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3 October 2024 / 4 October 2024 by richardcannon
Initiated by Kate Needham and organised by Rich Turner and Jo Harmer, we held a live music and dance folk evening featuring local artists at the Hyde Tavern in Winchester. Jo Harmer writes.. It was a great night, so much skill and talent in the Hyde Tavern’s quirky and wonderful Cellar Bar. Each of the […]
Elections News
Your green party candidate, Alex Ellis The current County councillor for Bishops Waltham district has stepped down triggering a ‘snap’ by-election which will be held on Thursday 31st October. The division covers a wide area including Bramdean to the North, Colden Common to the West and Durley to the South. See map below for boundary. […]
Nature and Wildlife News Pollution Rivers
10 September 2024 / 10 September 2024 by richardcannon
A talk given on (and in) the River Meon at Meonstoke on Wednesday 4th.September 2024 by Chalk Streams expert Dr. Richard Osmond Kate Needham writes.. There was a lot more to river fly monitoring than I imagined. It was truly fascinating. Some creatures are more susceptible to pollution than others. So each type is given […]
Meetings Nature and Wildlife News
18 July 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Last week, in replacement of our monthly members zoom meeting, we went for a walk around St. Claire’s Nature Reserve in Soberton. The weather stayed good for us and the walk alongside the river was quite a treat with some interesting wildlife observations which included dragon flies, various beetles and a deer making a dash […]
9 July 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
For the first time Winchester District Green Party fielded a candidate in a General Election.Our candidate Lorraine Estelle commanded a good campaign by attending Hustings meetings in the area and election boards were placed in many locations around the city and a number in surrounding villages.
Climate Events Nature and Wildlife News
28 June 2024 / 11 August 2024 by richardcannon
nature hasn’t a voice of it’s own – but we have Saturday 22nd.June was a day to remember, over 60,000 people turned up in London to march from Hyde Park to Parliament Square to ensure the newly elected Government know that time is running out.Nature is wonderful, but doesn’t have a voice of it’s own […]
27 June 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Sunday morning dog walkers must have wondered why our three Councillors; Malcolm Wallace, Suzanne White and Danny Lee were paddling in the upper River Meon in Droxford. The answer is as follows..
Last weekend our candidate Lorraine Estelle attended the general election Hustings at Christ Church Winchester.Those attending were Flick Drummond (Conservative), Lorraine Estelle (Green Party), Hannah Dawson (Labour), Danny Chambers (LibDems) and Shaun Whelan (Reform UK).
13 June 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
our green party candidate – richard needham Owing to the resignation of the sitting LibDem Councillor for St. Michael, a by-election has been called for on the same day as the General Election on Thursday 4th. July Richard writes.. I have lived in the heart of St Michael ward for almost 40 years, having first […]
12 June 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay write.. ‘Millions of people in our country are feeling insecure and deeply worried about the future. We live in one of the richest countries on the planet, yet nurses are using food banks, our children’s schools are crumbling, a roof over our heads is all too often unaffordable, and hospital […]
County Council Elections News
10 June 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
The recent boundary changes have meant that Whiteley and Shedfield, currently under Winchester, are now in the new Hamble Valley constituency (see maps on previous post). After the formal selection for a candidate, Kate Needham, our Winchester Co-Chair and candidate for Whiteley and Shedfield in the City elections will be standing. Kate writes.. We are […]
4 June 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Following national constituency boundary changes, below are maps showing the new / revised Winchester and Hamble Valley areas. You will see that some of the old Winchester boundary now comes under Hamble Valley. Click photos for larger size. winchester… hamble valley… ( Maps are open source from Ordnance Survey.. https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ )
29 May 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Lorraine Estelle campaigning for Real Hope and Real Change. The Green Party today announced their candidate for the Winchester constituency at the coming General Election. They have selected Lorraine Estelle. Lorraine said, “I am honoured to have been chosen as the Green Party’s candidate for Winchester. In recent years, more and more people have realised […]
5 May 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Our hard working Teams were out and about for a number of weeks before the election date. With such short notice for the vacant County County by-election, it meant our canvassers and leaflet distributors were extremely hard pressed to cover Central Meon Valley, Meon Valley as well as around Winchester city itself. Requests for ‘Vote […]
City Council County Council Elections News
4 May 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Central meon valley and Meon valley by-elections Councillors Danny Lee, Suzanne White and Malcolm Wallace Four years ago some thought the Green Party would never have representation in either the Winchester District Council or Hampshire County Council. Fast forward four years and we now have three District Councillors, one of which also a County Councillor […]
22 April 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Our Candidate, Cllr. Malcolm Wallace Malcolm was elected a Winchester City Council Councillor for the Central Meon Ward in 2022 and since then has become an established member of the Council and proven that a Green in the room really does make a difference. Here’s just a few things he has achieved in this time.. […]
News
20 April 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
LOCAL ENTERPRISES IN CENTRAL MEON VALLEY Councillor Danny Lee campaigning in Hambledon for Suzanne White as the next Winchester City Green Party Councillor and Malcolm Wallace as the first Green Party County Councillor for Hampshire County. During campaigning he chatted to the fabulous Hampshire Veg Box Director Chris Huskins to hear first hand about the […]
20 April 2024 / 9 August 2024 by richardcannon
A great morning spent in Whiteley distributing leaflets and speaking to residents about the forthcoming two elections on Thursday 2nd.May; Winchester City Council and a Hampshire County Council by-election for Meon Valley. Ably supported by friends from the East Hampshire Green Party and Test Valley Greens, we managed to cover a large area in and […]
City Council Elections News
9 April 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Your Green Party Candidates Please scroll down the page to see your Ward Dave Westley Alresford & Itchen Valley David joined the Green Party with a view to influencing a better ecological localised approachwhich in plain terms means a thriving environment that allows nature to take its course andbenefit all the community. At the moment […]
Climate Nature and Wildlife News Pollution Rivers
7 February 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
why this petition matters England’s rivers and seas are under threat due to the continuous pollution caused by water companies discharging sewage. This practice not only harms our precious aquatic ecosystems but also poses a significant risk to public health. According to the Environment Agency, in 2020 alone, untreated sewage was released into English waters […]
City Council Housing Meetings News
Councillor Danny Lee raised concerns at the recent Housing Committee about the absence of new affordable housing schemes in the eastern part of the Winchester City Council district area. A lack of affordable housing in rural areas risks creating social difficulties for the elderly but especially for the young who will move to the urban […]
City Council Meetings News Transport
29 January 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
On Wednesday 25th.January, Cllr.Malcolm Wallace spoke out at the Cabinet meeting on Winchester’s Car Parking and Access Improvement Program regarding expenditure In the past year there has been next to no progress on improving alternative travel options in the District, Cllr.Wallace used his statement to highlight that fact. To watch Cllr.Wallace’s statement, scroll through video […]
City Council News
24 January 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Next Wednesday 31st. January at 6.30pm Winchester City Council will be holding a meeting in the Walton Suite,, Winchester Guildhall to discuss the Hampshire Hospital Consultation. Full details of the meeting along with links to various documents can be found by going to the public website HERE Our Green Party Councillor Malcolm Wallace comments.. ‘This […]
