Successful Campaigns

**UPDATE** Thank you to all who signed and supported the #WelshBooksMatter campaign. We are thrilled to announce that Ken Skates and the Welsh Government have released a statement this afternoon (20/01/16) stating that there will be no cut to the Welsh Books Council’s grant for 2016/17. The campaign has therefore been successful and we can’t thank you all enough for your support.

We’re pleased to let you know that we gained 3,589 signatures as part of our petition and thanks to you our project has been saved for another year! So, thank you! That means, our vital service will continue to reach people from vulnerable and hidden communities who otherwise would not access support with their health and wellbeing. But it doesn’t end there. We still need your support. Plans beyond March 2017 are unclear. We want to ensure that Wirral Council continue to uphold its Public Sector Equality Duty and continues to commission tailored services to meet the diverse needs of Wirral’s BME communities.

UPDATE: 12th January - Great news, our campaign worked! Cambridgeshire County Council have agreed to change their plans to cut lollipop ladies and men. Read more here: http://www.cambstimes.co.uk/news/lollipop_ladies_will_stay_after_cambridgeshire_county_council_agrees_to_find_other_ways_of_saving_171_000_a_year_1_4376168

UPDATE: 17/09/15 We have handed in our petition yesterday and with over 1300 signatures it felt great. What seemed like a lot of empty words, by our head of York Council Chris Steward, was challenged and questioned by other 38degrees members and myself. Last night the council announced to take on 60 refugees over the next five years. A great start but we still need to keep behind it to make sure we start acting now and not only within the next five years. We also asked Councillor Steward as our representative to the government to push for quick action which will take place now and won't be delayed longer. He told us the answer to most of the questions will be he doesn't know yet. So let's keep up the good work to make sure actions speak louder than words. Here is a picture of the handover yesterday: https://www.flickr.com/photos/7617572@N07/21455441602/in/photostream/ A press article regarding the handover: http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/13738936.1_200_sign_petition_calling_for_York_to_do_more_to_help_refugees/ And the link to my interview on BBC Radio York yesterday morning. Listen to it at about 1h13mins in: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p031cr16#play Thank you again so much for your support. The petition would have been nothing without you! All the best, Alice

Update 12/02/2016: We Won! The controversial plans to change surgery provision at Sutton Coldfield's Good Hope Hospital have been scrapped! Read more: http://www.suttoncoldfieldobserver.co.uk/Controversial-proposals-change-Good-Hope-Hospital/story-28718081-detail/story.html

The trust stepped in and really pressurised the private company (ISS). The reduction in staffing numbers they proposed in the beginning was drastically reduced, and they only let a few people go in the end, and most of these were people were wanted voluntary redundancy for whatever reason. This is a massive reduction from the 89 proposed in the beginning. They made no cuts to security staff. However in the catering department ISS proposed that they would start to cut the canteen at 2.30pm during the day and that it wouldn't be open on the weekend at all any more - a disaster in a 24 hour working hospital! We started an internal campaign about this.

The Coal Authority has blocked the licences for the Cumbrian Coal Mine! Good News! Now we just need the Coal Authority to insist that the developers hand back the Haig Mining Museum and Land to the people of Whitehaven. The Coal Authority gave the Heritage Lottery funded Museum and land to West Cumbria Mining for £1.....an untold scandal behind the good news.

Chester Council agreed to drop their plans to fine the homeless using PSPO's. Read more here - http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/chester-council-drops-rough-sleeping-10462772

UPDATE: 22/05/15 - The Vale of the White Horse District Council confirmed cross party support for keeping and refurbishing Abingdon Outdoor Pool at the council meeting last night. Yeh!

30/01/18 - We Won! As a result of your support, I am pleased to report that, at least for now, the Council has decided not to proceed with the changes in the zone(s) specified. This result shows petitions work - not always - but it can make a difference. Together we can aspire for and achieve positive change and a fair society. I will keep an eye on any further development and keep you posted.