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11th June 2021 / 5th March 2024 by Mark Williams
‘Sadiq Khan had the power to stop the tunnel when he took over in 2016 and he still has the power to stop it now,’ says Sian Berry Around 600 people took part in the Stop the Silvertown Tunnel protest march on Saturday 5 June, making their voices heard on a controversial project which will […]
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2nd June 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
Show us the banners you’ve made for the Stop the Silvertown Tunnel March If you’re attending the Stop the Silvertown Tunnel March on Saturday 5 June, and you make a banner or placard, send us a photo of it – we’ll feature them in an upcoming newsletter. Send your submissions to coordinator@greenwich.greenparty.org.uk with the subject […]
24th May 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
Click here and enter your details to get updates by email Starting point for Stop The Silvertown Tunnel march On Saturday 5 June, Stop The Silvertown Tunnel Coalition is organising a protest march, starting at 2pm. The starting point has been confirmed as Terry Spinks Place, Canning Town. Meet there from 1.30pm and bring banners: […]
17th May 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
By-election results for four Greenwich wards and one Bexley ward Green Party candidates came third in all the wards that were being contested in the local by-elections on Thursday 6 May, echoing Sian Berry’s mayoral election result. You can see the results here (Greenwich) and here (Bexley). Stop the Silvertown Tunnel march on Saturday 5 […]
12th May 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
Responding to planning application 20/1730/O On behalf of Greenwich and Bexley Green Party, I write to oppose the Morden Wharf planning application. It is beyond dispute that large buildings change the areas that they are constructed in. The area targeted by this development is comprised of low-rise/mid-rise buildings and open areas that will be harmed […]
4th May 2021 / 3rd February 2024 by Matt Stratford
Welcome to Greenwich and Bexley Green Party (GBGP) newsletter #27. This weekly bulletin will give you a roundup of what’s going on in the local area. To get in touch, reply to this email or contact coordinator@greenwich.greenparty.org.uk Remember to vote Green on Thursday 6 May On Thursday 6 May there will be council by-elections held […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]