Successful Campaigns

UPDATE: 11/11/2016 We did it!! I’m ecstatic! The council have just announced that Belgrave Library will stay open in its current location!

Thank you for signing the petition Local and Live 2014 - Let's ensure it's back in 2015! The petition was presented to TWBC on October 15 and received a very strong welcome at the Council meeting on Wednesday. We are pleased to let everyone know that Local & Live got a strong endorsement and a commitment of support for next year.

UPDATE: 22/06/16 Great news my friends, today Renfrewshire council, at a full council meeting, unanimously passed a motion to phase out the use of glyphosate weedkillers as soon as effectively possible, while running two pilot schemes trialling the Safe alternatives. Well done everyone who not only took the time to sign our petition but also those that took the time and effort to tell their friends and family about it. We can now look forward to living in a cleaner less harmful environment. I sincerely cant thank you all enough for your support.

After 1,000 people came together to petition the planning committee of St. Pauls Carnival to allow Bris-tek to have a stage at the festival, they listened. Bris-tek are dedicated to showcasing established as well as up and coming sound systems and DJ's. Justin, the petition starter, handed his petition in and the committee listened. A win for people power!

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

As you may know, the government published their roadmap on 11th November. Our concerns were that it would not contain concrete measures by which to hold them accountable - but I am delighted to report that the strategy does contain a number of excellent measures, as well as publicly reportable outcomes to enable accountability. This is a huge milestone and the biggest progress on this issue ever made by a UK government, so it is genuinely something to celebrate. We would like it to go much further and will continue to work towards that end but we are very pleased that it is a really good start and lays the foundations for meaningful changes, which can be built upon and accelerated with input from groups, organisations and individuals like ourselves. Please read our full statement here: https://www.humanrelevantscience.org/replacing-animals-in-science/ Thank you for your support.

25/05/16 - We Won! Harrow Council has reconsidered the decision and so the Bridge will remain open. This was the objective of the petition.

Boris Johnson made a complete U turn on this and today the government agreed to scrap the charge for NHS and care workers.

Last year the Bohemia had closed it's doors and was threatened with extinction. But after pressure from over 1,000 38 Degrees members, the council listed the building as an 'Asset of Community Value' - meaning it had to be a pub. A new buyer was found and the pub will reopen in Spring 2014.

07/01/19 - A much-needed pedestrian crossing in a town centre is to be installed in early January 2019. Leicestershire County Council Highways issued a three-week closure notice for the layby on Lancaster Road, Hinckley, while the zebra crossing is installed. Works on the crossing are to begin on January 7 https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/long-awaited-hinckley-town-centre-2368421