Ellel covers the rural area and villages south of Lancaster, plus Alexandra Park at Lancaster University. Galgate, Glasson Dock, Conder Green, Thurnham and Cockerham. Parts of the Ward are covered by Green County Councillor Chris Coates as part of his County Council Seat.
PUPILS returning to school today across Lancashire will find only free range eggs on the dinner time menu. From the start of the school year, Lancashire’s catering staff will be cooking up their usual treats using only free range eggs. The decision will affect more than half a million eggs each year.
The 46th annual Cockerham village show will take place on saturday 9th of August in the village hall in Cockerham.
2 – 4 pm Sat 9th Aug
Cockerham Village Hall
FREE WINE TASTING!
The Government is currently deciding which company will operate the successor to the Post Office card account (POCA) from 2010. Although the Post Office has made a strong bid, it is far from certain that it will win the contract. The National Federation of SubPostmasters (NFSP) is taking action to secure the contract for the Post Office and a future for the post office network (more…)
Green-minded school children from Thurnham Glasson CE Primary School have scooped top prize for their recycling efforts. 37 primary schools in the area have been enthusiastically collecting batteries as part of a Lancashire County Council sponsored competition.
Glasson County Councillor Chris Coates said after the award “This is a real achievement for such a small village school. Everyone involved should be congratulated.”” Glasson School scooped the first prize of a brand new laptop computer. During the latest round of the ‘Tune in to Battery Recycling’ scheme, schools in Lancaster have collectively diverted 38,300 batteries from landfill.
Despite the weather over the Easter weekend Lancaster District’s 20th Annual Celebration of Sea Songs, Shanties and all Matters Maritime was once again a success. Highlights of the weekend included ‘all things Kipper’ - with displays of Kipper smoking at Kipperland on the Side of the Canal Basin and performances of his one-man tour of the Norfolk Coast,entitled Cod & Ships,by Sid Kipper
Getting real about climate change10.30am 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
Plans by British Waterways Marinas Ltd (BWML) to redevelop the canal basin at Glasson without putting in any planning application were ruled to be out of order by the Government Office for the North West. Chris Coates,Green County Councillor for Glasson said “…this is what everyone has been calling for from the start. The marina company have been arrogant and somewhat foolish in pushing ahead without taking into account the views of local people.” (more…)
Lancashire Green County Councillor Chris Coates was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of Scottish Greens in Castle Douglas in Galloway last week. Cllr Coates spoke about the success of the Green Party in Lancaster and there was a lively discussion on how that might be repeated in South West Scotland.
Also speaking at the meeting was Cllr Kieran Wild from Glasgow Green Party.
For the second year running, the focus of Lancaster District’s Maritime Festival will be the historic port of Glasson Dock, on the Lune estuary where a branch of the Lancaster Canal also meets the sea. This year the Village Hall will be the main concert venue. There will also be entertainments and activities on the open green areas adjacent to the canal marina and sea dock. The village’s Dalton Arms pub and the Stork Inn, at nearby Conder Green, have also signed up as shanty and sea song venues. On Sunday, Lancaster Maritime Museum will also host an afternoon of sea songs and shanties.
Proposals announced on January 22nd to close sub-post offices across the district have been met with anger and disbelief from residents and local councillors. The closure threat is part of a nationwide plan to axe up to 2500 Post Offices from the network. Glasson County Councillor Chris Coates, said “Axing local post offices affects some customers more than others; those on lower incomes, people with disabilities and carers, female customers and those over 65. What used to be a public service is now becoming a purely cash driven organisation.”
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