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7 June 2024 / 8 June 2024 by Georgie Armour
Forget tactical voting and send a message to the next government says Cllr Tim Young, Green Party parliamentary candidate for Chichester, who is urging voters to use this election to demand immediate action on the climate before it’s too late. Whilst Chichester has long been considered a safe Conservative seat, there is a growing sense […]
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Green Party Parliamentary Candidate for Arundel & South Downs has raised concerns for vulnerable residents in rural communities after Ofcom and the UK government agreed to let BT switch off landline services leaving only broadband services available. Steve McAuliffe, Arun District Councillor, is leading calls for BT to engage with villages and vulnerable rural residents […]
28 March 2024 / 8 June 2024 by Georgie Armour
A hard-working community champion and environmentalist with a wealth of knowledge on local issues has been selected by the Green Party as its MP candidate for Arundel & South Downs. Steve McAuliffe is an ex-British Army Air Corps soldier whose 20-year career in ecology and environmental management consultancy has spanned both industry and politics. He […]
10 December 2023 / 7 February 2024 by Georgie Armour
At the Chichester & Arun Green Party 2023 AGM on Thursday 16 November Josie Cohen from Pesticide Action Network gave an excellent talk on the egregious and pernicious effects of pesticides on our soils, rivers, seas, wildlife, crops and health. Those who missed it can watch Josie’s talk and a Q&A below.
19 November 2023 / 10 December 2023 by Georgie Armour
On Thursday 16 November the Chichester & Arun Green Party met for the 2023 AGM, which included a hustings for our parliamentary candidates for the next general election for Chichester (Tim Young) and Bognor & Littlehampton (Carol Birch). For those members who couldn’t make it in person or virtually on the night you can watch […]
3 November 2023 / 11 December 2023 by Georgie Armour
The Chichester & Arun Green Party 2023 AGM will be held at Murrells Hall, Barnham Community Centre on Thursday 16 November. The formal business of the AGM (for members only) will take place from 6.30pm to 7pm. This will include voting in our new officers for 2023/24. Could you share some of your skills with […]
10 October 2023 by Georgie Armour
At the end of August 2023, the residents of a group of properties in Freeman Close, just off Eastergate Lane in Walberton, were given three months’ notice before eviction by Home Farm Trust. This cluster of small bungalows is home to a community of 23 residents with mixed and varied needs, some of whom have […]
27 September 2023 / 27 September 2023 by Georgie Armour
Chichester & Arun Green Party has responded to Southern’s West Coastway consultation to express disappointment that the proposed changes are a further erosion of local rail services and direct train travel through West Sussex. [1] Equally disappointing is that once again, despite overwhelming public and political support, the provision of a 500-metre ‘Arundel Chord’ addition […]
15 September 2023 / 11 December 2023 by Georgie Armour
How worried are you about government policies? Policies on climate change, air quality, water quality, sewage discharges, housing policies, road building, airport expansion, walking and cycling... the list goes on. How can we get government policies changed? For some it is to protest, others sign petitions, some work locally to at least get some local […]
6 September 2023 by Georgie Armour
On Monday 21 August, Chichester & Arun Green Party hosted a Green Social for members and apolitical but green-minded people alike at Reina Kitchen in Chichester. It was a lovely venue for a Green gathering. With our own space reserved upstairs, dedicated service and a lovely menu to choose from, people came from Bognor, Rustington, […]
8 June 2023 / 12 June 2023 by Georgie Armour
This Great Big Green Week, Councillor Sarah Sharp (Chichester South) and the wider Chichester & Arun Green Party are hosting a series of activities for local members and residents alike. Saturday 10th June – Selsey Litterpick Bus trip to litter pick in Selsey on the beach. Meet at the Cathedral to take the 51 to […]
25 May 2023 / 25 May 2023 by Georgie Armour
To continue to allow oil and gas extraction in West Sussex – in a way that adds significant amounts of carbon dioxide and methane to the atmosphere – or to conduct a formal review: that is a decision West Sussex County Councillors will be faced with this week. The five-yearly Assessment of the Joint Minerals […]
11 May 2023 by Georgie Armour
At the District Election of May 4, 2023, the voters of Chichester South re-elected Sarah Sharp with 1287 votes and elected Tim Young with 943 votes – more votes than the Tories, Labour and Lib Dems combined! (C 266, L 281, LD 303.) Sarah Sharp said: "Thank you to everyone in Chichester South who voted […]
Greens in Arun are celebrating a successful set of results in Thursday’s local elections. The party now has six seats on Arun District Council, with four new councillors elected and two successfully defending their existing seats. The new councillors elected are Paul Ayling (Barnham), Anita Lawrence (Barnham), Carol Birch (Arundel & Walberton) and Melanie Penycate […]
11 May 2023 / 11 May 2023 by Georgie Armour
Le Monde interviewed Green Party Councillor for Chichester South, Sarah Sharp, regarding the local elections. Here's what she had to say. (Translation to English courtesy of Bill Sharp, original article in French can be found here.) In Chichester, the Tory 'blue wall' is being fought over In the affluent south of England, the local elections […]
15 April 2023 by Georgie Armour
Chichester Area Greens have finalised the candidates standing in the upcoming elections on Thursday 4 May. A total of 13 Greens will stand across 12 wards. Cllr Sarah Sharp will defend her seat of Chichester South and joining her is candidate Tim Young, who if elected will replace Cllr Heather Barrie who is standing down. […]
25 March 2023 / 10 April 2023 by Georgie Armour
Members of the Chichester and Arun Green party joined residents lining the A259 today as part of the Mayday Action Group-organised protest against the destruction of Chichester Harbour and its villages from overdevelopment and the regular release of raw sewage into the harbour, among other threats. Cllr Sarah Sharp (Green, Chichester South), cycled along the […]
15 March 2023 / 15 March 2023 by Georgie Armour
Take an afternoon stroll around the Whyke area of Chichester this Saturday 18 March, 2023 and you may notice it’s a little bit tidier. That’s because Saturday morning between 10.30am and 12.30pm local residents will be out in force for a community litter pick around the Whyke area. Everyone is welcome and hot drinks and […]
13 March 2023 / 13 March 2023 by Georgie Armour
Members of Chichester & Arun Green Party were delighted to hear that plans for the divisive and unpopular bypass ‘grey’ route have been put on hold by the government. Local Green activists and councillors have stood alongside residents for the past four years, as the community has been torn apart and put under enormous stress […]
15 February 2023 / 13 March 2023 by Georgie Armour
Zack Polanski, Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, spoke to a packed room in Arundel last Monday night, as he addressed many issues dear to local residents, such as road building and inappropriate housing developments. He also spoke passionately about the concern shared by many – and certainly judging by the […]
8 February 2023 / 13 March 2023 by Georgie Armour
Zack Polanski, Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, will visit Arundel next week, demonstrating the confidence the Party has in widening its base further in the May elections. Polanski’s visit to Arun comes after the success of the Greens locally (Greens won both recent by-elections). On Monday 13 February, in a […]
30 January 2023 / 13 March 2023 by Georgie Armour
Chichester & Arun Green Party is frustrated by the lack of ambition in the local plan with regard to the climate crisis and the local environment. Local Greens point to the lack of properly adequate walking and cycling provision to prevent us from building anything but car-dependent enclaves, and to the 'solution' to tanker away […]
19 January 2023 / 13 March 2023 by Georgie Armour
Among the Green Party councillors and members who joined the picket line at St Richard's Hospital this week was Chichester City Councillor and retired nurse, Debbie Carter. Cllr Carter said: “It was difficult in my day. Now we have an exhausted, worn-down workforce and nurses who are not paid enough to the point that some […]
3 January 2023 / 13 March 2023 by Georgie Armour
Chichester and Arun Green Party welcomes the decision to cap single bus fares in England at £2 on local and regional journeys this January to March, but are disappointed that it is only a temporary measure and doesn’t go far enough. Green Party Councillor, Sarah Sharp, who represents Chichester South on the county, district and […]
