Save Lambeth Park Rangers

Park Rangers: Lambeth is proposing to cut the park ranger service completely. 

The Rangers in Lambeth are fantastic and have helped us a lot - organising events and 
getting things done. 

They have one of the best community park services in London and it would be a shame to lose them.

The Rangers have helped many people in the Lambeth community with their services including 
helping many local community groups / charities with a wide range of issues beyond just the parks.



Please consider signing a petition to keep them.

"Save the Lambeth Park Ranger Service"


http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savetheparkrangers/

More information

It has been proposed by the executive board of Lambeth Council that due to the current economic crisis and budgetary constraints placed upon local authorities that they have made a decision to delete the Lambeth Park Ranger Service totally from the services that it currently provides to the residents and visitors of the London Borough of Lambeth.

So what does this mean for residents , visitors and especially vulnerable groups who use our parks daily , well for example let us give you a quick explanation of what the Park Ranger Service has done over the 7 years since it was created , before the Park Ranger service arrived a lot of our parks were no go areas .

The Park Rangers are directly responsible for close to a 40% drop in crime , anti social behaviour and other such related incidents in the parks in Lambeth , this being done despite over the past 3 years seeing a reduction in our numbers by 50% this shows the commitment that the Park Rangers have to their role and to the community in which they serve .

The Park Rangers have been successful in eradicating prevelant drug use from parks , also prostitution and all the other crimes associated with those activities , we have prevented toilets and bushes being used for illegal and illegitimate purposes , we have invested time with local schools teaching your children how to stay safe in the parks and how they can appreciate and help to care for the vital lungs of the community which are our parks .

It is no coincidence that since the Lambeth Park Ranger Service was formed Lambeth Council have won several green flags for their parks all around the borough , these are awards given in recognition of the hard work and achievements that have been made to improve the aesthetics , safety and community facilities in the parks , the Park Rangers have played an enormous part in obtaining these awards , there are 64 parks and open spaces in the borough of Lambeth and it is feared that without the presence of professional , pro active , re active dedicated people to look after them they will deteriorate to a level which will be unhealthy and unwelcome for all groups of society , parks are our future they are valuable , lets keep them looked after , we will do this for you but we need your help
thank you