Events about fracking and onshore oil and gas during October 2014. Updated weekly.

Sunday, 05 October 2014

Picnic at Horse Hill drilling site, 2pm, Horse Hill, near Horley, RH6 0RB Details

Wednesday, 08 October 2014

Hearing of Cuadrilla’s injunction against protest in the Fylde area of Lancashire, Manchester High Court

Is fracking safe? Talk by Ian R Crane, 7pm for 7.30, Methodist Church, Ashdale Rd, Helmsley, YO62 5DD Details

Thursday 09 October 2014

Trafford Council’s development control committee considers IGas application to extend time limit of planning permission for exploration, testing and extraction of coal bed methane on land next to M60 high level bridge and Davyhulme waste water treatment works, and to south of Trafford soccer dome, Urmston, 6.30pm, Committee Suite, Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester M32 0TH

Rally opposing IGas planning application , 5.30pm, Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester M32 0TH Details

Full meeting of City of York Council to debate the motion that York should “where possible, publicly state its position as wanting to resist planning applications for drilling for shale gas as this is likely to deter applications from drilling companies”, 6.30pm, York Guildhall, St Helen’s Square, York Details

Is fracking safe? Talk by Ian R Crane, 7pm for 7.30, Village Hall, High Row, Kirby Misperton, YO17 6XN Details

Friday 10 October 2014

Is fracking safe? Talk by Ian R Crane, 7pm for 7.30, Quaker Meeting House, 79 West End, Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6AD Details

Saturday, 11 October 2014

Global Frackdown Day, 11am-1.30pm, Golden Square, London W1R 3AD, Details

Wales against fracking rally, 12-2pm, Cardiff Bay, Details

Love Leitrim and Global Frackdown evening of comedy, music and entertainment, 8pm, The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim Details

Is fracking safe? Talk by Ian R Crane, 7pm for 7.30, Priory Street Centre, 15 Priory Street, York, YO1 6ET Details

Making meetings work: effective facilitation for social change groups, 10.30am-5.30pm, Oxford, Detailshttp://seedsforchange.org.uk/

Monday, 13 October 2014

Anti-fracking petition considered by Lead Cabinet member for Transport and Environment, East Sussex County Council, 10am, County Hall, Lewes. Rally at 9.30am. Details

Public meeting about Horse Hill Drilling Site, 7pm-9pm, Empire Hall, Victoria Road, Horley RH6 7AW Details

Tuesday, 14 October 2014

Labour amendments to the Infrastructure Bill considered by House of Lords, Grand Committee, 3.30pm

Deadline for comments on Third Energy UK’s application to the Environment Agency for a Radioactive Substances Activity permit for Ebberston Moor South in the North York Moors National Park. Environment Agency consultation and Frack Free Ryedale  information

Wednesday 15 October 2014

Is fracking safe? Talk by Ian R Crane, 7pm for 7.30, Milton Rooms, Market Place, Malton, YO17 7LX Details

Thursday 16 October 2014

Is fracking safe? Talk by Ian R Crane, 7pm for 7.30, Village Hall, Pottergate, Gilling East, YO62 4JJ Details

Friday 17 October 2014

West Sussex County Council debates whether West Sussex should be declared a Frack Free Zone, 10.30am, County Hall North, Horsham Details

Is fracking safe? Talk by Ian R Crane, 7pm for 7.30, War Memorial Hall, Potter Hill, Pickering, YO18 1AA Details

Saturday 18 October 2014

Is fracking safe? Talk by Ian R Crane, 7pm for 7.30, Village Hall, Pickering Road, Thornton le Dale, YO18 7LG Details

Monday, 20 October 2014

Deadline for Competitions and Markets Authority to rule on Phase 1 review of Igas acquisition of Dart Energy

Tuesday, 21 October 2014

Shropshire Council planning committee to discuss Dart Energy plans to drill for coal bed methane near Ellesmere, Shirehall, Shrewsbury – but calls for it to be moved to Ellesmere Details

Is fracking safe? Talk by Ian R Crane, 7pm for 7.30, Village Hall, Church Lane, Slingsby, YO62 4AD Details

Wednesday 22 October 2014

Is fracking safe? Talk by Ian R Crane, 7pm for 7.30, Village Hall, Finkle Street, Sheriff Hutton, YO60 6RA Details

Friday 24 October 2014

Deadline for comments on Third Energy UK’s applications for North York Moors National Park Authority and North Yorkshire County Council for a gas production site and reinjection well at Ebberston South. Details:North York Moors National Park Authority and North Yorkshire County Council. Information from Frack Free Ryedale

Fracking information evening presented by Frack Free East Yorkshire, 7pm, Village Hall, Long Lane, Woodmansey, HU17 0RN Details

Monday, 27 October 2014

Shale Gas Environmental Summit, 9am-5pm, Holiday Inn Regent’s Park Hotel, London, Details

Tuesday, 28 October 2014

Shale Gas Environmental Summit, 9am-5pm, Holiday Inn Regent’s Park Hotel, London, Details

Public meeting about fracking, 7.30pm, Main Hall, Billingshurst Centre, Roman Way, West Sussex, RH14 9QW,

Mothers Say No to Fracking, 10am, Various places, Details

[Updated 7th October – cancellation of Folk against Fracking on October 25th]