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 […]
GBGP Newsletter #25: Mayor for Clean Air hustings on Tuesday 20th April
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 […]
GBGP Newsletter #24: Door-knocking for success!
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 […]
GBGP Newsletter #23: Sign the Shooters Hill shoppers parade petition
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 […]
GBGP Newsletter #22: Spotlight on Carol O’Toole
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 […]
Greenwich Green Party candidates for 6th May council by-elections
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 […]
GBGP Newsletter #21: Green Party by-election candidates announced
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: […]
GBGP Newsletter #20: Share your views on greening efforts by the council
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 […]
GBGP Newsletter #19: Resuming leafleting for May’s elections
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 […]
Response to the Draft Greenwich Carbon Neutral Plan released
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 […]
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