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Registering to vote; postal & proxy voting

The EU referendum is a landmark date in the UK’s political future and history so it’s vitally important to vote.  Following our post about the EU referendum on Thursday 23rd June, our local Electoral Office advised that registering for your vote is a centralised … Continue reading

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Your Voting Rights: For or Against the EU – Brexin or Brexit

Whether you’re for or against the European Union (EU), whatever you do it’s vital to register your right to vote as that will allow you to tell the Government what you think. The main purpose of this post is to … Continue reading

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Go With Me – SHU Dragon’s Den Winner

    As a former student of Sheffield Business School, it was a proud moment when I was invited to join a team of Entrepreneurs and Academics as a Judge at the School’s international Dragon’s Den event to evaluate the … Continue reading

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Making the most of my time

Today I want to talk about two life-changing tools that I’ve been using for the past 6-8 weeks: Strides; iPhone/iPad or Web-based – sorry Android users 🙂 Flat Tomato Pomodoro – Android & iPhone I came across Strides, which is strongly recommended … Continue reading

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We are changing!

It’s been a very busy few months behind the scenes here at Action for Involvement. Some of the things we’ve been developing include: Ingenious Forces @Play! Project Report approved by Steering Group; Faye Smith of Keep Your Fork’s excellent Brand … Continue reading

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Sheffield’s trees – it’s our responsibility

Join over 12,o0o other signatories who are protesting about the way in which Sheffield’s trees are at high risk of being felled for no earthly reason other than that it’s easier, and therefore, cheaper for Sheffield City Council’s sub-contractor, Amey, … Continue reading

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Marcus Brigstocke’s Dr Zeus climate change poem

Marcus Brigstocke’s Dr Zeus climate change poem at the Arts Hays Festival, 30 May 2015

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Latest news: Council Meeting – 1st July

Over 8,000 people signed the petition against Sheffield City Council’s plans to axe our City’s trees so forcing the Council to hold a full public debate at their next full Council meeting on Wednesday 1st July.  For heads up  about … Continue reading

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Sheffield’s threatened trees

Sheffield City Council’s moratorium on axing Sheffield’s  trees is on hold for now according to Sheffield Star’s report indicates that the new rules brought in to manage trees is unlikely to result in a reprieve for much loved trees even with sensitive … Continue reading

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Help keep the ban on bee-killing pesticides

Help keep the ban on bee-killing pesticides by signing this petition to Elizabeth Truss MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to ask her to decline any exemptions to the European ban on bee-killing pesticides (known as neonicotinoids) … Continue reading

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