North West Liberal Democrats

International Volunteer Day is marked on the 5th December each year to celebrate the hard work of volunteers.

Volunteers are the lifeblood of our community and take on many important roles, be that looking after parks and paths or volunteering in local charity shops or community groups. Without volunteers, these things would not be able to take place and life would be trickier in our local communities.

On Saturday 1st December, millions of people across the globe will be taking part in and supporting the 30th anniversary World AIDS day. Globally, 35 million people have died from HIV and AIDS and there are still around 36.7 million people living with HIV. There has been a fall in the number of diagnoses in the UK, however we must remain vigilant in the fight against AIDS and stamp it out for good!

North West Region Lib Dem Conference comes to Manchester next Spring.

Members from Crewe to Carlisle will meet for a day of debate and training in central Manchester on Saturday 9th February 2019.

Put the date in your diary now and watch this space for more news.

Special Conference, York, Friday March 15 2019

This event marks an important step in the collaboration between the three Lib Dem Regional Parties (North West, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber) to develop a common policy response to the Northern Powerhouse initiative.

A small joint cross-regional policy working group was established earlier this year and. during our Autumn Federal Conference in Brighton, the three Regions held a very successful joint fringe meeting on Transport and Infrastructure in the North. There was also a further consultative session on this issue, plus a keynote speech from Baroness Randleson at our North West Regional Conference in Lancaster last month.

Climate Change isn't just an environmental problem, it's a human one too.

Look at our country - and the impact of weather extremes likely linked to climate change. This summer, Manchester's Moorlands were turned into an inferno. Food prices spiked as farmers struggled in an unseasonal heatwave. Back in March, parts of the country were brought to a standstill with massive snowfalls from the Beast from the East.