Port Sunlight River Park celebrates its second birthday

On Sunday 14 August, Port Sunlight River Park celebrated its second anniversary of the opening of the park by hosting a 5k park run and family picnic, which was run jointly by Autism Together and Friends of Port Sunlight River Park.

The park - which was completed and opened in August 2014 - has transformed the area from a closed landfill site to a 35-hectare park, which is proving to be a very popular community space, with an array of walkways, picnic spots, wildlife, wild flowers and a wetland area. The 37m high park offers unrivalled views across the Mersey, Wirral and North Wales and nearly 3 miles of winding footpaths.

Park warden Anne Litherland said that the achievements in the park's first two years had been wide-ranging. She said "We wanted this to be a space for everyone and it's incredibly encouraging to hear, through a Land Trust survey, that 95 per cent of people feel our new park has helped improve the local area and that over 80% said it brought the community together"