Preston Against CutsPreston & South Ribble Trades Council has arranged several meetings to bring together a unity of workers across the public, private & voluntary sector.
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3rd June 2011. A public rally has been arranged to coincide with Unions taking Industrial Action against the cuts. The action is planned to take place on 30th June 2011 and a rally will be held between 12 & 1pm in Preston Town Centre on the Flag Market. Please come along and show your support. A poster is available to ask all workers to support this action against the cuts. |
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7th May . Preston Against Cuts Fund raising event planned for Saturday 21st May 13:00 to 17:00 Meadow Street Labour Club, 193-195 North Road PR1 1YQ. Music & Live Bands. Free Entry. All welcome. |
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4th April 2011. Preston Against Cuts Organising Meetings planned for If would like to be involved please come along. All welcome. |
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22nd March 2011. Preston Against Cuts Organising Meeting planned for 23rd March 2011. If would like to be involved please come along. All welcome. 7pm at Preston CVS, Units 23-27 Guild Hall Arcade PR1 1HR. |
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| 22nd March 2011. Lancashire Against The Cuts meeting leaflet available. Saturday 2nd April. 1:30 - 3:30 @ 53 Degrees. Brook Street, Preston PR1 7BQ. | ||||
| 18th March 2011. Demonstration outside Preston Guild Hall at 6:30pm Friday 18th March to oppose cuts to staffing and Preston City Councils Plans to reduce it to "a village hall". | ||||
| 13th March 2011. New Cuts Watch Figures published. | ||||
11th March 2011. Demonstration outside Preston Guild Hall at 6:30pm Saturday 12th March to oppose cuts to staffing and Preston City Councils Plans to reduce it to "a village hall".
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| 9th March 2011. Lancashire Coalition Against Cuts meeting planned. Saturday 2nd April. 1:30 - 3:30 @ 53 Degrees. Brook Street, Preston PR1 7BQ. Speakers already agreed include John McDonnell (Labour MP for Hayes & Harlington) and Billy Hayes (CWU) and local Labour Councillors. Other invited speakers yet to be confirmed include: Ian Hodson (BFAWU), Mark Serwotka (PCS), Jeremy Dear (NUJ), Alice Mahon (Former MP for Halifax & Trade Union Activist). Definitive list to be published shortly. All members of the public and other Lancashire Anti-Cuts Groups & activists are invited to attend. | ||||
| 9th March 2011. We are winning the arguments. Opinion poles shows that more people now believe the cuts to be unfair following only 1 in 3 following the election. This is a big shift and shows the collective action of unions, activists and the public are having a dramatic effect. FalseEconomy.org.uk | ||||
| 7th March 2011. Preston Guild Hall set to become "a big village hall" after City Council bosses voted to cut £5m from its budget. Story in LEP. After July 2011 Preston Charter Theatre will no longer show any professional plays or musicals. Visit Facebook Page. | ||||
| 7th March 2011. Bosses at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston have warned staff to expect funding cuts of up to 90% from central government within the next 3 years. Budget reductions to teaching budgets are likely to result in more redundancies (following 88 last year). The knock-on effect to local businesses from the loss of 30,000 students could be "devastating". Source: Blog Preston. | ||||
| 7th March 2011. Preston City Council have agreed 3.5 Million in budgetry cuts for 2011/12. Details can be found following this link to the councils web pages. | ||||
6th March 2011. Preston Against Cuts Organising Meeting planned for 9th March 2011. If would like to be involved please come along. All welcome. 7pm at Preston CVS, Units 23-27 Guild Hall Arcade PR1 1HR. |
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| 17th February 2011. Preston Against Cuts & other activists converge on Lancashire County Council Hall to protest at budgetry cuts of £179 million. Photos on Flickr. Meeting hit by protests story covered by The Citizen. | ||||
13th February 2011. Future PAC organising meetings will take place at Preston CVS (Guild Hall Arcade) from 7-9pm on the following dates: 23rd Feb, 9th March, 23rd March, 2nd April. If you think you can help or have ideas about where the campaign should go next come to the next meeting and get active. |
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12th February 2011. Thanks to those who turned out for the March. Keeping spreading the word. Apathy is not the answer. There are alternatives. Preston Against Cuts March Photos. Lancashires Anti-Cuts Movement Grows Bigger, and Louder. Story at Indymedia UK. |
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| 10th February 2011 . Read why CUTS ARE NOT THE CURE. Information from the TUC showing exactly why these cuts aren't necessary. | ||||
8th February 2011 . The Preston Against Cuts March has been agreed with Lancashire Constabulary and will take place on Saturday 12th February. Meet Preston Flag Market at 12:00. Bring all of your family and tell all of your friends. This is your chance to tell Preston City Council and local media how you feel about the cuts which will have a devastating impact on local services. If you can print the attached leaflets please pass these to everyone you know.
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| 21st January 2011. The next Preston Against Cuts organising meeting will take place on February 2nd. If you think you can help please come along to Preston CVS Offices, Guild Arcade at 7:00pm. A rally & march is being organised for Saturday February 12th from 12:00 in Preston town centre. | ||||
| 17th January 2011. Preston Against Cuts Rally Photos. | ||||
| 16th January 2011. "The Beginning of Something Big": Preston Rallies Against The Cuts | ||||
15th January 2011. Preston Against Cuts Meeting . Preston Town Centre 12pm.
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13th January 2011. “Preston Against Cuts” rally this Saturday |
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| 8th January 2011. Strike warning in fight against cuts | ||||
| 7th January 2011. County Hall outlines proposals for massive cutbacks | ||||
| The last meeting took place on 11th November and was attended by 40+ members of the public. Further details of the campaign will be posted here shortly. | ||||
25th November 2011. Preston Against Cuts Meeting tonight. Disability Equality Centre, 103 Church Street, PR1 3BS
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| 12th November 2011. Workers Fight Back Against Spending Cuts |