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17 December 2024 / 17 December 2024 by adrianmorris
The government’s new planning framework, “fails to tackle the housing crisis head on and instead panders yet further to the interests of private developers whose main interest is lining their pockets,” Green Party co-leader and MP Adrian Ramsay has warned. Read our response in full here.
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Welcome to our December 2024 newsletter Thanks for your support in 2024… See you in 2025! A huge thank you to everyone who has supported the Green party this year. Every action makes a difference: from talking to others about the green issues that matter, to being one of our local volunteers or councillors. This […]
12 December 2024 / 12 December 2024 by adrianmorris
In the Commons, Green MP Ellie Chowns challenged the government on adaptation in light of the havoc wreaked by Storms Darragh and Bert. She asked, “Given the strong evidence that links increasing frequency and severity of storms to climate change, can I ask what’s the minister’s response to the comments of Emma Pinchbeck, the new […]
Arun and Chichester Green Party have responded to the consultation on Southern Water’s “Water Resources Management Plan”. You an read our response at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UO4g00yUIoomgHqmzsjWDS8ztPzeT8XDXLMjfj9T2iw/edit?usp=sharing You can watch our guest speaker, Tracey Viney, give her excellent presentation on the plans here.
15 November 2024 / 15 November 2024 by adrianmorris
Welcome to our November 2024 newsletter! Your local Green team We’re delighted to have elected a fantastic team of local party officers at our recent AGM. Please see our website for more details, or come along to our next branch meeting and say hello! Without major donors and funders, the Greens rely on the time […]
16 October 2024 by adrianmorris
Welcome to our October 2024 newsletter! Making a difference We already have many hard-working Green councillors in both Arun and Chichester. Next year, the West Sussex County Council elections are taking place, and we plan to get even more Greens elected. Greens believe in supporting all our communities across the region. We offer Real Hope […]
11 October 2024 / 14 October 2024 by adrianmorris
October 2024 : Issue 14 https://chichesterarun.greenparty.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/212/2024/10/Autumn-newsletter-2024.pdf Can you help with newsletter delivery? We will be delivering this newsletter to Chichester doorsteps from now. If you can help please email contact@chichesterarun.greenparty.org.uk Lunch and tea provided!
16 September 2024 / 16 September 2024 by adrianmorris
Welcome to the September 2024 newsletter from your local Green Party. Thank you for being part of our positive campaign for Real Hope and Real Change. Green Talk – housing and planning A huge area of concern for all of us is the need for sustainable and appropriate planning developments. What is the current situation […]
21 August 2024 / 21 August 2024 by adrianmorris
Welcome to the monthly newsletter from your local Green Party. Including updates on our Councillors’ hard work, members’ campaigning, dates for your diary, and all things Green! We have all been shocked and saddened by the tragic events in Southport, and the exploitation of this by far right groups across the country. Please see here […]
16 August 2024 / 16 August 2024 by Anandamayi Mem
Like so many in our beloved country we have been appalled to see the recent outburst of far-right racist and political violence in towns and cities all over England. The attacks on mosques and hotels accommodating asylum seekers have been especially shocking. For a good summary of how the political violence developed in the aftermath […]
11 July 2024 by adrianmorris
Your part in the Green success story After months and weeks of campaigning, we were all delighted to see four Green MPs elected to parliament and a massive show of support for all our local candidates. And we want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to every one of you, for your support. From voting, […]
27 June 2024 / 1 July 2024 by adrianmorris
Green Parliamentary Candidate Cllr Steve McAuliffe wins hearts and minds at the Greening Steyning Climate Hustings Last night, Wednesday 26 June, all six candidates for the Arundel and South Downs constituency participated in a ‘Question Time’-style Climate Hustings, organised by Greening Steyning. The audience in the packed Drama Hall at Steyning Grammar School heard a […]
24 June 2024 / 27 June 2024 by adrianmorris
Arundel & South Downs not a ‘safe seat’ say Greens Having been pulled out of the BBC Radio 4 PM programme’s Election Tombola last week to feature on this week’s episodes, the constituency of Arundel & South Downs located in rural West Sussex, often reported as a ‘safe seat’ for the Conservatives, will be in […]
17 June 2024 / 17 June 2024 by adrianmorris
Welcome to the monthly newsletter from your local Green Party. Finally the General Election has been called – and we’re ready for Real Hope and Real Change Your Green candidates We are proud to be standing three excellent Green candidates in the General Election. On Thursday 4 July you will be able to vote for […]
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 […]
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 […]
13 May 2024 / 13 May 2024 by adrianmorris
Welcome to the monthly newsletter from your local Green Party. Including updates on our Councillors’ hard work, members’ campaigning, dates for your diary, and all things Green! Local news We had a fantastic turnout for our recent Green Talk in Barnham. Local residents, Green councillors and members all got together to speak, listen, and share […]
27 April 2024 / 8 June 2024 by Mark Record
Chichester and Arun Green Party held a series of talks and discussions at Barnham community hall on the evening of the 19th April including Jonathan Kent our Green Party Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner candidate. Jonathan Kent began with a talk explaining why he is standing as a candidate to become the Sussex Police and […]
16 April 2024 / 16 April 2024 by adrianmorris
Welcome to the monthly newsletter from your local Green Party. Including updates on our Councillors’ hard work, members’ campaigning, dates for your diary, and all things Green! Local newsA number of our members took part in the successful campaign to get the Broadford Bridge borehole extension refused. West Sussex County Council planning meeting listened to […]
5 April 2024 / 5 April 2024 by Anandamayi Mem
For the last six months activists from Chichester and Arun Green Party have been working with partner organisations to support refugees and asylum seekers who are being accommodated at the Chichester Park Hotel on the Westhampnett Road in Chichester. Reports started to circulate in late September 2023 that the Home Office had started loaning the […]
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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 […]
4 February 2024 / 7 February 2024 by Mark Record
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), Nature Opportunity or Planning Fig Leaf? Watch or listen to the Jan 24th 2024 talks on BNG held at the Friends Meeting House, Priory Road to find out what impact this new planning legislation will have. National housing targets are leading to urban development expanding deeper into the countryside. Government says […]
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 […]
