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That's fucking outrageous. And look at the kind of company there are: "Among its operations are public and private transport and traffic control, aviation, military and nuclear weapons contracts, detention centres and prisons, and schools [--]"

Come and be part of one of our fun days which are exclusively for Serco employees, their friends and families and for our guests from Whizz-kidz, the UK charity which will be supported by the Serco Foundation.

Why? To help celebrate our 25th anniversary!

Where? Wollaton Park, Nottingham and Brockwell Park, London

When? 12 May 10am – 5pm

What’s on offer? It’s a family day with lots of activities for the kids and adults alike. Come join us and Party Like its 1988 all over again. It’s the year Serco became a plc. and it’s our excuse to throw good taste out of the window, get together and have fun ‘80s style!

Join in and ‘Go Back to the Future’ - Be there or be square dudes!

Children’s entertainment
Face painting, games, play areas

TV characters such as Peppa Pig, Fireman Sam, Mickey Mouse , Mr T from the A Team and Darth Vader

For the adults
The best and worst of ‘80s music

Strut your Flashdance stuff to our resident DJs

Tribute Blues Brothers band

Girls can go glam in the ‘80s beauty salon; and the boys can don mullet hair!

For the active – roll up your sleeves and take part in It’s a Knock Out or take the Tug of War challenge

Food stalls, free soft drinks, beer tent

Rewards!
Lots of Golden Ticket prizes and competitions. Want to come?

If you are thinking of coming along on the day please bring your SERCO ID with you so we can provide you with entrance wrist bands.
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https://www.serco25.com/news/83/don-t-miss-out-on-the-serco-party-of-the-year
 
Here's the kind of people Lambeth are letting take over public space for their corporate jollies:
Serco has seen a large amount of criticism involving its private prisons and detention centres. In particular, the Union of Christmas Island Workers has said about the Christmas Island detention center, which hosts many refugees as well as 1,000 children who have tried to immigrate into Australia, "Serco's failure to perform is huge."

Serco has been accused of beating prisoners, not adequately maintaining their physical and mental health, and allowing suicide and self-harm incidents to increase over time. Australian ombudsman Allan Asher said to the Australian radio show AM, "In the first week of June when I visited Christmas Island, more than 30 incidents of self harm by detainees held there were reported." Serco, in a company memo leaked to The Australian, blamed the detainees for "creating a culture of self harm," and using it as a "bargaining tool."

Serco has been fined for breaches of contract every month it has managed detention centres in Australia, leading to a total of $4 million in fines in early 2011. Also, Serco's Christmas Island detention center was reported by its own former manager to be "typically 15 staff members short every day."

Serco has also gained criticism for its inefficiency in its pathology labs. Its laboratories in St Thomas' Hospital saw an increase in the number of clinical incidents, such as patients getting inappropriate blood when their medical history was not flagged by the system or patients' kidney damage results being calculated incorrectly.

A Serco employee later revealed that the company had given false reports to the National Health Service 252 times over its medical services in Cornwall

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serco_Group
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It's a shame that folks didn't get to heart about Serco's private corporate shindig in OUR public space earlier.
I'm sure all sorts of 'Reclaim The Park' jaunts could have been had.
 
I've been wondering all day what was going on - whatever it is isn't on the flyer of Brockwell Park events.

They've been playing 80s music since about 10am - I can hear it from my window. The compere has just announced that Limahl will shortly be on stage.

The whole thing looks like the Country Show a few days before it opens - half a fairground and a few bits of nothing scattered around, but is covering quite a lot of the park from the top of the hill down towards the Lido / Herne Hill end.
They are playing Kajagoogoo now :rolleyes:.
 
ah... we cycled past that on the way to the festival on Goose Green. Our eldest was dying to stop - glad we didn't now.

This hiring the park out for corporate parties seems a bit naughty though... where is the fee going I wonder and how much did it cost Serco?
 
They were allowed to park no fewer than 5 or 6 full size coaches on Norwood Road as well. Didn't help the local traffic much, specially whenever a bus went past them. I don't recall any coaches ever being allowed to park on Norwood Road before. I'm surprised Lambeth didn't line the paths to the tents with red carpet for the cunts while they were at it.
 
gaijingirl said:
ah... we cycled past that on the way to the festival on Goose Green. Our eldest was dying to stop - glad we didn't now.

This hiring the park out for corporate parties seems a bit naughty though... where is the fee going I wonder and how much did it cost Serco?
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Yeah I wanna know where that fee's going too - gonna email the cunts tomorrow. Not that they ever bother replying - scum of the earth that they are.
 
gaijingirl said:
This hiring the park out for corporate parties seems a bit naughty though... where is the fee going I wonder and how much did it cost Serco?
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You would have thought that the "co operative" council may have consulted locals about whether they wanted this private corporate shindig going on in their park.
 
captain sensible playing a corporate gig for Serco - FFS, that has to be rock bottom for an ex-punk

Serco also run the DLR btw
 
When those Purple Radio events caused extensive damage to the park back in 2005 the council said they wouldn't run similar events again in the future. Quite a while ago now though. More recently, the council has said the parks across the Borough are 'underused' for events, but they make it bloody difficult for anyone trying to put on their own events.

What are the bets Serco will be running some outsourced/privatised Lambeth services in the near future?
 
Brixton Hatter said:
When those Purple Radio events caused extensive damage to the park back in 2005 the council said they wouldn't run similar events again in the future. Quite a while ago now though. More recently, the council has said the parks across the Borough are 'underused' for events, but they make it bloody difficult for anyone trying to put on their own events.

What are the bets Serco will be running some outsourced/privatised Lambeth services in the near future?
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Clearly gays, lesbians, pot smokers and the likes walk differently to normal people and cause far more damage to the grass. Just like anti war protesters did in Hyde Park.
 
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