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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, […]
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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. […]
5 April 2023 / 11 May 2023 by aledmorris
Today the Green Party officialy launched the campaign to #GetGreensElected in the upcoming elections on Thursday 4 May. In Arun, a total of 18 Greens will stand across 13 wards. Sue Wallsgrove and Steve McAuliffe will defend their seats in Barnham and Arundel & Walberton respectively. Joining them to contest all three available seats in […]
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 […]
2 December 2022 / 13 March 2023 by Georgie Armour
Last night Arundel & Walberton voters rewarded Green candidate Cllr Steve McAuliffe with an astounding 48% of their votes. Cllr McAuliffe received 873 votes to the Conservatives 549. Labour received 407 votes. It is the Green Party’s second win in 12 weeks. Cllr Sue Wallsgrove won the Barnham by-election on September 8, 2022. Arun District […]
18 November 2022 / 13 March 2023 by Georgie Armour
National Highways has released the latest consultation documents on the controversial Grey Route, and the news for Fontwell and West Walberton is concerning local residents. National Highways own figures show Fontwell Village and Eastergate Lane in particular will experience rat-running, increased traffic flows on narrow roads and all of the associated air pollution this causes […]
22 October 2022 / 13 March 2023 by Georgie Armour
County, District and City Cllr Sarah Sharp (Green, Chichester South) is working with the Chichester Community Network to coordinate a selection of ‘Warm Spaces’ available to residents in need this winter. Among others, Chichester Festival Theatre (CFT) is throwing open its doors Monday to Saturday from 10am til late, offering co-working desks, free WiFi, beanbags, […]
28 September 2022 / 13 March 2023 by Georgie Armour
The Chichester & Arun Green Party is encouraging local residents to join it in demanding the transformation of the A27 around Chichester into a safer, smoother, smarter road. This could involve investigating the use of traffic lights at the roundabouts, managing speed and introducing smart technologies that are proven to reduce congestion by a more […]
9 September 2022 / 13 March 2023 by Georgie Armour
Parish Councillor Sue Wallsgrove has won the Barnham by-election, joining another Green Councillor – Isabel Thurston – to represent Barnham ward on Arun District Council. Sue has lived in the villages of the Barnham ward all her life. Following her career in the Social Services Finance Team at West Sussex County Council she has been […]
