Lancaster & District Green Party

Celebrating the 1st anniversary of the opening up of Morecambe’s glorious promenade to cyclists in April 2007. There will be lots to see and do for the whole family including pedal powered smoothies, bike maintenance, healthy food, music and lots more cycling related fun.

Events include: See spectacular shows from 3 times world champion trials rider Ben Slinger. Make your own pedal powered smoothie with the County Roadshow. Pick up info and advice from the CDT Team. Go Ride activities. Police bike post-coding and lots more…..

Join the guided ride from the Millennium Bridge at 10:45am.
More info at www.celebratingcycling.org ; email celebratingcycling@lancaster.gov.uk;
Call 01524 582392 / 582086

Getting real about climate change

10.30am Saturday 19 April 2008
Quaker Meeting House, Calder House Lane, Garstang
All Welcome
Free admission to all events.

Full Programe details here - green_poster.pdf

A unique opportunity to learn about the current situation in Bethlehem from a Palestinian medical worker. He has close links with both the Christian and Muslim communities in and around Bethlehem. He will speak about life in Bethlehem and the devastating effects of the separation wall.

Saturday 12th April 7.30pm
Lancaster Baptist Church
(Robert St, next to the Town Hall)

For the third year running the Dukes is supporting Lancastr’s status as a Cycling demonstration Town with a Bike Film Festival aimed at encouraging, respecting and celebrating cycling. The week long festival includes showings of Beijing Biycycle & A Boy, A Girl and A Bike as well as talks in the Gallery.

For further info see the Dukes website.

Award winning documentary exploring the root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and shows daily life for Palestinians living under military occupation. www.occupation101.com/

Thurs April 10 7.30pm, Gregson Centre, Moor Lane.

Donations welcome.

Royal Albert Fields - Proposed Mental Health Unit

Public Meeting - YOUR chance to tell the NHS what YOU think!

The NHS is holding a Public Meeting for Residents

7.00 p.m. Thursday 10th April 2008

St Paul’s Church Hall, Scotforth Rd
(corner of Palatine Ave)

To book a place:
Tel: 01772-695384 or
E-mail: public.meetings@lancashirecare.nhs.uk

For more info on the proposals see the Royal Albert Residents website.

Saturday 1st of March saw Lancaster’s Carnival of Culture come off without a hitch. During the day, between 250-350 people joined in a fantastically colourful, creative and vibrant street procession that snaked around the town through the afternoon, stopping in spots that are due to be blighted by car-parks, big box retail shopping and so forth, as well as the town square with it’s Trumpton-style Victoria statue, the City hall and the planners’ offices.

For full report by ‘anarchoteapot’ see Indymedia. For more pics,video etc see the Carnival website.

LESS Climate Change and Energy Advice Project will be holding an open meeting about Climate Change and what people in Caton and Brookhouse can practically do about it.

Thursday March 6th, 7.30-9.00 pm,

Victoria Institute, Caton

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Public meeting

Speaker:Gina Dowding

Wed 5th March 8pm

Milton Youth & Community Centre, Milton St, Fleetwood

Everyone welcome!

A day for everything Potato!
Many varieties of organic, heritage variety and unusual seed potatoes for sale by the tuber so you can ‘Pick ‘n’ Mix’. Displays, potato dishes to try……
The Friends Meeting House, Lancaster
(next to Lancaster Railway Station)
Saturday February 16th
12noon – 4pm.