Could you replace a fence with a hedge? 28 January 2024 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass Do you need to replace a fence? Did some panels come down in the recent storms? Consider replacing them with shrubs/ trees such as hawthorn, dogwood, forsythia, rowan or buddleia which will provide food and shelter for birds and insects and not blow down in future. Or you can take out a few slats in […] Read more »
It’s time to join the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch 21 January 2024 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass “sparrow” by Hitched Hiker is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. Every year, hundreds of thousands of nature lovers like you take part, helping to build a picture of how garden birds are faring. Across the UK, over half a million people took part in Big […] Read more »
Have your say on Hertfordshire County Council’s budget plans 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 […] Read more »
Make productive use of your unwanted seasonal gifts 7 January 2024 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass Do take any unwanted gifts to charity shops! That will help with the much needed circular economy and it will help everyone trying to follow “buy nothing new” for January (and longer….). Buy Nothing New Month is all about moving beyond simply recycling, to reducing the amount of new stuff that we buy, and by […] Read more »
Help us get our first Green councillor in Stevenage! 2 January 2024 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass We hope you had a wonderful Festive Season! We need your help and support to elect our first Green Councillor in Stevenage! We need help with leafleting and door-knocking in the target-to-win ward of Longmeadow, Stevenage, in January. Will you help us to get effective messages across to voters and find out voters’ concerns in […] Read more »
Make rural roads safer for everyone 17 December 2023 / 27 March 2024 by jennarndt Have your say on improving rural road safety! In 2020, NFUMutual launched a Rural Road Safety campaign in response to the disproportionate risk and tragic, avoidable loss of life on rural roads. The campaign was supported by The British Horse Society, British Cycling, and THINK! – the UK Government’s road safety campaign. It aimed to […] Read more »
The Green Party supports Small Business Saturday 2 December 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass This Saturday (2nd December) is Small Business Saturday! Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to ‘shop local’ and support small businesses in their communities. This year the Green Party of England and Wales is calling for: Small businesses make a vital contribution to the […] Read more »
Green Party reacts to the budget 26 November 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass Co-leader Carla Denyer was on the ground in Westminster on Thursday to react to chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn statement. Our full reaction to the statement can be found here (with a link through to our 10-point alternative). Carla also made this short film for our social media channels (Twitter). The Independent picked up on Carla’s […] Read more »
Save work and wildlife at the same time! 8 October 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass Help our eco systems and wildlife thrive over winter by leaving at least part of your garden “untidy”- with some long grass, piles of leaves for hibernating hedgehogs and hollow stems for overwintering insects, and encourage your council to do the same! Thank you to Katrina Nice for most of our ecotips! Read more »
More electric vehicle charging points in Hertfordshire 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, […] Read more »