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. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
