Don’t be confused by the latest Lib Dem leaflet in Burgess Hill St Andrew’s that rather unhelpfully shows voting charts for the last County Council election and not the last District / Town elections. They imply there is no Green option for the forthcoming elections on 4th May. There most definitely is. The fact is […]
chrissie masters “I am privileged to be standing for The Green Party in East Grinstead Imberhorne. As an editor supporting writers and photographers who care about the environment, I hope that you too can support The Green Party’s vitally important manifesto”. back to candidate listings […]
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The Public Consultation of the Draft District Plan (Regulation 18) took place before Christmas. The unnecessary threat to the Chanctonbury Road allotments has infuriated many. The allotments were slipped into the Burgess Hill Station site DPH7 in the Draft District Plan 2021-2039 at the last minute. Cllr. Anne Eves says, “It is outrageous that MSDC would consider […]
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8th April 2022 Today at the count at Horsham District Council, Green Joan Grech, a local candidate, won a resounding victory in the Storrington & Washington by-election with 48% of the vote. It was a hotly contested campaign, with the high levels of traffic and resulting air pollution suffered by residents of the village of […]
Report by Green Councillor Paul Brown. The Private Members Bill by Green Party MP Caroline Lucas calls for, far-reaching Government action to tackle the climate and ecological emergency. The Bill calls for: * A serious plan to deal with the UK’s fair share of emissions and to halt critical rises in global temperatures. * Our […]
Vaccination centre comes into its own report by Deanna Nicholson The abrupt decision to close Clair Hall without consultation caused widespread dismay. Just when we needed a bigger venue to enable social distancing, it was taken away. The blood-donor service has nowhere to go and many other groups who met there regularly have been displaced. […]
The Master Plan is not fit for purpose. Report by cllr Paul Brown. Green Party campaigners are not satisfied that the Haywards Heath Town Centre Master Plan does enough for local residents. The plan should be bolder on tackling climate change to reduce greenhouse gases. Low-traffic neighbourhoods are needed to cut air pollution to protect […]
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Report by Green Councillor Mike Croker. After its short and ineffective life, the Green Homes Grant has joined many other half-baked, central government, consultant run, initiatives in the great policy graveyard in the sky. At a stroke, withdrawing this plan halves government support for carbon reduction in dwellings from £2.5bn to £1.3bn, with the only […]
report by Matt Brewin I am the after-school club manager at St Mark’s school, Staplefield and I also work as a classroom assistant in Burgess Hill whilst studying to qualify as a teacher with a BA Honours in Primary Education. I have a big interest and investment in education and making sure schools give children […]
In 1997, the council purchased land around Hurstwood Lane with the express purpose of protecting it from development and creating informal open green space for Haywards Heath residents. This land included three areas of ancient woodland and pastureland. We think that more of this land around Hurstwood Lane should be protected as green space for […]
