GoPetition - Archived petitions (England)

Bring Back Wimbledon Speedway

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 08:01 UTC

Wimbledon Speedway was founded in 1928 and have raced at Wimbledon Stadium, Plough Lane between 1928 and 1991 and again from 2002, until the stadium owners refused to extend our tenancy at the end of 2005.

The club has won multiple League Championships, World Individual Titles and many other domestic trophies, and are the most successful professional team sports club in the borough.

After five years away from the track, our efforts are now concentrated on bringing the club back to a competitive existence within its spiritual home.

For this we simply require the support of the local council, London Borough of Merton.

Please sign the petition, completing all the required fields, to show your support for the return of the Wimbledon 'Dons' Speedway Club.

Save Coco the American Pitt bull from being destroyed

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:58 UTC

Coco is an American Pitt bull who is on death row.

She is a sweet dog who has never done anything wrong apart front wanting to be loved. She is loyal and friendly.

We need to help her.

Improve lipreading classes for people with hearing loss

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:31 UTC

Lipreading is a vital communication skill for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. It helps to build confidence and independence, avoid social isolation and keep people in employment. Lipreading is a useful coping mechanism for the full spectrum of hearing loss and can be used to supplement hearing aids to maximise communication skills.

The best way to learn to lipread is through regular classes by a qualified tutor. However an RNID report found that in England there are too few classes and many people with a hearing loss are unable to attend. Many classes have closed and many more are threatened with closure. This is because the vital skill of lipreading is classified as a ‘leisure’ activity meaning that little central funding is available to run the classes and learners are expected to pay high fees.

RNID, the charity taking action on hearing loss, is calling on the Government to reclassify lipreading as an ‘essential’ skill so more people can attend a class that is available at little to no cost to them.

Please sign our petition to show your support for people with a hearing loss to have access to learn this vital skill or their communication and encourage others to do so.