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An ongoing diary of stuff, allsorts, and things wot happen ......
By: Alan Lodge
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| Sunday, 5-Jun-2005 00:00 |
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Che, on a tee-shirt
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Che, on a tee-shirt
The photographer Joseph Korda, never really got the recognition he deserved for taking this picture. His copyright has been widely stolen, and here it has been again, on these tee-shirts.
Some business thought of puting this image on some bottles of vodka. Perhaps it might have helped sell more vodka. But Korda did re-assert his rights when he heard of this and won the case.
Che did not drink.
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| Saturday, 4-Jun-2005 00:00 |
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Nottm City Transport not giving change on buses: Ripped Off?
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Nottingham City Transport not giving change on their buses
You are being ripped off?
This item had earlier appeared in "Nottingham Alternative News"
http://www.veggies.org.uk/AlternativeNews
LETTER: You are being ripped off (if you catch a bus)
Phil Shelton
I have always had an issue with Nottingham City Transport not giving change on their buses, as I often had to pay more than the fare, having no change. Some years ago, I was lodging at the home of a high ranking employee of NCT who informed me of a way to get my hard-earned cash back. It appears that NCT legally has to be able to provide change to its customers or it cannot operate as a bus company!
So you say to yourself, how are they operating when they obviously do not give change on thier buses? Well, it's simple, it is called an Excess Fare Slip, which can be written out by a driver for you to take to the cash office in the Market Square. There, you can redeem the value of your overpaid fare and so claim YOUR hard earned cash back. This unknown right that all Nottingham's citizens have is largely unspoken of as NCT apparently has no intention of letting the public know about this.
This I can only imagine is due to financial reasons... think of all the journeys where people pay extra, that's one hell of a lot of money! Where does it go? Community groups? Charity? No, of course not, it goes to the bus company. Ignorance is bliss in the case of this greedy, selfish, self-serving company who does not care for its customers and implicitly rips them off.
Next time you overpay, be sure to demand that the driver write out an Excess Fare Slip. It is your legal right. If enough of us do this, perhaps NCT will have to review its sorry "Sorry, no change" policy.
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so, with all the above in mind .... I tried it out, having the incorrect change on the bus on the way home. The following letter to Nottingham City Transport sets out the case. If I get a response, I'll tell you all about it.......! Reading this article has saved me 30p.
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Nottingham City Transport
Customer Services
Saturday 04 June 2005
Sir,
I am a freelance journalist.
I am writing a number of pieces connected with the 'integrated transport policy' in the regions.
I note the number of different policies that there are in the many bus companies serving the East Midlands on a number of issues.
Specifically I now write to you, asking about the giving of change.
While I appreciate that not giving change might be considered advantageous for the 'free flow' of the queue, it can be quite off-putting to some customers. Surely a consideration when trying to make the bus a viable alternative in travel to and from the city. Also, it was my understanding that having a policy about the giving of change was a legal requirement for the running of a service.
Thus on Saturday afternoon, I put the issue to the test. I caught a number 45 bus [reg no: V424 DRC] at 2.30 on Saturday 4th June from city centre to Woodborough Road.
The fare was £1.20. However, I only had £1.50 in change. I therefore asked the driver if he gave change. He said he didn't. I then asked for an "Excess Fare Slip" with the intention of claiming back the excess from your office at a later date. Unfortunately, the driver didn't have one and seemed amazed I'd asked for such a thing. He asked for my address on a piece of paper and a proof of identity. I showed him my press card. In the mean-time, I'm holding up the queue. Eventually, the driver managed to get another passenger with sufficient change to give me some and therefore for us both to deal with our exact fare.
I thanked the driver for this. But I still asked if he normally had a supply of Excess Fare Slips. He said that he did, but on this occasion, they were in his other jacket. I think it important to tell you that the driver was polite throughout this exchange.
Looking for further guidance on this issue, I had looked over the company website at: http://www.nctx.co.uk and can find no reference to this facility.
I imagine that there are many times through the normal operation of the company, that customers are unable to give the exact change for their journey. I'm thus prompted to ask if you keep an account of the monies accrued by such overpayment.
I would appreciate your comments.
regards
Alan Lodge
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| Friday, 3-Jun-2005 00:00 |
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Go against the flow!
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Go against the flow!
Well, it's no oftern that I agree with these christian types. But, on the way home this afternoon, I wander past St Andrews Church on the Mansfield Road, Nottingham. I look about me before crossing the main road, trying not to get run over and blimey!! there it is. Advice directly from the god squad.
Well, yes I thought, and continued on my way home ......... 
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| Thursday, 2-Jun-2005 00:00 |
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Colourful Fabrics
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Colourful Fabrics
Simply am excercise in colour and the 'sharpness' of threads in the picture. Bit of texture, you know 
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| Wednesday, 1-Jun-2005 00:00 |
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Tash's Dabs!
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Tash's Dabs!
Further to yesterdays entry, when someone had thrown a wine bottle through my smaller living room window.
The Scenes of Crimes Officers had found a couple of fine dabs on the bottle, and took my own fingerprints for elimination purposes. I chatted the officer up a bit, to ask if I could have a sheet of their ink, to do and experiment on doing my own. for artistic purposes you understand.
So, here you are ....... Tash's dabs.
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| Tuesday, 31-May-2005 00:00 |
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A wine bottle through my window.
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A wine bottle through my window.
Gosh! 4.00am smashing glass. I get up to see what's happened. Some loon it appears has thrown a wine bottle through my smaller living roon window!
Whatever next. called police who came quite quickly. Put me on the patrol list for a bit.
Scences of Crime Officers visit latter in the morning. She did a dusting for fingerprints and Eurica! found two splendid dabs. So, dont know the story yet, but think there is some hope of finding who is responsible. Bastards ........!
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| Monday, 30-May-2005 00:00 |
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A sunset, north Nottinghamshire
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A sunset, north Nottinghamshire
Not much to add really, it's another sunset. Nice though eh!
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| Sunday, 29-May-2005 00:00 |
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Nottingham Green Festival, Arboretum Park, Nottingham.
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Nottingham Green Festival, Arboretum Park, Nottingham.
Nottingham Arboretum celebrates the May Bank Holiday with a festival embracing all things green. Live bands, monsters, fun for children and sustainable produce. Stalls, including crafts, plants, local produce, energy conservation demonstrations, wind and solar power, social struggles and human rights issues etc and plenty of other organic, eco-friendly activities.
Arboretum on Sunday 29th May, 12 noon - 6pm, FREE
Nottingham http://www.nottinghamevents.org/arboretum_festival/index.html
also there were some Scary Furry Monsters. Music was being performed, kids playing, people browsing the stalls when all of a sudden, we were confronted by a couple of monsters. They seemed to come out of nowhere!
One had horns, the other exceptionally large eyes, both were multi coloured and very, very furry. Kids ran about in all directions.
A council spokesman stated "he had never seen anything like it". He had however heard of an outfit called Monster Massive and wondered if it was them. Asked if he had anything else to say, he said "it was very Scary".
A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police at the scene said "he didn't believe a word of it.
Picture of monsters to be seen at: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=452049
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Nottingham Greenweeks
'Celebrate Sustainability' in Greater Nottingham by participating in three weeks of special events and activities that link the global to the local.
http://www.greenweeks.org
To give an idea of why looking for some alternatives need to be urgently investigated, check out my earlier post on Indymedia at:
Nottingham Against Incineration and Landfill [NAIL] Protest against expansion
http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/05/311559.html
also, I have put up the leaked Draft G8 Climate Change Decisions and Sustainable Energy
http://tash_lodge.blogspot.com/2005/05/draft-g8-climate-change-decisions-and.html
demonstrating political inaction on many of the issues surrounding climate change.
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| Saturday, 28-May-2005 00:00 |
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Nottingham Arboretum Festival
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Nottingham Arboretum Festival
The Arboretum, Saturday 28 May, 12pm - 6pm, FREE
Nottingham http://www.nottinghamevents.org/arboretum_festival/index.html
This was a typical, council sponsored, event.
They came, some got entertained, and then they went home. I think community festivals could be so much more. Including more community involvement. Still, what do I know about it ?
This is the council blerb about it:
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A great day out at Nottingham’s Arboretum Festival Weekend
Two popular Nottingham festivals have teamed up this year for a Bank Holiday showcase of entertainment, activities, stalls and a chance to learn more about people, the planet and peace.
Nottingham Arboretum Festival on Saturday, May 28 from 12 noon until 6pm features live bands, DJ’s, stalls, street artists and workshops, children’s activities, traditional English folk dance, a brass band, food stalls and lots more. Organisers are delighted to be showcasing local creative talent with Nottingham bands Trickster playing dirty funk/roots/rock, Horny Batacada playing latin/samba/funk, Neon Set playing 60’s psychedelic rock and popular local DJ’s Rick Donohue and Dave Boultbee.
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| Friday, 27-May-2005 00:00 |
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Scary Furry Monsters Discovered in a Nottingham Park.
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Scary Furry Monsters Discovered in a Nottingham Park.
There we were, hanging out at the Nottingham Green Festival, held this year for the first time in the Arboretum Park, Nottingham. Music was being performed, kids playing, people browsing the stalls when all of a sudden, we were confronted by a couple of monsters. They seemed to come out of nowhere!
One had horns, the other exceptionally large eyes, both were multi coloured and very, very furry. Kids ran about in all directions.
A council spokesman stated "he had never seen anything like it". He had however heard of an outfit called Monster Massive and wondered if it was them. Asked if he had anything else to say, he said "it was very Scary".
A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police at the scene said "he didn't believe a word of it. However, they had sent the force helicopter with marksmen onboard, just as a precaution you understand....... "
See Notts Indymedia 'dev' site entry on the newswire about the helicopter at:
http://dev2.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2005/05/375.html
For further information on Monster Massive, please take a peek at their website at:
http://www.monstermassive.co.uk
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