PRESS RELEASE
Issued by:
Councillor Gill Gardiner
Date of Issue: 14th December 2007
Contact numbers:
625 2738
07803 065578
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Council Staff to ‘dig for success' Wirral's wildlife and beauty spots could soon benefit from a Council staff volunteer scheme, and local businesses are being invited to join in. Councillor Gill Gardiner , Cabinet Member for Environment, said, “The success of local conservation work relies on volunteers. The success of an organisation like the Council relies on everyone working well together. “This scheme is a win for both. “It could be described as ‘digging for success'. “Wirral's environment benefits, as does our staff development programme and, as a consequence, better staff working delivers better services to local people. “The scheme will promote a sense of inclusion, aid team building amongst our employees, contribute to the maintenance and conservation of Wirral's natural environment and strengthen partnerships with Wirral's many voluntary groups.” “Many large organisations have adopted staff volunteer schemes as a way of exercising ‘corporate social responsibility', i.e. putting something back into their local communities, and we would like to encourage other local businesses, large or small, to come and join us and get their teams involved in improving Wirral's environment.” Locally Unilever and Myers Squibb, two of the largest and long-established employers in the area, have been carrying out conservation work for a number of years. Unilever joined the Mersey Basin Campaign in the mid 80s, and currently Lever Faberge, working with action group RiVa2005, support an improvement plan in the Dibbinsdale Valley . Bristol Myers Squibb employees work with the North Wirral Coastal Park team on natterjack toad habitats, the maintenance of ponds, and conservation work on Hilbre Island . Councillor Gardiner's motion on the Council Volunteer Scheme will be debated at Monday's Full Council meeting. |