TRAFFORD COUNCIL AND THE MERSEY VALLEY WARDEN SERVICE

That this House condemns Trafford Borough Council's decision to cut funding to the Mersey Valley Warden Service; recognises the excellent work done by staff and friends' groups across the Mersey Valley in Manchester and Trafford and is concerned that cuts in funding will result in a reduced service for visitors to the Mersey Valley; notes the significance of the Mersey Valley in providing a green lung for South Manchester and a haven for bird life which attracts ornithologists from the local area and from outside the region; further recognises that plant life in the Valley has been studied for over 200 years and that there is a need to protect the biodiversity of the area; and therefore calls upon Trafford Borough Council to reverse its savage cut to funding for the service.