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Reminder: Big Day Out festival at the Castle this Saturday

22-09-2005 09:18

Once again we’re turning transport into a big free day of fun, games, music, art and all sorts of entertainment.

Come to The Big Day Out at Nottingham Castle on Saturday 24th September, from 11 am to 5 pm and see for yourself.

Download the flyer:

http://www.thebigwheel.org.uk/media/bdo_08_2005.pdf

View Flash presentation:

http://www.thebigwheel.org.uk/pages/what.html#

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If You Can’t Find A Canvas Use A 4x4

21-09-2005 22:31

My trip to a 4x4 dealer's to put gas-guzzlers out of action, and leave a statement of solidarity with the planet and against petrol-wastage.

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No Widening M1

20-09-2005 23:16

The M1 carries huge volumes of traffic (some sections up to 160,000 vehicles per day). There is congestion at peak times. The widening is proposed to "reduce congestion and improve both safety and journey time reliability". But the plans are already flawed. When the proposals for the widening were originally agreed, it was noted that the only way to lock in the benefits would be to employ road-use charging. This has not been mentioned in the current documentation. In addition, independent research has shown that you can't build your way out of congestion, road widening and new roads simply encourage more traffic. The government's own studies confirm this. With traffic already predicted to increase by 50% by 2011, there is an urgent need for more long-term sustainable solutions rather than a road building programme that will further accelerate this increase.

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Sat 1 Oct: Social and Environmental Effects of Dams in India

20-09-2005 15:23

Music, art and politics in London on 1st October - film, talks, music, stalls, food, chai from 11:30am -11:30pm at Institute of Education Union (www.ioe.ac.uk) and a UCL lecture theatre.

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DEMAND Campaign to voice anger over aircraft noise on radio

20-09-2005 12:52

The DEMAND Campaign Group on behalf of the residents of the East Midlands
Region has taken part in the Juliain Worricker programme on Aircraft Noise to
be broadcast this Sunday at 10am until 1pm 25th September 2005 on BBC 5 Live.
This programme explores aircraft noise particularly from night flying and
the Government's involvement. The DEMAND Campaign Chairman Steve Charlish was
interviewed last week, next to Nottingham East Midlands Airport at 2am in the
early hours against a backdrop of totally excessive aircraft noise and
activity," further " it has to be one of the noisiest places in Europe in the
middle of the night" and "potentially disturbing thousands of innocent
residents with every flight across the region".

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Go Rita!!

19-09-2005 23:33

18 down and two full months to go ;-)

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Spodden Valley asbestos - more EU support pledged...

19-09-2005 09:57

The leader of the British Liberal Democrats in Europe, Chris Davies MEP has just visited the Spodden Valley of Rochdale where there is currently a controversial planning application for over 600 homes and a children’s nursery on the site of what was once the world’s largest asbestos textile factory.

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Reminder: Stop Expansion of Incinerator Meeting Tomorrow

18-09-2005 23:00

Just a reminder for people about the Public Meeting of NAIL; 'Nottingham Against Incineration & Landfill'. The meeting will be held at the Sneinton Hermitige Community Centre, Sneinton Boulevard NG2 4GN, from 7pm - 9pm. Guest speakers will include NAIL and Friends of the Earth.

We will be discussing the planned expansion of the incinerator, its effects on your health, the environment and increased traffic, importing waste into Nottingham to further pollute our air.

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Nottingham EcoWorks- Straw Bale work on eco-building in St.Anns -- Part 5

18-09-2005 22:44

We have done a bit more on "eco-building" at ECOWORKS, a community garden project on the Hungerhill allotments in St. Ann's. Volunteers have been working on this exciting project since October, and it's time to put the walls up now! Straw bales are a low-impact, highly insulating and user-friendly building material. The construction process is highly inclusive, satisfying and fun.

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Critical Mass In Southampton

18-09-2005 10:16

In order to mark Car free Day, activists in Southampton are planning a Critical Mass.

http://www.lbwf.gov.uk/index/transport/parking-roads/car-free-day.htm

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Video of Parklife DfT action

18-09-2005 00:23

6 minute video of August 16th action by Parklife - the save priory park campaign group...

6.6mb mpeg4

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Nottingham EcoWorks- Straw Bale work on eco-building in St.Anns -- Part 4

17-09-2005 21:30

We are building an "eco-building" at ECOWORKS, a community garden project on the Hungerhill allotments in St. Ann's. Volunteers have been working on this exciting project since October, and it's time to put the walls up now! Straw bales are a low-impact, highly insulating and user-friendly building material. The construction process is highly inclusive, satisfying and fun.

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Stop the Corrib gas pipeline

17-09-2005 11:37

A consortium of Shell, Statoil and Marathon is building an experimental high-pressure natural gas pipeline through the village of Rossport in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. Local people are opposing the pipeline on safety and ecological grounds. A UK solidarity group is forming.

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Insurgents Occupy Military Communications Mast in Berkshire.

17-09-2005 11:24

Two insurgents have scaled a communications mast at a military fuel storage and distribution hub at Padworth Common in Berkshire and are intending to disable the mast in an effort to disrupt and prevent fuel distribution to the UK's nuclear weapons factory at Aldermaston and all United States military bases in the UK.

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Spodden Valley: questions to Councillors...

15-09-2005 00:54

Save Spodden Valley campaigners went to the Rochdale Council Township Public Forum last night. 3 questions were asked relating to public health and safety issues relevant for our town.

Here they are, together with some background information...

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Mindwalk 12: Walking to New Orleans

13-09-2005 20:09

his program is dedicated to the countless victims of Hurricane Katrina. Racial divide does exist in America, it's never too late to change.

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Correction: Land Roots Meeting on 15th at I.C.C.

12-09-2005 22:10

LAND ROOTS is having a meeting on Thurs, sept 15th, at the I.C.C. (International Community Centre) on Mansfield rd, at 8pm, hope to see you all there.

Next meeting after this one is on the 19th october at the Sumac centre, and LAND ROOTS benefit gig on the 15th dec.

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Roads and Airport gathering in Nottingham early October

12-09-2005 21:23

The latest in a series of one-day gatherings to plan actions against road and runway expansion will take place in Nottingham on Saturday 8th October, meeting at the sumac centre, 245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham, NG7 6HX - We're looking at a 10am start. It will have a practical what-we-can-do-about-it emphasis as opposed to being predominantly information or discussion based.

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