Local Green Party elects new co-chairs 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 […] Read more »
Deolinda Eltringham announced as Green Party candidate 18 March 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass Deolinda has been a campaigner for local issues in Hitchin for decades and has a strong track record of supporting local residents. Read more »
Deolinda Eltringham, Recycling Queen 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 […] Read more »
Demand mass home insulation now! 6 March 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass Friends of the Earth are campaigning for the government to provide better home insulation. Their campaign page explains why there is an energy crisis, and explains the solution: Insulating our energy-inefficient homes, supporting those most at risk and moving to cleaner, cheaper renewable energy. They have also put together energy-saving tips that you can act […] Read more »
Recycle your old mobile phone 26 February 2023 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass Here is an eco-tip courtesy of Which? magazine. Their very useful article gives detailed information on how to recycle your mobile phone: https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/how-to-recycle-your-mobile-phone-a4RH90q3yNtT For more recent phones, you may be able to sell them so that someone else can use them again. For older phones, there are charities that will pass them on to people […] Read more »
Tory bee killers strike again 26 February 2023 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass They have done it again! For the third year in a row DEFRA has given emergency authorisation for sugar beet farmers or rather seed merchants to treat seed with Neonicotinoids[1]. The Secretary of state for environment, formerly briefly in charge of the nation’s health, is now set to wreak havoc on the natural environment too. […] Read more »
Go Green with your microwave! 30 January 2023 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass Microwaves aren’t just for ready meals. Save time and energy costs (especially if you cook with gas) by using them for jacket potatoes, soup, veg, porridge or hot chocolate! Read more »
Green Party Campaign Leaflet for Hitchin North by-election, February 2023 29 January 2023 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass Read more »
Vote a Green Voice for Hitchin onto the Hertfordshire County Council 26 January 2023 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass North Herts and Stevenage Green Party is pleased to announce that Deolinda Eltringham will stand as a Green Party candidate for Hitchin North at the forthcoming Herts County Council by-election on Thursday 9th February. Deolinda actively campaigns for clean air and is particularly concerned about the number of HGVs going through Hitchin. As a Green […] Read more »
If you eat fish, eat sustainable fish! 23 January 2023 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass If you eat fish, try and buy from a sustainably fished source so that stocks don’t run out. Take a look at the Marine Stewardship Council’s website https://www.msc.org/uk and look out for their blue fish logo on tins. The Marine Stewardship Council is an international non-profit sustainable fishing charity. Their vision is oceans teeming with life and […] Read more »
