Do You Want To Help The Pets In Rhyddings Park?
 

As reported in this weeks Observer and 107 The Bee, The Friends Of Rhyddings Park have taken over control of the Pets Corner within Rhyddings Park. This is a very important step for us. It will show both the residents of Oswaldtwistle and Hyndburn Borough Council what can be achieved by a group of local, dedicated residents.
The pets currently in the park will shortly be moved to a new home to allow us to refurbish Pets Corner. We will be introducing a wider selection of birds and animals after the refurbishment which, we hope, will be enjoyed by all Park visitors. The centre path through the area has been locked for many years restricting access to a large part of the area. This path will be reopened during the day allowing visitors full access to all the animals. I am really pleased that we will be able to open it to the public once again. The path being closed is one aspect of the park that many residents have told me they feel strongly about.

As reported we currently have several Friends working towards a nationally recognised qualification in animal care. We are still able to offer this training to others who are interested in looking after the pets on a day to day basis. Below is some information about the course from the training provider:


If anyone is interested in the training or helping with the refurbishment or in fact any other aspect of the park please send me a private message.

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Congratulations on your funding Neil. Hope it all goes well for you.

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You haven't had an overwhelming response to this have you? Hope you get the volunteers you need.

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:confused:

Neil asked for interested people to private message him him.

Re: Do You Want To Help The Pets In Rhyddings Park?
 

That is the problem with any type of advertisment. You have to find out how to reach the people you want. I expect more people will want to become involved when they see what can be achieved.

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Try an A5 full colour mail shot. Photos of the woolly things on the front and all the text on the back and make in poignant, not a rainbow job. :p

Expensive? Doesn’t have to be, ask Mrs Knight :) for assistance with funding, ask around the local print shops or ask a cartridge shop to sponsor it by donating ink and paper.

If your getting the training free how about approaching Ryddings School. Lots of potential guinea pigs there...:)

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Thanks for the ideas mate.
I think we might get into trouble if we look up some school kids in pens though :)

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Although you can see the path running through the middle, I can never remember it being open, and I speak as someone who was there with my bread the day it opened.

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I'll take you for a walk when we open it.
I wonder how many do remember the path being open?

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Will it have buggy/pram access?

...and no, I'm not in one.:D

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We are working on it. You should be ok with your zimmer, thats why I want to take you, to test it out.

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How did you know the pug, I push in a pram and dress in bonnet, is called Zimmer?

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I was trying to help by pushing it back up to the top again to get people reading it.

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That's kind.

It just seemed a little negative, given the time scale.

This'll do the same then.:)

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Aren't we both public spirited today then?