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Cancelled
countryside events cost rural economy more than £150million
THE CLA reported the impact
of recent wet weather on the rural economy at more than £150million
after a string of countryside events, including the Great Yorkshire
Show and the CLA Game Fair, were cancelled because of the bad
weather.
The Association predicted the loss of revenue on site and to the
local economy for cancelled events, such as the Great Yorkshire
Show, to be around £155million, with the CLA Game Fair in
Leicestershire; which hundreds of traders from throughout the North
were due to attend, accounting for two thirds at some
£116million.
Around £82million was expected to be spent on site during the three
days of the CLA Game Fair this weekend by 140,000 visitors.
Based on calculations from the figures reported when an event is
cancelled, the CLA estimated around £30million was lost in the
cancellation of Badminton, £4.5million from the Great Yorkshire Show
after it was cancelled on the first day and £5million from the
Suffolk Show cancelled on the second day.
The CLA said the total cost to the rural economy including all the
agricultural shows and horse events cancelled this summer could be
much higher at more than £240million if smaller events, such as
Bingley Show, the North Yorkshire County Show, point-to-points and
other local agricultural events are taken into account.
CLA North Regional Director Dorothy Fairburn said:- “Not only
is it heart-breaking when decisions are taken to cancel an event,
the direct and indirect economic impacts can be devastating for all
concerned. This quick analysis clearly shows that at least
£150million has been lost to the rural economy, affecting those who
organise the events, those who exhibit and trade, and those who
attend for a great day out. For local economies, the knock-on
effects could lead to small family firms going out of business at a
time when trading conditions are fragile and the UK economy is in a
double-dip recession.”
Only 1 week off!
This years Woodvale Rally
DO not forget that due to a
problem on the airfield, the rally has been relocated to Victoria
Park, in Southport this year. This will mean a date change as well.
It is now on 28 July and 29 July 2012!!! Our tickets sales on Mersey
Reporter will be on again over next week. Also ticket prices for on
the day and online purchase can also be found via:-
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Remploy Workers
Strike Again
THE decision to force the
close of Remploy means that thousands of disabled people and their
families will be put into poverty and their health is bound to
suffer says GMB.
GMB and Unite members will take their second day of strike action
from 6am on Thursday, 19 July 2012 to 6am on Friday, 20 July 2012, a
24 hour strike.
They will take further action from 6 am on Thursday, 26 July 2012,
to 6am on Friday, 27 July 2012, a second 24 hour strike. The strike
action will take place in all 54 factory sites. See Note 1 for best
photo opportunities.
The government announcement on, 10 July 2012, in the House of
Commons that 27 or the 36 Remploy factories scheduled to close in
the first wave of closure would close from August 2012 and the rest
will be closed by December 2012.
The remaining 9 factories will be subject to a further period of
consultation regarding their future. In all 2,800 disabled workers
jobs will be lost.
The list of the 36 factories that were announced in March to close
were:- Aberdare, Aberdeen, Abertillery, Acton, Ashington, Barking,
Barrow, Birkenhead, Bolton, Bridgend, Bristol, Chesterfield, Cleator
Moor, Croespenmaen, Edinburgh, Gateshead, Leeds, Leicester,
Manchester, Merthyr Tydfil, Motherwell, Newcastle, North London,
North Staffs, Oldham, Penzance, Pontefract, Poole, Preston,
Southampton, Spennymoor, Springburn, Swansea, Wigan, Worksop and
Wrexham.
The 9 of these factories to be subject to further consultation are:-
Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Springburn, Barrow, Bristol, Chesterfield,
Poole, Bridgend, Croespenmaen, All the others are set to close by
December 2012.
Phil Davies GMB National Secretary said:- “Disabled people in
Remploy have no taken likely the decision to withdraw their labour.
These are workers who do not have large amounts of savings. So for
them to sacrifice a day’s pay shows the passion with which they have
trying to save their jobs. The government is running around like a
headless chicken trying to introduce separate schemes of employment
support when everybody knows that the economy is in recession and
sustainable employment is not available. This decision to force the
close of Remploy means that thousands of disabled people and their
families will be put into poverty and their health is bound to
suffer. At the same time as the world’s athletes is going for gold.
Our members will be sent to the dole. What a disgrace the government
should hang its head in shame. We can assure them that this will not
be forgotten.”
Kevin Hepworth, Unite Officer said:- ”We have been taken aback
by the massive support, not just from the trade union movement, but
from the general public. We have received hundreds of email and
phone calls condemning the government for dealing with the sacking
of disable d workers in such a brutal way.”
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