RSPB to meet with Hoy ‘concern group’

RSPB Orkney representatives are to meet with the recently formed “RSPB Concern Group,” in Hoy next week, following an invitation to discuss the possibility of halting a proposed staff restructure.

The group of campaigners, set up in Hoy, and concerned with the potential implications for the role of Warden on the Hoy reserve, invited RSPB to attend a meeting with members, on Wednesday, May 3.

They made and “urgent request” in a statement this week, for RSPB Orkney management “to call a halt to their restructuring plans for the Hoy Warden post, and to take a full year for community consultation and planning.”

An RSPB Orkney spokesman said: “RSPB Scotland local managers will be meeting with the Hoy Concern Group, and welcome the opportunity to further discuss options and work in collaboration with the group.”

More on this story in next week’s edition of The Orcadian.