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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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]