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M6 toll road open free to all during roadworksTo ease traffic and congestion and reduce financial losses to business.15 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Matthew Shilvock
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Save the Viking Hoard for GallowayThe magnificent Galloway Viking Hoard, buried in the region’s soil 1,000 years ago for safekeeping, should have its home in Kirkcudbright’s new art gallery. We are calling on Fiona Hyslop to help make sure this happens and The National Museum of Scotland to agree. This would be good for tourism and the economy in a region that has suffered greatly in recent years and would make Scotland’s 2017 Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology something to celebrate.5,238 of 6,000 SignaturesCreated by Cathy Agnew
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Save our bus sheltersThe bus shelters in Milton Keynes are vital for people who get the bus to work or school every day. They keep people dry and out of the wind and the rain. Without these shelters, infants, disabled people and the elderly will be forced to wait out in the cold. Th council talk about the regeneration of estates but they are planning to demolish these bus shelters. If Milton Keynes, with seven deprived estates, is going to demolish their bus shelters, this could happen in other areas where councils want to save money. The demolition may look minimal at first, but this is no small demolition.491 of 500 SignaturesCreated by Francoise Ugochukwu
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Save Our CampThe kids love it and with the weather warming up it will be truly be missed! A lot of hard work went into the building of it and is loved by all of the local families.1,061 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Shannen Gale
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Urgent provision of pelican crossing, at junction of Flag Lane and Wistaston Road CREWEIf ever a junction needed pelican crossings it's this one (flag lane/wistaston road at the crossroads). I witnessed yet another near miss there today, when a child stepped out into moving traffic! He seemed distracted looking at his mobile phone and ended up literally a hairs breath off being hit by a moving car! Yes people shouldn't get distracted crossing roads, but it happens. There's also the need for vulnerable people to cross safely, ie: within an allotted time and with clear indication of when it is safe for them to do so. It is always an extremely busy juction, but during school term time is particularly horrendous with large groups of children of all ages heading to/ from the many different schools on that route.There's sadly going to be a serious accident one day. Please don't let a fatality be reason to act on this issue!125 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Gilly Willy
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Sibling rightsI feel that people should have sibling rights. I have been going through a kinship assessment for the last few months so i can bring up my little brother who is 1, to be unsuccessful for absolute ridiculous reasons. I applied to become his kinship carer after our mum died in june last year. I haven't seen my brother in over 10 months now, all i have had is 3 photos. Social work has said I won't be getting contact with him any time soon as he is being adopted and he might or might not be told about me and my family in the future, this seems to be happening far too much, children being kept away from their birth families and its wrong. I should be allowed to form a relationship with my brother so he can grow up knowing exactly where he came from and that we love him.346 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Sophie Mccalman
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Keep Funding Trowbridge Birthing CentreTrowbridge Birthing Centre offers crucial services for mothers and families in the area. I had two of my children at the unit, and the centre offered me a very personalised service. It is essential that women have the choice to give birth locally, and this unit is a respected and well-loved option. Trowbridge Birthing Centre also offers much needed antenatal and postnatal services for local women and babies.2,537 of 3,000 SignaturesCreated by Theo White
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Protect Cranleigh (and surrounding villages) from Asbestos Fibres in Our Drinking WaterThere is no safe level of asbestos exposure. We don't want to wait 30 years for a cancer cluster in Cranleigh to prove that we are at risk from our drinking water. We want independent testing to be carried out now to assess the risk to public health. Almost 30% of the drinking water supply pipes in Cranleigh (highlighted in pink on the above map) are made from asbestos cement (AC), compared to a reported average of 2% throughout the rest of the Thames Water Region. The pipes are between 50 and 70 years old and frequently burst, increasing the amount of free asbestos fibres entering the drinking water supply. Evidence shows that ageing AC drinking water pipes also degrade internally over time through water friction and low pH levels, releasing free asbestos fibres into the drinking water supply. Furthermore, an increase in water pressure within these deteriorating AC pipes to accommodate significant housing development in Cranleigh will lead to more bursts and the release of more asbestos fibres. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has been testing for asbestos fibres in drinking water since 1992 due to decaying AC water mains. No one is testing our drinking water for asbestos fibres, no one is calculating the risk to residents in Cranleigh.843 of 1,000 SignaturesCreated by Jane Price
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Remove enforcement notice at Caverswall CastleThe enforcement notice at Caverswall Castle means the castle cannot be used for any commercial activity. The castle is unable to operate commercially due to the outdated and ambiguously worded enforcement notice. This needs withdrawing urgently so the castle can have a commercial use which will bring in money to maintain the property. This notice even prevents school children from visiting. If the notice is removed the Castle can be enjoyed by local people and tourists. It would allow the castle to bring in money to help maintain it and bring jobs and tourism to the local economy. If the notice isn’t removed the Castle will continue to deteriorate and this could lead to the ruin of the only moated castle in Staffordshire.2,777 of 3,000 SignaturesCreated by Caverswall castle
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Don’t trap our NHS in debtOur NHS is being trapped in debt by schemes called “PFIs” - private finance initiatives. These schemes lead to private companies taking up as much as one-sixth of local NHS budgets. These schemes were designed to help NHS trusts invest in big projects - but they’ve been terrible value for money. In total the NHS will have to pay £80 billion for projects worth only £13 billion. And because these contracts run for a long time, the worst is still to come. Our NHS will have to pay another £55 billion by the time the last contract ends in 2050. That’s money that will never go to cancer treatment, maternity wards, or care for the elderly. The NHS was created to save lives, not pay off debt to private companies. It’s time to end this waste and let the NHS spend money on what it does best. You can find out more information about PFIs and how they work here: Full Fact: What is the NHS paying for Private Finance Initiatives?: https://fullfact.org/health/what-nhs-paying-private-finance-initiatives/94,478 of 100,000 SignaturesCreated by Catherine Bridger
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Save local playgrounds in Letchworth & BaldockIf the plans go ahead, treasured spaces to play will be lost. Children’s play is a right not a privilege: the loss of local playgrounds would be to the detriment of our children’s health, safety and their happiness. These spaces are also used by parents and grandparents. You can read about the Council's plans to close the playgrounds here: Hertfordshire Mercury: Plans to axe North Hertfordshire play areas criticised: https://link.38degrees.org.uk/plans5e32611 of 800 SignaturesCreated by Helen Oliver
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Save Loftus LibraryLoftus Library was purpose built for the Community and is centrally located with good access. It has parking for 7 cars, disabled parking and is DDA compliant and also has room out front for deliveries. It is designated a Walkers are Welcome and Breastfeeding friendly premises. It also has a disabled toilet and baby changing facilities. The Library as it stands has 11 public computers giving internet access for those doing job searches, applying for universal credit and other benefits as well as a host of other accessible online services. Citizen Advice hold surgeries twice a month. MIND are in 3 times a week. Learn Direct and other educational agencies use the Library, hold classes and meet with students on an outreach basis to assess their progress. Groups such as the Local and Family History group meet weekly whilst Accord Walking Group meet monthly. The Library welcomes any Voluntary Group or Community group that wishes to meet. They also host Council surgeries. As one of the Headmasters of a Primary school in Loftus has said”' A properly funded and professionally run Library service ensures the development of our education and helps everyone to play an active role in society. A professionally run and properly funded library service alleviates pressures on the most vulnerable by providing them with access to resources they may require. This proposal reduces Loftus Library to a book exchange. A Library is much more than that. Libraries play a crucial role in levelling the playing field and ensuring the everyone has the opportunity to fulfill their potential. For children Libraries provide a safe space to ensure that the poorest have access to the same resources as the wealthiest. This ensures that the children from the poorest backgrounds are not left behind and give us the best possible chance to address poor literacy standards. A good book can spark the imagination of a child. Without a good library , none of these are possible” We cannot emphasise enough the importance of our Library building in our Community. We have little enough as it is - to move the valuable resource to another building with opening hours causing concern and a building owned by a charity who rely on grants and donations do not give our library a long term guaranteed future..230 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Denise Nesbitt
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