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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
