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New Footpaths Tring 87 and 88

Tring Celebrates Footpath Bonus

Led by the local footpath and environmental activist, John Savage, a group of longterm walkers, ramblers and dog-walkers recently succeeded in establishing the new Tring Town Footpath 87 based on 20 years continuous use nec vi, nec clam, nec precario ("without force, without secrecy and without permission") as the legal Latin quaintly puts it.

17 Mar 2016
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New Footpaths Tring 87 and 88

Tring Celebrates Footpath Bonus

Led by the local footpath and environmental activist, John Savage, a group of longterm walkers, ramblers and dog-walkers recently succeeded in establishing the new Tring Town Footpath 87 based on 20 years continuous use nec vi, nec clam, nec precario ("without force, without secrecy and without permission") as the legal Latin quaintly puts it.

17 Mar 2016
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Malthouse wrong on Europe

Local MP Kit Malthouse is actively supporting the anti-EU campaign desptite the fact they have yet to produce a coherent argument in favour of leaving the EU.

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17 Mar 2016
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Safe at Last? Syrian Refugees in the UK (part 2)

Next instalment of the fringe meeting at Lib Dem conference Yasmine Nahlawi (Rethink Rebuild Society: the Voice of the Syrian Community of Manchester) is a second generation Syrian here in the UK which is now her home. She reminded us that Syria itself had taken in over I million refugees over recent years, before the atrocities started, from countries such as Palestine and Iraq. We all have responsibilities for each other. Whilst some of the most vulnerable are being taken by the UK, many are just not being considered, and there is more detail of that on the excellent briefing document she handed out at the meeting, and is attached here to look at 2015-11-27 Refugees-Event in Parliament. Please do take the time to read it, it is a good concise summary of a larger document you can see here if you want more detail. She stressed how important it was, that when people came to the UK they were desperate to learn to speak English. It is the key to living life here, getting a job, and being part of our community. T

16 Mar 2016
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