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The ecosystems down in the depths of the world's oceans are fragile. One wrong move, it will cause untold devastation. The ocean has been plundered enough in the last few centuries, it's time we leave it alone and let it heal itself. Otherwise, the alternative is extinction...for everything and everyone.
Joseph supported: International Seabed Authority: Stop deep sea miningAs a 16year old I served a Mechanical Engineering Aprentiship 1963 Underground in the Windsor Colliery South Wales so I know that mining history must be saved so please add me to this petition
Cyril supported: Save The Museum of Cannock Chase - protect our mining heritageI was Curator of the Museum of Cannock Chase from 1991 to 2000, when my role at Cannock Chase Council changed to encompass Leisure Strategy and Development. These were some of the happiest years of my career. I remained responsible for the Oversight and strategic management of the Museum .During my time at Cannock, the dedicated Museum team and I developed the Museum to become an award winning local History Museum of regional and national repute.
In the financial year of 1990 to 1991 the Museum had 700 visitors and an income of £50 for sale of information pamphlets! By time the museum was outsourced we we generating a number of profitable income streams, and had visits in excess of 60,000 per year We drew down nearly £3 million of external funding from Europe, the Heritage Lottery fund and partnership working.
We weathered many financial storms; recession, Foot and Mouth disease which closed us down for months on end,and ongoing Austerity from 2010. We were always successful enough to bounce back, despite being identified for savings/efficiencies every year, because as a non statutory provision we were always vulnerable to the financial situations in which the council found itself. Leisure services was always a target as it considered by many to be almost frivolous- this was in spite of the fact we were the services that provided the best examples of partnership working, innovation and problem solving and income generation. We were , as mentioned, also extremely good at drawing down external funding to provide some fantastic community opportunities.
The council externalised Leisure and Cultural Services in order to make substantial savings and ostensibly to protect them from further erosion or cessation of service. It is, therefore, hard to swallow that they appear to have been asleep at the wheel whilst the business we built up so successfully, has been seemingly run down by neglect from those who should have been monitoring the contracts.. The old maxim “knowing the cost of everything and the value of nothing” seems to fit CCDC very well these days. Perhaps it would be more fitting for CCDC to concentrate their efforts on collecting 100% of Community and Business Tax receipts , rather than requesting that members write off non- payment debts of approximately 50%.
Adrienne supported: Save The Museum of Cannock Chase - protect our mining heritageThis is such an important part of Hednesford and surrounding area
I have so many happy memories taking my boys there when they were little, crawling through the make shift mines, seeing how miners worked and learning all about the local history.
My Dad also spent a lot of his time there on the committee as a large percentage of his family were miners.
Would be devastating to lose this and all the heritage that goes with it for the future generations- keeping the history alive
Emma supported: Save The Museum of Cannock Chase - protect our mining heritageE-mail sent to Nuclear Waste Services.
I have been reading the updates regarding the sighting process of the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF).
One of your proposed sites is the area in and around Millom.
With reference to this area there are the Pitfalls of living with Historic Mining Risk, which I am sure you will agree produce hazards and consequences.
A large sinkhole was discovered in 2020 around the seawall in the Millom area. At the time, the coastguard, and other agencies
were involved in the deliberations. There is also a sinkhole being monitored at the car park area around Haverigg, this is being scrutinised by Millom Council.
The inner seawall started to collapse between 1885 with the main incident taking place in 1898. This was due to mining and the unsophisticated way in which it was allowed to take place leaving the area of Millom and Haverigg under great burden from associated problems.
Millom is three miles from Silecroft the edge of the National Park a protected area of great excellence. Hodbarrow Nature Reserve is also a protected area
naturally created for the protection of birds and covers an area of 8.1 acres.
In your Community Partnership Letter (Issue eight) it is stated that 31% of people in the Millom area are against this project, and 33% were neutral.
I suggest regarding the neutral view and during questioning any local people that you interview should have more knowledge around engineering and a better understanding of the technical aspect of this subject.
Please take this feedback with the intent it deserves which is preserving this great area where many people live.
Best Regards
Bill Richards
Retired Power Station Engineer
Millom
Cumbria
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