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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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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 […]