A local branch of the Green Party of England and Wales
Biodiversity Community involvement Ecological emergency Green belt
18th September 2023 / 16th October 2024 by pressdurham
Council Process Formal Declaration of the Ponderosa as a ‘Local Nature Reserve’ Following a request from Cllr Jonathan Elmer, Durham County Council are processing the declaration of the Ponderosa (and all areas bounded in red above) as a Local Nature Reserve. This is a statutory designation made under the National Parks Act, 1949, that will […]
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Ecofest Public engagement
20th June 2023 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
On Friday 16th June, members of County Durham Green Party attended Ecofest, a sustainability festival organised by students at St. John’s College, Durham University. Our secretary Liz Wright, parish councillor John Chapman, co-comms officer Richard Simpson and member Matt Scholar manned a stall to promote the Party and to listen to the concerns and ideas […]
Achievements Local elections
11th May 2023 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
The Green Party of England and Wales has attracted almost 800 new members since the 2023 local elections. This year’s local elections saw the Green Party achieve its best ever results. The Greens gained 241 seats, breaking the previous record the party set in 2019. There were no local elections in County Durham this year. […]
Cycling Health
3rd May 2023 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
County Durham residents are being given the opportunity to discover (or rediscover) the joys of bike riding as part of a Bike Month Challenge. The county council has linked up with lovetoride.net/uk to promote a month-long campaign to get people back in the saddle. Green county councillor and keen cyclist Jonathan Elmer said: “Cycling benefits […]
