The government is drawing up plans to sell off Channel 4, even though the Channels is fully self-funding and profitable. In September, a government official was photographed entering Downing Street with a document setting out options for a sell-off. Since then, the government has refused to rule it out. Channel 4 is a public-service broadcaster quite distinct from the BBC. It offers an award-winning news programme which has shown itself to be impartial and well informed. In January of 2015 the Channel was nominated for the Responsible Media of the Year award at the British Muslim Awards. Given the misinformation and hatred peddled by some media outlets, we need responsible media more than ever. If Channel 4 is sold off, an important, independent voice in our news will be silenced. The government will make money, while the British public will be the loser. For more information visit: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/11/04/jon-snow-david-cameron-channel-4-privatisation_n_8474610.html

Every culture should have their own voice represented in the world's media, particularly in public service broadcasting. In 2003 the Cornish language (Kernewek) received official recognition under the European Charter for the Protection of Regional or Minority Languages. In 2014 the Cornish were granted protected national minority status under the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. This means the Cornish have the same recognition as the Welsh, Scots and Northern Irish. For more information about this campaign see: Kas Rag Media Gonis Poblek Kernewek Derivas Berrskrif | A Case for Cornish Public Service Media Summary Report. Published March 2020. https://www.screencornwall.com/s/A-CASE-FOR-CORNISH-PSM-Summary.pdf Ragdres Hwithrans Darlesor Gonis Poblek Kernewek Agwedh Onan – Studhyans Arhwilas Derivas | Cornish Public Service Broadcaster Research Project Phase 1 – Scoping Study Report. Published July 2019. https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/40498119/cornish-public-service-broadcaster-research-project-scoping-study-report-july-2019.pdf Cornwall Council's BBC Charter Review Consultation Response from the Members Working Group on Cornish Minority Status here / Gwel an Konsel Kernow Keskussulyans Daswel Chartour an Kortyb Gorthyp dhyworth Bagas Oberi an Eseli war Savla Minoryta Kernewek omma: https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/15197973/bbc-charter-review-response-submitted.pdf Tweet #CornishPSM Please sign this petition to pledge your support for the establishment of a Cornish Public Service Media

Castle Toward has been in public ownership for over 20 years. During that time the public has made extensive use of the grounds for a wide range of activities including walking, cycling and horse riding. Paths in the area date back to Victorian times. Nobody knows what the future holds for the estate. It is now December 2015 and Castle Toward does not appear to have actually been sold yet. Once sold it may eventually be resold, or even broken up, and access to the grounds might be lost. Since May, before the Council had even announced it had a prospective buyer, the Council has been asked to officially recognise an important and popular route through the estate as a Public Right of Way. That recognition will enable the Scottish Rights of Way and Access Society to record the route in the National Catalogue of Rights of Way which will give some protection to access for future generations. Please help to get the Council to finally make a decision by signing this petition. Even better why not also get the Council to take account of your own use of the estate by downloading this form and returning it to the Council. The form contains a map of the Right of Way with some interesting features marked. Just click on the link below (or cut and paste it into a browser) then select download. http://www.mediafire.com/view/1e4uhy3x541qi58/Castle_Toward_RightOfWay_form.doc The form asks for a signature but you can just type your name in and send it to the Council email address at the end of the form. You don't need to live in the area or to have used the route frequently for your form to count. You do need to have used the route without asking permission. The longer ago you first used the route the better, we need to show usage for over twenty years. Ideally you will have used the route shown in the form end-to-end, but use of any part of it helps to show its importance. If you have not used the route then why not visit Castle Toward over the festive period for a pleasant walk and then return the form!

My family planted a tree in memory of George Taylor My Granddad. It was a place to go and have a chat with George, and over time our grief eased and we got some closure.Watching The tree grow help us through our grief. The council put a sign on 10 trees Stating Due to health and safety reasons and after lengthy consultations we will be removing these trees, Could the owner please contact the Clerk 01246 81186 There is NO HEALTH AND SAFETY REASONS and after 8 weeks of emails I have yet to see any proof of any lengthy consultations. I have been trying to stop the trees being chopped down. But to no avail, the Parish Council, burial committee, and my local councilor have not helped in the slightest and seem to have a god like approach to dealing with me. Information is still being held back. Even though I have requested it under the freedom of information act three times. Could you Please help me by signing my petition,

Swindon School of Gymnastics is currently the only Boy's & Mens Artistic Gymnastics facility in Wiltshire. But we need help; We may be losing our premises in 4 years time and want to build a State of The Art facility to support Men’s & Women’s Artistic, Disability Gymnastics, Tumbling, Trampolining and Acro for all ages. We also want to cater for Dance, Circus Skills, Cheerleading and the free running/Parkour side of fitness. Due to such a high profile success from Team GB, gymnastics is booming and our current facility can not cope with the increasing demand. We have 400 children training weekly and have over 600+ on our waiting list. We have a large dedicated team of volunteer coaches who give up their time for the sport whilst also working full time jobs. These coaches are eager to see the children improve and succeed. Their commitment is second to none, and they are ferociously hungry to see the children grow and develop into confident, well balanced individuals, whilst also enjoying a disciplined and challenging sport. We have an on site personal trainer, nutritionist and remedial sports massage therapist. We need your help on Facebook to like and share this plea as we need to maintain the momentum we are currently receiving through our paper petition. Please take a moment to help these children, as they love their chosen sport and thoroughly adopt the values and life mentoring support they receive from their devoted coaches. Thank you for your help.

As a nineteen year old there have been many things that I have experienced so far in my life. We all in someway have gone though a lot that we unfortunately had no help with or anyone there to to comfort us and tell us that its going to be okay. You have the good memories that we cling to so dearly, and then there are those which are not so great. Events that should have never even taken place, especially for those so young and vulnerable. The bad memories where you think I wish I would have known ‘this’ or ‘that’ then maybe I would have not been so lost and helpless in that situation. If that were the case you could have been somewhere else today. A lot of our youth nowadays are susceptible to making very life-changing decisions or mistakes that they were not warned or aware of as they were growing up. Our education system is so set on Sex Education being improved constantly and carrying out classes to younger and younger ages each year. In doing so each generation is thinking more about sex in contrast to accomplishing a fully content life with healthy relationships amongst friends, families and significant others. Instead we end up with unsatisfied young men and women who seek happiness in the wrong things and places, they take their loved ones for granted, push their family away and allow the road to anti-social behaviour and depression to creep in where it seems almost impossible for the individual to ever be happy with anything or anyone. My aim for this petition is to launch the start of Relationship Education classes for young people. Where we can teach children the values of trust, respect, loyalty, communication, love, and integrity in the right way. From being raised in a single parent family I saw my mother in the most damaging ways as a child. I saw her beaten by men and women, I saw her heartbroken numerous times, she was also very angry with the world. But the one thing I would see in her for the most part compared to everything else was of course disappointment. She would always weep and wonder why she never saw certain things coming or how she wishes she would have done things differently or maybe to have not done anything at all. Relationship classes should have been put in place a long time ago, God knows so many of us would have benefited highly from them. Classes where we can help guide our youth, pave out the road to success and point them in the right direction is something that should be encouraged not thrown to the side. Good relationships with others should hold far more importance than Sex Education which I do still believe is essential to be taught but definitely not more significant than building a happy community with one another. I believe these classes will help our schools to see a dramatic drop in bullying, absences and insecurities. Through this scheme we will teach mutual respect, the correct manner to communicate with one another and to avoid unkind comments or gestures that would hurt your peer in any way. In addition to this procedure we will have gained a large increase in sociable engagement with other peers, good attendance, confident individuals, an expansion on creativity and most of all a happy class. Not only will this benefit children during school time but the life skills they will attain will be practiced in the comfort of their own home, with family and friends, through college, university, in the workplace and so on.

This deprives genuine fans of attending their chosen event without paying vastly inflated prices, whilst offering nothing to society other than disappointment, stress and frustration.

The Fairfield Halls is the biggest arts and entertainment complex in South London, staging over 500 events and shows per year as well as being a home to many local community groups and projects. With a rich history, a strong classical music programme, world-class comedy events, fantastic family shows and a rapidly developing contemporary music offering, this is a Croydon asset that needs and deserves nurturing and protection through the proposed redevelopment. The current Croydon Council proposal places huge risk on the Fairfield Halls NOT re-opening and carries significant financial cost to re-open and win back audiences, top quality shows and events. In summary: • Croydon will lose it’s ONLY viable music and arts venue for an unspecified period – not only is that a loss of live events coming to the Borough, but a lost opportunity for school children to engage and perform at the venue and will impact a large number of other community projects that utilise the venue. • The Council is entering into a risk/reward property development model to fund the project. If the risks materialise works may never be completed (leaving a “closed” sign permanently on the door of this great venue) and/or Council Tax and Business Rates payers will be left to foot the bill to the tune of £18m. However, the Council refuses to make these plans publically available. • The Council proposes shutting the Fairfield Halls when there is currently no detailed plan of the newly refurbished venue on the table, neither is there an operating model for it’s re-opening. • The timetable for delivering the Westfield shopping centre in Croydon has slipped now to 2020, despite Council claims that “this is the season for delivery”. We believe similar delays are likely with the Council’s proposal for Fairfield Halls’ redevelopment, resulting in closure period far in excess of the two years currently stipulated, increasing the risk of the venue never reopening. • There is no budget in place to re-launch the Fairfield after completion of the works. The Council wants the “new Fairfield Halls to rival the Southbank Centre”. An ambition we applaud (and assume this is a rivalry chosen as holding the Southbank Centre as a leading example of venue management), however to do so we firmly believe that: - Development should be phased (a bit like they are doing at the Southbank!). Operational ownership should remain independent to deliver the best for Croydon (a bit like at the Southbank). - The operational body should sit at the centre of the development project from inception to completion (kind of how the Southbank are managing things). - That an independent Fairfield Halls can thrive and deliver more to the community and local economy with proper planning and nurturing now rather than accept the Council rationale of “give it a polish and sell it to the highest bidder to operate”. Conclusion: There are far too many gaps in information, incomplete plans, omitted costs and lack of consultation for the Council proposal to hold any credence beyond being a concept paper. However, even with these risks, oversights and omissions they have approved this plan. Rather than meekly accept this flawed piece of Council planning and put at risk the future of this fantastic venue, we ask you to sign this petition to show your support for a more reasoned, phased redevelopment of the Fairfield Halls that WILL: • Ensure the longevity of the venue • Provide Croydon with a much needed cultural identity over the next two years • Continue to stage great events – from established favourites to the new and brave! •Build on the work already undertaken to improve “Brand Croydon” by attracting headline music acts to the Borough •Maintain audience engagement and a home for community initiatives •Ensure that on completion of the redevelopment, the Fairfield will be a vibrant and ALREADY OPERATIONAL world-class venue. Please show your support for the Fairfield Halls and it's current operating body Fairfield (Croydon) Limited, your desire for a more structure to the Council plan and love for the current and future prospects of the arts in Croydon by signing this petition. THANK YOU!

I am a concerned parent. My 8 year old son Matthew attends Field End Flyers Community Cycle Club. This a fantastic cycling club that is based in facilities at Field End Junior School, Field End Road, Eastcote. The Club has access to a cycle track next to Field End School. This was built next to the school in land held by Hillingdon Council for the school. TFL helped to fund the building of the cycle track which is used by lots of children to cycle in safety away from the roads. Field End Flyers meets there every Saturday. There are coaches who are trained by British Cycling and volunteer their time to teach all children to cycle. Once they can cycle safely they join in the club activities. There are games and skills teaching sessions, all conducted in a purpose built environment. As a cycle club Field End Flyers attracts children from all backgrounds. We have children with disabilities and those with learning difficulties. The fact that the track is a safe and gated secure environment means that all children can enjoy using their own or borrowed bikes and trikes to join in. This club really is open to all and a fantastic part of our community. The club has a waiting list of over 60 children to join up and be taught to ride with the patient coaches using club owned balance bikes without pedals to build confidence and get a “feel” for cycling. My son joined over 3 years ago and is a very competent cyclist. He shows a good level of safety and control and this is all due to the fantastic coaching from Field End Flyers Community Cycle Club. The school has achieved the Beacon Award for Cycling, Healthy Schools Hillingdon Award and TFL Sustainable Travel Accredited and recognised Higher Standards Level. I feel that this is due to the success of the Cycle track which is also used by an after school club attached to the school for pupils only. 30 children attend 3 evenings a week. In fact the after school club is used to full capacity with the supervision from the British Cycling accredited Coaches who volunteer there. On Thursday 3rd December Field End Flyers received a letter from the Head Teacher of the Junior School, Ms M Halpin to say that the Cycle Club should cease. We have since been told we need to empty the site of our bicycles (for Children’s use at the Community and after school clubs) and associated cycling equipment. It will be disposed of if not moved by the deadline. We have been told that both clubs must close. We have been told that the track will be used to store building materials and there are plans to develop the area by the school BUT I have checked the Hillingdon Council website and there are no planning applications for the area. As you can imagine the Club which has over 90 members is worried that we will lose our home and a safe place for our children to cycle. Hillingdon encourages cycling as a sustainable mode of transport. Recently there has been widespread media attention on those cyclists who have been killed or injured on London’s roads. Our cycle club is preparing the safe adult cyclists of the future. It is also helping to get children outside and involved in a healthy pursuit, helping to extol the virtues of exercise. With child obesity and sedentary hobbies in favour among children it is wonderful that the children who attend the club are enjoying exercise, team building, safety training and friendships that will help them so much in their futures. I ask that you contact Ms Halpin to intercede on behalf of our Community Cycle Club as its loss would be a real blow to sport, cycling and the children themselves.

It's completely unacceptable that someone has, allegedly, been denied access to travel because of the colour of their skin. From Rosa Parks to Bristol's own Paul Stephenson, activists have struggled to ensure, and maintain, equal access to public transport for everyone regardless of their skin colour. Not tackling this head-on sets a dangerous precedent and will surely lead to more incidents of discrimination. National Express needs to address this serious allegation and win back public confidence. It should take this opportunity to become an industry leader and set an example in this time of tension when discrimination against Muslims is on the rise. Labour Councillor for Easton, Afzal Shah, said: “Have we really returned to days where people are kicked off buses because of the colour of skin, their appearance or religion? National Express has a lot of questions to answer. Yes, people who are behaving suspiciously on public transport should be challenged, but when someone is apparently asked to leave a bus because they are a Muslim carrying a bag, that is unacceptable and Islamophobic.” The allegations are serious and could amount to a criminal offence under the discrimination act. This petition is supported by ACORN Bristol, Bristol Somali Forum and Bristol Green Party. Links: - B24/7 Marvin Rees' article: http://www.bristol247.com/channel/opinion/your-say/politics/mayor-should-confront-national-express - Bristol Post - latest article about the protest: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-bus-station-protest-way-Muslim-treated/story-28387134-detail/story.html - Bristol Cable: https://thebristolcable.org/2015/12/muslim-man-thrown-off-bus-full-inquiry-demanded/ - The Mirror - http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/muslim-man-thrown-national-express-6967457 - Bristol Post - witness statements: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Man-thrown-National-Express-coach-Bristol/story-28312057-detail/story.html - Bristol Post - Ibrahim Mohamed Ismail's statement: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Kicked-National-Express-coach-m-Muslim-Bristol/story-28320122-detail/story.html - The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/national-express-muslim-passenger-thrown-off-bus-was-asked-to-leave-due-to-concerns-over-excess-a6763571.html - A similar incident on National Express in June 2015: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/25/national-express-investigates-claim-of-drivers-racist-and-islamophobic-tirade - 'Muslim man forced off London Underground after commuter accuses him of acting 'suspiciously' with an iPad' (10th Dec 2015): http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/muslim-man-forced-off-london-underground-after-commuter-accuses-him-of-acting-suspiciously-with-an-a6766941.html

Portslade has suffered for many years from being a poor relation to other parts of Brighton and Hove. Yet it has a vibrant and loyal local community. Change might be coming to Portslade from outside in the form of the Joint Area Action Plans for the port area. Setting up a Heritage Centre in the southern part of Portslade would bring regeneration to Portslade from within the community. A Heritage Centre will cater to all sections of the community – school children, adults, and older people. It would create a community resource and shared space and it could bring visitors into Portslade thus helping to grow the local economy.

For those with neurological-developmental disorders, including mild autism and autism without a disability, there are no specialised community services for adults with such disabilities. Social workers and doctors are dealing with those with more mild to moderate learning and neurological-developmental, including asperger syndrome and autism without a learning disability, but have no specialist resources, therapy, or idea on how to support these specific group of adults. I want all local social services and NHS teams through England and in all counties to give adults with autism and asperger syndrome an allocated social worker or doctor that is specifically specialised in long-term developmental disorders. But many people with this disabilities are ignored, given the wrong support, or are forgotton. So the all the government, social services, and MP's needs to implement specialised community teams for adults with long-term and mild to moderate developmental disorders, with specialised social workers, psychiatrists, and advocacy teams. At the moment, alot of high-functioning autistic adults get classed as having more emotional or mental problems, if they do not have a learning disability label on top of their autistic diagnosis - but many autistic adults are not mentally ill, they have a neurological developmental disorder. So the government needs to stop throwing autistic adults into the mental health sector teams and start opening up specialised teams through out the UK that only deal with autism related disorders, including asperger syndrome.. Some areas do have adult clinics for asperger syndrome and mild autism sufferers, but many areas don't - Derbyshire, as I know, do not offer specialised social services workers or NHS staff to adults with asperger syndrome. You can get diagnosed with asperger syndrome now, in Derbyshire, for example...but there are not specialised teams available, so some of us with asperger syndrome get allocated into the mental health system which is unfair, and this means we don't get the proper treatment.. So all local authorities needs to now step up and make it law that all counties must have specialised community teams through the UK and not just in certain parts of the country. So many adults with autism and asperger syndrome, especially those that cannot access learning disability teams, are being left out and not receiving adequate long-term support from their local nhs and social services team. Many autistic and asperger syndrome syndrome adults need more long-term and specialised support, in order to gain the community support that they deserve. This will mean that adults with asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism could access proper treatment and social care. If we could have proper social care teams and NHS clinics that offer specialised support tailored around all areas of the UK, then we could get the right to lead a normal and healthy life. This will improve the quality of families, adults affected with asperger syndrome and autism, and any money can be put into getting adults with aspergers/autism into a good cause.