Green Party criticises the Government White Paper on English Devolution for Local Government reorganisation! 18 December 2024 / 16 January 2025 by richardcannon The National Green Party has voiced strong criticism of the government’s White Paper on local government reorganization, arguing that the proposals risk weakening local democracy rather than strengthening it. The reforms prioritize centralized “super-councils” and regional mayoral offices, pulling power further away from local communities.Local councils play a vital role in driving meaningful change on […] Read more » Danny Lee Malcolm Wallace National Suzanne White
Nature Action now – the battle of our lives 9 December 2024 / 16 January 2025 by richardcannon A message from Caroline Lucas.. Back in May, in my last few months as MP, I secured a parliamentary debate on nature and biodiversity loss. It was the dying days of Sunak’s government, and amidst the chaos and election fever, I wanted to focus attention on the upcoming nature summit in Colombia. Because nature is […] Read more »
November Updates from our greens in parliament 2 December 2024 / 2 December 2024 by richardcannon Carla Denyer MP Carla proposed and spoke in favour of several amendments to the Renters’ Rights Bill, including in support of rent controls, as a member of the committee looking at the legislation in detail. She and Siân have also tabled an Early Day Motion in support of funding a 4 Day Working Week pilot trial […] Read more » National
Out and about photos from autumn ’24 2 December 2024 / 2 December 2024 by richardcannon Read more » Danny Lee Malcolm Wallace Meetings Meon Valley People Suzanne White
South East Green Party Councillor’s Conference 26 November 2024 / 2 December 2024 by richardcannon Last week two of our three Councillors, Danny Lee and Malcolm Wallace attended the annual South East Green Party Conference in which many topics were discussed including of course, congratulations on all our recent Council elections. Read more » Danny Lee Malcolm Wallace Meon Valley
Meon Valley, Whiteley & Shedfield Newsletters, Nov ’24 25 November 2024 / 26 November 2024 by richardcannon Click images to view full newsletters Read more » Danny Lee Malcolm Wallace Meon Valley Suzanne White
Meon Valley Autumn Newsletter 2024 8 October 2024 / 8 October 2024 by richardcannon CLICK IMAGE TO READ IN FULL.. Read more » Danny Lee Malcolm Wallace Meon Valley Suzanne White
fund raising live folk evening – 26th.September 2024 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 […] Read more »
Hampshire County Council-Bishop’s Waltham by-election 3 October 2024 / 4 October 2024 by richardcannon 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. […] Read more » Alex Ellis Bishop's Waltham
Members & Supporters open meeting – The importance of Chalk Streams 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 […] Read more » Kate Needham River Meon
