16th February 2023 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Browne
by Fiona Moore Our beloved Thames Path willows will stay – for now. The work to save them isn’t over. A proposal to fell the graceful row of willows along the Thames Path north of Morden Wharf went to Greenwich council’s planning board last week. It formed part of a plan to redo flood defences. […]
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24th February 2022 / 3rd February 2024 by Stacy Smith
There have been recent consultations and much controversy over individual low traffic neighbourhood installations in parts of Greenwich and their impact on traffic elsewhere in the borough. The Green Party is clear that the aim should be to reduce traffic overall. This will both reduce pollution and make it safer to walk and cycle to […]
24th March 2021 / 13th March 2024 by Mark Williams
On Thursday 6th May there will be council by-elections held across the country, at the same time as the London mayoral election. Greenwich Green Party is contesting four of these by-elections in Glyndon, Greenwich West, Kidbrooke with Hornfair and Shooters Hill. If you would like to volunteer to deliver leaflets or be part of an […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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% […]
4th April 2020 / 4th March 2021 by Victoria Rance
Greenwich and Bexley Green Party welcomes the council’s engagement with planning for carbon neutrality by 2030, integrating community engagement and a cross-party approach. Here we look at the inception of the plan and raise concerns about some shortcomings in the evidence base. Context leading up to the Carbon Neutral Plan In November 2018, Bristol Council passed […]
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 […]