Lancaster & District Green Party

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.

SAT 23rd Feb - From 1.30 pm Fairfield play area.
All welcome (children to be accompanied by an adult please).
Please bring spades, trowels & gloves if you have them.

Twelve trees are to be planted in different locations around the play area to: improve the appearance, provide a windbreak, shade, colour and pleasant scents, as well as encourage birds, butterflies & wildlife.

The trees are funded by the Woodland Trust, the Fairfield Association and some have been sponsored by individuals. If you would like to sponsor a tree for £30 and receive a certificate, call Simon Gershon on 542742. www.treeforall.org.uk

Come and groove the night away to the sound of Lancasters own multi instumental melting pot!

With up to 20 musicians playing jazz, folk, Latin, rock, klezmer, African, funk and swing-influenced tunes, Off the Rails is something of a musical phenomenon. From deeply funky Brazilian carnival tunes to joyous stonking African dance tunes the band’s repertoire knows no bounds.

At the Gregson Centre, Moor Lane Lancaster.
8 til Late
Sat Feb 16th
Admission £8/£5

A fundraiser for Lancaster & District Green Party.

Seeds for Change have got 500 beech and hawthorn trees that need planting at Animal Care on Saturday 9th Feb 9am -3pm.So if you want to do something positive then get on down there and get your hands mucky. Even half an hour of your time would be much appreciated.

You will need to bring a packed lunch, some good footwear (preferably wellies) and a spade if possible, although there should be enough to go around. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided. The day will begin at 9am and run until 3pm. Everyone will be welcome! Please contact Vanessa or Faye on 01524 65495 or Gary on 01524 542762 for more details.

Commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day in Lancaster will take place on thursday January 24th at 6.30 in the gardens by the Town Hall. After the commemoration there will be a celebration/ cultural sharing in the Town Hall. This year, the celebration/ cultural sharing will included performances by the Dukes Youth Theatre.

For more details contact NCBI who are the main organisers of the event.

Friends of the Earth Lancaster, are in the process of organising a ceilidh fundraiser for TSLM - Transport Solutions for Lancaster and Morecambe. It is to be held on the 19th of January 2008 at the Gregson Centre. The event will start at 8pm, tickets will be £6/5 for concessions.