Successful Campaigns

03/10/19 We did it!! Finally!! The 20mph limit was approved at the Council Meeting of the 3rd October Thank you to the 700 local residents who signed the petition and supported the campaign, to the school, the staff, parents & carers & the local shops & of course to the local Labour Party members for their support. We don’t know the timescales for implementation, as the new rules about public questions are really restrictive, but it will go out for statutory consultation initially. The scheme includes an “unsuitable for heavy goods vehicles” sign at the start of Cromer Road, and a review & reset of the current Vehicle Activated Sign (which is pretty pointless where it is currently - set to go off when someone exceeds 30mph, sited within a short distance of the start of the road). CCTV to enforce the school zig zags and the one way system have not yet been approved, but council officers have said they will come back with a proposal at a later meeting. WELL DONE EVERYONE!!! This isn’t the end of the road though. We'll need to keep following up with them to make sure they stick to their promises, which I fully intend to! Thank you! Philippa Whitecross

UPDATE - GuilFest 2014 tickets are now on sale and as a thank you for all your support to help make this happen tickets are at a special rate for a limited time (weekend with camping tickets are £30 cheaper than the last GuilFest!). These tickets are limited so please get in quick and show your support once more :) More information and tickets are available at www.guilfest.co.uk Once again thank you for helping to bring back our festival - we could not have done it without you.

This campaign was a success! Well done to everyone who was involved! You can read about it here: http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/2013/01/31/lake-district-good-news/

UPDATE: GREAT NEWS: WE WON! Staffordshire council have announced that they’re scrapping plans to start charging pupils £380 to get to school.

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Great news! Barnet Council last week announced that it would change its proposed policy and ensure that domestic violence victims and survivors retained priority for housing. Read more here: http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/11566794.Change_to_housing_policy_affecting_domestic_violence_victims_to_be_redrafted/

We won! The poplars have been saved until at least 2035. Read all about the campaign here: https://home.38degrees.org.uk/2016/04/26/we-saved-the-blakes-walk-poplars/

UPDATE - 11/10/16 - We won. We all knew from the outset that Gladman Homes’ plan to place 275 houses on land in Shurnhold was wholly unsuitable for our area. We worried about the effect it would have on flooding, on traffic, on school places, and on the nature and feel of our community. So we objected. We sent our objections to Gladman Homes, we signed this petition, we wrote to Wiltshire County Council. The Council listened to us, and agree that we were right, and so the Council turned down the application. But that was not the end of it. Gladman appealed to the Secretary of State. A two-week planning inquiry took place over the summer, which took into account the objections we had all made, and where evidence was heard from local residents. The Planning Inspector then went away to consider the evidence, and she has now published her decision, rejecting the application. So there you have it. Our voice has been heard, and working together we have won. Thank you. Mark Ashkowski

19/12/2014: At a Cabinet meeting on 9 December, the Leader of Cheshire East Council, Michael Jones announced that Hollins View would stay open until December 2015. We are overjoyed with the news, but know that this is only a temporary measure and the service is still under threat. However, without your help the service would have already been lost. We are closing the petition now and hope to start again in 2015 to try to ensure that this valuable facility stays open.

The Council's Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee met on 29/4/14 and the Traffic Regulation Orders (Speed Limiting Orders) for our three streets were passed without further debate. This is excellent news and means that we now await implementation i.e. for the 20 mph signs to appear. Thank you all for participating. The decision list is on the council website at: http://bit.ly/1mgZWde