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Elswick Pool re-opened
Not only has Green campaigner Tay Pitman been holding the council to account on climate change and air pollution this past week (and run the Great North Run), she’s also been working hard to get Elswick Pool re-opened today Almost four years ago, the pool was closed by the City Council. Tay, along with other […]
#StopTheCoup
Today, along with North East for Europe, to #StopTheCoup! Green campaigners Nick Hartley and Rachel Featherstone will be speaking about why we need more democracy, not less. […]
Tay Responds To Newcastle Clean Air Proposal
The plans announced today by local authorities to deal with the #airpollution public health crisis could even risk making the problem worse, not better: Placing fees on buses is going to lead to more expensive travel for the public transport commuter, who is already facing spiralling costs, encouraging those with cars to stay behind […]
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Tay pushing the Climate Emergency back up the NCC Agenda
Last night we helped push the #ClimateEmergency back up Newcastle Council’s agenda again. Our campaigner Tay Pitman asked at the Council meeting what progress had been made since the declaration of Climate Emergency in April? At June’s meeting, Cllr Kemp said that the proposed Climate Change Convention would begin in September and that he’d “seriously […]
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Tay and friends, cleaning up West Fenham
Green Party litter pickers out in Fenham yesterday for a couple of hours. We focused on two areas with children’s playgrounds and playing fields. Six bags filled and then we sorted the recyclable from non -recyclable items. Next Litter Pick Sunday August 25th. If you are on Facebook then let us know or get in […]
Tackling supermarket plastic
Making a point -Tay and a Green Party supporter from Elswick, outside Asda in Mill Lane yesterday morning, with plastic packaging to return to Asda. The store manager was very helpful and took the plastic, but they pointed out a lot more needs doing to reduce the use of plastic in the first place. According […]
Tay talks to the youth strikers
It may be the first day of the school holidays today, but Newcastle’s young people showed leaders that this is no time to be taking a break from climate action! Our campaigner Taymar Pitman spoke in solidarity at yesterday’s #YouthStrike4Climate… Campaigner Taymar Pitman supports July's #YouthStrike4Climate in Newcastle It may be the first day of […]
Solidarity with Defend Dewley Hill Campaign
We were out with the Dewley Hill campaigners on Friday evening. A lovely walk (if rather wet and soggy towards the end!) through lots of arable land which will be lost for ever if this opencast mine is allowed to go ahead. We need food not coal! Dewley Hill campaigners have a brilliant banner – […]
Green Party campaigner Tay Pitman challenges Council leader on Climate Impacts promise
After Newcastle Council declared a climate emergency, we have been asking whats next. Today, Council Leader Nick Forbes pledged that the council should reveal the climate change impact of every big decision they make. He wants every decision to be assessed against the pledge to make the city carbon neutral by 2030. Currently items sent […]
Newcastle – Car Free Day Trial
Last night our campaigner Tay Pitman questioned Newcastle City Council about progress following their #ClimateEmergency declaration back in April. She told them they needed to show “tangible evidence” that the Council’s promise to become carbon neutral by 2030 was not just hot air. Cllr Nick Kemp thanked her for a “detailed & informative” presentation and […]
Taymar Pitman challenges Newcastle Council’s Climate Emergency Progress
Today as thousands gather in London to lobby MPs to tell government #TheTimeIsNow to act to halt climate change, here in Newcastle our camapaigner Tay Pitman will question Newcastle Council’s meeting this evening about whether any progress has been made towards a new Climate Action Plan. In April they declared a Climate Emergency with a […]
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Newcastle Green Party Supports YouthStrikeForClimate
At the YouthStrike4ClimateNewcastle yesterday we heard the young people report back on their response from Newcastle Council following the youth strikers writing to ask what was now being done about the climate emergency declaration made in April, including stopping a proposed new coal mine near Throckley. Like these young folks, we are very disappointed by […]
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Our campaigner Clare Andrews talks about the cost of failing to tackle Climate Emergency
Local Green campaigner Clare Andrews spoke to #bbcpoliticsnorth this morning about the costs we’ll face – particularly our poorest – if councils fail to act swiftly to tackle the Climate Emergency to bring warmer homes, less stressful commutes, clean air & greenspace to relax and play in – all good for our health and wellbeing […]
Newcastle Action Day
Good day spent by our volunteers talking to Newcastle residents about the issues that affect their neighbourhood. Thanks to everyone we spoke to for sharing their views! You can get in touch with us anytime about issues affecting your community, or if you’d like to get involved to help improve life for everyone. Or just […]
Air Pollution Consultation
Air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from growing traffic are causing major and long-lasting damage to our health, as well as to our economy. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) reported that exposure to outdoor air pollution is responsible for around 40,000 deaths in the UK each year. Health problems resulting from exposure to air […]
Green Party Spring Conference 2019 – Scarborough
North East Green Party representatives with our newly-elected North East Green councillors enjoying ourselves at Green Party of England and Wales conference in Scarborough. […]
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Newcastle Green Party oppose Newcastle Airport Expansion
While the Swedish invent the word ‘flight-shame’ (flygskam) and see reductions in domestic flying, here in the UK our local and national governments support airport expansion at Heathrow and regionally – So much for declaring a climate emergency! We opposed this ‘vision’ for expansion in the last round of consultation and will continue to do […]
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Clean Air Newcastle
In 2017 we launched our election campaign on the bridge over the Central Motorway setting out our vision for clean air in the city. Two years on, prominent campaign groups are calling for council leaders to tell us what their vision is over and above simply introducing tolls or charges for vehicles. As Newcastle Green […]
North East European Election Candidate
A vote for Greens on 23rd May is a vote for the ‘Greening of Europe’ – for permanent, sustainable jobs for renewable energy in the North East. […]
Party co-leader visits Newcastle for the European Election campaign launch
Thanks to Jonathan Bartley, our party co-leader, for visiting us yesterday to help launch our European Election campaign in the North East. #VoteGreen2019 again on May 23 – say Yes to Europe, No to Climate Change […]
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