Justin King

hi to everyone. i just wanted to hop on here to say a huge thank you (a couple I have thanked in person) for helping me with this unusual fundraiser. it is greatly appreciated, albeit sad it had to happen the funds from this bill fundraiser are about to arrive and then I can begin the process of putting much of this situation to bed by getting this awful company off my back. (things are still being contested) Many will know much of this year was left to me to deal while everyone else seemed to forget the true meaning of saving lives and working as part of a 'team'. no such word existed this year. however plenty of other words do come to mind !!! I've still a way to go to cover costs but I'm hoping this process will be made a lot easier on a final note, copy and paste this link into another browser. https://www.facebook.com/share/1MDCGaFTTz/ In London, ordinary citizens are committing perfectly legal actions by arresting and holding to account water companies who are slowly strangling the life, and finances, out of people... let's hope people down here in Sussex initiate similar actions. a lot wll be changed and reduced for next year. I'll announce things as we go but things will have to be scaled down. Once I know how to, I'll close this fundraiser and refer back to one of the others kind regards. j. xx

After 8 years of devoting full time hours (the only person to do so in our group) to helping so many casualties, it seemed not everyone in our group shared the same goals of saving lives in the correct manner. Every winter the recruiting of volunteers commences. Every summer these people drop out, leaving myself, one rescuer in hove, one running around on foot in brighton, and a handful of drivers to manage the impossible. At the start of the year, I asked for help to get volunteers on facebook area groups, introduced artwork, policies, advice and instructions to finders on what they do upon finding casualties without the need for volunteers attendance and how they support their local centres. In short, i was left to do pretty much everything from going up ladders, climbing onto roofs, patrolling beaches for injured casualties, fundraising, housing casualties in every corner of my house and not getting support from the same people who offered to help. Instead, I was ignored, ghosted, ridiculed and undermined, while others dropped out. In short, about 5 or 6 people were left alone to do everything. There was certainly no team this year and asking people to help in many ways proved fruitless. There were no breaks, little chance to work (due to sickness brought about by endless bullying and appalling online behaviour for yet another year) so it has been isolating in every way. the culture of 'know it all' (the same every year) prevailed and destroyed all that I had set up. the aims to help these birds absolutely took third place. the beaches from Eastbourne to Brighton look shocking with casualties everywhere. All through the Summer, i faced endless requests from lovely regulars who call on me/us year in year out to help but the demands from other members of the public who did not support were on another level. Consequently endless calls for help went unanswered and a record number of birds were left to perish after they did not recieve help. the message and phone calls went unanswered. another group experienced the same walk out issues and shocking behaviour. noone in wildlife rescue was capable of working together. the casualties on beaches and parks? left unrescued. As a result of the above, I ran my car into the ground attending everything I could, then wrote it off in a car accident in August while attending a rescue that ended badly in newhaven. My insurance should, but did not, cover me which is being contested. I had to find second hand parts and foot the bill myself. This on top of too many casualties, ladder mishaps, forced to drive longer than normal distances to get birds absolutely anywhere in the south of the UK (few wanted them in my corner east sussex). A flood from a burst pipe left on due to exhaustion of doing pretty much everything which now leaves me facing a water bill of over £800 (£852) thankfully a fundraiser has just about covered this Did anyone ask me how I was? One or two maybe and a few members were lovely. that spoke volumes. no one, bar one or two in wildlife rescue, asked after my well being . I don't know what 2027 will bring but I'm done running a team. right now the costs of this year have been staggering. With a cat on end of life support who cannot be moved and my spare room I cannot rent out due to a well known disabled pigeon taking up residence here. luckily, to date, their home is saved :) A lot has been achieved in this group, including saving one place from closure in 2021. (That seems to have been forgotton) Hundreds of lives have been saved/rescued, but paying the price has been too high. I am proud of what has been achieved over the years but not so proud of those who have interfeared or undermined this group this, (and previous) years. i still have casualties at home and, I will continue as and when I can. I will do it alone.

hi another season over and unfortunately, so are public rescues. the volunteer network didn't happen this year after so many people either dropping out or falling out with little to no cohesion in working together, and trying to do everything took an ultimate toll. There is a lot of love for the gulls, but little to no Interest in physically helping. this resulted in far less casualties than ever getting helped... and way too many people asking for often demanding, help. the Season also ended with a write off of my car following an accident after attending another volunteer rescue, a mess up of my insurance and am now laid up with exhaustion. Getting gulls to local sites also proved impossible and resulted in me having to ask others to drive too far to get the lovely and lucky ones to where they needed to be. Bouyancy and morale was missing this entire season in association with just a handful of devoted people, my own private rescues will continue so some things will remain unchanged. but answering every single request for help will not happen anymore. On general facebook groups, too many do not understand what it involves to work voluntarily on a full time basis. with other sites and organisations closing down, very few will get help next year. the absolute opposite of what our facebook group set up 7 years ago. volunteers are not there anymore and it certainly doesn't pay to devote every waking moment to helping these lovely birds. with the gull chick season over I'm currently dealing with young newborns caught up in fish hooks, limps and starvation. all is on hold, or reduced, due to lack of resources. I hope my car will return soon and in the meantime it's either hire cars or buses. any previous plans to Improve facilities here at home are permanently shelved. 2027 will be bleak, and will not happen unless a miracle in the form of help comes. to those who continued to support, or trusted me with casualties, thank you. ⚘️

hi. After 8 years of devoting full time hours (the only person to do so in our group) to helping so many casualties, it seemed not everyone in our group shared the same goals of saving lives in the correct manner. Every winter the recruiting of volunteers commences. Every summer these people drop out, leaving myself, one rescuer in hove, one running around on foot in brighton, and a handful of drivers to manage the impossible. At the start of the year, I asked for help to get volunteers on facebook area groups, introduced artwork, policies, advice and instructions to finders on what they do upon finding casualties without the need for volunteers attendance and how they support their local centres. In short, i was left to do pretty much everything from going up ladders, climbing onto roofs, patrolling beaches for injured casualties, fundraising, housing casualties in every corner of my house and not getting support from the same people who offered to help. Instead, I was ignored, ghosted, ridiculed and undermined, while others dropped out. In short, about 5 or 6 people were left alone to do everything. There was certainly no team this year and asking people to help in many ways proved fruitless. There were no breaks, little chance to work (due to sickness brought about by endless bullying and appalling online behaviour for yet another year) so it has been isolating in every way. the culture of 'know it all' (the same every year) prevailed and destroyed all that I had set up. the aims to help these birds absolutely took third place. the beaches from Eastbourne to Brighton look shocking with casualties everywhere. All through the Summer, i faced endless requests from lovely regulars who call on me/us year in year out to help but the demands from other members of the public who did not support were on another level. Consequently endless calls for help went unanswered and a record number of birds were left to perish after they did not recieve help. the message and phone calls went unanswered. another group experienced the same walk out issues and shocking behaviour. noone in wildlife rescue was capable of working together. the casualties on beaches and parks? left unrescued. As a result of the above, I ran my car into the ground attending everything I could, then wrote it off in a car accident in August while attending a rescue that ended badly in newhaven. My insurance should, but did not, cover me which is being contested. I had to find second hand parts and foot the bill myself. This on top of too many casualties, ladder mishaps, forced to drive longer than normal distances to get birds absolutely anywhere in the south of the UK (few wanted them in my corner east sussex). A flood from a burst pipe left on due to exhaustion of doing pretty much everything which now leaves me facing a water bill of over £800 (£852) thankfully a fundraiser has just about covered this Did anyone ask me how I was? One or two maybe and a few members were lovely. that spoke volumes. no one, bar one or two in wildlife rescue, asked after my well being . I don't know what 2027 will bring but I'm done running a team. right now the costs of this year have been staggering. With a cat on end of life support who cannot be moved and my spare room I cannot rent out due to a well known disabled pigeon taking up residence here. luckily, to date, their home is saved :) A lot has been achieved in this group, including saving one place from closure in 2021. (That seems to have been forgotton) Hundreds of lives have been saved/rescued, but paying the price has been too high. I am proud of what has been achieved over the years but not so proud of those who have interfeared or undermined this group this, (and previous) years. i still have casualties at home and, I will continue as and when I can. I will do it alone. Thank you