Category: Public services
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ACORN turns 10!
What started as a group of friends knocking doors in Bristol with a dream of building power in their community has grown into a union with almost 30 groups and branches in towns and cities across England and Wales – with more set to be launched in the near future. A union that organises, fights,
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ACORN Brighton save public toilets!
After a year long campaign by ACORN Brighton, Brighton & Hove City Council have reversed a decision to close public toilets across the city, and have re-opened the Pavilion Gardens toilets with full time attendants! This is a massive win for ACORN members and our city, and comes as a result of the ‘Save Our
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Better Buses for Oxfordshire Win!
ACORN Oxford have the achieved the first step in their road to victory with the ‘Better Buses for Oxfordshire’ campaign! Our members and other residents in Oxfordshire are being put through misery with their bus service. Buses are expensive as they are run by multiple private operators who do not accept saver tickets across different
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Norwich man kept in his home following community campaign
ACORN member, Emad, can breathe a sigh of relief as his eviction is cancelled following a community campaign! As we previously reported, an attempt to evict a disabled man from his home of 13 years by Norwich City Council was met with strong resistance from Emad’s neighbours and fellow ACORN members. As ACORN Norwich explain,
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Warm home win for ACORN Bristol member
This week, ACORN Bristol has secured a win for member, Sharon! Sharon, age 63, has been treated scandalously by Bristol City Council. For 8 years she’s had to deal with a draughty and freezing house, even having the radiators on full blast did nothing for the temperature. Not only did this contribute to making her
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Carpets not Concrete campaign win in Cornwall
A Cornish housing association has halted its policy of pulling up perfectly good carpets prior to new occupancy, leading to some residents being left living with concrete floors in their homes. In October, ACORN Falmouth & Penryn launched the ‘Carpets not Concrete’ campaign, demanding that housing association, LiveWest: Just before Christmas, ACORN members staged a
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23,000 Bristol families saved from £millions in benefit cuts after ACORN campaign
On Thursday evening (30th November), it was announced that plans to cut Bristol’s Council Tax Reduction scheme were to be scrapped, in a major u-turn by Bristol City Council. This is a huge victory for 23,000 low income households in Bristol, some of who were at risk of being pushed into debt during the cost of
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ACORN shuts down companies linked to war on Gaza
This morning, members of community union ACORN have taken simultaneous action against three companies across England, blockading their entrances and shutting them down because of their involvement in the ongoing war in Gaza. In Birmingham, people linked arms and held banners to block the entrance of Meggitt. In Bristol, people linked arms and used locks
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Community mobilises to keep Norwich man in his home
Last week, Norwich City Council failed in their attempts to evict a disabled man, Emad, from his home as a result of a community protest. Norwich City Council called off the eviction on the recommendation of the police, who upon seeing the strength of the gathered crowd, realised they didn’t have the resources to support
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Win for Sussex sheltered housing residents!
Residents of The Dene, a sheltered housing scheme in Rottingdean, Brighton, recently won their campaign after joining ACORN and getting organised! Their landlord, Teacher’s Housing Association, left 9 rooms empty for 18 months and threatened major cuts to food services. As well as this, there were concerns with accessibility, as well as an increased service