The Co-operative has launched Plan Bee, a campaign and 10-point plan to help save the bee. Worried about the disappearance of bee colonies in recent years the campaign aims to get research going on the causes of the losses and to get people involved in saving bees.

As part of the Campaign the Dukes Cinema is showing the film The Vanishing of Bees on Thursday 21st of Jan at 6.30pm

The Plan BEE website has suggestions on what people can do to help including:

Lancaster City Council is to place an ‘Article 4 Directive’ on the canal basin at Glasson Dock. This will protect the basin from being developed peicemeal by British Waterways and require that all works on the Marina will have to submit a planning application. Green County Cllr Chris Coates said “This is what local people have been calling for all along. “

BWB Marinas ltd had previously proposed to almost double the number of moorings in the basin, claiming that they had the right to do so under – permitted development rights. This was challenged by local residents and councillors and was ruled out of order by Government Office for the North West in March of this year.

Cllr Coates added “  Its not that everyone is opposed to the basin being redeveloped, it was just the way that BWB Marinas had gone about it without wanting to apply for planning permission that angered everyone.Lets hope that this means that any further plans will be put forward through the proper channels and not sneaked in by some back door loophole in the planning system.”

To nominate a street simply contact your ward councillor. The deadline for nominations is Friday February 9 2009
 

Cllr Coates has put forward Cockerham village for a review of the speed limits through the village as part of the national review of speed limits on A&B roads.

Green County Councillor Chris Coates a supporter of the Compassion in World Farming campaign against intensive farming welcomed the councils move “The County has followed the lead set by Lancaster City Council who introduced free-range eggs in the districts town hall catering earlier in the year. This is really good news especially if you are a chicken!”

In 2007, more than 573,558 eggs were used by Lancashire school kitchens and other venues supplied by commercial services. These include the Bowland Visitor Centre café at Beacon Fell Country Park, Turton Tower, Lancaster’s Adult College and County Hall itself. These will all now be serving only free-range eggs.

2 – 4 pm Sat 9th Aug
Cockerham Village Hall

FREE WINE TASTING!

If the Government does not award the contract to the Post Office, the network will go into further decline The NFSP estimates that the loss of POCA income and associated footfall will force 3,000 more post offices to close.

The NFSP has supplied subpostmasters across the UK with posters to display in their offices; postcards for customers to complete for return to local MPs; and guidance on how to contact their local MP and newspaper Editor.

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