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In this week’s listings
- Westminster debate and rally on changes to planning rules for shale gas;
- Europa returns to the High Court for Leith Hill injunction hearing;
- West Sussex County Council planning decision meeting on Broadford Bridge;
- Fossil fuels lecture;
- Plus meetings, deadlines, information events and gatherings.
Full diary for September 2018 and beyond. Please let us know here if you’d like us to add your events or if any details are wrong.
Monday 10 September 2018
Green Monday at Preston New Road shale gas site. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
County council drop in Q&A sessions on Nottinghamshire’s draft minerals local plan. 2.45pm-5.45pm, Collingham Memorial Hall, 67 High Street, Collingham, Newark, NG23 7LB. Details
Burning up: A global history of fossil fuels. Simon Pirani talking about his new book. Free event. 7pm, Music Room, Storey Arts Centre, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster LA1 1TH
Frack Free Notts meeting. 7pm, upstairs at the Lincolnshire Poacher pub, 161-163 Mansfield Road, Nottingham NG1 3FR. Details
Frack Free Ashfield meeting. 7-8.30pm, Teversal Manor Rooms, Buttery Lane, Teversal Village, Nottinghamshire NG17 3JN. Details
Tuesday 11 September 2018

Broadford Bridge exploration site. Photo: Broadford Bridge Action Group
West Sussex County Council planning committee to decide applications to extend planning consent at Broadford Bridge exploration site near Billingshurst. 10.30am, County Hall, West Street, Chichester PO19 1RQ. Link to agenda
County council drop in Q&A sessions on Nottinghamshire’s draft minerals local plan. 3pm-5.45pm, Ravenshead Library, 12 Milton Court, Ravenshead, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG15 9BD. Details
Eastbourne and District Friends of the Earth monthly gathering. 7pm-9pm, Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne BN21 4UG. Details
Frack Free Ecclesfield & Chapeltown meeting. 7.30pm, Ecclesfield Library, High St, Ecclesfield, Sheffield S35 9UA.
Frack Free Tinker Lane meeting. 7.30pm, Red Hart Hotel, Bawtry Road, Blyth S81 8HG. Details
Wednesday 12 September 2018
Women’s Call march and vigil. 9.30am-10.30am, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE.
100 Women at Parliament Square. 10.30am-4.30pm, Parliament Square. London SW1. Details and DrillOrDrop report
Westminster Hall debate on planning permission for shale gas exploration, opened by Lee Rowley, MP for North East Derbyshire. 11am Westminster Hall, Houses of Parliament, London SW1A. Details and DrillOrDrop report
County council drop in Q&A sessions on Nottinghamshire’s draft minerals local plan. 3pm-6.45pm, Newark Library, Beaumond Gardens, Balderton Gate, Newark-on-Trent Nottinghamshire NG24 1UW. Details
Mosborough Against Fracking meeting. To be confirmed. 7.30pm, the Queen, High Street, Mosborough, Sheffield S20 5AF. Details
Thursday 13 September 2018
Hearing at the High Court in London on Europa’s application for an extension to the injunction covering Leith Hill. Time 2pm, venue to be confirmed the day before. BackgroundCANCELLED
County council drop in Q&A sessions on Nottinghamshire’s draft minerals local plan. 3pm-5.45pm, East Leake Library, Gotham Road, East Leake, Loughborough LE12 6JG. Details
Cheshire Let Communities Decide campaign meeting. 7pm-9pm, Northwich Methodist Outreach Centre, Wilton Street, Northwich CW9 5LP. Details
Frack Free Misson weekly meeting. 7.30pm, The Angel Inn, Dame Lane, Misson, Nottinghamshire DN10 6EB.
Friday 14 September 2018
Black Friday outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site. 10am, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Injunction evidence deadline. Evidence to challenge the IGas injunction for sites at Misson, Tinker Lane and Ellesmere Port should be submitted to the High Court in London and IGas by 4pm. Background and links
Let Communities Decide. Cambridge fracking and permitted development – action planning session. 7pm-8.30pm, The Edge Cafe, 351 Mill Road, Cambridge CB1 3DF. Details
Saturday 15 September 2018
Frack Free Sheffield leafleting in Ollerton. 10am-12.30pm, meet at Cooplands Bakery Cafe, Forest Road, Ollerton NH22 9PL. Details
Resist Fracking Now gathering. 12 noon, 44 College Green, Bristol BS1 5SH. Details
Solidarity Saturday at Preston New Road. 10am-2pm, Maple Farm, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Sunday 16 September 2018
Frack Free Sheffield leafleting in Ollerton. 10am-12.30pm, meet at St Paulinus Church, 63 Larch Road, Ollerton NG22 9SZ. Details
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