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Save our Community Centre!To date, we haven't been given sufficient opportunity to put forward an alternative vision and we need your support to show the strength of feeling there is to keep this vital community asset rather than it being sold off. This will see another community space lost, like many others in recent years. We are working together to campaign to keep the site open and develop new facilities, including ones which will support people on low incomes, maintain low cost community space and address the climate crisis. Join us in supporting our campaign to keep this space in the hands of the community.69 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Tom Renhard
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UK Conveyancing servicesI want to be conveyancing to be fairer a cheaper I Britain.1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Christine Ashton
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The Fight for Burnley GraduationA number of Burnley businesses support Burnley Students, so not only would only would it be great to have a local ceremony that will bring visitors and income to the town, we also want to celebrate in the place we have been calling "home" for the duration of our studies.84 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Zoe Clair
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Let MK stay in ScotlandIf you don’t I’ll be sad.3 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Rebecca Eriksson Brodin
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Scrap standing charges for prepay gas and electric metersIt is important that we look after disabled and elderly people as well as young children. They cannot find money to pay these charges. Why should the poorest pay the most for the same service?21 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Zoe Livingstone
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Stop the redesign and renaming of the Piper Alpha Memorial GardenThe Piper Alpha Memorial Garden is hugely important to those affected by the Piper Alpha disaster and to the people of Aberdeen. After the Piper Alpha platform exploded on 6th July 1988, killing 167 men, families and survivors wanted to erect a memorial but faced many obstacles. They eventually got permission from Aberdeen City Council to site it in a new rose garden at Hazlehead Park and they asked the Council for 167 roses to be planted around the memorial. Raising funds was problematic and took a very long time. Of the 28 companies who lost men in the disaster, only 21 contributed, most sending donations of around £50, with one sending £2000. The families were left to source funding and also to contribute to it themselves. This took many months. The families of those who died and those who survived the disaster, fought long and hard for this monument and garden and helped to pay for it to be built. The Pound for Piper Trust has proposed this redesign but has had no consultation with the families who were affected by the disaster, in spite of the fact that these plans appear to have been in progress for some years (confirmed in BBC news article, 19th May 2022). Pound for Piper Trust is proposing that the redesigned garden should be rebranded as the ‘North Sea Memorial Garden’. We request that the Garden should not be renamed or rebranded as a generic monument and garden thereby removing the strong association of the space with the disaster. Since 1991, the whole space has been dedicated to the Piper Alpha disaster, and should remain so. The garden should therefore be officially recognised as the Piper Alpha Memorial Garden. The Pound for Piper Trust stated in 2016, that it had received enough in donations to ‘support the upkeep of the memorial’ until 2036. (STV news item, 21 September 2016). The garden was completely overhauled less than ten years ago. We call on Aberdeen City Council to maintain the current garden in excellent condition rather than replace it with a design that includes a large concrete circle around the monument instead of the 167 roses that the families requested should surround it in the first place. We urge you not to forget that the rose garden was designed by the garden genius David Welsh, who was responsible for Aberdeen’s many successes in Britain in Bloom competitions. Furthermore, the Piper Alpha Memorial Garden is a place of great significance to the families of those affected by the disaster and to the people of Aberdeen. As such, the Memorial and Garden should be protected from redevelopment and rebranding, for example by Listed or Scheduled status.5,295 of 6,000 SignaturesCreated by Naomi Reid
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Demanding Secure Bike Facilities at Better UK GymsBetter UK supports people being active, and improving their health and wellbeing. This should start by supporting members to cycle, rather than drive, to their gyms. At the moment they have posters up in the bike hangars warning members about bike thefts in the area, but they are not taking any direct action to prevent this from happening. We, the members, would like to see this issue addressed and resolved through investment in a secure bike storage solution. A handful of the many recent cases : https://stolen-bikes.co.uk/stolen-bikes/brompton-bicycle-s6lu/ https://stolen-bikes.co.uk/stolen-bikes/specialized-vado-turbo/ https://stolen-bikes.co.uk/stolen-bikes/brompton-bicycle-m6l-2016-model/19 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Tasha Jarvis
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Building a basketball court in the Meadowlands (Tavistock)Hi, I am writing on behalf of the Tavistock College Basketball Team and we think the reason for a new court to be built is that many Basketball players in Tavistock say there is a severe lack of appropriate Basketball courts in the Tavistock area and as a person who plays Basketball for a team it is extremely hard to practice in my free time as it is for many other people who play Basketball . By building a court this will inspire upcoming younger athletes to start playing , Promote fitness and create relationships with the people from Tavistock and beyond. Also as Basketball gets more and more popular throughout the UK, small towns like Tavistock makes it hard for people who play and people who want to start playing because Tavistock is lacking the proper infrastructure for their athletes to get equal opportunity to larger areas. Now even though there are courts in Tavistock almost all of these have been ‘taken over’ by the people who smoke and use drugs making these courts almost like ‘drug dens’ which makes people scared to even try to play Basketball there. But I know what your thinking won’t this new court just be taken over like the others ? Although this is possible it is extremely unlikely as all these courts that are being used as ‘drug dens’ are very tucked away and very hidden. And unless you had done research or asked around you wouldn’t know that they even existed which makes it ideal for it to be used for smoking and using drugs. Whereas if a court was to be built it would be built in the heart of Tavistock (Meadowlands) which is very lively and the heart of the community would remove the possibility of drug users populating the area and would also provide a replacement activity for many young people who smoke and use drugs which will overall make Tavistock a happier and more friendly place. Signing this proposal will benefit Tavistock and you, so please join us :) (This was written collectively by the Tavistock College Year 10 Basketball Team.) We think by making this Basketball court it will sprout happiness and excitement throughout the community in Tavistock and will be the place where memories will be made.543 of 600 SignaturesCreated by Gabriel Hanley-Santos
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Clean up the toxic culture of harassment in WestminsterMP Peter Bone is facing suspension after an investigation found the MP had bullied and was sexually inappropriate around a former parliamentary staff member. This is just the latest example of misconduct within parliament. In June 2023, MP Geraint Davies was accused of multiple incidents of inappropriate behaviour towards junior female colleagues. The toxic culture in the House of Commons needs to be cleaned up. We need hundreds of thousands of us to show those in charge that the public demands they clean up the toxic culture within Westminster and ensure our politicians are fit for service.105,868 of 200,000 Signatures
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Repair the Catter Burn BridgeLet's get this bridge replaced. The road has been closed since September 2021 and no work has been started this is a major route to Glasgow now having a ten-mile detour. How long is this to be ignored?4 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Brian Johnstone
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Free parking at Eastrop ParkThe introduction of parking charges at Eastrop Park has been implemented during a cost of living crisis. It ignored a significant level (c99%) of public objection; it restricts access to outdoor space and exercise with the associated health benefits following pandemic restrictions; it adversely affects those on a low income (according to the Council's own Equalities Impact Assessment) predominantly women who are far more likely to be poor, have care of children, and not have access to their own garden; it impacts on the elderly and infirm and their carers; and it sets a precedent that charging for access to parks in Basingstoke and Deane is OK. It is not OK.2,273 of 3,000 SignaturesCreated by Cllr Paul Basham
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Safer Speed Limits on the Hambledon Road in HampshireThere are a number of entrances along this stretch of road and the it is used by horse riders, including children on ponies, cyclists and farm vehicles all limited as to speed. A number of locals have expressed their concern as to the speed of many cars along this stretch who may be unaware of the hazards often present in this area.77 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Johanna Trodd
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