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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 […]
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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 […]
