We would like the UK government to implement climate change and protecting the earth into all school curriculums to ensure that our generation are informed about the choices they make and the impact we have on our planet. From pollution, litter, plastic waste, food production to planting and sustainability.  If lots of people sign our petition we will be able to make sure that children in the UK will know about how humans affect the Earth every day.  This year we have learnt about climate change with the Zero Carbon Schools programme. We learnt about different places like the Amazon rainforest, Ethiopia, Wales, and the Solomon Islands and how they are badly affected from climate change. It is terrible and detrimental. We learnt about ways we can make changes in our school community. We have taken action against climate change by reducing food waste in our school.  Our generation should learn about climate change by doing projects like we did in zero carbon schools because it is important. It will help us all learn how to stop polluting and protect our oceans.  We would like you to help us with climate change in schools so we can help the Earth.  It will make the world a better place for us and generations ahead. 

This isn't just about one gambling shop, it's about protecting our community.  Gambling shops may seem harmless, but they often lead to real harm and put people are risk every single day. The shop is located where children walk to school, where families shop and where people trying to recover from addition are just trying to live their lives. Within just a one-mile radius, we already have four bookmakers (two Betfred branches, a William Hill, and a Ladbrokes) as well as a gambling arcade (Be Lucky). This is already a lot more than what is healthy or necessary for a local area. We all know someone who has struggled with money, addiction or mental health. Opening a gambling venue right in the centre of our community will only make that worse. Once it's there, it's hard to undo the damage. By signing this petition, you are saying: - We care about each other  - We don't want to see our neighbours fall into harm  - We want to keep our high street safe You are standing up for: - The mental and financial wellbeing of your neighbours - The safety and character of your local high street - A community that values support, opportunity and care over exploiting vulnerable people You have the voice to stop this, please don't wait until it's too late

Many of those stranded travelled for essential, compassionate reasons: to care for loved ones or attend funerals. Now, they are stuck in an increasingly dangerous situation with flights vanishing and borders tightening. While the UK arranged repatriation flights for citizens in Israel, those in Iran have been left behind. No information. No support. No safe route out. We ask the Government to follow the lead of other countries to get UK citizens out of Iran by: • Organising safe routes home for British citizens in Iran • Providing immediate consular support and information • Ending the double standard in crisis response Don't abandon them. Bring them home.

As a resident of the Aboyne and Dinnet community, I care deeply about the safety and wellbeing of our residents, especially our children and other vulnerable road users. Every day, I witness vehicles speeding through our town, creating unsafe conditions that deter families and locals from engaging in walking or cycling. It's time to take necessary action to make our streets safer and our community more active. According to the UK's Department for Transport, reducing the speed limit to 20mph can significantly decrease the likelihood and severity of accidents. In areas where such measures have been adopted, there has been a notable reduction in road casualties. This is a proven strategy to enhance road safety and promote active travel among community members. An adjustment to a 20mph limit would not only improve safety, but also encourage more people to choose walking or cycling. This shift towards active travel can contribute to a healthier lifestyle, reduce traffic congestion, and decrease pollution levels, resulting in a cleaner, safer environment for everyone. It is crucial for Aberdeenshire Council to recognise the importance of implementing this strategy across the whole of Aboyne and Dinnet for the benefit of the entire community. By taking a proactive stance on road safety, we can create a more welcoming and secure environment in Aboyne and Dinnet. Please sign this petition to urge Aberdeenshire Council to adopt these necessary speed limit changes. Together, we can make our roads safer and our community stronger. Thank you for your support!

We only have one planet and we need to protect this precious resource from corporations who want to profit from a land grab. At the present time rural communities are deluged by applications from power companies whose aim is to industrialise the countryside with their solar power stations euphemistically called “farms”.

Digital Privacy, data protection and identity theft. 

Craft Coop CIC brings craft-making and community together by running town-centre shops that showcase and support local artisans and makers, and by hosting art workshops and outreach activities in care homes and community groups. We also organise seasonal events and school partnerships, supporting local charities with in-shop fundraising, whilst engaging in broader community initiatives.

In these fragmentary times, when human rights are increasingly under attack around the world, it's more important than ever to show global support for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The rule of law is being eroded, not only by authoritarian regimes but also through the complacency of democratic governments. Without renewed commitment and enforceability, the UDHR risks becoming symbolic rather than transformational. Bringing attention back to the UDHR and working toward an enforceable International Bill of Rights is the only way we can restore respect for human dignity, the rule of law, and the original vision of a world governed by shared principles of justice and equality. But to do this, we need a global base of supporters and the backing of powerful governments, like the UK, willing to lead by example.

Sports Direct have been accused of using fake “recommended retail prices” to mislead shoppers into thinking they’re getting huge discounts. Consumer group Which? says this could be illegal.  Mike Ashley may no longer be CEO, but he’s still Chair of the Board and owns 70% of the company – so he’s ultimately in charge. His empire includes brands only sold through his own shops, making it easier to invent inflated prices. We deserve honesty at the checkout. Let’s show Sports Direct that shoppers won’t stand for being tricked.

Cancelling Neighbouhood Plan NP and technical support grants (via Locality) is a means to stop communities having the ability to foster community empowerment and self-help.   The loss of Neighbourhood Planning (NP) and technical support grants is a fundamental shift that risks shattering the core principles of Localism just as they have begun to bear fruit.   Without central support:   • Communities and their Town & Parish Councils, with limited budgets, will likely be unable to adequately fund, and provide the technical knowledge, to undertake a Neighbourhood Plan   • Communities in deprived or rural areas - most in need of shaping local growth - will be disproportionately disadvantaged   • Developers will gain disproportionate influence, with local policy-making weakened, at precisely the moment that central and regional planning is being streamlined The implications are significant:   • End of equitable NP access: Wealthier or better-resourced communities may still produce NPs; others will struggle to start or update them   • Loss of technical advice: this is absolutely critical for navigating environmental assessment requirements, site assessments, and policy compliance — without this, many draft NPs would not meet required basic legal tests. This will have the greatest impact on communities trying to shape their own futures, because common sense and the democratic voice will be significantly muted.   • Organic developments - that would keep the life blood pumping in smaller communities - will now either not be allocated or will be determined strategically where the local voice does not necessarily prevail.   • It totally undermines the Localism (2011) Act’s intent: that communities should have a real say in where and how development happens.

Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Over 100,000 acres of our public forests used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger than the Isle of Wight. But instead of flourishing as rich, native wood, much of it has been turned into sterile plantations of fast-growing, non-native trees – choking out the life that once thrived there. Buried in these Ghost Woods are the seeds, fungal networks and surviving species which cling on from centuries-old ecosystems. If we act now, we can bring them back. But if we miss this window, these ancient woodlands will be lost forever. According to data published in the Guardian, at the current rate of progress it will take the managers of our public forests, Forestry England, over 80 years to even start seeing meaningful progress for all of these precious woodlands. If restoration isn’t sped up, will there be anything left to bring back to life? Our ancient woodlands support more species than any other habitat in England, but there is currently no funding to restore our publicly owned Ghost Woods. Together we can change this.  The government has committed to spending over £1 billion in order to create brand new woodland sites - but restoring our Ghost Woods would cost less than 20% of that. Brand new trees and forests are great for hitting headlines, but scientists have shown that it's our ancient woodlands that are home to our most beloved species. Forestry England manages our public forest estate - it is their job to protect and restore our woods for us, the public. But the government has no public commitment to funding this vital work, despite private landowners being paid for restoration on their land out of the public purse. We have an opportunity to change this.  Join the hundred thousand people across the country who are calling for our lost woodlands to be brought back from the dead! 

Recently at St Clements Lake in Greenhithe, wildlife was senselessly attacked by youngsters with catapults. This is sadly not a one off in this borough and animals have been cruelly targeted causing injuries to birds, water fowl and other wildlife. From a duck being left with half it's beak hanging, a heron with a shattered wing and a squirell with a bloodied eye 💔 I was sickened to read about an online trend that has evolved where people are posting the maimed creatures after harming them. These injuries often prove fatal, either drawn out in the wild or one of the wonderful recuse groups making the awful decision to put them to rest. I am in awe of the wonderful volunteers in Dartford who have done so much to highlight this appalling wildlife crime and giving their all to try and protect innocent creatures. Catapults are weapons and it's not only animals that are being targeted, with property and even walkers by being hurt by launched missiles. However, shockingly catapults currently have no restrictions and are easily available to buy, with anyone being able to own one! The government responded to a recent petition calling for them to be banned on May 2025 👇 "catapults are also routinely used by members of the public, enjoying legitimate pastimes...the Government has to balance the entirely legitimate objective of the petitioners to see catapults and catapult ammunition kept out of the hands of individuals who will misuse it....we therefore do not intend to accept the petitioners’ proposal at this time, but we will continue to keep this issue under review" In my opinion this simply isn't good enough and the situation can not continue, with the police only having limited powers under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to deal with this! I am now pushing, not for an outright ban, but to make catapult ownership licensable and to stop under 18s purchasing them. This will strike a balance and ensure that there are restrictions - only adults with licenses can have them in public for genuine leisure activities and anyone else will be breaking the law. I implore authorities at all levels to stop tinkering around the edges and bring in legislation in now to protect our wildlife and communities. Let's use our collective voice to say enough is enough! ✊️ Please sign and share widely! ✍️🦆🙏