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.

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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?

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Well Pets Corner is a ghost town.
All the animals went off to their new homes today leaving the area very quiet.

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So how many are living at your house at the moment?

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Only one furry creature lives here. Our cat. Unless we have mice then the cat is a waste of time :)

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So where are the foster homes?

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Don't tell her Neil......................:D

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Why what do you think I'd do? I'm on a diet! I've sworn of fatty foods like duck and rabbit!

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I am not going to say where but they are still in Hyndburn.
We still have the Council squirrels and the odd fox in the park.

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Have they be given new identies, and are under police protection?

I know two of the rabbits are greedy little buggers, but what did the rest do?:D

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i can sort the fox out neil no problem, just give me a shout and we can have it stuffed in all its glory;)

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Talking about stuffing, you didn't give this one custody of the bunnys did you Neil. :D :p :o

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Nope. In fact one escaped us and is still hopping around the pets corner. We will have to catch him soon. It's fun catching rabbits believe me :(

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I know you should never eavesdrop, but have you looked in the dishwasher?:D

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Try one of these mate................:D

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It's Rodger Rabbit, you sure you didn't get confused with your pussy......:D

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Neil I tried searching for your missing rabbit on Google.

I've never been so shocked.:(

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Yes, the prices are extortionate these days aren’t they? :D :D :D

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does anyone know when the pets will return from there hollidays? i keep going down but there never there?

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It dosent look like they will make a return it all looks overgrown and dosent seem like any work is going on there:engsmil:

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just been past and the new plants are growing a treat:)

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I would not like to comment on what type of plants we are growing there ;)

We are still trying to secure the extra funding that we need to complete the project.

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Never one to criticise, but....wouldn't it have been sensible to secure the funding first?

Where are the little bunnikins being kept?

I hope your wife isn't keeping rabbits under the bed!