Last year children and young people with autism were excluded 9,190 times in schools in the UK.

Traces of at least 41 different types of pesticides can be found in our town of Dorking. These chemicals are devastating to our local, natural environment, contaminating our natural resources relied on by wildlife such as birds, bees and hedgehogs -- and they’re dangerous to humans too. Urban pesticide use is unnecessary. Hundreds of parishes, towns and cities around the world & across the UK have banned them - including London’s Hammersmith and Fulham, Lewes, Glastonbury, Waderidge and, locally, the Parish of Frensham. Pesticides are currently sprayed in our parks, our playgrounds, our schools, and our residential streets. These chemicals have been linked to an array of health problems, from neurological disorders to Parkinson’s Disease, with vulnerable people such as children, pregnant women and the elderly most at risk. Realistic alternatives to using these dangerous chemicals do exist. By choosing to use organic and non-toxic systems such as hot water and foam technology, Mole Valley Council can show the residents of Dorking that they care for our health and the welfare of our local natural environment, to create an impact now and for future generations.

Communit facilities are regularly taken away from South of the Borough, whilst the money is transferred to the North. Most of the South is designated as a deprived area.

Whatishealthy.info petition that organic regulatory bodies ban any plastic materials from packaging of organic food that causes environmental hazards. For the plastic packaging to not cause environmental hazards, it must be fully recyclable and certified to circular economy regulations such as supported by Organics Council ®, to ensure it does not end up in landfills. Opting for organic products shall help both to keep nature and human health safe, but have you ever noticed what organic food in supermarkets is packed in? It is mostly non-recyclable plastic. In the modern world, where many companies switch to zero waste and circular economy, it is unacceptable that ‘organic’ is still allowed to be sold in landfilling plastic packaging. In the Organics Council ® 2018 organic food packaging environmental pollution survey on the major UK supermarkets’ own label packagings [6], the Organics Council ® found that only 4% of all organic food packaging is fully recyclable, while 90% contain plastic. Almost 40% of the products failed to provide sufficient information on packaging recyclability, with some suggesting that the customer should check for recyclability information from elsewhere, and some claiming the information can be found on the label while, in fact, it is absent. Soil Association Certification Ltd, the major organic certification body in the UK, claims to be ‘pioneers of protecting the environment’ and is proud of the fact that their regulations ‘go above and beyond legal requirements’. [1] Contrary to their claims, the Organics Council ® survey revealed that 94% of the goods they certified contain plastic in the packaging, and none of these are fully recyclable. Among all products, only 1% is fully recyclable! Another major UK company, Marks & Spencer, states that all their products are going to be 100% widely recycled by 2022. [2] Nevertheless, the Organics Council ® survey showed that so far, they are nowhere close to that goal when it comes to organic goods – none of their organic product packaging is currently fully recyclable. In the light of the facts, the major companies are not credible to live up to the promises that may be broken; we need to take action right now. Consider these facts about plastic: - 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced since the beginning of the synthetic materials industry; - almost 80% of this plastic has accumulated in the environment; [3] - plastic kills sea animals; [4] - plastic is also likely to end up on our plate. [5] We think by no means any goods that are not packaged in fully recyclable plastic shall be called 'organic'. ‘Organic’ is a synonym of ‘sustainable’, and everything labelled as such – both content and packaging – shall not harm our planet and our health; otherwise, it is no better than ordinary goods. Sign this petition to demand a ban on the use of polluting plastics in the organic industry and to only allow the use of fully sustainable packaging instead, in order for a product to be called ‘organic’. ________________ References: [1] www.soilassociation.org/blogs/2018/may/01/unwrapping-organic-packaging/ [2] www.packagingnews.co.uk/features/ms-plan-polymer-reasons-profile-kevin-vyse-05-01-2018 [3] www.advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/7/e1700782.full [4] www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/how-plastic-is-harming-animals-the-planet-and-us/ [5] www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/feb/14/sea-to-plate-plastic-got-into-fish [6] https://whatishealthy.info/stop-product-from-being-called-organic-when-its-packaging-is-landfilling-the-earth/

There have been several cases reported involving early deaths of individuals with learning disabilities and autism, not just in our NHS. The CQC (Care Quality Commission) inspect all registered care providers against regulations in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) All registered care providers MUST provide mandatory training that is presented and is not just a paper exercise. Some of the key points that were raised in the LeDeR report (2018) which examined Mortality in individuals with Learning Disabilities include.. Just over half (57%) of the deaths were of males Most people (96%) were single Most people (93%) were of White ethnic background Just over a quarter (27%) had mild learning disabilities; 33% had moderate learning disabilities; 29% severe learning disabilities; and 11% profound or multiple learning disabilities. Approximately one in ten (9%) usually lived alone Approximately one in ten (9%) had been in an out-of-area placement

Children are feeling excluded and insignificant. Especially those that may be dyslexic and need the more practical subjects to show where their talents lie. Forcing a child to spend four years studying a subject that they find difficult rather than giving them the option to chose subjects they gave a chance at achieving a good grade and chance at getting into higher education, is outrageously unfair. Please give year 8 and future generations a fair chance to achieve their own goals and be happier in education.

Traffic flows much more freely, even with the roadworks and barriers in place. This is a busy and major Road/Junction and the roundabout is enabling the movement of vehicles in a much more efficient manor.

Keep the disabled and elderly safe during recycling. We all pay our council tax and have an equal right to use the the facility. Stairs shouldn't stop us. Queuing cars into the main road that is used to exit the town is unsafe.

A new chair is needed for BBC Question Time that is in tune with the 21st Century, who is politically neutral and who helps to represent the modern audience. There are already many white, rich, political-establishment-minded men working for the BBC - they are hardly under-represented. Samira Ahmed has 2 awards for journalism, 28 years in the broadcast news biz, including 11 at Channel 4 News, is currently presenting Newswatch BBC & BBC Front Row and is an honorary fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford. She is well qualified to present BBC Question Time.

To keep cyclist safe

I feel it is important because cars are not sticking to the correct speed limit . They are not slowing down.. Not safe for humans or animals that are crossing as some drivers are going far to fast .. There are schools , nurseries near by.

We have serious concern about the unethical nature of The Real Bodies: The exhibition, currently on display in Hall 4, NEC Birmingham. The exhibition displays 20 human corpses and over 200 body specimens, including a pregnant woman complete with her unborn baby in the womb, and foetuses from 10 weeks to 32 weeks gestation. The organiser, Imagine Exhibitions Inc., has not been transparent about the origins of the specimens and is reported to not have valid consent documentation from the deceased and/or their families. Until such documentation is provided, we can’t in good conscience expose our children and the community to such an immoral and base commercial exploitation of the deceased. We urge an immediate shut down of the exhibition and a thorough investigation into any breaches of the UK legislative and/or legal guidelines associated with this macabre display. Please sign our petition to help to stop the unethical exhibition. ################################################### Background: 1. It is our understanding that the presenters have not been able to provide valid documentation to prove the bodies' origins, according to the Newscorp report dated April 10. The same inability to provide appropriate documentation was reported during the 2017 exhibition in Prague and Slovakia. 2. Investigative reports have pointed to the questionable origin of the bodies — a large amount of which were created by a university in Dalian, China — suggesting that the cadavers came from executed political prisoners and dissenters. It is important to note that the German weekly Der Spiegel cited the inventor of plastination, Gunther Von Hagens, that the bodies from Dalian were “very fresh”, a criteria that is preferred in the plastination process. In accordance with China’s law a body can be classified as “unclaimed” if it remains in the morgues for 30 days – a duration too long for the plastination process to be successful. 3. In 2010, France’s highest court, the French Supreme Court declared the commercial exhibition of human remains illegal, effectively closing down all such exhibits. Two years later, the Israeli Supreme Court issued a similar ruling. Hawaii banned the shows, as did city councils in Seattle and elsewhere. 4. China’s track record of abuse in the area of organ transplantation has been well documented by governments, media and independent investigators. The grossly unethical Bodies exhibits are believed to be closely linked to these prolific abuses, where similarly vulnerable populations and prisoners of conscience have been reported to be unwilling "donors". The latest evidence compiled in the 2016 report by David Kilgour, Ethan Guttman, and David Matas indicates that China performs up to 100,000 transplants a year, while having a very underdeveloped public donation scheme.