The Carnival of Culture is intended as a celebration of all that’s good and distinctive about Lancaster and a protest against the corporate takeover of Lancaster by Centros Miller and other developers, against the wishes of the community.
Set in a mysterious woodland, In The Shadow Of Trees, is the compelling story of a young girl, abandoned at birth, who grows up nurtured by nature alone. Horse + Bamboo Theatre is one of Europe ’s leading visual theatre companies. For almost 30 years it has created high quality and original theatre using masks, mime, animation, puppetry and music and established an unrivalled reputation in its field.
Fri 12th Oct - 10.30am, 1.30pm and 7.30pm, Sat 13th Oct - 1.30pm and 3.30pm.The Dukes Theatre.
Two prominent local Greens are to go head to head in a ballot to decide the Green Party candidate in the new Lancaster & Fleetwood constituency at the next general election.
Former Councillor Gina Dowding and leader of the Green Group on Lancaster City Council Chris Coates have both thrown their hats into the ring, which means that there will be a full ballot of local Green Party members to decide who the Green candidate will be. (more…)
John O’Gaunt Green Councillor Jude Towers has submitted a Motion to Lancaster City Council asking it to support the Andrew Stunell Private Members Bill - Telecommunication Masts Planning Control Bill, scheduled to have its second reading in the House of Commons on October 19th 2007.The Bill brings all masts back within the planning system - at present those below 15 metres high are exempt from control. The Motion is due to be debated by Lancaster City Council on Wednesday 26 September. (more…)
Quernmore Primary School looks set to become the first school in the district powered by the wind. The school was granted planning permission by the County Council planning ctte last week for a 5 kW wind turbine to generate electricity for the school. Using wind power will save the school upto £800 a year on its electric bills.
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Got children aged between 8 & 11? Looking for some thing for them to do in the summer holidays. Get them along to the Playschemes organised by the City Council.
Sports * Games * Crafts * Outings * Talent Shows
They’re all happening at this years Playschemes.
The Playschemes are taking place at various places across the district including: Skerton St Lukes Primary School / Barton Road Community Centre / Ridge Community Centre / Marsh Community Centre
between 23rd July & 17th August - 10am-12.30 and 1.30pm-4pm
For a registration form and more details Ring :01524 582827
Or see the City Councils Website.
Lancaster City Council is refusing to apologise for the role the City played as the 4th largest UK port involved in the transatlantic slave trade. The City was invited to make an apology by the organisers of the March of the Abolitionists who will be arriving in town on Monday 25th June. However after an internal discussion it was decided that the matter would not be put to the meeting of the full council on Wed 20th June because there was not majority support for the idea of giving an apology. (more…)
Annual General Meeting - Lancaster & District Green Party
7.30 Gregson Centre Moor Lane. Lancaster
- This Meeting is Members Only -
This is the Green Party’s mini-manifesto for the Lancaster District for the next four years. In it we highlight some of our recent achievements as local Green councillors and outline practical policies for the direction in which we think our district should go.We want good and well-run services, and stable, strong communities. However we also want to tackle the environmental and social crises that we face today.
The manifesto is available in booklet form or as pdf download, (note this is a large file: 4.6 Mb) or send us your address and we will send you one.
Email: info(at)lancastergreenparty.org.uk
