We have been made aware that Adur-Worthing Council are planning another reorganisation of the Park Services Department. We were shocked to hear that this will mean the loss of two vital Ranger positions to redundancy. This will have a severe impact on the work that can be done on the Reserve and the help that can be given to local Friends groups such as ourselves. At the moment we find that the Rangers do not have enough time to do all the work necessary on our Reserve and these cuts can only make matters worse.
Green Tides is a partnership that brings together Friends groups and volunteers across the Adur-Worthing area and we all share a concern about how detrimental the further loss of these two posts will be to our green space groups. We understand that our council, like many others are facing financial pressures, however the demographics of our Friends groups means that the capabilities of our ranger team are vital. We know they are already stretched in a team of six, so losing two posts is significant.
In an attempt to try to stop these significant cuts, a petition has been started online at https://chng.it/hd5CKXLVfv.
If you feel able to support the FOLR and other volunteer groups in the area, please would you consider adding your name? We will keep you posted on the outcome on this website and the Friends of Lancing Ring Facebook page.
Many thanks.
The Committee
Friends of Lancing Ring 