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1st November 2021 / 8th November 2021 by susanfenton
The decisions reached at COP26 – and how they can be moved forward by local individuals and communities – will be discussed at a public meeting on Saturday November 13 at Lansdown Hall, Stroud. The meeting – from 7pm-9pm – will hear from a panel of expert local speakers and there will be opportunities to […]
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31st October 2021 / 1st November 2021 by susanfenton
After government figures showed Stroud has one of the three highest Covid rates in the country, following the scandal of false negative tests, Stroud District Green Party is asking MP Siobhan Baillie to urgently speak to Health Secretary Sajid Javid to ensure it cannot happen again. The government website on Friday (October 29) listed Tewkesbury, […]
Local residents turned out on Saturday night (October 30) at various locations to join the nationwide Clang for Climate action. Several current and former councillors were among the crowd outside the Subscription Rooms in Stroud, making a noise with pots and pans, steel drums and handbells. Meanwhile, muffled bells were rung at nearby St Lawrence’s […]
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26th October 2021 / 27th October 2021 by susanfenton
The government must commit to funding innovations proposed by the Green Party if all residents of Stroud District are to get the chance to live in properly insulated and warm homes, said Stroud-based economist Molly Scott Cato ahead of the Chancellor’s Budget tomorrow (October 27). Molly, who is the Green Party’s Finance & Economy spokesperson, […]
22nd October 2021 / 27th October 2021 by susanfenton
Stroud District Green Party has today issued the following press release, condemning the “intolerable” attitude towards wearing masks and Covid safety of the Conservative Group leader on the district council. The leader of the Conservative Group of Councillors on Stroud District Council has said that he believes it was “unreasonable” to ask Councillors to wear […]
22nd October 2021 / 22nd October 2021 by susanfenton
Two local Green Party members made an impromptu visual statement by taping their mouths shut to show their sadness at the forced winding-up of incinerator campaign group Community R4C. Cllr Adrian Oldman and party activist Alan Mossman (left and right in picture) stuck masking tape over their mouths while visiting Stroud town centre, as a […]
21st October 2021 / 27th October 2021 by susanfenton
Stroud residents of all political persuasions will be joining a Vigil for the Planet on Saturday November 6 to mark the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice. The event, from 12 noon until 12.30 on the corner of High Street and Kendrick Street, can be joined by anyone who is concerned about the lack […]
4th October 2021 / 27th October 2021 by susanfenton
Just a week after the long-delayed auditor’s report into the Javelin Park incinerator was finally presented to Gloucestershire County Council’s audit committee, the council is continuing with legal action to forcibly close down Community R4C, the Community Benefit Company that has brought the incinerator contract procurement irregularities to light. There will be an online hearing […]
28th September 2021 / 29th September 2021 by susanfenton
After the long-delayed auditor’s report into the Javelin Park incinerator failed to establish that the incinerator was lawfully procured, Stroud District Green Party is calling for an end to the “culture of secrecy” around major contracts, and for lessons to be learnt from record-keeping and transparency failures in this case. In the report, presented today […]
22nd September 2021 / 29th September 2021 by susanfenton
Have you heard about the climate change conference, COP26, and would like to learn more about what it’s for and why it matters? Three expert speakers will explain at a free online public meeting on Wednesday October 13. The meeting – from 7.30pm-9pm – is open to everyone and there will be opportunities to ask […]
22nd September 2021 / 22nd September 2021 by susanfenton
There’s good news following the protest, which a Green councillor helped to organise, about the proposed closure of Uley village dispensary and surgery. Cam and Uley Family Practice has now withdrawn its application to move the dispensary to Cam, and will not be applying to the Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group to close the surgery, the […]
21st September 2021 / 22nd September 2021 by susanfenton
Responses to a survey asking local people for their views on the First Past the Post voting system showed that there is overwhelming support for electoral reform. Green member Alan Mossman and Green town councillor Adrian Oldman were among activists from campaign group Make Votes Matter (MVM), who held a stall at the Painswick Feast […]
14th September 2021 / 22nd September 2021 by susanfenton
Following the co-option of a Green to fill a vacancy on Stroud Town Council, the Green Party now has 13 councillors on both the Town Council and Stroud District Council. Adrian Oldman was co-opted at the full Town Council meeting (oddly enough, held on September 13th) to fill a vacancy in the Farmhill & Paganhill […]
13th September 2021 / 22nd September 2021 by susanfenton
Stroud residents who are members or pensioners of local authority pension funds have joined calls for fund managers to divest urgently from investments in fossil fuels. This follows a recent protest in Bristol outside the offices of the Brunel Pension Partnership (BPP), which manages funds for Gloucestershire County Council and nine other authorities. Campaigners from […]
“Honest, old-fashioned, grass-roots action” was how Green district councillor Martin Pearcy described Saturday’s vigil to protest against the planned closure of the Cam and Uley Family Practice’s Uley site. “It was very pleasing to see such a good turn-out, and I really enjoyed the grass-roots feel of it, talking directly to people on the street,” […]
7th September 2021 / 8th September 2021 by susanfenton
Residents of Uley will be taking part in a silent vigil on Saturday September 11 to protest against the planned closure of the Cam and Uley Family Practice’s Uley site. The 10-minute vigil, from 4.30pm outside the surgery at 42 The Street, Uley (GL11 5SY), will be followed by short speeches by Cllr Martin Pearcy, […]
7th September 2021 / 28th September 2021 by susanfenton
Green town councillors Kevin Cranston (the Mayor), Sue Fenton and Naomi Seffar have been helping to check and refresh the way-marking of the WAS [Walk Around Stroud] Way. The WAS Way is a 10-mile circular route that encircles the Stroud town boundaries, following public footpaths and roads and crossing all five of the Valleys. It […]
2nd September 2021 / 2nd September 2021 by susanfenton
Hundreds of voters who live in the Stroud area could lose their right to vote if the government’s Elections Bill, which goes back to the House of Commons for its second reading on 7 September, becomes law, Stroud District Green Party is warning. “The Bill’s stated aim is to ensure that UK elections remain ‘secure, […]
31st August 2021 / 31st August 2021 by susanfenton
Opportunities to create a sustainable transport system will be discussed at a free online public meeting on Wednesday September 8. A panel of expert local speakers, including Cllr Carol Kambites, the deputy mayor of Stonehouse, will talk about their work to improve bus and rail services to reduce the over-reliance on cars that has helped […]
4th August 2021 / 4th August 2021 by susanfenton
The Sunday Times has made shocking allegations that the quality of PPE face shields supplied by former Stroud Town Councillor Steve Dechan – a Conservative – was “so doubtful that fewer than 1 in 400 have been used, meaning each one has so far cost the equivalent of £423”. The allegations have reignited concerns over […]
2nd August 2021 / 2nd August 2021 by susanfenton
Stroud District Green Party is urging local people to opt out of the government’s proposed NHS ‘data grab’, saying the plans could lead to personal medical data being sold to commercial companies. The scheme would see millions of GP records centralised into one database, which private companies could then gain access to. Campaigners around the […]
29th July 2021 / 22nd September 2021 by timdavies
The boundary commission are currently consulting on the shape of future parliamentary constituencies, in a process titled the ‘2023 Review’ (as it will finally report in 2023). Members of Stroud District Green Party have discussed the proposed changes to the Stroud Constituency, and prepared the following response. Stroud District Green Party (SDGP) strongly believes that […]
28th June 2021 / 30th June 2021 by susanfenton
The threats to the right to peaceful protest in the wake of the controversial Police Bill will be discussed at an online public meeting on Wednesday July 14 from 7.30pm-9pm. Stroud District Green Party’s latest Cloud Café discussion forum will hear from speakers who are experienced in organising demonstrations and non-violent dissent. They will talk […]
11th June 2021 / 11th June 2021 by susanfenton
Green District Councillors have been writing to EU citizens living in Stroud District to offer advice on applying for settled status before the June 30 deadline. It is feared that some could end up without secure residence status as they do not realise that they need to go through a bureaucratic process to guarantee their […]
