This is Rubbish are heading to Parliament on May 15th to launch Counting What Matters, their recently completed Report into ways of reducing food industry waste.
This is Rubbish say,
“We have some great guest speakers, and are excited to share our findings surrounding research into industry perceptions surrounding the introduction of a Mandatory Food Waste Audit (MFWA) mechanism.
Hebden Bridge Town Partnership is a group that includes representatives of Calderdale Council, the town and parish councils, local businesses, and community and voluntary organisations. A registered charity, its aims and objectives focus on promoting “the environmental economic and social regeneration of Hebden Royd and the four adjacent parishes of Blackshaw Head, Erringden, Heptonstall and Wadsworth.”
It is launching the town Action Plan, 2020 Vision, on Saturday May 18th in Hebden Bridge Town Hall.
The event starts at 10am and continues to 3pm and you are welcome to drop in at any time. There will be a series of workshops throughout the day on particular topics and themes. The full timetable for the day will shortly be on the HB Town Partnership website.
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This is a briefing from Keep Our NHS Public (KONP). It basically asks you to write to LibDem and Cross-bench peers asap,asking them to block the second set of NHS privatisation regulations. It provides examples of standard letters for each type of peer. It also asks you to write to your MP asking them to support Early Day Motion (EDM) 1188, if they haven’t already done so.
I’m doing these things today, I hope you will too.
It explains the background to these campaign requests.
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The People’s History Museum and The Working Class Movement Library are holding a one-day conference on Saturday 13th April 2013 to celebrate EP Thompson’s classic history book, The Making of the English Working Class.
The cost is £10/£5 unwaged. The conference, at the People’s History Museum in Manchester, starts at 10 am and ends at 4.45pm. Booking is required, please contact 0161 838 9190 or info@phm.org.uk.
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Message from Chris Goddard of HB Self Build CIC:
“The Hebden Bridge Community Self Build Community Interest Company has now joined forces with Todmorden Sustainable Low Impact Community Eco homes (SLICE) and is now called the Hebden Bridge And Todmorden Community Self Build Housing CIC (or HATS for short).
SLICE invites everyone to their Film Night on Wed 17th April at 7pm, in Todmorden Community Resource Centre (in the corner of the car park off Union St near the
centre of Todmorden).
What with snow and mud, Incredible Edible Mytholm’s decided it could be unsafe to hold the Growing Futures Field Day in the Mytholm playing field this Saturday, 30th March. This is a shame, we were looking forward to it.
But now we’re looking forward to holding it in Hebden Bridge Town Hall, in the Waterside Hall and courtyard!
Hebden Bridge Community Association have been fantastic in accommodating us at short notice, so that all the scheduled events can still happen.
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You can read an edited transcript of the video on the British Medical Journal website. Lucy Reynolds offers a clear, chilling analysis of how the Health and Social Care Act will work when it comes into force on April 1st.
Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign is calling on everyone to lobby Parliament and MPs on 26th March, and write to Lords to oppose regulations that are the thin end of the wedge for stealth NHS privatisation.
“We want to make sure that CCGs are not forced to use competition, but can decide for themselves whether they use NHS services or whether they choose to use private providers like Virgin or other international companies.”
Also, you can ask your MP to sign the EDM 1188 aiming to get a public debate on the new regulations.
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Please note change of venue – now in Hebden Bridge Town Hall! Continue reading