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27 June 2024 / 28 June 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.. The ‘Great UK WaterBlitz’ provides an important snapshot of the health of our rivers across the country from data collected by volunteers. Your […]
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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). A full minute by minute timeline is published in the Hampshire Chronicle here.
13 June 2024 / 14 June 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 / 18 June 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 […]
10 June 2024 / 25 June 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 / 25 June 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 / 25 June 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 / 15 June 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 […]
4 May 2024 / 26 June 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 / 28 May 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.. […]
20 April 2024 / 14 June 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 / 21 April 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 […]
9 April 2024 / 31 May 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 […]
7 February 2024 / 31 May 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 […]
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 […]
29 January 2024 / 31 May 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 […]
24 January 2024 / 31 May 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 […]
8 January 2024 / 31 May 2024 by richardcannon
Reducing traffic for a better environment After the formalities and reports by Committee Role Players at our Annual General Meeting on the 3rd.January, we were delighted to welcome Emily Kerr, Oxford City Councillor for the St.Mary’s Ward who gave a very detailed and positive presentation on ‘Active Travel’. CLICK TO VIEW PRESENTATION You will see […]
6 December 2023 / 21 April 2024 by richardcannon
a copy of our full letter explaining the reasons for our objection Bushfield army camp, once an emergency measure in WW2 that returned to the Church Commissioners about 40 years later, has since been rewilding itself for nearly 45 years. There have been multiple attempts for developing this site until the newest proposal. The application […]
3 December 2023 / 31 May 2024 by richardcannon
Hampshire Pension Fund manages over £9.6bn in assets, so where the fund invests really matters. Winchester Green Party have been one of main local organisations that have been petitioning the Fund to move away from investment in fossil fuels and, in September, several members picketed outside Hampshire County Council offices at a protest organised by […]
1 December 2023 / 31 May 2024 by richardcannon
At yesterday’s Council meeting, Winchester City Council passed a motion calling for the government to ban the sale and manufacture of disposable vapes by 2024. The motion was based on a Local Government Association initiative. Cllr Malcolm Wallace, who supported the call for the ban, said, ‘Disposable vapes are an unsustainable product, so an outright ban is […]
At a follow-up meeting to the recent Climate Café event, a group of Soberton and Newtown residents formed a new group. Climate Action for Newtown and Soberton (C.A.N.S), was born, with the main aim of reducing the carbon footprint of the parish. Looking at all the ideas suggested at the Climate Café, it was decided […]
21 November 2023 / 31 May 2024 by richardcannon
Globally there are just 210 classified as Chalk Streams and of those 160 are found in England. Here in Hampshire we can boast three; The Rivers Meon, Itchen and Test. Our Councillors Malcolm Wallace and Danny Lee, alongside the River Meon at Droxford With the Rivers Meon and Itchen flowing within the Winchester City Council […]
22 October 2023 / 31 May 2024 by richardcannon
Stan Evans writes.. A massive thanks go to SoberNewts members who took care of tea, coffee, and biscuit duties, the staff at Rookesbury Hall for running a great facility, Councillor Danny Lee for his input and for taking our messages back to our City Council, and Stu Mills from Winchester representing WinACC and Climate Action […]