One_Stop_Shop
Well-Known Member
Lobby the council to save Childrens Services, Libraries & Park Rangers, Weds 11 May 6pm (tomorrow!)
Lambeth Council are proposing to cut £12 million from the Children and Young People’s Services budget. They meet to discuss how to implement this cut this Wednesday. We must stop them.
Lobby the council
Wednesday 11th May
6pm – 7:30pm
Lambeth Town Hall
These cuts will have a devastating impact upon Adventure Playgrounds, One O’clock Clubs, Youth Centres, Holiday activities, Connexions staff, Youth Offending Services, Family Support Projects, Social Work Teams and a host of other services to children and families. Adventure playgrounds are likely to be open for only one evenings a week during the school term time.
If the Council wont budge we must make them budge, join the Lobby on the 11 May!
Alongside Children’s Services supporters at Wednesday’s council lobby will be the Save Lambeth Libraries campaigners, lobbying the council not to axe Lambert’s Library Staff.
Libraries are undergoing both a consultation on the future of libraries and a staff restructure (why are these not part of same program Lambeth?!) and Lambeth’s library workers and librarians are opposed to the huge cuts proposed by the council – staff cuts, reduced opening hours, de-professionalisation of librarians, possible closures, “community trusts” (cuts with glossy image?) and more.
How can you help? 4 things to do this week!
Step 1: Sign our new petition (direct with Lambeth): http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?ID=241
Step 2: Join us on Wednesday 11 May, 6pm at the town hall & lobby your democratic representatives!
Step 3: Contact your councillor and demand they oppose all cuts in libraries. Find your councillor and email them using the Lambeth website. Copy in Cllr Florence Nosegbe fnosegbe@lambeth.gov.uk (the councillor responsible for libraries & running the consultation).
Step 4: Spread the word! Email you friends and colleagues, post this to your Facebook (link below) and tweet us (again tweet button below, @SaveLambthlibs and @LambethSOS) and get them to do the same.
Lambeth Council are proposing to cut £12 million from the Children and Young People’s Services budget. They meet to discuss how to implement this cut this Wednesday. We must stop them.
Lobby the council
Wednesday 11th May
6pm – 7:30pm
Lambeth Town Hall
These cuts will have a devastating impact upon Adventure Playgrounds, One O’clock Clubs, Youth Centres, Holiday activities, Connexions staff, Youth Offending Services, Family Support Projects, Social Work Teams and a host of other services to children and families. Adventure playgrounds are likely to be open for only one evenings a week during the school term time.
If the Council wont budge we must make them budge, join the Lobby on the 11 May!
Alongside Children’s Services supporters at Wednesday’s council lobby will be the Save Lambeth Libraries campaigners, lobbying the council not to axe Lambert’s Library Staff.
Libraries are undergoing both a consultation on the future of libraries and a staff restructure (why are these not part of same program Lambeth?!) and Lambeth’s library workers and librarians are opposed to the huge cuts proposed by the council – staff cuts, reduced opening hours, de-professionalisation of librarians, possible closures, “community trusts” (cuts with glossy image?) and more.
How can you help? 4 things to do this week!
Step 1: Sign our new petition (direct with Lambeth): http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?ID=241
Step 2: Join us on Wednesday 11 May, 6pm at the town hall & lobby your democratic representatives!
Step 3: Contact your councillor and demand they oppose all cuts in libraries. Find your councillor and email them using the Lambeth website. Copy in Cllr Florence Nosegbe fnosegbe@lambeth.gov.uk (the councillor responsible for libraries & running the consultation).
Step 4: Spread the word! Email you friends and colleagues, post this to your Facebook (link below) and tweet us (again tweet button below, @SaveLambthlibs and @LambethSOS) and get them to do the same.
