scale woodland shrubs in 2025/26. Please donate online at www.fomd.co.uk or with cash at the Hare & Hounds PH\, Morrisons\, Esso Petrol Station. \nRowlands Dell Introduction (3min Video): https://youtu.be/lxrTdudVza8?si=AM_znsaI35Cose-M \nBackground and Exciting Developments at Rowlands Dell. \nThis beautiful haven for wildlife has unbelievably been treated as an open tip for decades\, where every inch has revealed a variety of pollutants harmful to wildlife. In our three-stage plan\, stage I has resulted in Maghull’s biggest ever 46-week cleanup in which FOMD have removed 300 bin bags of litter and 25 tons of debris (2024). \nIn Stage II (November 2024)\, with the help of our NHS landowner partners we successfully obtained a health and wellness grant (Maghull’s largest green investment) to fund an amazing legacy array of hard landscaping installations. These features provided accessibility for the whole community and included: accessible path\, viewing/picnic area\, sunken garden\, bins\, 10\,000 bulbs and planting at small junction points\, bug and bird boxes\, and a dry waterfall feature). A Morrisons grant has enabled us to create the ongoing bog garden and wishing well. \nWe are now engaging in stage three (2025/26) to repopulate Rowlands Dell with woodland planting\, extend the paths\, which crowdfunding in 2025 and will continue through 2026. \nSo\, it was with great excitement we spent £8\,000 on installing one more health and wellness path\, utilised £2500 to create a woodland fern area\, lining a path through the fernery to a new orchard with 1200 daffodils complementing the 10\,000 planted last year. This planting area will be one of four distinct co-dependent woodland nature areas that will encourage and invite interest whilst providing biodiversity. \nWe now need your help throughout 2026 for funding and planting to create a beautiful restorative legacy haven. \nAll the Best\, \nFriends of Maghull & District (FOMD) \nTogether making Maghull a better place to live. \nMore information at www.fomd.co.uk including: (1) Events tab for everything about the meeting and (2) Projects tab for the project background. \nContact: admin@fomd.co.uk \n#fomdcic #Maghull #Environment
URL:https://www.fomd.co.uk/event/hey-maghull-you-must-be-the-change-you-wish-to-see-in-the-world-mahatma-gandhi/
LOCATION:The Dell L31 2HF\, The Dell\, (Adjacent Hare & Hounds Pub) 53\, Liverpool Road North\, Maghull\, Merseyside\, L31 2HF\, United Kingdom
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UID:8222-1769419800-1769423400@www.fomd.co.uk
SUMMARY:Volunteers Unprecedented Support for Our Maghull Town Council (MTC) and Community: can you help?
DESCRIPTION:In 2020\, The Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD) responded to a community appeal by MTC to support our local parks. Although our group was in its infancy we punched above our weight to respond\, during impossible pandemic times\, with countless hours day and night organising multiple projects within one\, raising over £150\,000 for thousands of unprecedented large and small trees to be planted in nearly every council park and for Bobby’s Wood/Woodend to be transformed (see before and after pictures) from a unattractive Maghull entrance site to an attractive green jewel. Whilst obtaining two years of catalyst grant funding for the MTC Advice Centre and Warm Space hub. We have continued gradual improvements over the years and have dedicated four years of unsung weekly maintenance volunteer time to the Woodend site\, which last year resulted in the removal of over 30 agricultural bags of weeds and many other tasks. Although sadly we have little contact with the MTC\, doubtlessly  due to the enormous priority of resurrecting the town hall whilst providing a seamless service\, we hope our work has helped to lighten their load and provide some positivity. \nConsequently\, in these challenging times we would be delighted if you could spare just one hour for the beginning of our 2026 maintenance work at the Woodend Community Woodland Project on Monday (26.1.26) at 09:30 hours. The sooner we can complete this work; it will enable us to develop new possibly award-winning projects elsewhere for the benefit of Maghull\, in the same vein as our ongoing 2025 BBC/RHS national award-winning Rowlands NHS Health and Wellness Project. \nVenue & Tasks. \nThe Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD) need volunteers to meet at Woodend (next to Bumbles Children’s Nursery\, junction of Liverpool Road South and Northway) for one hour on Monday (26.1.26) at 09.30 hours\, to: \n\nReplace damaged trees.\nTransfer two fruit trees to Rowlands Dell.\nShape wisteria arch\nWeed new underplanted trees and woodland border.\nRestore wooden reindeer.\nInstall stakes to support leaning tree.\n\nEquipment needed: sturdy boots\, garden gloves\, spade\, hand and garden fork \nThank You to Joan\, Linda\, Jill\, Frank and Colin for completing the 2025 weeding of the largest woodland border in Maghull and applying wood preservative to the picnic thrones (September 2025). \nBest Wishes\, \nFriends of Maghull & District (FOMD) \nTogether making Maghull a better place to live. \nMore information at www.fomd.co.uk including: (1) Events tab for everything about the meeting and (2) Projects tab for the project background. \nContact: admin@fomd.co.uk \n#fomdcic #Maghull #Environment
URL:https://www.fomd.co.uk/event/volunteers-unprecedented-support-for-our-maghull-town-council-mtc-and-community-can-you-help/
LOCATION:Woodend\, L31 5BG
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260128T093000
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DTSTAMP:20260525T143004
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T192317Z
UID:8237-1769592600-1769596200@www.fomd.co.uk
SUMMARY:Hey Maghull. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others” – Mahatma Gandhi.
DESCRIPTION:Please can you help – Following the successful big planting day (8.12.25) of 600 ferns\,1200 daffodil bulbs\, 50m path installation and this week’s planting of 50 pyracanthas at the national award-winning Rowlands Dell\, we need your help to finish it off. \nVenue & Tasks. \nWe would love your help for a spare one hour from 09.30 hours on Wednesday (28.1.26)\, at Rowlands Dell (opposite the newly refurbished Hare & Hounds PH\, L31 2HF)\, to make a fantastic difference to our environment. \nSeveral tasks to choose from: \n\nWheelbarrowing soil to backfill new path.\nCreating a dead hedge to hide the new compost bin made from recycled pallets.\nWeeding new woodland.\nCutting back Ivy hedge.\n\nEquipment needed: sturdy boots\, thick garden gloves\, garden/hand fork\, kneeling pad\, spade\, loppers. \nHuge thanks to John (F)\, Joan\, Linda\, Nikki\, Ian\, Diane (John (L) popped in with grandchildren) (pictured) and Colin & Frank (not pictured) last Saturday (24.1.26) who remarkably achieved the following in only one hour: \n\nContinued creating new wildlife friendly dead hedge to hide the recycled pallet compost bins.\nThree bins emptied.\nPlanted 50 crowdfunded spikey red cushion pyracantha plants.\nPruned 12 small Amelanchier to form trees rather than bushes.\nTransplanted Apple Tree from Woodend to Rowlands Dell (Orchard).\n\nPictured: our amazing volunteers standing on the new path overlooking the 50 newly planted pyracantha. \nIf You Would like to Help in the Future? \nVolunteer sessions this week (everyone is welcome without any commitment) can be found on our Events calendar page at https://www.fomd.co.uk/events/ where you will find all the details. \nCrowdfunding Campaign. So far\, with your help\, we have raised enough money to recently install a 50m path extension\, but we are hoping to raise further funds for a 35m path extension and much-needed large-scale woodland shrubs in 2025/26. Please donate online at www.fomd.co.uk or with cash at the Hare & Hounds PH\, Morrisons\, Esso Petrol Station. \nRowlands Dell Introduction (3min Video): https://youtu.be/lxrTdudVza8?si=AM_znsaI35Cose-M \nBackground and Exciting Developments at Rowlands Dell. \nThis beautiful haven for wildlife has unbelievably been treated as an open tip for decades\, where every inch has revealed a variety of pollutants harmful to wildlife. In our three-stage plan\, stage I has resulted in Maghull’s biggest ever 46-week cleanup in which FOMD have removed 300 bin bags of litter and 25 tons of debris (2024). \nIn Stage II (November 2024)\, with the help of our NHS landowner partners we successfully obtained a health and wellness grant (Maghull’s largest green investment) to fund an amazing legacy array of hard landscaping installations. These features provided accessibility for the whole community and included: accessible path\, viewing/picnic area\, sunken garden\, bins\, 10\,000 bulbs and planting at small junction points\, bug and bird boxes\, and a dry waterfall feature). A Morrisons grant has enabled us to create the ongoing bog garden and wishing well. \nWe are now engaging in stage three (2025/26) to repopulate Rowlands Dell with woodland planting\, extend the paths\, which crowdfunding in 2025 and will continue through 2026. \nSo\, it was with great excitement we spent £8\,000 on installing one more health and wellness path\, utilised £2500 to create a woodland fern area\, lining a path through the fernery to a new orchard with 1200 daffodils complementing the 10\,000 planted last year. This planting area will be one of four distinct co-dependent woodland nature areas that will encourage and invite interest whilst providing biodiversity. \nWe now need your help throughout 2026 for funding and planting to create a beautiful restorative legacy haven. \nAll the Best\, \nFriends of Maghull & District (FOMD) \nTogether making Maghull a better place to live. \nMore information at www.fomd.co.uk including: (1) Events tab for everything about the meeting and (2) Projects tab for the project background. \nContact: admin@fomd.co.uk \n#fomdcic #Maghull #Environment
URL:https://www.fomd.co.uk/event/hey-maghull-the-best-way-to-find-yourself-is-to-lose-yourself-in-the-service-of-others-mahatma-gandhi/
LOCATION:The Dell L31 2HF\, The Dell\, (Adjacent Hare & Hounds Pub) 53\, Liverpool Road North\, Maghull\, Merseyside\, L31 2HF\, United Kingdom
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