Climate Emergency Local Campaigns Luton Airport Expansion
3 September 2024 / 3 September 2024 by daveeldervass
Luton Rising, the owner of Luton Airport, wants to almost double capacity to 32 million passengers a year. Thousands of people across this whole rural area objected to the proposal. They objected to noise blight and logjams on road and rail services, as well as hugely increased carbon emissions. A decision on this controversial and […]
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Local Campaigns
23 July 2024 / 23 July 2024 by daveeldervass
Within Hertfordshire bus services, and particularly rural bus services, are in decline. The recent loss of the 366 service between Luton and Welwyn Garden City is just one example. The loss of the 366 has affected many adversely: people who are unable to drive, students, workers: both young and old. It served a semi-rural area […]
27 February 2024 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Hertfordshire County Council has launched a consultation on proposals to improve local bus services in Hitchin, Stevenage and St Albans. Let them know how important bus services are by filling in the online questionnaire! Consultation start date: 15 February 2024 Consultation closing date: 17 March 2024 (11.45pm) The council is holding in-person events so you […]
21 January 2024 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Have your say on Hertfordshire County Council’s budget spending (2024-25) The council has published it’s proposed budget for 2024-25 – what it calls its draft Integrated Plan. It plans to spend over £1billion on services touching the lives of everyone in Hertfordshire and is seeking the views of residents on its plans. You can express […]
Climate Emergency Local Campaigns
8 October 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Hertfordshire County Council has published its strategy for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, including the provision of more charging points. They say “The strategy sets out a plan to provide more chargepoints so residents and businesses will be able to recharge their electric vehicles conveniently and appropriately in the future. It’s forecast that by 2030, […]
25 September 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Letchworth Garden Shed has opened its doors to the community. Residents can borrow equipment from its ‘library of things’ to help them complete a project without spending money on things that they would only need once. More than 250 items are available to borrow, including ladders, planers, angle grinders, cake tins, bread makers, baby care […]
Local Campaigns Members' Activities
4 September 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
It’s Zero Waste Week 2023 – 4th to 8th September (https://www.zerowasteweek.co.uk/). This year’s theme is “Nobody can do everything. Everybody can do something. Together we can do anything!” We would like to send a BIG THANK YOU to all the schools and supporters in Hitchin, Letchworth, and surrounding areas that have rounded up their spent […]
Democracy Local Campaigns
9 July 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
North Herts and Stevenage Green Party hosted the latest in our series of Truth for A Change talks in June 2023, on the question of Representative Democracy: Do we need it? What would it look like? Whether you missed them or would just like to refresh your memory, you can now watch our talks on […]
4 July 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Did you know you can now recycle empty medicine blister packets at Superdrug’s Pharmacy branches? Our nearest facilities are at: – 39/41 Queensway, Stevenage, SG1 1DN, England, phone: 01438 312338 (besides Boots and opposite Primark) – 69-73 The Arndale Centre, Luton, LU1 2TJ, England, phone: 01582 402834 – 184-186 Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1BJ, […]
Biodiversity Climate Emergency Local Campaigns
4 June 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Don’t worry if you missed our talks in May – you can still see the talks in our videos below! The first was from Dr Richard Randle-Boggis, on Agrivoltaics = Farming + Solar Panels. He has an MSc in Clean Technology and a PhD in Biology, and his current research focus is on agrivoltaics – […]