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1. 20 mph speed limit for Lambeth residential streets 
Lambeth’s road casualty figures are some of the highest in the UK. Of all the 32 boroughs in London only Westminster and Barnet have more casualties on the roads. Lambeth has the second highest casualty rate in London for both pedestrians and cyclists. (See: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/Cycling/casualties-in-greater-london-2010.pdf ) A third of the worst spots for collisions involving cyclists in London, are found in Lambeth ( http://lambethgreennews.blogspot.com/2011/10/lambeth-and-southwark-account-for-half.html )
A study conducted at monitoring sites across the capital in 2009 showed roads in Lambeth were among those to exceed recommended levels of nitrogen dioxide, a toxic gas that can cause health problems. Brixton Road, Christchurch Road in Tulse Hill, the Bondway Interchange in Vauxhall and Streatham High Road all had levels above the recommended limits.
20 mph speed limits have been proven by several studies to significantly reduce road accidents. They also encourage cycling and walking, reduce carbon emissions by helping the flow of traffic and improve air quality. Slower speeds also promote social inclusion and access to transport, particularly for those with mobility, vision and hearing impairments.
Already 7m residents in the UK live in towns which are adopting or have adopted this policy. It is time that Lambeth did too. (For more information see here: http://www.20splentyforus.org.uk/ )
2. Reading Residents Say No to New Visitor Parking Rules
Reading Borough Council have changed the visitor parking permits which local residents who live within the restricted parking zone receive each year. Each household use to receive 20 free permits a year ( 2 books with 10 permits). These permits were full day permits which were valid from the day specified until the following morning at 10am.
This has now been changed, each household will receive 1 book with 20 permits these are now called Half Day Permits. The restrictions are that your visitor will have to specify either am or pm for one permit. AM times are 8am - 2pm and PM at 2pm - 8am the following morning.
This means you will now have to specify when your visitors arrive to your home, if they arrive mid morning and left after 8am the following morning you would potentially use 3 permits for just one visit!
As each permit costs £1 this will be a charge of £3 per visit after 6 visits you would definitely have to order a new permit book (with 2 permits left from your free book) at a cost £20.
Even if visitors did not stay over night you would use on average 2 permits per visit. So each book would give you 10 visits!
No doubt visitors will be caught out after failing to leave at 8am ( if an additional permit isn't used, with the intention of leaving at 8am) and finding a parking ticket at a cost of £30! Leaving us all on edge due to having an overnight visitor.
Residents are allowed a further five (paid) books after the free permit book is issued.
3. Directly elect Mayor of Chesterfield
As of April 2011 various towns and cities throughout England have a directly elected mayor, i.e. one who is elected by the people in an election. These include Bedford, Leicester, Torbay, Mansfield and Middlesbrough to name but a few.
However, this is not the case in Chesterfield. The Mayor of Chesterfield is elected by the councillors, i.e. those who are elected to represent each ward. This is undemocratic, as the party with the highest number of seats (which is not necessarily the party with the most votes overall due to the technicalities of the voting system) has a disproportionate amount of power in making this important decision.
For several years, Bromley Council has been talking about closing Anerley and Penge libraries and building a replacement library, probably in Penge. The council are currently looking at properties at the southeast end of Penge, furtherst from Anerley. In fact, the new library would be within walking distance of Beckenham Library (one of the borough's biggest) and miles from some parts of Crystal Palace.
The government recently reduced the amount that it gives to Bromley and so the Council is making cuts. They now plan to close Anerley Library next year to save £90,000.
Anerley Library is a vital service for residents of Anerley, Crystal Palace, South Penge (including the area around Selby Road and The Groves) and parts of Clock House. It is a focal point for the local community, a source of public information and private study, a place to access the internet and somewhere that children go to do their homework.
This petition calls on Bromley Council to maintain Anerley Library and ensure that the people continue to have access to this vital local service.
5. Tamworth Town Centre Shops Open on Sundays
This is petition of Tamworth residents, local businesses & visitors to get all the town centre businesses to open for trading on Sundays. This will be presented to the local chamber of commerce.
Tamworth Borough Council operate many public events to draw in town centre visitors and parking is free on Sundays. However to help save the town centre shops must open on sundays.
6. Protect Reading's elderly and vulnerable people
The new Conservative and Lib Dem administration in Reading have announced plans to review the eligibility criteria for the care they provide to elderly and vulnerable people such as those with learning difficulties. Elsewhere in Berkshire where this has happened thousands of people have lost much needed services.
The Local Green Party believes that the cuts will affect thousands of Reading families who rely on these services to support them in living their day to day lives and it is essential that we fight to keep these services.
Recent local news articles on the proposed cuts can be found on line by following the links below.
http://tinyurl.com/32hvof5
http://tinyurl.com/33ar6mq
If you or anyone you know are concerned about how these cuts might affect you, please have your say by signing the petition.
If you would like to get more involved in campaigning against these cuts then please get in touch with Rob White or Melanie Eastwood through the Reading Green party website.
7. Improve Hackney’s Controlled Parking Zone policies
Introduction:
We, the undersigned, petition Hackney Council to change Controlled Parking Zones policies throughout Hackney to benefit local business and residents.
8. Do NOT Delay Hillingdon's Building Schools for the Future Programme
In 2008 the Government announced that Hillingdon secondary and special schools would be included in a £150 million programme of modernising and improving our schools and making their facilities fit for the 21st century.
A year ago the council sent out to local schools a brochure setting out their plans on how this money would be invested in improving our schools. The Council said at that time that “We will experience exciting new changes in Hillingdon schools, making them suitable for 21st century learning.” The Council told us that the plan was to start in the south of the borough and include the north of the borough as soon as possible.
The Council should have agreed its plans with the Government by now so that we can secure the funds and start the work. However, on Thursday 18th March 2010, the leader of the council informed secondary head teachers that the Council is delaying agreeing the improvement programme plans until after the election and is laying off the bulk of the staff working on the programme. In addition the national Conservative education spokesperson has said that if the local programme has not reached “financial close” by the election “then it won’t be guaranteed.”
In effect this means that the £150 million programme for our schools is now at serious risk.
9. Hanbury Grove childrens' play park to be made safe and opened
A park has been built with a good standard of equipment, however ONE resident has made several complaints, and this park is now unfinished, been unduly fenced off and has gone back to planning!
No other residents have been consulted and the Council and Builders keep passing the buck. The other issue is the area outside the park which is dangerous. There are no kerbs/bollards outside the park. Children can not differentiate between the path and the road. One car has already driven in to a residents fence adjacent to the park. The road from Kings Street on to Hanbury Grove is like a ramp straight on to the park, this is an accident waiting to happen.
We will not sit back and wait for an accident to happen, we want something done to prevent an accident!We want somewhere SAFE for the children to play.
10. Keep Baby Riley's toys with him
Baby Riley died on 10/10/09 aged 8 days old from Necrotizing enterocolitis, he was buried at kingsdown crematorium on 21/10/09. On his burial plot he has a few items of toys and remembrance stones that are all safetly secured down and are of great sentimental value to Riley's family. Swindon borough council want these items removed to "maintain a green environment".
11. HGVs using a dangerous bend New Road/Kiln Barn Road
Dangerous bend in New Road/Kiln Barn Road, Ditton. This is a narrow bend with HGVs crossing onto the other side of the road to use this bend. This bend is not wide enough to cater for the size of the HGVs using this bend. It is in close proximity of Ditton Junior School where parents and guardians walk their children to school on the pavement around this bend.
These vehicles use 24 hours - 7 days a week. We suffer noise from these HGVs night and day. The summer is worse as certain residents have to leave their garden and go inside.
12. Introduction of SMART Visitor Permit Scheme to Barclay Road
The SMART Visitor Permit is active in several zones in the Hammersmith and Fulham Borough. The Permit allows visitors of residents in these zones to park throughout the length of the controlled hours, regardless of the maximum stay for the area.
It also provides a convenient cashless method of paying for parking as well as a cheaper alternative to the regular pay and display tariff. As Barclay Road is in the same Borough, its residents should be entitled to the same service and cheaper tariffs.
13. New Mytchett Concrete Skatepark
The Mytchett skatepark itself, skateboarders feel very limited to one ramp. the wooden ramp of the park is chipped and is hard for skateboarders to skate, this damage is caused by the bmxers, having a concrete park and bowl next to the existing, wouldn't get damaged, and would be used so much more by the skateboarding community.
14. Bedworth independent from Nuneaton
Nuneaton has been combined with Bedworth since 1974, the people of Bedworth for the most part do not want it to be this way any longer. Ever since Nuneaton and Bedworth became one council, Bedwoth has got worse and worse.
Currently there are several shops closed in Bedworth, there are rather a lot of charity shops and not a lot else. Without Nuneaton, Bedworth will most likely go back to being one of the top councils in the country.
15. Secondary School Central Bedford Town
Building a thriving secondary school for our thriving community.
A new secondary school for Bedford Town:
o do you want your 11 year old to be able to walk or cycle to school?
o do you want your child to be able to move through school with their friends?
o do you your child to have easy access to after school activities?
o do you want improved local facilities that the whole community can use?
Do you want a secondary school that’s at the heart of our local community?
Bedford Borough Council’s Proposal for the future organisation of schools in Bedford Borough does not include a Secondary school for the centre of Bedford Town – we think it should!
we were told that a large majority of residents were in favor, but surely the opinions of the people living in direct viewing of the camera should have more impact, than those whose properties are unaffected.
Were these people also told it would devalue their property?
The area the CCTV is being installed is NOT a known trouble spot, and local residents would be able to tell you where a camera would be most useful.
This camera is an invasion of our privacy, and although it is illegal for cameras to be filming our property-it does happen.
17. Save Scarborough Football Club
We hereby urge Scarborough Borough Council to lift the covenant on the McCain Stadium and allow Scarborough Football Club to re-locate to its chosen site at Eastfield.
We believe this to be the only way for the club to survive and that this move will be of benefit to the local community.
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18. Fair car parking scheme for Oldham shoppers
I represent a collection of small shop and business owners in Oldham, Lancashire who object strongly to the disintegration of a once thriving retail area of the town.
Although under a regeneration plan which will take several years to complete, there seems to be no sympathy for the small businesses and retailers in this area - many who have traded for decades - who provide vital services and a community feel to the area.
While we agree that out of town shopping areas have their place, the small specialist shop such as our walking and climbing shop are still successful but footfall is dropping substantially because of the restrictive parking policies put in place by short sighted local authorities such as Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council.
We at Mountainfeet have received many complaints about the situation from customers - sadly, several of these have categorically stated that despite liking our shop and service, they would not return because of the likelihood of receiving a £30 fine if they outstayed their ticket by even a couple of minutes.
The solution would be a fair solution where say after 10am, short term parking was free, or if a charge has to be levied, a fair system where law abiding shoppers weren't penalised the minute they go over the time limit on their ticket.
Visiting our website as detailed will provide more details and a copy of a typical disgruntled customers letter.
19. Northern Road Nursery Development
Petition against development – Planning Application S/06/2223
We the local residents strongly appose Planning Application S/06/2223
This comprises of the demolition of 1a 9 and 11 Northern Road. Garage lockups, nursery glasshouses and erection of 31 2,3,4 bedroom dwellings and associated works - to include a new access road.
Having seen the above plans and spoken to a planning officer we are writing to express our concerns and strong objections to this proposed development.
We submit the following reasons for this objection:
RISK TO SAFETY FROM INCREASED TRAFFIC
The demolition of the 2 houses and the build of the new road and 31 dwellings will invariably cause a huge amount of noise, disruption and general disturbance to residents and commuters along the length of Northern Road.
There are 2 primary schools on this road. As this will be the main route in and out of the development, the increased traffic flow at peak times causes us great concern. In addition the local amenities will not stretch to an increased population – in particular the schools and car parking.
UTILITIES
We fear that the added burden to the Utilities could in turn be passed onto the residents – increased Council Tax, extra demands on refuse collection, road maintenance, street cleaning and lighting, and sewage costs.
INCREASE IN NOISE, DISTURBANCE & SMELLS
The proposed road would run within feet of, and in parallel to, the full length of the rear gardens of no's 7 & 13.
This would greatly increase noise and environmental pollution levels, be a potential risk to both home and personal security due to the public highway access, and result in a loss of privacy to surrounding houses.
ADVERSE EFFECT ON TREES AND OPEN SPACE
An established tree at the front of the properties would need to be
removed.
EFFECT ON DAYLIGHT AND/OR PRIVACY
The proposed 31 dwellings - comprising of 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms is extremely excessive given the space available, as well as incredibly intrusive to the existing properties - a one metre gap between our rear gardens and the new buildings is just preposterous!
20. Resurface Footpaths on Coniston Ave
All the footpaths in Coniston Ave seem to have gone to rack and ruin because a lot of residents park half on the footpaths and half on the road which has led to many of the flags being cracked.
The present footpaths are the only ones on the estate that haven't had the flags removed and replaced with tarmac.
The flags are mostly cracked, unsightly & dangerous.
The repair work that was carried out a week ago was a total waste of time and our (taxpayer) money.
June 14, 2006
Bradley RE-Development Project.
We don't want our shops, factories and houses demolished for yet another housing estate.
Why do you have to keep pulling these places down?
You are slowly killing the Nelson we love and grew up in.
Surley it would cost a lot less to refurbish the places that need repairing.
22. Verizon DSL Service to Penn Lake
May 03, 2006
Verizon DSL Service is available in many areas neighboring Penn Lake Park Borough and we, the residents of Penn Lake, want and deserve the same opportunity.
Please enable Penn Lake to receive Verizon DSL service.
23. Blue Fixtures on Bridge Street
March 21, 2006
New fixtures (benches, sign posts, light posts, garbage cans) on Bridge Street are installed in an inappropriate blue color.
The blue color should be painted over and future installations should be done in black to match the fixtures at the Foundry building.
This blue color is not appropriate for Phoenixville's Nationally Registered Downtown Historic District.
24. Save Idelwood
Idelwood is a remaining part of the ancient forest of Bere. These small sections are slowly disappearing due to building developements.
Idelwood is under threat of a major developement. Please help us to save it.
25. The Shire Horse Public House application for extended hours and variations of entertainment.
We received a copy of the Public Notice for an Application for a premises/club premises licence with simultaneous variation dated 10thAugust 2005 from a Mr. J. Rook for the premises known as 'The Shire Horse' 1 Canterbury Road Sittingbourne.
This proposes opening hours to include;- Films, Indoor sporting events, Boxing or Wrestling entertainment, Live music, Recorded music, Performances of dance, Facilities for making music, Facilities for dancing, Supply of alcohol ; mon.11.00-01.00 tue.& wed. 11.00-00.00. thu-sat 11.00-02.00 sun 12.00-00.00. this includes late night refreshment.
26. "NO PARKING" LINES - HIGH GRANGE HOUSING ESTATE
For the last four years residents of the High Grange Housing Estate have had to live with the passing traffic, and overnight parking of lorries, coming up from the A68 to the Faverdale Industrial Estate.
Although there are many parking areas and roads leading to, and within, the industrial estate which do not affect residents and homes, unfortunately lorries are parking overnight next to residents' homes leaving their engines running for several hours which results in:
- fumes
- noise
- vibration to residents homes
- resident health problems - ie insomnia, stress
- disruption to wildlife
- environmental impact.
27. Free Access to Swimming Pools for Children in Bolton
This Petition is to ask that Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council allow all children who are resident in the Bolton Borough to have FREE access to all Swimming Pools that are controlled by Bolton MBC.
We the signed below want the Council to allow this provision to take place so that children throughout this borough are given unlimited access in a similar way that that Wigan MBC have just introduced.
This will allow children across the borough to keep fit and active and give them a good start in life.
May 27, 2005
Abney Park Garden Cemetery is a 32-acre historic park and nature reserve in Hackney, north London - one of Britain's poorest inner-city boroughs. Over the years it has become dense woodland, and is a unique place of retreat from the pressures of urban life. It is a national as well as a local treasure.
It is the heart of a Conservation Area, and the Council has policies to protect it from noise and disturbance. It is on the point of violating those policies by approving a school which will create noise and disturbance within a few feet of one of the most sensitive areas - the quiet corner where, in the 18th century, Dr. Isaac Watts retired to write his famous hymns.
A local community association, which is sponsoring this petition, welcomes a school in principle, but wants its scale and design to respect the setting and comply with planning policies.
Your signature will go to Hackney's head planning officer.
Our website (see above) will give you a fuller picture of what is at stake.
29. The 'Fleet First' Campaign
Gravesend & Northfleet Football Club faces the biggest threat in its 60-year history if plans to relocate Gillingham FC to the borough come to
fruition.
30. Save the Cedar Tree in Slough, Berkshire
August 2004
The supermarket chain Tesco has applied for planning permission to rebuild their store in Slough, Berkshire. Their current proposal would result in the cutting down of a Cedar Tree.
This tree is around 150 years old and is not a common variety. This is a species called Cedrus libani (Cedar of Lebanon) and there are probably fewer than 500 decent specimens of this species in the whole of the UK. This tree is also protected by a Tree Preservation Order which can only be overruled by the planning committee of Slough Borough Council.
We believe that Slough Borough Council should deny this present planning permission and request that Tesco should re-submit proposals and plans that conserve and preserve this tree.
