Britain has come along way since the first gay marches in the 1970s, with Parliament recently approving legislation to introduce same-sex marriage and now the Winter Pride UK planned for London. [Read more…]
HS2 Is Continuing To Unravel
New research published today (Thursday) by the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) reveals that the Government’s already weak case for High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) is continuing to unravel. The research demonstrates that the line would not address the most pressing capacity issues on the UK rail network, despite the enormous cost. [Read more…]
The weather outside is frightful
The United Kingdom has been in the icy grip of winter since the early hours of Monday morning when Jack Frost decided to give all of us living on Blighty a nasty reminder of just how cold winter really could be. [Read more…]
Launch of JustEnded Introductions site
Anyone who is newly separated, or bereaved from a long term partner is naturally going to feel a whole range of emotions, from a huge sadness and desolation, to lack of confidence and feeling as though life will never be the same or even better again. [Read more…]
Us Girls Alive launch
Department of Health provides £400,000 to fund ground-breaking new female-focused volunteer programme targeting disadvantaged communities
Us Girls, the female-focused sports programme, will be rolling out a pioneering new national scheme designed to improve the well-being of young women living in 15 selected areas of health need in England. The initiative, Us Girls Alive, is a new strand of the existing Us Girls sports participation programme – which is led by the sports charity StreetGames. It will support young female volunteers to assist in the development of Us Girls Alive clubs and the signposting to local physical activity programmes. The scheme will run until September 2015. [Read more…]