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19th April 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
Join ‘Towards a Mayor4CleanAir’ on Tuesday 20 April On Tuesday 20 April (7.30pm), there is going to be a clean air hustings ahead of the London mayoral election on 6th May. Hear the candidates’ positions on addressing the problem of toxic air in the capital and ask your questions. London’s harmful and illegal air pollution […]
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13th April 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
More doorstep action days planned On Saturday 3 April GBGP carried out a successful action day, knocking on the doors of residents in the Kidbrooke with Hornfair ward and asking them a few questions as part of a 60-second survey. We are now planning a few more action days in the run-up to the 6th […]
6th April 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
Sign our petition to revamp the Shooters Hill parade of shops As part of her five-point plan for Kidbrooke, Carol O’Toole is launching a petition to improve the area outside the parade of shops on Shooters Hill Road. The area behind is unpaved and attracts antisocial behaviour. Fly-tipped rubbish builds up continually. On the street […]
29th March 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
More volunteers needed for delivering election leaflets Ahead of the mayoral and council elections coming up in May, we need more volunteers to deliver leaflets in the Kidbrooke with Hornfair ward. Leaflet delivery can take place at any time during the week, depending on when you have free time. If you would like to spend […]
22nd March 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
Greenwich and Bexley Green Party candidates announced for 6th May Council Elections As well as the London Mayoral election on Thursday 6 May, there will be council elections held across the country. Many of these are elections that were postponed in May 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. GBGP candidates for the council elections are: […]
15th March 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
Complete the Greener Greenwich surveys Greenwich Council has a series of proposed environmental and traffic-related schemes that they are inviting residents to share their thoughts on. They cover subjects such as Westcombe Park and Maze Hill low traffic neighbourhoods and a cycle route from Greenwich Park to Eltham. They all require feedback this month, so […]
8th March 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
Political campaigning restrictions being lifted in March Political leafleting will be permitted from 9 March and campaigning in groups of up to six people will be allowed from 29 March. The government is lifting certain restrictions on political campaigning, as long as it is done in a Covid-safe manner, ahead of the local elections in […]
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6th March 2021 / 6th March 2021 by Matt Stratford
Greenwich and Bexley Green Party announces the release of its response to the draft Greenwich Carbon Neutral Plan. The full response has been submitted to the relevant council leaders and to sustainability@royalgreenwich.gov.uk today and is available for public download. Regrettably, our analysis concludes that the draft plan falls very short of the maximum ambition scenario […]
1st March 2021 / 5th March 2024 by Matt Stratford
Greenwich and Bexley Green Party has repeatedly called for the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to scrap the toxic Silvertown Tunnel. We have restated our call with a new public letter. Please add your name to the signatories.
1st March 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
Vaccination bus providing easier access to Covid-19 jabs A vaccination bus launched by Greenwich council is making it easier for vulnerable people to get the Covid-19 jab. The mobile vaccination unit was launched earlier this month The bus is a double-decker and with two clinical booths inside. Vaccinations on the bus are being given to […]
22nd February 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
Want to receive this newsletter by email each week? Sign up to the mailing list at https://greenwichandbexley.greenparty.org.uk/ Join the Green Party Quiz on 26 February The Green Party is holding a fundraising quiz online on Friday 26th February from 8pm to 9.30pm. All funds raised will go towards the May London elections (Less than 90 […]
15th February 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
Phone bank training ahead of Mayoral elections We that know picking up the phone to help turn out the vote is one the most effective ways to get Green votes in elections. It can be nervy picking up the phone for the first time, but there’s no need to worry – and it really does […]
8th February 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
People’s Question Time: Your chance to grill the mayor People’s Question Time is taking place online at 7-9pm on Thursday 11 February. Mayor Sadiq Khan and the London Assembly will be answering questions on a range of topics including transport, air quality and housing. If you have questions you want to put to the mayor […]
1st February 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
Welcome to the 14th edition of the Greenwich and Bexley Green Party (GBGP) newsletter. This weekly bulletin will give you a roundup of what’s going on in the local area. Silvertown tunnel described as ‘an assault’ on the health of local people Doctors and healthcare workers have warned that plans for a new four-lane tunnel […]
25th January 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
Welcome to the 13th edition of the Greenwich and Bexley Green Party (GBGP) newsletter. This weekly bulletin will give you a roundup of what’s going on in the local area. A new pedestrian and cycle bridge for East London Architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands and maritime civil engineers Beckett Rankine are inviting GBGP members to hear […]
Featured Local news
9th December 2020 / 13th March 2024 by Matt Stratford
Greenwich Cyclists Coordinator Neil Robertson has recently penned a piece in defence of low-traffic neighbourhoods entitled Thankful for LTNs. We reprint it here to help assure its wider distribution. Greenwich and Bexley Green Party would like to put on record its full support for low-traffic neighbourhoods, safer cycling, walkable neighbourhoods and the lowering of air […]
21st September 2020 / 13th March 2024 by Matt Stratford
We are delighted to announce that following significant criticism including our own thoroughly researched opposition, Greenwich Council has rowed back on its secretive proposal to dispose of the precious green space known as the Rose Garden at Blackwall Lane in Peninsula ward. A statement on the council’s website reads: Following a public consultation on the […]
13th September 2020 / 1st March 2021 by Matt Stratford
Dear Greenwich Council, Greenwich Council has given notice of its intention to sell the public open green space known as the Rose Garden, situated at Blackwall Lane London, SE10 0SP on Greenwich Peninsula. Greenwich and Bexley Green Party strongly oppose the sale of the Rose Garden. Disposing of this green space is inconsistent with the […]
27th June 2020 / 5th March 2024 by Matt Stratford
The Green Party has members living across all parts of Greenwich and Bexley borough, indeed we have many members in every London constituency. Seldom has there been an issue to unite them as tightly as opposition to the construction of this new road tunnel between Silvertown in Newham and Greenwich Peninsula. Is there a climate […]
1st May 2020 / 13th March 2024 by Matt Stratford
We are sad to announce the death of Dave Sharman, co-founder of Greenwich Green Party, at the age of 83. He is remembered by Philip Connolly: Dave Sharman was a man who joined things: the Green Party, the Quakers, the Woodlands Farm Trust, The Millennium Sustainability Network, Agenda 21, South London Energy Project, Mycenae House’s […]
17th April 2020 / 1st March 2021 by Matt Stratford
The coronavirus lockdown is worsening an economic crisis that was already happening. And the economic consequences of lockdown are not being felt evenly by all. Anyone working on a zero hour contract has found out how brutally insecure zero hour contracts are. Anyone getting minimum wage is now at risk of being furloughed on 80% […]
17th March 2020 / 1st March 2021 by Matt Stratford
At this time when draconian and long-lasting public health measures have been introduced and the stock market is in free fall, there is no doubt that this is a time of crisis. The Green Party has always worked with others in the community to try to advance the common good. Please involve yourself in whichever […]
13th March 2020 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
Owing to the resignation in disgrace by Councillor Tonia Ashikodi of the Labour Party relating to fraudulently claiming council housing, a by-election to elect a new councillor will be held on Thursday April 9th, 2020. Greenwich and Bexley Green Party announce that Leonie Barron will be contesting the seat for the Greens. Leonie has previously […]
6th December 2019 / 5th March 2024 by Matt Stratford
Hustings speech made at St. Mary’s Community Centre, Eltham on 26th November 2019 Firstly let me thank the Keep Our NHS Public group for inviting me to speak at the hustings. It is my pleasure to be able to talk for a few minutes specifically about the NHS. The government as a whole raises and […]