Ragged trousered philanthropists tour

Ragged trousered philanthropist tour dates supported by Unison

 

25th April 2013 – The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury
Time: 7.30pm – Tickets: £12/ £10/ £8.00 (trade unions/folk club members) – Box Office:

3rd May- The Roundhouse, High Wycombe

Time: 7.30pm

Tickets: £10.00/ £5.00/ £ 20.00 family ticket

Box Office:http://raggedtrouseredphilanthropists.eventbrite.co.uk

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4th May- Ruskin College, Oxford

Time: 7.30pm

Tickets: £10.00/£5.00/£20.00 (Family)

Box Office: http://ruskincollegertp.eventbrite.co.uk

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5th May- The Espinosa Centre, Berkhamstead

Time: 6.30pm

Tickets: £11.00/£9.00/£5.00 children under 16

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Or visit www.townsendproductions.uk for further information

 

 

Alex Gordon at the Railway Club

 Invest in Britain’s Rail Transport System

¨For Increased Capacity and Quicker Journeys

¨For Cheaper Fares

¨Against Cuts and Job losses Proposed in McNulty Report

¨Against HS2 as Proposed. For an Environmentally Responsible High Speed Network Created in Consultation with Passengers, Workers & Communities

¨Speaker: Alex Gordon – President of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers Union (RMT)

The Railway Club California, Aylesbury (Over the footbridge towards Southcourt)

Tuesday 4 Dec at 7.30pm

Alex Gordon to speak at Aylesbury Railway Club, Tuesday 4th December, 7.30pm

Alex Gordon, president of the RMT trade union, will be speaking at Aylesbury Railway Club, next to the Railway Station, next week. He will be speaking on HS2 during a meeting supported by Bucks Trades Council. Please check back for further information.

Ragged trousered Philanthropists

Bucks Health Unison and Bucks Trades Council Press Release

Unison and local trade councils support the Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Tour Dates In OXON and Bucks.

Unison, Bucks Unison Health branch and Bucks Trades council are proud to support the three tour dates in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, with possibilities of further dates in the new year.

This show a two handed version of the book, is currently playing at the Edinburgh fringe with tremendous success. The show has been touring Britain for the past year and receives acclaim wherever it goes. It is both amusing whilst remaining true to the original script. It clever design and production holds your interest and it encourages audience involvement. A number of different mediums are used to tell this story about working people facing the impact of a recession and the affect this has on their working conditions. Many of those who attend comment on how this story written over a hundred years ago remains relevant today.

Steve Bell Branch Secretary of Unison health stated ‘this has something for everyone and will bring a smile to anyone attending. For those who have read the book it brings the characters to life perhaps for the first time, for others is has a story that remains relevant today. Those who want a reasonable night out but cant afford theatre prices this provides a reasonable alternative in local community venues at reasonable prices. For further information one can go to http://www.townsendproductions.org.uk

The tour dates are September 18 – Railway Club 7.30pm

California, Aylesbury Box Office: 01296 565568 Tickets: £10/£7;£9 in advance; £20 family ticket

September 25 – Madcap Theatre Milton Keynes Tickets: £11.00 /£9.00 Box Office: http://www.madcap.org.uk

Sept 30, Thame Players Theatre Box Office: Tickets Anywhere, Greyhound Walk,

Thame. Tel: 01844 217228

Tickets: £10.00/£9.00/£8.00

 

Steve bell Bucks health branch sec

Sign to keep 24 hour care at wycombe hospital

Save Our Hospital Services Committee are putting forward a petition to sign to keep 24 hour A and E at Wycombe Hospital. Please sign to save our hospital

Act now to keep care at Wycombe Hospital 24 hours

Keep 24 hour care at wycombe hospital

Please sign the Bucks Free Press petition to keep an urgent care unit at Wycombe Hospital 24 hours. Please do it by Monday 16th April 

http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/campaignfor24hourcare/ 

Bucks SOS successful meeting in Wooburn Green

Last night Bucks SOS held a meeting over the cuts to the Route 1 Carousel bus which goes between Bourne End and Wycombe. Around 16 people were in attendance. Around 100 people have now signed a petition against the cuts to the bus services. Over the coming weeks we will step up our campaign against public transport cuts including those to the buses in this area and the planned charges to parents for school buses in Buckinghamshire.

We will aim to organise another meeting in a few weeks time to discuss the issue. Venue tbc

stop bus closures

As local Bucks residents we are very concerned to hear of the recent cuts to bus services following Carousel’s purchase by GoAhead and the decision taken that several routes will be unprofitable to run and will cease running after the 13th of April, including the 1 from Bourne End to High Wycombe via Loudwater and the 2A/2C service from Wycombe to Stokenchurch.

The buses provide a valuable service especially to elderly and disabled members of our community. Since the cuts to Carousel buses in Wooburn Green 2010 from their former route in Holtspur Lane many of these vulnerable residents have had to walk considerable distances to the nearest bus stop, and now face waits of half an hour to an hour.

At a time when petrol prices are increasing extortionately the slashing of public transport services from an already inadequate level will leave many people unable to travel at all. Carousel/GoAhead claim that to run the 1 route is unprofitable, but this could be solved by adjusting the timetable slightly rather than removing the service altogether.

We are also concerned that the removal of the Carousel services could give other bus companies an excuse to reduce their services and that this will be the “thin end of the wedge”. Bus services are already unreliable, with buses frequently turning up very late or not at all. With service cuts they have the potential to become even more so.

Bucks Save Our Services will be holding a public meeting at the Wooburn Green Working Men’s Club on the 11th of April, at 7.30, and will also hand in a petition against the plans to the local council and GoAhead during the same week. All are welcome to attend.

Please contact Rachael on 07851314768 for further information.

Stop bus cuts in Buckinghamshire

On 14^th April the No. 1 from Bourne End to High Wycombe via Wooburn Green will stop running after 12 years due to Carousel’s purchase by GoAhead. This will have a devastating impact on a public transport system which is already costly and poorly maintained.  

Following the Government’s decision to cut fuel subsidies to bus operators thousands of bus services across the country are to be cut, following many similar cuts in the last few years. This will mean that villages like ours risk damage to the economy as well as isolating people for whom these services provide a lifeline.

This decision was poorly publicised and there was little consultation with local people.

If you are interested in coming to a protest or a meeting in Wooburn Green please call Rachael on 07851314768

 

Bucks Save Our Services call for:

No cuts to jobs and services in Buckinghamshire

Say no to extortionate fare increases

For a fully funded low-cost public transport system

No to privatisation 

Bucks trades council meeting on the 8th February (correction)

Bucks Trades Council will hold its inaugural meeting on the 8th February at 7.30 at the Railway Club in Aylesbury by the train station. It will be an extremely important development in the struggle against cuts in Buckinghamshire.