tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928835.post4732937776700546840..comments2023-08-18T15:04:30.679+01:00Comments on Bike Darlington: Inconvenient Truth in DarlingtonMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05308666493490068369noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928835.post-2162287566247294222008-03-11T16:33:00.000+00:002008-03-11T16:33:00.000+00:00The Northern Echo: Global warming is hot topic for...<A HREF="http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/darlington/display.var.2108524.0.global_warming_is_hot_topic_for_councillors.php" REL="nofollow">The Northern Echo: Global warming is hot topic for councillors</A>Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308666493490068369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928835.post-18282177344366869672008-03-09T10:39:00.000+00:002008-03-09T10:39:00.000+00:00Hi Mike & An Inconvenient Truth, the DarlingtonTow...Hi Mike & An Inconvenient Truth, the DarlingtonTown website is run by my friend Dave, I'm sure he would be very interested in helping to collate Darlington-based blog posts, and events and groups and linking them all together in one place... I’ll talk to him today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928835.post-115119859095381712008-03-08T11:08:00.000+00:002008-03-08T11:08:00.000+00:00Sorry, here is the link again:http://www.umwelt-un...Sorry, here is the link again:<BR/>http://www.umwelt-unternehmen.bremen.de/<BR/>Aktion_Firmenfahrrad.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928835.post-4385519284837258502008-03-08T11:06:00.000+00:002008-03-08T11:06:00.000+00:00Even businesses can do something. In Bremen, Germa...Even businesses can do something. In Bremen, Germany there is an initiative between companies:<BR/><BR/>http://www.umwelt-unternehmen.bremen.de/Aktion_Firmenfahrrad.html<BR/><BR/>Not in English, sorry, but it is about free business bikes for short business trips (3 - 4 miles one way). These distances cover the whole of Darlington: Yes, that is CHANGE, WE CAN BELIEVE IN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928835.post-49746440155980188692008-03-07T11:11:00.000+00:002008-03-07T11:11:00.000+00:00Mark, I'm going to try to arrange a showing at St ...Mark, I'm going to try to arrange a showing at St Andrew's church in Haughton; I'll let you know if/where/when.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if there's a place for a web-based What's On In Darlo. A site that collates Darlington-based blog posts, and events and groups and links them all together in one place? A community site, like <A HREF="http://www.darlingtondown.co.uk" REL="nofollow">DarlingtonTown</A> has the beginnings of, but doesn't quite deliver. Mark, do you know who runs the site now?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308666493490068369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928835.post-34262753190591666462008-03-07T10:41:00.000+00:002008-03-07T10:41:00.000+00:00It's remarkable, isn't it? Darlington - the Quaker...It's remarkable, isn't it? Darlington - the Quaker town - the local football team called The Quakers, yet the Quakers themselves nearly invisible to the general public.<BR/><BR/>As for the equally invisible Friends of the Earth, I think you've hit a major problem in Darlington, Mark. There are a myriad of groups and organisations in the town doing great work that are made invisible by one single fact - the lack of a genuinely inclusive "What's On". The council will only promote their own stuff, and the local press only respond to press releases, so only organisations with PR resources get in.<BR/><BR/>Just ask yourself "where are the art exhibitions in Darlington"? The truth is, all over the place (eg Darlington has a photography gallery), but the lack of a What's On makes it difficult to find. The Quakers and Friends of the Earth suffer from this same lack. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I think this is exactly what Town Crier should be doing...inconvenient_truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888983434920764431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928835.post-83906665299980331522008-03-07T10:28:00.000+00:002008-03-07T10:28:00.000+00:00At the Association of Parish Councillors (where al...At the Association of Parish Councillors (where all parish councillors from across the area can meet) on Thursday night, another parish councillor mentioned this. I too would like to see this film, now that I understand a little more of what it is about. I’ll be looking out for the details of when it’s planned to be screened. I wonder; who lets who know, when the meetings of the friends of the earth takes place? To be honest I’d never heard of the Friends Meeting House until Cllr. Mike Barker mentioned it on his blog. I also intend on visiting the gardens to the rear of the building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com