General Social Justice Uncategorised
26 November 2024 / 26 November 2024 by Norwich Green party
Pressure grows on Cabinet Member as Labour-run council slammed for failing council tenants by housing watchdog Last year, Green Party councillors called for an urgent review into Norwich City Council’s management of council homes across the city, after a damning report from the national Housing Ombudsman found the council to be among the worst performing landlords […]
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Candidates
10 October 2024 by Norwich Green party
Tony Park – Catton Grove City Council Candidate Tony has lived in Norwich since 2009 and has been a member of the Green Party for nearly 30 years. He has previously been a Green Party councillor in Dereham, having been elected to Dereham Town Council three times and to Breckland District Council for one four-year […]
Uncategorised
4 October 2024 by Norwich Green party
Blunder sees fly-tipping evidence lost after local councillor finds perpetrator details amongst rubbish. City councillor, Alex Catt was left frustrated after a lack of resources and proper enforcement processes meant officers were unable to collect evidence of fly tipping that could have led to a large fine being issued. Cllr Alex Catt, deputy leader of […]
General Social Justice
4 October 2024 / 4 October 2024 by Norwich Green party
Over 550 Norwich residents sign petition “Don’t let homeless people freeze on our streets this winter” At the Full Council meeting on 24th Tuesday, Norwich residents will present a petition signed by 568 people asking the Council to take urgent action to ensure people experiencing homelessness aren’t left out in freezing temperatures and extreme weather conditions this […]
Sewell
Angel Road Junior School left to rot by Norfolk County Council. Local Green Party councillors call for urgent action. Angel Road School has become a target for anti-social behaviour and drug dealing since being seemingly abandoned by Norfolk County Council. Green councillors Gillian Francis and Alex Catt have criticised the County Council for neglecting the […]
7 August 2024 / 8 August 2024 by Norwich Green party
Norwich Green Party is appalled by the far-right organised political violence that we are seeing on streets across the country. We must be clear that what we are seeing is racism and Islamophobia. It is aimed at destroying communities, targeting Muslims and asylum seekers and it is high-time that our political leaders called it out […]
25 July 2024 / 25 July 2024 by Norwich Green party
More than a third of children in Norwich South live in poverty. Scrapping the cruel and unjust two-child benefit cap would help lift 300,000 children across the country out of poverty. Yet both of Norwich’s Labour MPs have voted to keep this policy. While Green MPs voted to scrap the two-child benefit cap and support the most vulnerable, […]
19 July 2024 / 19 July 2024 by Norwich Green party
Protecting the right to strike Green councillors brought a motion to the full Council meeting on 16th July asking that Norwich City Council protects the right of its employees to take industrial action. The motion was passed unanimously. The motion, proposed by Cllr Hoechner and seconded by Cllr Stonard from the Labour group, asks the Chief Executive of […]
General
17 July 2024 / 8 August 2024 by Norwich Green party
16 July 2024 Norwich City Council will this evening take a step forward towards purchasing the Anglia Square site and prioritising local businesses and affordable housing, as a motion written by Green councillors will receive cross-party backing. Jamie Osborn, Green councillor for Mancroft Ward which covers the Anglia Square area, wrote a proposal for the […]
Climate Action
21 March 2024 / 4 October 2024 by Norwich Green party
River Wensum Spring Clean on Saturday the 23rd of March at Anderson’s Meadow With spring just around the corner and the daffodils blooming along the river it’s time for Norwich Green Party campaigners and the local community to get together on Saturday 23rd March for another clean-up session around the River Wensum. Starting at 10.30 am […]
1 February 2024 by Norwich Green party
Norwich City Council slammed by Housing Ombudsman Greens propose new measures to counter severe mismanagement Green councillors are proposing improvements to how residents contact the council in a wide-ranging motion to Norwich City Council’s full council meeting on 30th January 2024. The proposals also address serious issues in the council’s service to its social housing […]
General Mancroft Social Justice
23 January 2024 by Norwich Green party
How many phone calls to the council does it take to change a lightbulb? Council tenants have said that they are being left in the dark when it comes to reporting repairs in council housing, with broken lights and windows taking months to fix. Green Councillors in Mancroft are concerned over the amount of time […]
22 December 2023 / 22 December 2023 by Norwich Green party
Petition launched to help homeless people survive freezing winter conditions in city Green councillors have discovered the council’s support for homeless people in bad weather is inadequate, and are demanding shelter is provided more often. Investigations have revealed that the Norwich City Council procedure for offering emergency accommodation in extreme weather circumstances is out of date […]
20 December 2023 by Norwich Green party
Norwich declares a housing crisis Rights of renters strengthened by motion to Norwich City Council. Councillors at Norwich City Council have voted through a raft of measures to try and ease the housing crisis for private renters in a motion led by the Green Party, including: At the time of the motion being proposed, Home.co.uk listed average […]
Climate Action General
28 November 2023 by Norwich Green party
Greens ask council to look again at where it banks – for the climate’s sake Green councillors are calling for money to be shifted away from fossil fuel-funding banks in a motion to Norwich city council. The motion to the full council meeting on 28th November asks that Norwich City Council takes a stance on […]
Wensum
20 November 2023 by Norwich Green party
Since the recent purchase of the 90-acre site between the River Wensum and Marriott’s Way, Norfolk Wildlife Trust have been inviting the public to get involved with their activities. You can search “NWT Sweet Briar” for more information and to take part .Liam says: “It’s been an amazing journey from spotting the land up for […]
Greens push council to do more on Fly-Tipping Norwich is third worst for fly tipping in the East of England With the local papers writing that Norwich has more reported fly-tipping than almost anywhere else in the East of England it is clear that Labour-run Norwich City Council needs to do more.Cllr Liam Calvert says: […]
Road safety Liam has been working with schools, Norfolk County Council and local police to improve road safety n response to many residents getting in touch with concerns around speed and antisocial parking, Liam has been meeting police officers, school staff and highways engineers to see what can be done. Liam says: “Thanks to residents’ […]
Getting housing repairs prioritised Cllr Liam Calvert has been working with residents to make sure that their council homes are in a good state of repair We have been receiving a lot of reports from residents who have had repairs held up by the Labour controlled City Council, for reasons they can’t understand.Cllr Calvert says: […]
Reducing delays at pedestrian crossings Liam has been working to reduce unnecessary waiting times for pedestrians and drivers at pedestrian crossings Liam has been working with the county council to ensure that pedestrian crossings work well for all road users.Liam says: “By preventing unnecessary delays we both make it quicker and safer to cross as […]
20 November 2023 / 20 November 2023 by Norwich Green party
Working with the police to deal with anti-social behaviour Cllr Liam Calvert has been working with your local police team to deal with a range of antisocial behaviours Liam has been meeting regularly with local police to make sure residents’ concerns are heard. The most common concerns that the local police have powers to deal […]
We are delighted that Knowland Grove has become the first location in Norwich to have CCTV installed to deter fly-tipping. This follows many years of work by the Green Party working withresidents and the city council to get action taken on this serious issue. Action Taken on Fly-tipping Working with the council to provide solutions […]
General Sewell Social Justice
We need more COUNCIL homes for those on the streets One family forced to move into a single room in Ipswich by Norwich council As we see more and more vulnerable people sleeping on the streets, your Green councillors have been calling for more action from our Labour-run city council. Greens believe everyone is entitled […]
Climate Action General Sewell
Sewage dumping is filling the River Wensum Greens are leading the fight against water companies dumping raw sewage Recently Cllr Gary Champion and Cllr Gillian Francis brought a motion to the council that focused on how the River Wensum, which meanders its way through our fine city, needs a higher level of protection. However, n […]