Local Campaigns Luton Airport Expansion
27 February 2022 / 28 May 2023 by northhertsgreenparty
Monthly Greenwasher competition You can still vote for your favourite Greenwasher of the month at https://www.greenwash.earth/ See our post under Local Campaigns on Luton Airport Expansion.
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Local Campaigns
28 January 2022 / 1 June 2022 by nhandsgp
Come and Plant a Tree NHIFF (North Herts Inter Faith Forum) is providing hundreds of tree saplings for you to plant in the great company of others. You will help plant a community Peace Wood on a field in Little Hadham. Whether you would like to plant a silver birch in memory of someone you've […]
19 January 2022 / 1 June 2022 by northhertsgreenparty
Are you looking to increase your recycling beyond the standard curb side pick ups? This comprehensive map of North Herts and Stevenage shows where you can recycle a wide range of items including; crisp and biscuit packets, foil banners/balloons, inhalers, plastic gloves, cheese packaging, water filter cartridges, furniture, clothes, contact lenses, shoes and more. You […]
31 December 2021 / 28 May 2023 by daveeldervass
London Luton Airport expansion Over the last few years London Luton Airport Limited (LLAL) have submitted a number of proposals to significantly and aggressively expand the airport. Aviation is the fastest growing producer of greenhouse gasses. North Hertfordshire District Council, the British Parliament, leading scientists and environmental organisations worldwide agree that we live in a […]
31 December 2021 / 1 June 2022 by nhandsgp
Local Recycling Opportunities after Festivities An article prepared by Deolinda Eltringham and Kruna Vukmirovic Once Christmas and New Year celebrations are behind us and clearing out and tidying-up comes to all homes, we have some suggestions to help you recycle unwanted items. Recycling real Christmas trees Sign up to the Letchworth Garden City Hospice Christmas […]
22 December 2021 / 1 June 2022 by nhandsgp
NHDC still has 2,000 trees left Plant a tree before February 2022! March 2022 update: the NHDC trees have all been taken now. However, other organisations also offer free trees for schools and communities, including the Woodland Trust.
1 October 2021 / 1 June 2022 by
NHDC has 10,000 trees to be given away for residents to plant in their own gardens rather than in organised tree planting events. If anyone wants to plant a tree in their garden they should contact NHDC at the email address green.space@north-herts.gov.uk . This offer is open to anyone who is a resident of North Herts.
8 September 2021 / 1 June 2022 by
Truth for a Change - Second Series 7:00pm, 17th September “Sustainable Lifestyle” Anni Sander - Cambridge Carbon Footprint Zoe Norton - Centre for Sustainable Fashion Tracey Banks - Unpckd, Hitchin To register Click Here 7:00pm, 24th September “Food and Farming: Towards a Healthy Future” Baroness Natalie Bennett of Manor Castle To register Click Here
5 September 2021 / 1 June 2022 by
Join us this coming Saturday (September 11th) at the Green Festival in Letchworth. Set across The Arcade and The Wynd, the festival brings together local environmental groups and offers activities like craft, children’s theatre and lots more. Visit us at our stall in The Arcade to find out how to get more involved with local […]
Biodiversity Climate Emergency Local Campaigns
6 August 2021 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass
North Herts & Stevenage Green Party are proud to present the second round of free expert talks on climate change and solutions! All Recordings Now Available! Sustainable Lifestyle: Click Here Food & Farming : Towards a Healthy Future: Click Here Scroll down for earlier recordings from the “Truth for a Change” series, Autumn 2019 – Biodiversity, Lifestyle, Climate […]
24 July 2021 / 18 June 2022 by daveeldervass
Let’s S. C. R. A. P. Fly Tipping Article submitted by new member, Kruna Vukmirovic Around two-thirds of fly tips are household waste. Items and bags left beside street bins, recycling banks, on the floor of communal bin areas, or outside closed Household Waste Recycling Centres and charity shops constitute fly tipping. All households and […]
21 June 2021 / 21 June 2021 by
The Hertfordshire Wildlife Trust are campaigning to buy a lease on Astonbury Woods on the outskirts of Stevenage to save it from future development and safeguard its wildlife. The North Herts and Stevenage Green Party are supporting their campaign and have made a donation towards it. The link to the Hertfordshire Wildlife Trust campaign can be […]
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17 June 2021 / 1 June 2022 by
Recommendations for improving North Herts Air Quality To mark Clean Air Day, 17th June 2021, Deolinda Eltringham wrote to NHDC to propose a number of recommendations for improving air quality in North Herts. Her letter includes eight years of air monitoring data from Stevenage Road in Hitchin. You can read her letter in full here
12 March 2021 / 18 June 2022 by daveeldervass
Litter, such as discarded Plastics, don’t just look terrible, they also endanger wildlife habitats and harm the environment. Dropped PPE (particularly disposable face masks and plastic gloves) in public places are a consequence of Covid. If you choose to litter pick at the moment, you must observe social distancing and be extra careful around hand […]
Development Comments Local Campaigns Luton Airport Expansion
27 January 2020 / 28 May 2023 by
London Luton Airport Limited (LLAL) is proposing to significantly expand. Nearly doubling in size, the plans would cater for an additional 14 million passengers per year, almost doubling the airport’s current capacity. Apart from the already suggested DART line - a light railway line, which would link Luton Station with the airport - the plans […]
Development Comments Local Campaigns
16 August 2018 / 18 June 2022 by
Luton Borough Council owns the airport through its company Luton London Airport Limited, receives the income from it (£47 million profit last year), and also acts as the planning authority - a significant conflict of interest. LLAL want to double capacity at Luton Airport, which is already the UK’s fifth largest airport. The owners set […]
16 April 2018 / 16 March 2021 by
Local MP endorses Green Idea Local MP Bim Afolami has picked up and run with a Green Party idea, much to the delight of members of the North Hertfordshire and Stevenage Green Party. We have long-campaigned for new walking access to Hitchin station from the east, building a strong case for change and initiating disccussion […]
