A petition submitted to the General Synod is passed to the Synod's Business Committee to identify how best to respond to it within the Synod's procedures. One way is for a full debate on the topic. With sufficient signatures, the sponsors of this petition will feel able to submit a Private Members' Motion phrased to give the contents of the petition full authority within the Church. It is intended to submit this petition to the Meeting Of The General Synod which will take place in York in July 2023 NOTE ABOUT SPONSORSHIP OF THIS PETITION: This petition has been created by some members of ABEL - Against Bullying, Encouraging Love - a voluntary, non-profit group of researchers and specialists in the area of bullying in churches.

Many of the trees to be cut down are mature trees, and these provide a wide array of benefits to us all: 1. Trees provide shade. In an urban environment trees are important to combat the urban heat-island effect (which heats our towns and cities), which will become increasingly important as climate change means we will experience more extreme weather events including heat-waves. 2. Mature trees absorb Carbon Dioxide a Greenhouse gas that accelerates climate change. Destroying mature trees means the loss of carbon sinks, which help to combat climate change. Trees For Life estimate that 6 mature trees offset 1 tonne of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) per year, Oaks are particularly good at absorbing CO2 and it takes 30-40 years before Oaks grow big enough to start absorbing significant amounts of CO2, so RBC's plans to plant lots of trees will have little effect in terms of helping to cut down emissions for quite some time. The CO2 stored in the 46 mature oaks set to be cut down, equates to around 7,636 kilos each year. Added to this, when a mature tree is cut down CO2 is actually released. 3. Decrease in Air Quality. Another consequence of the removal of these trees will be a decrease if the air quality in central Farnborough, on a site very close to the airport. Emissions (CO2, Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Dioxide and Carbon particulates) from road and air traffic will therefore have a bigger impact on residents than at present, and the new trees that are planted won't make up for this loss for around 30-40 years. Air pollution can cause serious breathing problems, especially in the young. Ella's Law is likely to be adopted in the very near future, after the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah's death in 2013. In 2021 a coroner called for a change in the law to make local authorities responsible for air pollution -https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-56801794 4. Noise pollution. Trees help to buffer sound, so people living in the town centre, including in the new development, will be adversely affected by this. 5. The beneficial effect of nature on mental health. It's a well established fact that a lack of trees and green spaces has a negative effect on people's mental health. Under the current plans there are very limited opportunities for green spaces between all the bricks and concrete of the new development. Proximity to nature, particularly trees, is thought to have a positive effect on the brain's ability to produce cortisol and, as a result deal with stress, anxiety and depression. People often love and appreciate the trees in their locality and the wildlife (birds, butterflies and insects) that they encourage and support. 6. Loss of biodiversity and habitat for wildlife. Trees, Oak tress in particular, provide a habitat which supports around 300 species, including indigenous and visiting birds, butterflies and insects. Overall this development that puts many trees at risk would increase the impacts of climate change and loss of wildlife loss already happening in our area, and this is unacceptable.

Together as parents we can be a voice for our children who are being refused this basic human right. Academy's are placing a burden on the NHS by these objections resulting in countless bladder infections across the school with children then requiring antibiotics and time off school

Everyone living in the greater Oxfordshire area depends on local coverage of news and events. Without the excellent daily news coverage presented by BBC South Today Oxford there would be a massive black whole in regards to news and happenings throughout Oxfordshire. BBC South Today which is located in Southampton can not provide the local coverage which South Today Oxford provides and we have all grown to depend on.

This involves not only dog owners, but people out, with young children/elderly people, who may be attacked by a vicious dog. I care about my dog and other dogs, but also people and nobody should suffer like we have.

Around half of Glaswegians don't have access to a car – one of the lowest rates of car ownership in Scotland. Thousands of people rely on public transport to get around, whether it's getting to work or going out for a night in the town. Mobility is essential to access opportunities and support businesses across Glasgow, yet increased fares will push many more passengers into transport poverty. https://www.getglasgowmoving.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fairfaresnow-header2.png What can be done? Our regional transport authority, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), has new powers to re-regulate all bus companies in the region, similar to what happens in London and Manchester. SPT could also set-up a new publicly-owned bus company for our region, like in Edinburgh and Cardiff. We're calling on SPT to use the powers at their disposal to re-regulate bus services across Glasgow and the wider Strathclyde region so they can cut our fares to bring us in-line with other cities. This will also mean we can have one simple ticket that works across all transport modes, and caps fares to ensure passengers with connections are not penalised. This could work just like the Oyster card in London. It's vital that SPT uses these powers to address transport poverty and reduce the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on passengers now. High bus fares and poor services are pushing passengers away from public transport. If we are serious about addressing the climate emergency then our region needs to develop a public transport network that is fit for the 21st century. #LoveMyBus #FairFaresNow References for UK Bus Fares: London - £1.65 flat fare (fully-regulated by Transport for London) https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/new-fares Manchester - £2.00 flat fare (when fully-regulated by Transport for Greater Manchester by 2024) https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/14/andy-burnham-cap-greater-manchester-bus-fares-2-pounds Cardiff - £2.00 flat fare (Cardiff Bus is publicly-owned by Cardiff Council) https://www.cardiffbus.com/on-the-bus-fares Edinburgh - £1.80 flat fare (Lothian Buses is publicly-owned by Edinburgh Council 91%, Midlothian Council 5%, East Lothian Council 3% and West Lothian Council 1%) https://www.lothianbuses.com/tickets Glasgow - £2.65 (First Bus is privatised & deregulated) https://www.firstbus.co.uk/greater-glasgow/tickets/changes-our-fares First's website is deliberately misleading. Although it states tickets are “from £1.80”, if you want to travel more than two stops the fare is £2.65 and far more expensive if you need to travel beyond the city boundary into the surrounding region.

The council say 'high oil price - no money'. We say.... A Missed opportunity to experience nature and the outdoors. A Missed opportunity to improve public mental health through exercise. A Missed opportunity to bring people into the town centre. A Missed opportunity to boost struggling businesses. Open the Pool on May 28th as usual - it is not a dispensable, last on the list, afterthought - it is a valuable public asset in a beautiful setting. Support the pool, let's get it open, let's send the Vale of the White Horse District Council a message. We have one of the most beautiful locations of any pool in the country, such a waste!! In 2018 the Tories got the pool refurbished. Come on Lib Dems You've got total control of the council – show us you can make it work for people of Abingdon. Don’t let us down!!

The Piper Alpha Memorial Garden is hugely important to those affected by the Piper Alpha disaster and to the people of Aberdeen. After the Piper Alpha platform exploded on 6th July 1988, killing 167 men, families and survivors wanted to erect a memorial but faced many obstacles. They eventually got permission from Aberdeen City Council to site it in a new rose garden at Hazlehead Park and they asked the Council for 167 roses to be planted around the memorial. Raising funds was problematic and took a very long time. Of the 28 companies who lost men in the disaster, only 21 contributed, most sending donations of around £50, with one sending £2000. The families were left to source funding and also to contribute to it themselves. This took many months. The families of those who died and those who survived the disaster, fought long and hard for this monument and garden and helped to pay for it to be built. The Pound for Piper Trust has proposed this redesign but has had no consultation with the families who were affected by the disaster, in spite of the fact that these plans appear to have been in progress for some years (confirmed in BBC news article, 19th May 2022). Pound for Piper Trust is proposing that the redesigned garden should be rebranded as the ‘North Sea Memorial Garden’. We request that the Garden should not be renamed or rebranded as a generic monument and garden thereby removing the strong association of the space with the disaster. Since 1991, the whole space has been dedicated to the Piper Alpha disaster, and should remain so. The garden should therefore be officially recognised as the Piper Alpha Memorial Garden. The Pound for Piper Trust stated in 2016, that it had received enough in donations to ‘support the upkeep of the memorial’ until 2036. (STV news item, 21 September 2016). The garden was completely overhauled less than ten years ago. We call on Aberdeen City Council to maintain the current garden in excellent condition rather than replace it with a design that includes a large concrete circle around the monument instead of the 167 roses that the families requested should surround it in the first place. We urge you not to forget that the rose garden was designed by the garden genius David Welsh, who was responsible for Aberdeen’s many successes in Britain in Bloom competitions. Furthermore, the Piper Alpha Memorial Garden is a place of great significance to the families of those affected by the disaster and to the people of Aberdeen. As such, the Memorial and Garden should be protected from redevelopment and rebranding, for example by Listed or Scheduled status.

Hi, I am writing on behalf of the Tavistock College Basketball Team and we think the reason for a new court to be built is that many Basketball players in Tavistock say there is a severe lack of appropriate Basketball courts in the Tavistock area and as a person who plays Basketball for a team it is extremely hard to practice in my free time as it is for many other people who play Basketball . By building a court this will inspire upcoming younger athletes to start playing , Promote fitness and create relationships with the people from Tavistock and beyond. Also as Basketball gets more and more popular throughout the UK, small towns like Tavistock makes it hard for people who play and people who want to start playing because Tavistock is lacking the proper infrastructure for their athletes to get equal opportunity to larger areas. Now even though there are courts in Tavistock almost all of these have been ‘taken over’ by the people who smoke and use drugs making these courts almost like ‘drug dens’ which makes people scared to even try to play Basketball there. But I know what your thinking won’t this new court just be taken over like the others ? Although this is possible it is extremely unlikely as all these courts that are being used as ‘drug dens’ are very tucked away and very hidden. And unless you had done research or asked around you wouldn’t know that they even existed which makes it ideal for it to be used for smoking and using drugs. Whereas if a court was to be built it would be built in the heart of Tavistock (Meadowlands) which is very lively and the heart of the community would remove the possibility of drug users populating the area and would also provide a replacement activity for many young people who smoke and use drugs which will overall make Tavistock a happier and more friendly place. Signing this proposal will benefit Tavistock and you, so please join us :) (This was written collectively by the Tavistock College Year 10 Basketball Team.) We think by making this Basketball court it will sprout happiness and excitement throughout the community in Tavistock and will be the place where memories will be made.

MP Peter Bone is facing suspension after an investigation found the MP had bullied and was sexually inappropriate around a former parliamentary staff member. This is just the latest example of misconduct within parliament. In June 2023, MP Geraint Davies was accused of multiple incidents of inappropriate behaviour towards junior female colleagues. The toxic culture in the House of Commons needs to be cleaned up. We need hundreds of thousands of us to show those in charge that the public demands they clean up the toxic culture within Westminster and ensure our politicians are fit for service.

The introduction of parking charges at Eastrop Park has been implemented during a cost of living crisis. It ignored a significant level (c99%) of public objection; it restricts access to outdoor space and exercise with the associated health benefits following pandemic restrictions; it adversely affects those on a low income (according to the Council's own Equalities Impact Assessment) predominantly women who are far more likely to be poor, have care of children, and not have access to their own garden; it impacts on the elderly and infirm and their carers; and it sets a precedent that charging for access to parks in Basingstoke and Deane is OK. It is not OK.

This is an unfair charge that could lead to people entering unarranged overdraft and occurring extra credit card/debit card fees or even being left with no way to purchase fuel. I have, myself, been charged because of this issue. When you buy at the pump, the banks used to make a small £1 charge to check your card then refund it. But now they are automatically ringfencing £99 before you can get petrol, it is wholly unacceptable. This should be outlawed as people are going to find these charges on their accounts without realising this.