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Keep Langton Court as a Traditional Community PubThe new landlady, Shirley Turner and her team have provided a well needed shot in the arm to the area. The Langton Court is now a bustling community hub, with many clubs and facilities including: Two pool teams * a ladies darts team* a ladies skittles team* bingo* guitar club * crib club* orange order meetings* radio hams club * football club meetings * charity table top sales.............and the enormously popular live music every Saturday night. The live music in particular, draws people from right across Bristol and the surrounding areas with a passion for live music. No other venue in St Anne's offers this.216 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Jane Staples
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Save three trees in Tweedmouth ChurchyardThese three condemned trees, each marked with a white dot, have been growing in the churchyard for a century, enhancing its beauty, providing a home to its wildlife, and, in a time of climate change, bringing much needed benefits to the environment. They are perfectly healthy, and we believe there is no good reason why they should be felled. Walking beneath them, and seeing them through the changing seasons, is a daily pleasure, which should not be denied to future generations. Because planning permission has already been granted to cut them down, time is of the essence when it comes to saving these trees.170 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Cathy Feeny
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Stop Wensum Lodge Norwich cutting accredited creative arts coursesWensum Lodge was once well-known as a thriving Norfolk County Council-run arts hub for the Eastern region. It is still the only place in the region, and certainly in Norwich, to offer accredited qualifications in many of the creative courses run there. These are all due to be cut in September 2017, with only 3 months notice. The recent numerous managerial staff changes and funding squeezes have caused problems at the Lodge, which might be ameliorated were they able to attract more paying students - something which they can do if their online presence and communications strategy improved, and if they continued along the accreditation route. Current students enrolled on courses at Wensum Lodge are often making career changes, or are developing skills in the creative industries which they then plan to use to undertake freelance work - all of which add to the creative life of the city. The value of hosting accredited courses is significant: they are instrumental in training individuals that have allowed our region to develop a strong reputation for the creative arts, and they facilitate the development of careers in those areas. This makes a positive impact on multiple levels: for the creative economy of the area - financial and reputational, not to mention the mental health of students taking these courses. Cutting courses that are poorly advertised and administered makes very little sense when the courses themselves are highly subscribed. On a practical level, some classes could be relocated to more appropriate providers, but the arts courses that are offered cannot. For example, the nearest places offering accredited Ceramics courses were in London, and then almost exclusively in the northwest of the UK. What Wensum Lodge should be doing is investing in publicity and learning support networks (computing, and online presence, amongst other things) in order to encourage more paying students rather than cutting classes that are popular and a valid part of the Eastern region's creative artistic ecosystem.418 of 500 SignaturesCreated by Siobhan Hoffmann Heap
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Save Crystal Clean Car Wash Howick, PenworthamWe’re a family business with 30 years experience and we want to do things to help and appease people. We have moved the car wash to the front, have turned the jets to low pressure, fitted special nozzles on the jets, have rubber mats on the floor and will put sound-proofing screens up. There has been a business here for over 100 years and it’s a massive site to be empty. On top of that, within 12 to 18 months we want to employ up to 35 staff, paying proper wages and looking after people and the local community. We want to continue serving the local community and hope you will support us in our application for planning permission.222 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Col Pickup
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National Recognition By the NHS & NICE of the diagnosis For Dissosiative Identity DisorderThere is no firm recognition within the majority of the psychiatric establishment within the NHS of the existence of Dissociative identity disorder. Many sufferers are brushed aside & accused of being liars & are often accused of fabricating the symptoms. People with DID need to be recognised & supported within our community.4 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Peter Howis
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Stop bus route changes to service 3 and 4This is a very important issue for the OAP's and disabled members of the communities affected. These people use our bus service as a way of staying completely independent for as long as possible. These changes to this bus route will leave the most vulnerable members of our community alienated. A short while ago, an elderly relative of mine walked home with a couple of bags of shopping. This is around the same distance as he would be forced to walk to and from his now closest bus stop - if these changes go ahead. Unfortunately due to this he suffered a heart attack. Thankfully he made a full recovery. My worry is that the people like the relative I speak of will just give up and stay at home. They shouldn't have to do this. We have had a bus service to Afoneitha for as long as I remember, having grown up there. It's important to our OAP's and disabled folk that this service isn't taken away from them. Stop the changes to service 3 and 4 - let Rhostyllen, Garden road and Afoneitha keep their vital bus service.878 of 1,000 SignaturesCreated by Nick Claffey
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Condemn Donald Trump for pulling out of Paris climate agreementThis is an international problem, which met with an international solution - and Britain must join the international condemnation of America's terrible, selfish decision. We do not want to live in a world dominated by bullies. We do not want to live in a Britain too scared to do anything America doesn't want. We demand leadership that makes us proud to be British. If Theresa May cannot condemn America's decision to condemn our planet, will she ever stand up for anything? British people stand up for others, and we stand up for what we believe in. We do not want a Prime Minister who licks the boots of the American president. Theresa May must show strong leadership and sign the international letter condemning Donald Trump and his abandonment of the Paris agreement.9,450 of 10,000 SignaturesCreated by The Big Deal
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The Gunners PubAs there has been footage of violence at both Arsenal's and Tottenham's football grounds, it is only a matter of time before someone gets hurt.It is a public right of way on match days to pass through, however when the potential of trouble is imminent local residents are denied this access. There have been many incidents of abuse and threats made on social media which I find childish and classless. If they have paid dues like every other filming body to the local authority then so be it, however it is a public space for use by all. I am writing to the club to establish who funds the security of the said people and only ask, not that they stop, they have the right to an opinion, but that it moves for safety reason into somewhere more suitable as they did in their beginnings .1,073 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Una McKernan
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Protect Wales’ National ParksThe Welsh Assembly and the Welsh government are considering plans to change how national parks are looked after. But the plans are missing crucial protections that would safeguard Wales’ natural beauty for future generations. Wales is full of breathtaking natural parks, places such as Snowdonia which we all cherish. That’s why we want the Sandford principle retained as an ultimate safeguard so that, when there is an unresolvable conflict of purposes, conservation has the higher priority. We need to insist on full public consultation for any proposed changes to the purposes of National Parks.For more information, feel free to visit the Snowdonia Society and Save National Parks websites.11,947 of 15,000 SignaturesCreated by Peggy Spoons
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PETITION FOR A HELICOPTER SERVICE BETWEEN PENZANCE AND THE ISLES OF SCILLYWe need a stronger transport system that provides resilience, reliability and choice.11,780 of 15,000 SignaturesCreated by Samantha Mallon
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REDUCE THE SPEED LIMIT ON A361 KNOWLE - MULLACOTT CROSS AND OR INSTALL SPEED CAMERASThis petition is to lower the speed limit from 60mph in this particular area and/or to install speed cameras. The stretch of road on the A361 from Knowle to Mullacott Cross has been the place of too many accidents and near misses for too long! Over the past 2 years there has been a fatality, countless accidents and in the last month alone there have been 3 serious accidents involving multiple vehicles, one of which needing assistance from the Devon Air Ambulance. We need to do what we can to make this stretch of road as safe as possible from now on! Please sign! You can make a difference! Thank you281 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Rebecca Evans
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Ban the use of wild animal in circusesWild animals, like lions and tigers, are not meant to live their lives travelling from place to place in small cages, only to be then forced to train for the next circus performance. They deserve to live in much better conditions. Eighteen countries have already banned the use of wild animals in circuses. It's possible for circus organisers to put on an exciting performance without involving wild animals. Polls have shown that Scottish people overwhelmingly support this ban, so it's time for the Scottish Government to put the ban in place. The Scottish Government is currently in consultation to pass this into law. We hope to collect as many signatures as possible. That way we can submit our petition as evidence that the Scottish people care about this cause, and force this bill through. You can read more about the bill here: http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/104493.aspx We will be submitting our petition as evidence here: http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/104956.aspx2,784 of 3,000 SignaturesCreated by Jenny Lester
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