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18 February 2022 by Canterbury District Green Party
Bus services across England and Wales are in meltdown with frequencies facing drastic cuts or routes being axed altogether. The Confederation of Passenger Transport has warned that if the Bus Recovery Grant (BRG) is removed, 30% of bus services could be axed. As well as retaining the BRG, we need government support to train more […]
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Universities are beginning to act more and more like corporations, with leaders paying themselves fat-cat salaries funded by leaving many lecturers on exploitation contracts. we have always opposed the marketisation of higher education and believe that education is a public good, fees should be abolished, existing debt should be cancelled, and maintenance grants should be […]
A Canterbury City Council press release from February 9th 2022 has called for local landowners, agents and developers to bring forward suggestions of sites which could be used for environmental and ecological development, in order to help the Council reach its climate change goals. In particular, the Council has called for sites which could be […]
15 December 2021 / 16 December 2021 by Canterbury District Green Party
Canterbury District Green Party have been shocked and saddened regarding Canterbury City Council's plans to fell several mature trees in Canterbury City Centre. In response, CDGP have organised a protest to take place at 12pm on Saturday 18th December 2021. Concerned locals are encouraged to meet by the large tree at the Canterbury Lane end of […]
2 December 2021 by Canterbury District Green Party
Canterbury District Green Party are thrilled to announce our candidate, Clare Turnbull, has been elected as Canterbury City Council's first Green councillor in the Gorrell Ward by-election on Thursday 18th November. Clare won a fantastic and hard-earned victory with 1149 votes, with Labour receiving 803 votes in second place. Gorrell by-election results in pie chart […]
15 October 2021 by Canterbury District Green Party
Canterbury District Green Party Canterbury District Green Party were thrilled to demonstrate our support for 'Save our Seas' Whitstable's protest against Southern Water's sewage discharges on Saturday 9th October. The protest consisted of a march along the Whitstable coastline from Tankerton to the Southern Water treatment plant in Swalecliffe. Baroness Natalie Bennett (left) with CDGP […]
15 September 2021 by Canterbury District Green Party
Despite the growing Climate Crisis, the UK government continues to prioritise power and profit over a sustainable and healthy green future. The conversation surrounding the promotion of a green economy is sadly lacking from parliamentary debate, and this is something the Green Party wants to see changed. Once they have received over 100,000 signatures, parliamentary […]
13 September 2021 by Canterbury District Green Party
In order to support the building of thousands of new homes around Canterbury, the City Council has drafted a local plan to build a Western Bypass route between Harbledown and Whitstable Road which residents fear will destroy local meadows. A petition, No Western Bypass Through Our Valley, has been set up by local residents in […]
23 August 2021 / 23 August 2021 by Canterbury District Green Party
The Green Party is so proud of its democratic roots and the election for who leads and represents us is one of the biggest choices our members make. Sian Berry, Acting Leader The official list of leadership candidates for the Green Party of England and Wales were announced on the 18th August. The candidate list […]
Kent Online has recently reported that the Herne Bay coastline was once again off-limits due to combined sewer overflow (CSO) discharges from Southern Water. This comes following a previous article from The Guardian last year, stating raw sewage was dumped into English and Welsh coastlines '2,900 times' in 2020. Southern Water has made assurances that the most […]
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12 July 2021 / 12 July 2021 by Canterbury District Green Party
“Thank you to all those who voted for me on 6th May. We were only 89 votes from winning and I am disappointed not to be representing you at Canterbury City Council. We will continue our work in the area, and I thank you for your support.” – Keith Bothwell, Swalecliffe by-election CDGP Candidate Canterbury […]