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Hurdsfield children need space to growThe school was built as an infant school, and is only suitable for 25 smaller students per classroom. But because there isn't enough classrooms the joint classes mean there are 30 or over Key stage 2 aged students in 2 of the classrooms. There is also no room for new students to join as classes are full, so the school is unable to grow as it otherwise naturally would do. Children are currently in split classes which was meant to be a temporary solution but is rolling into another academic year now. The promised 2 year old nursery provision which would hugely help outcomes in early years cannot go ahead for another year.300 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Jennie Frost
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Save British Startups - Fix EIS and SEISThe Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) have historically played a critical role as drivers of Britain’s world-leading Startup ecosystem. More than 30,000 businesses have received investment through the EIS with approximately £24bn raised. The schemes are responsible for building resilience into our small business economy and have lowered the barriers to capital for people from every background. But they have become outdated and unable to fulfil their promise to UK Startups. Startups today are launching without adequate funding because the £150,000 funding cap applied to the SEIS scheme has become outdated. The cap was designed in 2012 at a time when the amount would generally provide enough runway to last the average Startup a year. In 2022, £150,000 lasts a new business only a few months. Equally, the flow of capital to early-stage businesses is being restricted because the EIS sunset clause is set to expire in April 2025. In reality, the deadline for investors has already passed because there is no guarantee that an investment made today will still qualify under the scheme after April 2025. This is suffocating investment and restricting Britain’s innovation funnel.443 of 500 SignaturesCreated by SFC Capital
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Stop the speed pillows which are damaging our carsBecause in these difficult Financial times we are already under strain without having to pay to repair our cars and be without them whilst getting repaired. They are completely unnecessary when there are plenty alternatives.168 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Kerry Leask
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Nordic Walking in LewishamWhy we need to stop this charge. If this charge is made then people won’t try the service and won’t improve their health. In turn, there will be an increased need for expensive hospital admissions and treatment due to poorer health and obesity, thereby costing the NHS a lot of money, time and resources.204 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Russell Ockwell
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STOP IMMINENT SEISMIC SURVEYS OFF CUMBRIAN COASTIf you care about the environment, about the different species of life in our oceans and believe these should be protected then you should join this campaign. The public have a right to know all of the facts and be given the opportunity to make an informed decision: after all, the public as well as marine life will be affected. Research suggests that Noise from these seismic blasts extend over thousands of kilometres, particularly in deeper water, impacting a wide range of marine life – from zooplankton, which are a crucial marine food source, to commercially important fish species and marine mammals such as porpoises, whales and dolphins. Effects from blasting not only cause stress, but can also damage hearing and health, and impair ability to navigate, find food, communicate, breed and migrate. Organ and tissue injury can also result.338 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Jan Bridget
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Urge Yorkshire Water to end game bird shooting on Thornton MoorCurrently, the moor is used for grouse and partridge shooting with birds exploited as feathered targets to be killed for entertainment. The lives of these birds will end with many hitting the ground suffering from painful wounds and injuries, having not been killed outright by the shot. What’s more, native predators, including foxes, stoats and weasels, are cruelly trapped and shot to preserve large numbers of game birds for the guns. Scientists have concluded that game bird shooting results in considerable environmental harm to fragile moorland ecosystems. Not only are carbon-rich peatlands left vulnerable to erosion when the protective layer of heather is slashed away to provide fresh shoots for game birds to eat. But the release of large numbers of non-native, farmed partridges to supplement grouse numbers results in biodiversity loss when wild birds are driven out by competition and vulnerable lizards, snakes and butterflies are predated. Yorkshire Water has already halted the burning of peatlands by shooting tenants, but now it’s time for the company to up its game. With the shooting lease for Thornton Moor coming up for renewal imminently the company has the opportunity to bring it to an end. Instead, Wild Moors and the League Against Cruel Sports are calling for Yorkshire Water to restore the moor for nature, climate and enjoyment of local people. Join us to urge Yorkshire Water to end game bird shooting on Thornton Moor.4,292 of 5,000 SignaturesCreated by Wild Moors
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Everton FC: Kick gambling ads out of football!The football club I support and love, Everton FC, has announced a multi-year partnership with an online gambling company called Stake. The Stake.com brand will feature on the front of the men’s and women’s playing shirts, as well as appearing on screens and media backdrops at Goodison Park, Finch Farm training facility and across the Club’s digital platforms from July 1st 2022. Children and young supporters will be bombarded with the Stake.com brand every time they watch their favourite team play. The advertisement of such a harmful product to children is dangerous and irresponsible. I should know the dangers. As someone who suffered with a gambling addiction for many years. I wouldn’t wish what I went through, the devastation my family and friends experienced, and what other young people are in danger of, on anyone. Gambling harms millions of people in the UK and takes hundreds of lives every year, leaving broken and bereaved families behind. There are already 55,000 children addicted to gambling in this country and the impact is felt disproportionately amongst more deprived areas - such as the one our club represents. The advertisement of such a dangerously addictive product increases the risk of this figure going higher. These obscene levels of harm is why the UK government is strongly rumoured to end all types of gambling sponsorship imminently. I can't wait for government to act. In the meantime, we can urge Everton FC to recognise the dangers of entering into partnership with an online gambling company. Our current chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale clearly recognised these dangers in 2020, when she stated In an ideal world the club would not be sponsored by a gambling company. She also stated ‘we certainly don’t want to be responsible for driving irresponsible betting’ In recognising the many dangers of this partnership, our club should drop this partnership with Stake. Everton are the people’s club. It is a club that cares deeply for the people, and it’s supporters. Everton, over the years, have constantly set very high standards and trends for others to follow. We have to maintain these high standards. A partnership with Stake cannot sit comfortably alongside the fantastic work done by the club’s Everton In The Community in tackling mental health issues. I'm calling on fellow blues, and other football fans, to urge Everton to U-turn on this gambling partnership. Fellow Evertonians, I ask you three questions: - Don't want to be walking billboard for an online casino? - Do you want our young fans to be able to wear the same shirt as the players and as us adults? - Do you think the many people harmed by gambling - like me - deserve to be able to watch the club we love without being encouraged to gamble? If your answer is yes to all these questions, please support me by adding your name to this petition. Thank you Ben32,178 of 35,000 SignaturesCreated by Ben Melvin
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Charnwood Borough Council: Please review the scale and speed of the tree felling at the OutwoodsThe current policy risks: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720995/FCPG201.pdf -a sudden and drastic loss of wildlife habitats from which it is much harder for species to recover (p26) -permanent damage to soil structure and drainage (p29) -vigorous growth of bracken and bramble in cleared areas which could smother the growth of new trees and existing flora (p29) -increasing the vulnerability of existing ancient trees to windblow(p27) -reducing the carbon sink more rapidly than necessary at a time when climate change is an ever- present threat117 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Beverley Gray
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Justice for Breeding DogsThe image shown depicts a kennel/exercise area in a breeding establishment that housed at least 90 dogs. It clearly shows the bleak conditions they are in with no view of anything except the high sides and barn wall opposite. There is a very small fenced area outside the kennel block but it is barely enough for two or three dogs to exercise, certainly not 90. It is worrying that these these kennels were classed as excellent. All the Recommendations passed to the Welsh Government in 2019 by the WAHWFG have made little real difference. The recent 'Dog Breeding Establishments Guidance for Local Authorities' updated 1/07/2022 makes no direct changes to the 'Animal Welfare Breeding of Dogs (Wales) Regulations 2014'. It only provides clarity to the Local Authorities when assessing applications. The Pilot Scheme will ensure better record keeping and improved inspections etc. but the actual life of a dog in a commercial breeding kennel will often mean a very miserable, sad existence. We would all rather see no breeding kennels operated in a commercial way. Most people love puppies and wish to purchase one, but it would be ideal if only those that loved their dogs chose to breed on a small scale. However it has to be said that if dog breeding establishments have the high standards that we demand, many of the dogs living there would have as good, if not better life, than one left all day in the kitchen while it's owner/s are at work, no walks, or subjected to unruly children that have no respect for a dogs' feelings. It might be worth considering the fact that if a female puppy is retained in the kennels to become a brood bitch and one of her female puppies is retained for the same purpose, and so on, will the following generations slowly loose the attributes we associate with dogs e.g. scenting powers, loyalty and interactive social play. These females (as well as the stud dogs) will have only seen the puppy farm way of life and many traits in animals are subject to modification by factors in their environment which in the case of a large scale breeding kennels is not conducive to dogs and their natural behavioural patterns. We have evidence of other premises, licensed and unlicensed, with appalling conditions. These places are not hard to locate, but when information regarding them has been passed to the appropriate official bodies, it is repeatedly ignored. Consequently confidence in the Welsh Government is very much undermined. They acknowledge the fact that dog breeding is an industry and compare it with dairy, meat and eggs. This doesn't auger well for dogs. They are companion animals and the exploitation and abuse they have been subjected to over decades has to be drastically changed. Dogs have been our faithful companions for tens of thousands of years and need out support. Please sign and be a voice for them. Jean Steel Libby Davies1,738 of 2,000 SignaturesCreated by Jean Steel
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NHS PHARMACY AT CLINICA EALINGThere is a huge demand for our pharmacy as we deal with hundreds of customers every week passing through and many people end up resorting to paying privately to save them walking any further, even though they can't afford it. We also have to refuse many NHS patients who visit us with their scripts and this is the reason why we would like to provide our pharmacy services on the NHS to help the community. We have been known and loved by the larger community for many decades prior to the new pharmacy opening at Clinica Private Healthcare Ealing and that truly has a hand to play in all of this.217 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Tabasum Farquhar
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North London Waste Authority - Silicone RecyclingAs a Londoner doing my best to care for the earth and its non-human inhabitants, I would really appreciate you making sure that: • there is at least one silicone recycling centre in London • every borough council will provide residents with at least one silicone recycling bin, the contents of which they may deliver to the above-mentioned recycling centre. The use of such facilities would not only lead to a reduction in both waste and related clean-up operations, and an increase in the availability of a durable resource, but would set a good example to other cities, both in the UK and abroad. Best wishes, the undersigned.26 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Jackie Joseph
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Include off-grid households in Government £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme.Rapid inflation in 2022 means that petrol and diesel prices have risen by almost 50% and bottled LPG by around 40% compared to 12 months ago. The wholesale cost of LPG has doubled in the past year. Those who have a mains electricity hook-up do not qualify for the grant because the supply to the marina or caravan site is commercial, not domestic. The cost of solid fuel started to increase around 12 months ago. Some are finding they simply cannot afford these price increases. Most people who live off-grid are typically either working people on low incomes, or pensioners. Research* has shown that 51% of the liveaboard boater community were likely to have an annual income below £20,000, and 40% were likely to be earning minimum wage or less. The cost of living has increased much faster than wages. Some are having to rely on food banks and the generosity of others in the community. People who live off grid may be able to use solar and wind power, but the amount of power renewables can generate if your home is a boat, vehicle or caravan is limited, especially in winter. It is unfair to exclude these off grid, low income households from the support that is being offered to the rest of the UK population, even to the most wealthy. *Research to identify impacts of British Waterways policy on boat dwellers without moorings, by Kennet and Avon Boating Community and similar research regarding the liveaboard boater community in London in 2011.5,502 of 6,000 SignaturesCreated by National Bargee Travellers Association
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