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 […]
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9 April 2023 / 27 March 2024 by northhertsgreenparty
Reporting on Air pollution in North Herts and Stevenage – Nitrogen Dioxide readings (2022-2023) Over the winter of 2022/23 members of the North Herts & Stevenage Green Party set up monitoring stations at several locations in Hitchin and Stevenage to measure the cumulative levels of Nitrogen dioxide. North Herts Council have only two stations and […]
25 March 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
North Herts and Stevenage Green Party has elected two new co-chairs at our March 2023 monthly meeting. Jim Borcherds has lived in Stevenage since 1989. He taught at Marriotts School for 12 years and now works as an Education Consultant supporting Secondary schools across Hertfordshire and beyond with their timetables. For transport, Jim’s first choice […]
Climate Emergency Local Campaigns Members' Activities
7 March 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Deolinda is featured in an article in this month’s Hertfordshire Life magazine to mark International Women’s Day – 8th March 2023. The article highlights her work with Terracycle which has led to over 22 tonnes of material being recycled. If you’d like to increase your recycling beyond the standard kerbside collections, have a look at […]
Members' Activities
6 June 2022 / 11 November 2024 by daveeldervass
Recycling with TerraCycle – Raising Funds for Charities and Protecting the Environment We are delighted to share the news that TerraCycle recycling facilities based at Our Lady’s Church in Hitchin have raised a total of £2781.00 between 1st November 2021 and 30th April 2022. The following activities have contributed to the total amount which will […]
30 May 2022 / 12 November 2024 by daveeldervass
Jim Borcherds, Green Party campaigner, has written to The Comet about the use and recycling of soft plastics by supermarkets. The letter, published on the 26th May, reads: Last week thousands of people took part in The Big Plastic Count. We should all be looking to reduce our use of single use plastic. Unfortunately, there […]
25 May 2022 / 12 November 2024 by daveeldervass
Jim Borcherds, Green Party candidate in Martins Wood in the recent local elections, has written to The Comet about the withdrawal of cycle parking facilities in the Old Town. The letter, published on the 19th May, reads: It was interesting to read that of the two pledges that the Chair of Stevenage Labour Party, Jim […]
Climate Emergency Members' Activities
20 March 2022 / 5 June 2022 by daveeldervass
Stevenage Borough Council Citizens’ Panel on Climate Change Report released Action needed to reach Net Zero by 2030 In October 2020 one of our Stevenage members, Jim Borcherds, was invited by Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) to join a Citizens Panel on Climate Change. The panel was professionally moderated over four short sessions. The first […]
20 March 2022 / 20 March 2022 by daveeldervass
Action needed to reach Net Zero by 2030 In October 2020 one of our Stevenage members, Jim Borcherds, was invited by Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) to join a Citizens Panel on Climate Change. The panel was professionally moderated over four short sessions. The first two sessions were taken up with expert presentations while the last […]
14 March 2022 / 20 March 2022 by daveeldervass
We are delighted to announce that Anni Sander, the Co-Chair of North Hertfordshire and Stevenage Green Party, received a Green Award as part of this year’s North Herts Council’s Chair’s Community Recognition Awards at the ceremony held on Friday the 10th of March. These Awards recognise the impact and the work that individuals have done […]
13 March 2022 / 20 March 2022 by daveeldervass
Local tree planting initiative included in #plantatreeforthejubilee Deolinda Eltringham, our Membership Officer, has been actively involved in the North Herts Inter Faith Forum's efforts to combat the effects of climate change by planting trees. Since autumn 2021 they have been planting tress in a large field in Little Hadham as the first step in turning […]
Biodiversity Members' Activities
1 February 2022 / 5 June 2022 by northhertsgreenparty
Katrina’s Letter to Sir Oliver Heald, Conservative MP for North East Herts “Dear Sir Oliver, The same is happening as last year undermining efforts to help our bees and wildlife. Again, this government has allowed neonicotinoid use as an exemption. This really doesn't stack up with the government's commitment to being a party wishing to take […]
9 January 2022 / 5 June 2022 by nhandsgp
Our Membership Officer, Deolinda Eltringham writes to her MP, Mr Bim Afolami, Conservative MP for Hitchin & Harpenden “Please vote against the Nuclear Energy (Finance) Bill” Good morning , Mr Afolami MP, I am writing to urge you to vote against the Nuclear Energy (Finance) Bill which has its final reading in the House of […]
5 January 2022 / 1 June 2022 by nhandsgp
Veganuary as a Family Happy New Year! Have you got any resolutions for 2022? For our co-chair, Anni, it's the typical 'do more sports' and 'take more breaks'. However, as a family they are trying something new this year, they are attempting Veganuary. Here she is sharing her thoughts: Vegan fasting Veganuary is an international […]
27 November 2021 / 5 June 2022 by
Fight Climate Change by Planting Trees Article submitted by Kruna Vukmirovic There is always an opportunity to do more for the environment and planting trees is one such activity that will benefit the generations to come. Trees fight climate change by capturing carbon through photosynthesis and the entire woodland ecosystem including the living wood, roots, […]