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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Come on Eric tell the truth
Posted by: b smith
Date/Time: 17/12/10 09:47:00

From reading this thread it seems there is a real lack of understanding about what the rangers do actually provide for us.  From various events I've spent time with the rangers and they provide a really wide range of services. 

In regards "not doing ANY maintenance or rubbish collection" I would have to ask what you classify all the nature conservation work in the borough as?  There are in the region of 60 sites (of the 170 green spaces) that are conservation sites that are managed and maintained by the ranger service with assistance from volunteer groups.  Not by contractors. The rangers do the meadow cutting, tree planting,  hedging, pond and reed bank management, pulling blockages and litter from the river Brent, just to name a few. They run volunteer days every Tuesday on both sides of the borough. Any doubts about this please go along and see for yourselves.  The rangers also deal with the removal of drug and drug paraphernalia from our parks.  Everyone with a bit of sense knows that after dark parks are a common spot for users.  Where do you think all those needles go?   

In regards byelaws, they are freely available and they clearly state open fires of any kind are not permitted in public open spaces.  The same way dog fouling, flytipping, littering and use of unauthorised motor vehicles are not permitted. The BBQ one does seem over zealous but it is the usual scenario that a few spoilt it for all of us by scorching the ground and causing fires in bins.  You could argue this should be dealt with by the police but (bearing in mind this weeks news) there are a large number of violent criminals in our Borough who are far more deserving of the polices attention.  I would rather a (cheaper than a PCSO) park ranger dealt with these byelaws within parks than tie up the time of a police officer. 

On the subject of what they do provide and in addition to nature conservation and byelaw enforcement mentioned the rangers are also responsible for checking all our public playgrounds, paths and fences and arranging repairs.  They monitor the millions of pounds worth of work the contractors carry out annually. Would anyone here have work carried out  in their house or garden and not check it was done?  They work with charities to help relocate homeless living in our parks.  They also attend the various ward forums and public meetings.  Bearing in mind the London Borough of Ealing has in the region of 170 sites stretching from Northolt to East Acton and the rangers cover 7 days a week (including everyday apart from the 25th over the festive period) it is not surprising few have seen them.  We have all seen there work though.  As other people have said earlier on they are a good bunch and if you have any queries or questions about what they do for us the public why not give them a call?       
 
                


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Ealing's Park Rangers 17/11/10 10:24:00 Jane Salisbury
   Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 17/11/10 10:51:00 Jane Salisbury
      Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 17/11/10 11:21:00 Jane Salisbury
         Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 17/11/10 11:56:00 Helen Johnson
   Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 17/11/10 11:59:00 Editor
      Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 17/11/10 12:08:00 Peter Chadburn
         Ealing's Park Rangers 17/11/10 22:40:00 George Knox
            Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 18/11/10 00:18:00 Peter Chadburn
               Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 18/11/10 06:21:00 Philippa Bond
   Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 18/11/10 09:53:00 Jane Salisbury
      Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 18/11/10 13:04:00 Peter Chadburn
         Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 18/11/10 15:22:00 Penny Crocker
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 18/11/10 18:20:00 Eric Alan Leach
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 19/11/10 10:12:00 Diane Gill
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 19/11/10 15:21:00 Arthur Breens
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 19/11/10 18:07:00 Peter Chadburn
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 22/11/10 13:23:00 Helen Johnson
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 22/11/10 14:03:00 Eric Alan Leach
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 22/11/10 14:20:00 Penny Crocker
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 22/11/10 15:00:00 Helen Johnson
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 22/11/10 17:51:00 Peter Chadburn
   Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 22/11/10 18:22:00 Eugene Wroblewsi
      Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 22/11/10 21:54:00 Helen Johnson
         Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 22/11/10 21:57:00 Eugene Wroblewsi
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 22/11/10 22:14:00 Helen Johnson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 25/11/10 14:16:00 Tony Colliver
      Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 24/11/10 00:11:00 Jane Salisbury
         Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 24/11/10 08:21:00 Philippa Bond
   Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 23/11/10 17:22:00 Steven Byrne
      Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 25/11/10 08:24:00 Arthur Breens
         Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 25/11/10 14:34:00 Jeff Belsen
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 25/11/10 14:45:00 Helen Johnson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 25/11/10 14:50:00 Jeff Belsen
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 25/11/10 15:27:00 Helen Johnson
      Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 26/11/10 12:03:00 Jean F Fernandez
         Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 26/11/10 12:44:00 Tony Colliver
         Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 26/11/10 12:47:00 Eugene Wroblewsi
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 16/12/10 15:39:00 Tony Sleep
   Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 25/11/10 21:46:00 Lizzie Saunders, Volunteer Centre Manager
      Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 26/11/10 12:52:00 Eugene Wroblewsi
         Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 01/12/10 12:08:00 Eric Alan Leach
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 01/12/10 12:46:00 Peter Chadburn
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 02/12/10 15:28:00 Lizzie Saunders, Volunteer Centre Manager
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 02/12/10 16:15:00 Peter Chadburn
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 03/12/10 10:01:00 Lizzie Saunders, Volunteer Centre Manager
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 03/12/10 12:10:00 Helen Johnson
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 03/12/10 12:29:00 Peter Chadburn
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 03/12/10 14:16:00 Lizzie Saunders, Volunteer Centre Manager
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 03/12/10 16:55:00 Peter Chadburn
                                    Volunteering in Ealing 03/12/10 18:10:00 Lizzie Saunders, Volunteer Centre Manager
                                       Re:Volunteering in Ealing 03/12/10 19:17:00 George Knox
                                          Re:Re:Volunteering in Ealing 03/12/10 19:46:00 Peter Chadburn
                                             Re:Re:Re:Volunteering in Ealing 04/12/10 09:05:00 Arthur Breens
                                          Re:Re:Volunteering in Ealing 04/12/10 13:01:00 Lizzie Saunders, Volunteer Centre Manager
                                             Re:Re:Re:Volunteering in Ealing 04/12/10 14:55:00 George Knox
                                                Lunch for Volunteers - re-imbursement of out of pocket expenses04/12/10 20:39:00 Lizzie Saunders, Volunteer Centre Manager
                                                   Lunch for Volunteers - re-imbursement of out of pocket expenses05/12/10 23:37:00 George Knox
                                                      Re:Lunch for Volunteers - re-imbursement of out of pocket expenses06/12/10 09:06:00 Eric Alan Leach
                                                         Re:Re:Lunch for Volunteers - re-imbursement of out of pocket expenses06/12/10 17:12:00 Arthur Breens
                                                         Re:Re:Lunch for Volunteers - re-imbursement of out of pocket expenses11/12/10 17:48:00 Lizzie Saunders, Volunteer Centre Manager
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Lunch for Volunteers - re-imbursement of out of pocket expenses15/12/10 17:12:00 Eugene Wroblewsi
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Lunch for Volunteers - re-imbursement of out of pocket expenses17/12/10 11:38:00 Jane Salisbury
                                                         Re:Re: Come on Eric tell the truth16/12/10 15:56:00 David Millican
                                                            Re:Re:Re: Come on Eric tell the truth16/12/10 16:39:00 Eric Alan Leach
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re: Come on Eric tell the truth16/12/10 17:22:00 David Millican
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Come on Eric tell the truth16/12/10 19:17:00 Arthur Breens
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Come on Eric tell the truth16/12/10 19:34:00 Jeff Belsen
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Come on Eric tell the truth17/12/10 09:47:00 b smith
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Come on Eric tell the truth17/12/10 21:30:00 Jeff Belsen
                                                                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Come on Eric tell the truth17/12/10 22:48:00 Eric Alan Leach
                                                                                 Dare I ask what the regeneration service does?18/12/10 13:45:00 Jeff Belsen
                                                                                    Re:Dare I ask what the regeneration service does?20/12/10 14:19:00 Eric Alan Leach
                                                                                       Anti-democracy and irrelevancy services?20/12/10 14:30:00 Jeff Belsen
                                                                                          Re:Anti-democracy and irrelevancy services?20/12/10 19:35:00 Peter Chadburn
                                                                                             Re:Re:Anti-democracy and irrelevancy services?24/12/10 09:24:00 Arthur Breens
                                                                                                What has actually been referred back by Scrutiny?24/12/10 16:52:00 Maggie Tomlinson
   Re:Ealing's Park Rangers 24/12/10 09:41:00 Editor
      What has actually been referred back by Scrutiny?24/12/10 16:56:00 Maggie Tomlinson
         Re:What has actually been referred back by Scrutiny?24/12/10 17:33:00 Eric Alan Leach
            Re:Re:What has actually been referred back by Scrutiny?24/12/10 22:09:00 Phil Taylor
               Re:Re:Re:What has actually been referred back by Scrutiny?25/12/10 00:38:00 Peter Chadburn
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:What has actually been referred back by Scrutiny?30/12/10 17:47:00 Colm Costello
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What has actually been referred back by Scrutiny?31/12/10 14:09:00 Robin Taylor
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What has actually been referred back by Scrutiny?31/12/10 15:26:00 Phil Taylor
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What has actually been referred back by Scrutiny?31/12/10 16:18:00 Colm Costello
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What has actually been referred back by Scrutiny?31/12/10 16:34:00 Eric Alan Leach
                              What has actually been referred back by Scrutiny!10/01/11 20:20:00 Maggie Tomlinson
                                 Re:What has actually been referred back by Scrutiny!10/01/11 22:51:00 Phil Taylor
                                    Re:Re:What has actually been referred back by Scrutiny!11/01/11 09:48:00 Eric Alan Leach
                                       Re:Re:Re:What has actually been referred back by Scrutiny!11/01/11 10:02:00 David Millican
                                       Re:Re:Re:What has actually been referred back by Scrutiny!11/01/11 10:28:00 Phil Taylor
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:What has actually been referred back by Scrutiny!11/01/11 10:45:00 Colm Costello

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