Posts Tagged ‘vigil’
COUNCIL TO VOTE ON FIGS FUTURE AGAIN
July 11, 2011Last night’s celebration 19.12.2010
December 19, 2010
Had a lovely gathering under our beautiful fig trees last night to celebrate a successful campaign. (more…)
Council’s motion 17.12.2010
December 17, 2010
These are the council trucks that were parked in Laman Street on the morning of the meeting where council was to hear that the pull test was being recommended against by council staff. There’s a tree mulcher and a crane. Allegedly these are the vehicles they drive around any old time and they were just changing light globes. Whatever.
This is the motion council approved this week:
Great Christmas Present 15.12.2010
December 15, 2010
We won. (more…)
Still vigil-ing and vigilant 10.12.2010
December 10, 2010
Went to the 81st night of the Laman Street vigil tonight and enjoyed the dogs passing by, the usual noisy birds and the occasional debate. To think I thought we should have one symbolic candlelight vigil to mark the (then first) planned date to take the trees out in September. (more…)
Last night’s vigil 15.11.2010
November 15, 2010
The trivia night was a great success. (more…)
Free entertainment 22.10.2010
October 22, 2010
I was reading a sad story in yesterday’s paper, about a couple who were broke and feeling chronically down, which quoted one of them as saying how bored they were because they had no money to do anything. I started to think about enjoyable pastimes that cost nothing.
You can smell the coal dust today, not just see it 2.10.2010
October 2, 2010
Years ago I had a friend who loved gliding and he convinced me to go on a joy flight. I only went once because it was claustrophobic and nauseating but what I did learn from it, apart from the fact that you can have all that space around you and still feel penned in, is that there are Weather Things called Inversions and I assume that’s what we have today. (more…)
From Newcastle to Wauchope and Back 30.9.2010
October 1, 2010
Banner protecting the Wauchope Hastings Street figs
I’ve been meaning to drive to Wauchope to see the threatened Hastings Street figs for almost a year and when I read the comment from one of the campaigners on the last post I decided to go today. (more…)
The questions at tonight’s Vigil 28.9.2010
September 29, 2010
Cracks which led to removal of in $72000 tree by council in 2007
If anyone had told me a year ago that I would be part of a nightly vigil about a bunch of trees I would have scoffed. (more…)
