Events coming up in September on fracking and onshore oil and gas drilling 

Wednesday 10^th September
Elizabeth Truss MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Dr Paul Leinster, Chief Executive, Environment Agency, give evidence to the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select committee on Defra’s responsibility for fracking. 3pm, Room 15, Palace of Westminster.  

Thursday 11^th September
South downs National Park planning committee considers Celtique Energie’s planning application to drill at Fernhurst, 10am, South Downs Centre, Midhurst

Thursday 11^th September
Fracking Is it Safe? talk by Ian R Crane, 6.45-10.30pm, Luxford Centre, Library Way, Uckfield, .
Also Union Church, Heathfield on 12^th September and Civic Community Hall Hailsham on 13^th September. See Frack Free Sussex

Wednesday 17^th September
Fylde Borough Council Development Management Committee meeting expected to consider Cuadrilla’s two planning applications for Roseacre Wood and Preston New Road, 10am, Lowther Pavilion, Lytham.

Frack Free Liverpool to hand in petition at full meeting of Liverpool City Council urging the authority to reject planning applications for fracking on Merseyside, 4pm Liverpool Town Hall. Details

Sunday 21^st September
People’s Climate March, London. Assembles 12.30pm, Temple Place, Embankment. Details

People’s Climate March, Manchester to lobby the Labour Party conference. Assembles 11am, Piccadilly Gardens. Details

Friday 26^th September
Fracking North conference, 9.20am, The Lowry, Salford Quays. Details