News for March, 2009

Stop the BNP

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

hope-not-hate.jpgAt the Green Party conference in Blackpool today, top North West candidate Peter Cranie urged the Green Party to redouble its efforts to push the far-right BNP out of this June’s Euro-election race.

Liverpool-based Peter Cranie is the candidate set to thwart the electoral dream of BNP leader Nick Griffin. In regional list elections, the big three parties usually take most of the seats, and the highest-polling candidate from a smaller party the last seat. In the North West – where the far right seeks to build on the fears and insecurities of the recession – the race for the last seat will almost certainly be between the Greens and the BNP.
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Bike the Bay

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

bike-the-bay.jpgBike the Bay – Smartypants Challenge.
Sponsored 5 mile family bike ride around Morecambe Bay
Sat 11th April 10am
Ride starts from VVV Health Club, Morecambe Promenade.
Children FREE, adults £5.00 (up to 2 children per accompanying adult).
Join the family fun at CancerCare’s Smarty Pants Challenge!
Sponsored 5 mile family bike ride around the bay followed by an Easter extravaganza in Happy Mount Park .Lots of fun, games and activities including a grand Easter egg hunt and prizes for the best dressed bike and rider!!
Funds raised will go towards building dedicated Children and Young People’s facilities at CancerCare’s Kendal centre.


The Lost Forest

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

indigo.jpgIndigo Moon Theatre presents ‘The Lost Forest’-
7.30 pm.  – Sat 28th March
Arnside Educational Institute, Church Hill, Arnside
Tickets now on sale through Sue Hayward – please e mail or phone – 01524 762254, Children – FREE. Adults under 26 years old – FREE. Adults over 26 years old – £6

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Heysham – 3 ?

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

radioactive.jpgBritish Energy – under their new French owners EDF – held a PR exercise on Tues 10th March at the Platform in Morecambe. A mix of pro and anti-nuclear members of the small audience asked questions of a panel of ‘nuclear experts’ following a presentation of the proposals for a third reactor to be built at Heysham.

British Energy/EDF intend to put forward Heysham to the government as a possible site for a new reactor by the end of March. If you wish to comment on the proposal you can do this via: www.nuclearpowersiting.decc.gov.uk

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Green Objections to Centros

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

carnival9.jpgGreen Councillors have sent in their submissions to the Public Inquiry into the Centros development. Cllr Chris Coates said ” With shops closing in the City almost every week it is even more important that this massive shopping development is defeated.”

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