A Norwich City Council meeting on Thursday saw a Green councillor encourage other council members to set higher targets to protect wildlife such as hedgehogs, bats and bees in the city. Councillor Denise Carlo, who represents Nelson ward, was concerned that the city might adopt the minimum ten per cent target for Biodiversity Net Gain […]
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Mancroft councillors Jamie Osborn, Sandra Bogelein and Martin Schmierer are starting a campaign to clean up Norwich city centre which has been neglected for long enough. Our city centre needs to be cleaned up. Bins are often overflowing, with rubbish spilling everywhere, attracting seagulls, pigeons and rats. There have been many complaints about a lack […]
A local councillor has thrown his support behind local residents who are unhappy about a planning applications from Weston Homes to impose an off-the-peg template on Anglia Square. Councillor Alex Catt who represents residents in Sewell ward said: “Anglia Square has been the number one issue raised on the doorstep in the past two local […]
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Sewell ward councillors Alex Catt and Gary Champion have written to Norwich North MP, Chloe Smith, regarding the future of Angel Road school. The councillors’ letter appears below, in full. Dear Chloe Smith MP, As the member of Parliament for Norwich North, I am sure you are aware, both parents and residents in the wider […]
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With a successful local election behind us, Norwich Green Party is advertising a staff support role to help with the day to day running of the party and to help us deliver even more electoral success in the future. This role would suit natural relationship builders who would enjoy recruiting volunteers, driving fundraising and keeping our membership engaged. […]
Norwich City Council’s Biodiversity Strategy, which is its response to the Biodiversity Emergency, will be discussed by councillors today when a draft document is presented to the council’s Climate and Environment Emergency Executive Panel [1]. Green councillor Sandra Bogelein, who was the proposer of the motion to declare a biodiversity emergency, which the council passed […]
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Dear Chloe Smith MP, As councillors in your Norwich North constituency, we are calling on you to hold a public meeting to explain to your constituents why you decided to support Boris Johnson in a vote on whether he could remain as Prime Minister. We believe this decision doesn’t reflect what the voters in our […]
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In the recent local elections on the 5th May 2022, Norwich Green Party gained an additional seat on Norwich City Council and successfully defended all seats that were up for re-election. In Sewell, we gained a seat from Labour cabinet member with Cllr Alex Catt taking 51.4% of the vote. In Mancroft, Cllr Jamie Osborn […]
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The Green Party in Norwich has set out its vision to win more seats onthe city council, launching a manifesto for a fairer, greener city. Green priorities include tackling the cost of living crisis and risingfuel bills by insulating homes and installing renewable energy sourcessuch as solar panels and air source heat pumps. Greens also […]
With spring just around the corner and the daffodils blooming along theriver, it’s time for Norwich Green Party campaigners and the localcommunity to get together on Saturday 19th March for one of theirregular clean-up sessions around the River Wensum. Starting at 11am downby the river at Pull’s Ferry, this is the fourth year that volunteershave […]
